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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-30

Ioulu not ,Nprecss The rap1Dre OF An
HE + Springer OF Ii2l Howard 81,
Pniiad ipnia. Pa, Wien she found that
DI klug New DIscove tor OOnsump-
tiOn ba0 completely cured hcr Oi a uacN
iug cough tuat iOr many years had made
her Tile burden. All other r, needles
aAd doctors cOuir give her no help, but
The s-ys uI lhis hoy al Cure->'it sOOn re-
moNvu the pain Ia my c..est aud l eau
now siCtp soundly, something 1 c-n
scarcely ienom' or doing before. tee.
Ike SQUIRTING lie praises throughout the
Uniseise.' 10 will every one who tries
Dr.. kug's Sew Disc very tor anv IroUO-
&c OF tue Throat, hes o. Lungs, Pric,
so and Sl.OU Trial bottles free al al
DIug Stores, every bottle guaranteed.
. ~ the upportionm,nt by ilc Stat,
Bead o. J.. ucsu,n this city rveiNo
Tor public schuuls 500 james il,
81. pa IA. York SO o. 80
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09
Reeds Poetry Again.
Another Correspondent On the Use
and Abuse OF ~.

Editor Of 'hc Argus
wish To inform sold Vepderr
through your columns that he will se
left without a job Il he is expecting
oSe through the sale of Poet Reed 8
poesns. Now, poet Reed is tha author
Of three poems, one on the Brown.
Dayton election, in which he docs .Ju-
nior up Brown" lin his mind; his
best is on the Mckinley Bryan election
and he salts tIirins down 20 kecpl
His last and greatest production is on
the Day ton -McGraw campaign. in
which he skins McGraw alive. Now,
i think Free Thinker is "A little nm
generous in his remarks about Mr..
Reed. While we do not agree with
Mr. Reed in ridicuing the defeated
aspirants for Office, wo do hope lie viii
make success OF writing poetry, and
We a~ reliably informed that lust as
sooR as Mr. Reed gets his copyright tr
them. the new Council OF Kibgwood is
going tO take the three TO keep the
bugs away from the electric lights OF
the town. IL was thought the town
Sergeant would hays to 20 over town
OF nights and read them 90 tho buQs
aHd Ben Brown was going TO resign ON
account OF this extra duty. but Mr.
Reed was IN town the other day and
assured the Council that IL they posted
them on the poles of tks arc lights, il
would kill any bug desder than
and this is why 'Vsndsr' Will Je out
Of "A JOB The Council has nonopo-
lied the whole business but they may
be sorry FOR it, for hear it predicted
that il Lee shaw gets hold Of one OF
them, he will stick IL on Leaharts
boom for sheriff and kill IL 50 dead
they will not be able TO resuscitato IT
again, and then Lee would have
clear field just what they don't want
him to have. You know some people
will cut oil their nose to spite their
face, but IL would not spite the people
for Lee made very good sberin. and
the people would not be afraid 10 risk
hin again.
The Council and 'Jim Committee"
will no doubt keep Henry employed iH
writing poetry for their especial use,
to kill on bufs aud objections blc can.
iidats and We 10 not think .Frer
ltinkcr' stouii write such discOura g
nS Ir lice So ui. verse s .vaspuB-
irh d n JHEA Hr us.tocentlY. nc only
bnihe iatt Wc caH see aD very Obiec-
t'ouaulc. ia the way hs bias di posed OF
tnem but tbeu hc m1y wr to an iu.
grovement and cell tuat to B.. or Dan
Jackson o. some other fellnlv. vhs
wants 90 run against Lauburt Tor sber-
DOT, aud when hes net thc improve.
nent patented tlcy WIS ht rivht boo 90.
with tie Ring and CouuciI. Doib.
Hn0 ElHn pInLIrO
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09

