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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
STORY ABOUT EX-SENATOR
KENNA.

w. e. Curtis in Chicago Record
l was told curious story the 9TH
er day about he late Senator Ken.
ma, Of West Virginia, whose statue
is to be placed in the capitol in =
few days. When be first came to
Congress Mrs. Kearon, who lived
IN the same boarding house, per-
suaded him TO buy q ticket in
rattle at a church fair for cooking
stove ond q kitchen outfit. HIS
ticket turned out to be the lucky
one and he sent the goods to his
bone in West Virginia. While he
was arranging for their shipment
at the railway station be was intro
duced to the young lady who aftcr-
ward became his wife, and iocular-
ly inviteS her to become his cook.
She replied that she would BE- very
glad 10 DO so. The next winter
Mrs. kearOn sold Mr.. Kenns
ticket IN another fair given by the
same church. This time tho prize
Was = plain gold ring, and sgain he
was successful. lie put the ring
carefully away until il was needed
at biz wedding few months later,
and IL go happened that his bride
gas the FIRST person TO use the cook
stove. Nrs. Kenna is now post
mistress az Charleston, ". Va,
and the legislature Of that state
has decidod that its representative
in 'bs gallery OF statues Of states.
u"p At The capitol shall be the man
who won bis wedding ring AID bis
kitchen iaTnitGfc atAr-lae.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

How can President who is ar
honest and conscientious bimetal-
list keep Secretary of the Treas
ury IN his Cabinet who is so wed :
ded to the gold stan dard as to en-
dorse the statement. that bimctal-
ilsm--a double standard-is nm
impossibility ? That was the ques
ton asked in the minds of many
when Secretary Gage. sitting beside
the chairman Of the House Com
mittec on Banking soS Currency
en- iorsed that statement made by
ex Senator EdmonJs. president Of
the go called monetary conference,
and believed to DO the paid attor.
ney OF the gold ring. who appeared
before that committee III behalf Of
the gold STANDARD bill prepared by
the Commission. The question
would probably lot have boon ask cd
had not Senator Chandler lust
previously stated that he had Mr..
Mckinley's own word for il that
he was in favor of bimetallism. and
TO clinch his statement added
"Mr. Mckinley is AS good u bimet.
allist as am." Ii tina; is true.
Senator Chandler cam hardly be a
good bimctallist, Notwithstanding
his constant claims To DO such.
Senator Chandler at the same time
said that Mr.. Mckinley told him
that the international bimetallism
fake was not dead. and that he IN
tended to send tho Commission to
Europe again. a considerable
her OF voters we're probably
fooled in the Presidential cam paign
by that International bimetallism
plank Of the Republican platform,
but Mr. Mckinley must have lost
much of the political shrewdness
with which he has been credited il
he believes it can be- used to fool
them again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
SOME SAMPLES.
From People Who Know a Good
Thing When they See Il

Every week we receive letters
from subscribers in some part of
the county renewing their sub
scription and complimenting the
paper. Some wanting IL changed
and some complaining Of failure
to get it. We mail cory every
week TO every one on our list and
II you fail to get one, drop us a
card and we will send another and
try to find ont where the trouble is.
Here are couple Of sample letters:
WILsoNIA. Cent Co., VIVA.
EDITOR AR0Us - wish to ask
why our paper has not been sent
last week? ! received week before
last paper on last Monday, and now
! haven't received last weeks pa.
per yet. Your paper is great
part Of our news as | think there Is
no place like home, and up here
where you can't sec or bear any.
thing only the hum Of sbe mills, !
am completely lost without your
paper Please see to il at once.
Yours Respectfully.
Mrs. Arthur CuILDs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

The irrepressible Jerry Simpson
Injected little amusement into
the close of the civil services debate
IN the House by telling the anti's
that whether they would be allowed
TO consider bill for the .modifica-
ton or repeal OF the civil service
Jaw, later on, would depend en-
tirely on the Speaker, OF whom he
added !: lie is the whole thing
and runs the House." Amid the
laughter which followed Lemuel
Eli Quigg, Boss Platt's man, tried
to get funny by turning to Jerry
aud asking: Have you consulted
abe Speaker" Quick as a flash
Jerry replied .'No; he never con.
suits me aud never consult him."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
FIGHTING TOM
Sent Up For Three Years ut Pitts
burg Saturday.