Miss Cullen 1cds sitting on n rock.
them, and, looking back now, think IL
was her manner. / stood rehecting for
a minute and then said, PLEASE stay
where you arc for a moment" F" Leaving
her, / went over to Fred.
Mr.. Cullen, / said, "Miss Cullen,
rather than be searched, has aclnowl-
edged that she has the letters and says
that if we men will 80 into the hut
she'll get them for me. "
He rose at once. IL told my father
not TO dag her in, " he muttered sadly
II don't cme about myself, Mr.. Gordon,
but can't you keep her out Of it? She's
as innoceDa of any real wrong as the
day she was born. -
''I'll oo everything in my power, " I
promised. Then he and Hance went into
the cabin, and / walked back to the cuI-
prit.
Miss Cullen. " said gravely, "you
have those letters and must give them
to me-"
But told YOU she began.
To spare her a second untruth inter
rupted her by saying, II trapped your
brother into acknowledging that you
have them.
"You must have misunderstood
him, she said calmly, "or else he
didn't know that the arrangement was
changed. ="
Her steadiness rather shook my con
yiction, but said, "You must give me
those letters or must search you
You never wouldw she cried, rising
and looking me in the face.
On irupulec ] tried Wig bluff. I tool,
hold Of the lapel of her waist. intending
10 undo one button let 20 In fright
when ] found there was no buttou-Only
an awful complication Of hooks or some
other feminine method for xeerdng
things togothcr--aud ] grew red and
tremblad, thinking what might have
happened had i, by bad luck, made any
thing come undonc. II Miss Cullen hal
been noticing me, she would have seen
a terribly scared man.
But she wasn't. luckily, for the mo-
mcnt my hand touched her, md before
she could realize that I mutchcd it
away, sho collapsed on the rock and
burst into tears. "Oh, ohI' she sobbod
II begged papa not to, but mo insisted
they were safest with me. I'll give thom
~ @'e ~ ~" AA vhi9 blhWily hhA lot -
Her tears made her inarticulatc. and,
without waiting for more, I ran into
the hut, feeling az near like q murderer
az q guiltless man could.
Lord Rallies was swearing over his
trousers ~ this time ard was Offering
the cowboy m.d Hanco money to recover
them. Whea they told him this was inn
possible, he tried 10 get them 10 SCH or
hire pair, lat thoy didn't like tho idea
Of riding into camp minus those essen
tiais any better than be aid While /
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09
tro RE Continued
Eugene Field on the Grip.

THE late Eugene Field. on recover
ing fren the grip, wrote
The gods let slip that hendish grip
Upon me last week Sunday
No tcreer storm than racked my form
Fer swept the Bay OF Fundy;
But now, goodbye
TO drugs, says L
Goodbye to Rnawing sorrow;
am up to-day,
And, whoop hooray
am going out Tomorrow
What aches and pain in bones and brain
had / need not men ton;
1t seems TO me such pangs must be
Old Satan's own invention.
Albeit I
Was sure I'd die,
The doctor reassured me-
And true enough.
With his vile stuff,
He ultimately cured me.
As there lay in bed all day,
How fair outside locked to me
a smile 80 mild old Nature smiled.
1t seemed TO warm clear through me
In chastened mood
The scene viewed,
InYenting, sadly solus,
Fantastic rhymes,
Between the times
had TO take a bolus.
Or quinine slugs and other drugs
guess took million
Such drugs as serve 10 set each nerye
To dancing a cotillion.
The doctors say
The only way
To route the grin instanter
Is 20 pour in
All kinds Of sin
Similibus curantur
Twas hard, and yet ri soon forget
Those ills and cures distressing;
Ones future lies meath gorgeous skies
When one is convalescing
So now, good. bye
To drugs. say l.
Goodbye, thou phantom sorrow
am up to-day,
And, whoop hoorayi
I'm going out TO morrow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09