Fairmont Index.
Saturday at Pittsburg Fighting
Tom Cooper, who occupied such u
large portion of the attention OF the
public in this section some time
ago was called up for sentence.
lie was nnder four indictments
In the first for felonies, shooting
with intent to kill, he was fined
six and one quarter cents, ordered
to pay the costs OF prosecution and
committed to the Allegheny coun-
~ workhonsc for two years. Tn.
der the second indictment, for Ar
son, he was sent to the work house
for one year, sentence TO be carried
out after the preceding Que had
been fulfilled. The third case
called for another years imprison-
ment in the work house, sentence
to run concurrent with the first
one. The fourth one was disposed
OF without sentence, Judge Porter
considering that the Indictment
was practically similar to the first.
With the courts permission Coop
or was permitted to Withdraw bis
plea of nolle contendre in the
fourth count, this practically dis
posing Of the case and squaring the
record.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
sLrErISG WITH BABY.
The Many Exciting Experiences he
May UBconsciouslY Bring About.
Contributod By a Family Man.

Dt u Family
The free from-care and ease
taking old bachelor, who in hi
momentary lapse of wisdom con
templates matrimony. should "a
the same timo reflect OH the rcmot
bat contingent possibility OF hi
having TO some time sleep with
baby should he marry. Years o
experience Of this msrtyrdom max,
NE feel 1t to be my duty to SC
forth the misery arising from ,
contingency Of this kind.
The baby, II lie happens TO be ;
lusty little fellow of eight or tel
months, will decline To stay GOV
cred, and will also decline 10 ALLOW
you TO keep yourself covered. lie
indicates his wishes in this direc-
ton by keeping his little pink heels
going all night. a good part OF the
time on your back.
He will also insist on lying
''crosswise," "cndwisc," "ca,-u-
cornered," "bias" or in any other
position. but changes each after u
few minutes Sleep. HIS infantile
needs will begin To manifest them
selves at about / O'Clock in the
morning. at which witching hour
you wall 20 laundering round ia
the dark for drink Of water.
lie will howl steadily and cheer
fully from until 3 o. clock, and
will kick you furiouslY between the
shoulder blades with every howl.
lie will not 6e of any use for you to
pat him tenderly and coo OUT,
"Fhcrc, there" lie is there aud
knows it, and intends, that you
shall know it.
1t is no use TO say, coaxingly,
"What does papa's baby want z"
Papa's baby doesn't want any
thing but to howl, and he Is graft
flying that amiablc desire 10 the
utmost.
1t is OF no use to add TO your lisr
OF enorDities by strong language.
And il your wife has been calmly
passive through it all, she will de-
velop an amazing degree IF spirit il
You dare TO lay the weight Of you.
nnger'in anger OH that "poor, little,
Innocent darling sweetness.
lie will squirm all night as
though he were first cousin to an
angle worm. lie will journey
around all over the bed, both un-
der and OIL top Of the coverings.
You are n souncr asleep than
one of his moist little he els is plant
cd FIRMLY on your uose. or in your
mouth, anu, later on, he will SIT
astride your neck, and grow green
and purple with rage when gently
made to SIT elsewhere.
Should he fall out nf bed and
yell loud enough to be heard al.
over the parish. your wife will say
she firmly believes yen pushed him
out, and that you are not Fl, to be
a father anyhow. An animated
dialogue of purely personal and
private nature will follow this
remark.
But when the registering little
chap finally "snuggles up" 10 you
aud goes to sleep with one Of his
velvety little checks close TO your
own, and one of his VAIN, sor;
arms around your neck, you find
your heart growing very soft and
tender towards him, and you wou Id
siugie-handed wage war against Il
host, or lay down your life for love
Of him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

The Repu blicrn members OF the
Senate Committee on Finance want
to pigeon hole tho Stanley Mat
thews resolution, declaring that all
the U. s. bonds are payable in sill
YER, at the option of the govern
ment, which was offered by Senator
Teller, aud referred to this Com.
mittee. They say that the report.
ing or the resolution will cause
needless agitation; that it has been
adopted by Congress aud that it's
feadoption now by tho Senate,
when it is known that the House
would not be allowed to vote upon
IT, would accomplish nothing. But
the Democrats have 10 idea of al.
loving the resolution to be smotli
cred. They intend that it shall be
reported and voted upon. 1t will
put the Senators on record, as well
as serve as u notice to the gold
standard administration that tia
Efforts for gold bond legislation
also belong in the needless agita.
lion" class.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
EporkSHg
MERCURY