played "rh' Roru,S March" MI the
way from ,hs city hu to The dcn,,.
tho clcan 'li,grncing notes af tho ia.
siru nrnt cchoiog thrsnfh IA. city.
The cSout attracted at,eotioa alnng
the route and boN lreds peerca around
coraev, and AcroSs streats 10 locate th.
iSsglration of this poculi,r tnne, VIII ch
had never before hocn heard ia the
city, The least Interested person tanll
appearances was Suthcn, a., accepted
the situation with the most perfect /, &.
difference and the hSst pnloSophv.
lie NRs not defiant aud downca4t. but
walked Sctwcen tnc detaii - IL tho
"haw was an every day oc,urrcuce
with him. Oncr hc lest step ia Main
street, bnt this was not his fnnlt, and
he carefully caight step agaiu with
the guards. Attbe avppt ho turned
loose few alths ut the detail and
sneered at their ''smartneSs," but thi,
demonstration was not agpres~tve and
did not last lcng lie appcared to
have no desire tS waste hl, encrgios
HcuSsing ont the detail"
HS9 iolt MIN seated on the end of
cross Tie quietly working oa new chew
ot tobncco and presumably waiting for
n freight train to bear him TO more
fertile fields OF plumber.
Lieut.. Col. o'Brion Moore. has 40 far
recovered from his recent attack Of
grip, that he was able to bring the
LIST Battalion out for parade yesterday
evening. and he looked almost as well
as he used TO mp ia Camp Meade, when
he was the pride OF the whole regiment
O. II. Brand, Nj. d. Mule Driver), Is
the mascot OF Company III" by unani.
nous vote of the boys. As janitor of
tho mess hail. nc can't be beat, and the
extra rations he is able Go got by hav-
ing stand in" with the cooks. Is
making him so fat that he has had to
have his uniform made over several
times, already.
Sousa's band gave "A concert at Spart-
ansourg Thursday night, which was
attended by Sergeant Pierce. and d,
mum Der of othor members OF Company
III" A special excursion train was
run to take up the soldiers from Green
vile. Yours truly,
G. w. WOLFE
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09

tnCne WEES a general shout OF lsughtcr.
Even Miss Cullen had to laugh for n
moment Aud as his lordShip bolted for
his tent | said 10 myself. asHonors arc
even -
l tola tho sheriff that I had recovere,l
the lost property, but did not think any
arrests nee ssS,ry as yet And rs he was
tie agent of tho X d \. at Flagstaff NO
didn't question my opinion. ordered
the Stage ont and told rolfrcc to give US
n feed before wo started But moro
silent meal l never sat down to. and L
noticed that Miss Gallon didn't eat any
thing. while the tragic look on her facc
was 50 pathetic us nearly to drive me
frantic.
We started little after and were
clear Of the timber before il was too dark
60 sec. AZ the relay station we waited an
hour for tho noon, after which il waa n
clear track. We reached the half way
ranch about / ], aud while changing tho
stage Eorsc | reused Mrs. Klostcrmoycr
and succeeded in getting enough cold
mutton aud bread 70 make two rather
decent looking sandwiches. With these
and glass of whisky and water. went
10 the stage, TO find Miss Cullen curlod
up on the scat asleep, her head resting
in her brothers arms
"She has nearly worried herself to
death ever since you told her that road
agents We're hung" Frederic whispered.
''and she's beon crying tonight over
that lie she told you, and. altogether.
she's worn out with travel and excite
mont"
1 screwed tho cover on the travelling
glass and put it with tho sandwiches in
the bottom Of the stage. "It's long
and rough ride, " said, land if she
wakes mp they may give her little
strength. / only wish could have
spared her the fatigue and anxiety"
She thought she had TO lie for fa-
theirs sake, but she's nearly broken
hearted over IL, " ho continued.
looked Frederic i'm the face and said
81 honor her for il, and in that mo-
ment he and / became friends
Just sec how pretty she isr' he said,
with evident affection and pride, turn
ing back the flap Of the rug in which
she was wrapped.
She was breathing gently, and there
was just that touch of WEAKNESS aud
sadness in her face that would appeal 10
any man. IL mado me gulp I'm proud
10 say. And when L was back ON my
pony, L said TO myself, For her sake,
III pull the Cullens out Of this scrapo
If it costs me my position. :"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09