tLDie, ana Que thousand dollars reward IL
offered for proof 60 the contrary. IL
never fails TO cure Contagious Blood
POISON, Scroiula, Eczema. Rheumatism.
Cancer. or any other disease of the
blood Ii you have blood disease,
take remedy which will not injure Won.
Beware OF mercury; don't do violence
TO your system. Don't get bottled up
Our books sent free TO any address.
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ca.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20


a cert'in young Idly school
teacher h1d a mortal fear of all
contagious diseases aud was in con.
slant dread Of catching something
from her scholars. One day the
report came TO the school house
that the mother of one of the pu.
pills was quite i'll and some one was
wanted to go for doctor. The
scboojmam was scared at once aud
sent home u little girl of the won
an. She returned after bit and re
ported to the teacher as follows
Mamma says she's got baby but
1t AMI caichin', il you are careful"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
Mas. ARTHUR CnfLDs.
TANNERY W. VI. Jan. 1O ,os

EDITOR ARgUs - ordered the
paper sent to Terra Alta. Since
then | have moved to the Tanncry.
and dou't get TnE ARGUS. You
VIII please send The ARGUS to
Tannery, Preston County w. Va.
| am a Democrat aud don't want
10 miss a copy.
JosEPH Ii. T2EMBLY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

line, or bride them with patronage,
into voting for annexation, there
isn't much prob ability of the
treaty being ratified.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
OUR washington LETTER.
hanna Owes his Election to Senator
Joseph Plrsalarm Foraker,
The First Weeks Confederation Of
the Hawaiian Treaty Not SatIsfae-
tory TO the Advocates OF Annexa.
lion.
Sro.n our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
Jan. II, 1898.

The House having let of It's sur.
plus steam in discussing the civil
service question whole week is
now jogging along with rostine
work on the appropriations.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

Foreign Literature, Science ami .frE
"THr LITERATURE or rnr WELD
1893.
1 1913.
Fifty FOURTH YEAR.

TIRE Ecf.E' TIC WAGAz Ne teproduces fro,,,
y Foreign periodicaiS AL tho.e articles VIII oh
Feilodicals all those artic es which are va.
udo'e 20 Nmerican readers. II field Of selec-
tion embraces ali the leading Foreign Eeyjews
Nag ziiieS and iOtIriia =. aud the tastes Of ali
classes OF tnteiligen readers are consulted in
me articles presented. Articles from the
AbIest Writer'S In the World
will be found in its pages.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

Contagious Blood
Poison-the curse
of Iuankind-is the
most horrible of All
diseases, and has al.
W avs b Allied the
doctors. Their pot.
as h and mercury
bottle up the poison,
but II always breaks
forth again attack
ing some delicate
organ. frequently
the mouth and
tliroat. filling them
with eating sores.
S.S.S., is the only
known cure for this
disease. II is guar
a nfaa.f .<.-.r
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

Program OF the teachers district
institute, TO be held in Terra Alta,
Saturday, Jan. 20, 1898, at / D. m.
Influence Of good books-Efie
King. What are the greatest needs
Of our country schools E.
Irembly. What should he each.
er rrad-H. ). Whetsell. Educa-
tional wastes--K i. Burke. How
to teach numbers To primary pu-
pills Hattie Il. White. How 10
cultivate - taste for good rendinp
IN Pupils Nellie nrrndou. Run.
dom thOughts--W. IS. Freeland.
MONA M. i1ANTZ. SEC.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

y large force of MGR will be put to
% work gradiag for the new
Greenbrier railroad this month.
This road Will run from the Forks
OF Greenbriei over To Vi hitc Sui
phur Springs. distance Of rs
miles. and Will penetrate the finest
timber and coal territory in East
ern West Virginia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

CHATTANOOGA. TENS., January
G.-Oid Aunt" Matilda Fulton,
negroes. died to-day at Tulla-
homa, Tenn. She was 1l2 years
old, and by we'll authentica' cd rec.
ords was born the slave Of Colonel
John Washington, brother Of Gen.
cral George Washington, on an es.
tate in what is now West Virginia.
The old negroes knew every mem
Der OK The Washington family. and
up TO the day Of her death talked
Interestingly Of them. After the
death OF the Washingsons, she
drificd to Tennessee in an carly
day and his lived at Tallahona + r
~ - ,cars. She WIS fullblood d
African, black as ebony, but her
body waa shriyeled aud shrnnken
with age Sho wss ithfuI aud
honest aid above the average Of
h.r race ia intelligence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

II will surprise you. In order to
prove the great meiit of Eiy's
Cream Balm. he most ffectiye
cure for Caiari II and Cold i'm Head.
your druggist viii supply a gener..
Gus 10 cent trial size or we will
mail for 10 'Nn 3. Full size so cts.
ELY BIOS, 56 Warren ST N.
\. City.
Eiys Cream Balm Ii s complete
" caI d me Of catarrh when every.
mug else fahed. Many acquuinl-
ancts have used it. with excellent
Results Alfred W. Stevens, Cald-
we'll, Ohio.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
Bottled Up!

Whether IN the form of nj, r,s-
or liquid. the doctors ;,resrr;rss~, e..
blood diseases is always thr ss,neN
mercury or potash. These drugs bott,.
up and poisou and dry IL u5 l., ,hs
system, but they also dry MP the marc
IN the bones at the same time w,
The suppleness and elasticity of lin.
Joints give way TO a stiffness, the raek.
ing pains of rheumatism The form,
gradually bends. the bones ache, while
turely take possession OF the BODY srd
II Is but short step TO pair ~
crutches. Then comes falling OF
the hair and decay Of the bones.-e con-
ditiou truly horrible
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
J ! !

Robert Thompson, 10 year old
nephew OF Mrs. C..lhoun Hays, of
.Oilmer county, while out OH ee-
o!oglcai survey in the Olympia
mountains in Washington, ,discoy
cred II gold mine, stlked off a claim
and u few days ago he sold one
half interest ia 1t for $40, 900 cash.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

Report OF the Victory school, for
the second month ending Dec. "a.
lS97.-Nora VI Liutz. teacher.
Number OF pupils enrolled, 20; av-
erase daily attendance, IS; Per
cent Of daily attendance, 81.
Names of those present every day
o"sia aud Ellie Crdiner, Cecil
Burke. Nora D,dge, Flora Free
land, Asa Wilhelm, Wayne Burke,
St"ley aud Farley Dodge. Those
who missed but one day: Oliver
aud Emery Freeiand. Arbanus
il rdesly, Daisy aud Nora Cr.mer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20
PEN AND PENCIL POINTS
Picked Up Here And Their,

= Picked Up Here And There.
There is a farmer who isYY
Enough TO take his EE.
And study nature with his III
And think Of what he &C.
He hears the chatter. of the -
AS they each other TT,
Aud sees that when a tree DIX
II makes home for BIB.
A yoke Of oxen be will UU.
With many haws and CO.
hnd their mistakes he will XQO
W hen piowing for his PIP.
lie little buys, but much he sells
And therefore little 90;
ANA when he hoes his soil by spells
lie also sOils his hose.-Ex.
TIT
III You are offered bottle of Sal.
Walton Oil, without wrapper or de.
faced or mu.ilatv'l don't buy it At
any price. YOU may be sure That
there Is something wrong; it may
Dc a worthless or dangerous conn
trrfcit, insist upon getting u per-
feet, unbrokcu. genuine package.
IN 4 yellow wrapper.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

he following list gives the principal period o.
icals selected from, and the names on some ~
the well-hnoWn authors whose articles have ro-
Gently appeared In the lcLgcric.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

50 far as they can be seen, the
results OF the first weeks coHsidera.
ton Of the Hawaiian treaty by thc
Senate are BOT satisfactory to the
advocates Of annexation. Last
week when notice WIS given that
the treaty would be taken up Mon.
day and considered daily until dis-
pOsed Of, its friends we're very conf.
dent that votes enough we're in
sIght 20 furnish the two thirds
Needed Tor ratification, and it
looked rs though their confidence
was justified. Presto, change
Aud ratification is again 10 dou ut,
owing to the detection OF Senators
who had been counted for IT,.
Among those who have changed
and come squarely out against rati.
fcation are Senators Thurston, Of
Nebraska, and Gear, Of Iowa, both
OF whom claim 10 have been in
fuenced by the sugar beet Industry
- their states and Senators Wei
Iiagton, OF Maryland, Spooner, OF
Witoousin, and Mason, " Illinois.
are fow placed in the doub fuI
column. Unless Mr. McKinley
eau whip these Senators back toto
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