waited they settled the difficulty by
stripping blanket round hiln. and. by
splitting il up the iniC,tle sad using
plenty of cord. they riGsyCG hila cut aft
ct n fasl,iCu. hut L uaiik IL Lc could
have seen himself lie ~, aid have waited
TIN it was dark enough 10 creep into
camp unnOticet
Bofore long Miss Cullen called. and
when 1 went 10 her she handed mo.
without a wort, thToo letters. As sho
did 80 she crimsoned violently and look
ed down I'm her mortifcation. was so
sorry for her that, though moment be-
fcre had been Judging hcr harshly,
now couldn't help saying:
Our Positions have lecn SO difficult
Miss Cullen, that don't think we either
of us are quite responsible for our ac-
tions
She said nothing. and, after pause,
L continued;
81 hope yonil think ms leniently of
my conduct rs you. can, for L can't tell
you how griovod l am TO have paincd
you.
Cullen joined us at this point, and
knowing that every moment we rcmain-
ed would be distressing TO his sister L
said we would start up the trail. /
hadn't the heart TO offer 10 help her
mount, and after Frederic has put her
up fell into single file behind Hance,
Lord Rallies coming last.
As soon as we were started took a
look at the three letters. They were all
addressed 10 Theodore +. Camp. ESQ,
Ash Forks A. IT,, one of the directors
of the X. and A. and also of the Great
Southern. For the first time things be-
gan TO clear up to me. When the trail
broadened enough TO permit it, pushed
my mule mp alongside of Cullen and
asked:
Tho letters contain proxies for the
X. and A. election next Friday?"
lie nodded his head. "The Missouri
Western and the Great Southern are
fighting for control, ho explained,
land we should have won but for three
blocks of eastern stock that had prom
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09
CHAPTER VI.

THR HAPPENINGS DOWN HANCE's TRAIL
Miss Cullen was sitting ON rock
apart from her brother and Hance. as /
had asked her TO do when | helped her
dismUunt went over there and said
boldly:
Miss Cullen. L want those letters. "
"What letters?" she asked. looking
me in the eyes with tho most innocent
of expressions She made mistake to
do that, for L knew her innocence was
feigned and so didn't put much faith in
her face for the rest of the interview.
And what is more, said, with n
firnness of manner about as genuine as
her innocence, unless you viii produce
them shall have to search you. I"
"Mr. Gordonr' she exclaimed. But
she put such surprise and grief and dis
belief into the four syllablcs that /
wanted the earth to swallow me then
and there.
why, Miss Cullen" L cried, "look
at my position. I'm being paid TO do
certain things, and''--
But that needn { tprevent your being
a gentleman" she interrupted
That made me almost desperate.
Miss Cullen, said hurriedly, "I'd
rather be burned alive than do what
I've got TO, but il you won't give me
those letters search you must
But how can give you what /
haven't?" she cried Indignantly, assum-
ing again her innocent expression.
"Will you give me your word of honor
that those letters are not concealed in
your clothes?"
II will, " she said.
was very much taken abacl1, for Il
would have been so easy for Miss Cullen
TO have said that before that / had be-
come convinced she must have them
And do You give me your word?''
II do, y she affirmed But sho didn't
look me in the face as she said it.
ought TO have been satisfied. but l
wasn't, for in spite of her denial some
thing forced me still to believe she had
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iscd their proxies TO the G.. s. Rather
than lose the fight we arranged to learn
when those proxies were mailed-that
was what kept me bchind-and then to
hold up the train that carried thcn. -
'Was it worth tho risk" / asked.
''If we had succeeded, yes. Ny father
had put more than was safe into Mis-
souri, Western and into California Cen
tral. The G.. S. wants control TO end the
traffic agreements, and that means bank
ruptcy TO my father" "
nodded seeing it all as clear IA day
and hardly blaming the Cullcns for
what they had done, for any one who
has had dealings with the G.. S. il driv-
ON to pretty desperate methods to keep
from being crushed. And when one is
fighting ON antagonist that won't regard
the law, OF rather one that through
control Of legislatures and judges, makes
the law to suit its needs, the temptation
Is strong TO use the same weapons one
self
"The toughest part Of it is, Fred
went on, that we thought we had the
whole thing hands down, and that was
what made my father 90 in 80 deep
Only the death of one of the VI. w. di-
rectors, who held 5000 shares OF X and
A, got us in this hole, for the G.. S.
put up a relative 10 contest the will,
and so delayed the obtaining Of letters
Of administration, blocking his execu-
tors from giving a proxy. It was as
mean trick as ever was played -
'The G.. $. is a tough customer to
fight, " said, and asked, "Why didn't
you burn the letters?" really wishing
they had done so.
eve feared duplicate proxies might
get through in time and thought that
by keeping these we might cook up a
question as TO which were legal, and
then by injunction prevent the use Of
either"
"And those Englishmen, " asked,
ARE they real2'
ooh, certainly" he said. "Thoy
wcrc visiting my brother ard thoucht
the whole thing great larzs" " Thcn re
told me how the thing had boon done.
They had gent Miss Cullcn ~ my car 30
as 10 get me out Of the way, though sho
hadn't known it Then he and his
brother got Off the train 80 the last stop,
with the guns and MASKS, and concealed
themselves or the platform Of the mail
car. Hero they had been joined by tho
Britigh@s at the right moment, tho dis
guises assumed, and the train held ND,
IS already told or course the dynamite
cartridge was only blind. and the let
tors had been thrown about the car
merely TO confuse Tire clerk Then, whilo
Frederic Cullen, with The letters. had
stolen back O. the car the two English
mon had rept back 10 wbero thcy had
stood Here, as had been arranged. they
opened Gre, which Albert Cullen duly
returned, and o m Joined Thorn. ~
don't sec now how you spotted us, "
Frederic ended
I told him. and his disgust was omus-
ing 20 see Going to Oxford may bo
oil right for Che classics. he erov led,
"but it's destructive 10 Wmption." "
We rode Ito camp "a pretty gloomy
crowd, and thcss Of the party Voting
for MS t'orn ,ve~o not much hotter Rut
when Lord Rallies dismountcd and
showed UP m bis substitute for trousers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09
Beware OF OiHtments for Cafarrh
that Contain Mereury.

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OHIO by p. !. Cheney e. Co. Test
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Sold by Druggists. price 75c. per
bottle.
Halle Family Pills are the best.
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EAST BOUND.
WEST BOUND.

Trains marked 8. stop regularly. and tarin
marked II, are flag stations. other trains do no
stop. J. VI. SHRYvER
Asst Gen. Passenger Agent.
ID. u. MARTIN Manager Passenger Traffic.
A. j. BONAFIELD, Ag't at TunneltOn,
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Julius X. MONROE,
Surveyor Of Lands,
EINGWOOD. ". IA.

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TEST WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
New York and Msssachu setts Detailed
For Extensive Experiments.

New York and Massachu Sotts Detailed
For Extensive Experiments.
NEW YORK. Oct. GA special to
The Tribune from Washington y
The navy department proposes to util.
ize the New York and Massachusetts in
exhaustive tests of Marconi's wireless
telegraphy as adapted to naval uses.
Orders have been sent to the New York
navy yard to furnish long wooden spars
for the experiments to the two vessels,
and it is the expectation that the appar.
atus will be installed next week. Ac.
cording to the stipulations made by
Marconi wooden spars will extend the
signal mast of each ship to a height OF
loo feet above the water.
Admiral Farquhar will take the two
ships to sea, with Marconi as his guest
on the flagship New York. The two
vessels will then cruise apart in wide
circles for at least a week and deter.
mine the trustworthiness of the system
under varying conditions Of weather
and distances. Marconi is confident of
maintaining connection constantly so
long as the distance between the vessels
does not exceed 50 miles. From what
the naval electrical experts have seen
at the yacht races they have great
hopes of the utility of the invention on
naval vessels.