The boss Of the big boss is what
they are calling Senator Joseph
Firealarn Foraker just now. There
ISN'T the slightest doubt that Boss
Hanna owes his election to the
Senate to Foraker, nor that he
would rather have owed it 10 any
other man in the world. Foraker
was in Washington waiting for
Hanna, through Mr.. Mckinley, to
get down and ask for his help and
agree To his terms. Hanna thought
no could buy bis way through with.
out regard to Foraker. At the la, t
mIHuIe he got ratified and notified
Mr.. Mckinley to get Foraker's
help on the best terms he could.
bat to get it. 1t took Mr. McKiu.
ley aud Senator Foraker two or
three hours to come to terms, but
In the end Foraker had hiS way and
had sent the telegram to Colun bus
that ensured Hanna's election to
the Senate. The terms upon which
Dir. Mckinley secured Foraker's
assistance for Hanna we're, of course,
secret, but they probably include
much that would interest Ohio Re-
publicans and were certainly adj
fantageous personally to Foraker.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

whose arfIrfoa hav
Gently appeared In the LcLgcric.
Periodicals.. -A1a&4a-a
Westminster Review ! uo~ w x f.iods,n,.
Contemporary X view Andrew Lang Wv
Fortnightlv Review I'rofessor MAJ unet1o,
Nipeleenfh Century J Norman loot o'
p pgl hSyleW. James Bryce, III. p,
Ornhil Magazine w H. Maijock'
:! eolh l, magazine Herbert Spencer,
National Review Sir Robert nal
Chambers Journal, Pfince Kronofkir
, rsunliy uH, ArchdeacOn Farrar,
me S ,athehWnin' T. George Mivart
uDIs Opniun. Rev. II, X Uaweis
SaeuIdaV review, frederick Harrison.
. ne Spectator Karl BliBd
etc oe etc ate
The aim Of tho ECLECTIC IL 10 be instruotix.
and not sensational, and 1t oommends jtse
particularly 20 cachcrs. Scholars Jewvers
tlergymen, and al intel pent readers who de.
sire 70 keep informed Of the intellectual pros
gress Of the a0e. w
ISxza-o 81 70 Copies, - cents; opo oopv
one year. 500. Trial subscripfion M
tnTec month, 81 o. The Eclycrtc and any
- ~ Magazine 20 one address ss 90.
" th tie ECLECTIC md one good Amerleao
times. '' ""'N"'' VI 'n0
z r PELToN. PubSIshev.
I2) Fift1 afs 40, NOW York.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-16
Carving Sets.

certainly not in need of any of these
little glasses of jelly, etc., sent to our
soldier boys, to assuage their own
hunger, we resent such preposterous
idea.
In every community are found sore
heads, even in The Dalles. Some peo-
pie would kick were they to be given a
seat next to the throne In heaven
(Which is not likely in this casel. I'VE
therefore beg the ladies of Portland to
give little heed to such complaints, re-
membering that such people are not
representative Dallesites. Neitheru do
our people commend such foolish &C.
cusations.
Only a few days ago the Emergency
Corps here received request from these
same pilferers (?) that reading matter
be sent to the boys, as an opportunity
will be afforded to ship it the last OF the
month. Their very acts have proven
that they are heart and soul in the
work for the good of our volunteers.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-16
A SHAMEFUL ACCUSATION.
We Do NOs Censure, but Commend the
Ladies of the Red Cross Society.

We were very sorry to find the follow
ing letter from Dalles resident in the
Oregonian yesterday, having been re-
ceived by the Red Cross Society of Port
land:
1--WE are informed by good reliable
persons that food and other articles that
is sent to the soldiers is opened and
taken out the food you say is too rich for
the soldiers, go you appropriate this to
your own use, strange to say that you
would run such desperate chances with
that rich food; the mail also has been
tampered with. Now if this pilfering
is not stopped you will get into serious
trouble"
Being much surprised to find such
a complaint had been made from this
city, we Immediately inquired as to
what the general opinion in The Dalles
is concerning the work of the Red Cross
Society in Portland and the action of
these noble ladies in regard to the mat
ter referred to.
AS nearly as we can determine, this is
far from being the sentiment of the
those whom we have questioned who
have sent boxes from here. On the con-
trary, the work done by that society has
given entire satisfaction and their un-
tiringsefforts, given gratuitously, highly
commended. 1t is understood by all
that in some cases re-packing was quite
necessary and we are very grateful that
it was done.
Knowing that these ladies belong to
the best families in Portland and are