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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
THE FAME OF DREYFUS.

If the constant repetition of ones
name in the papers is to be so fa-
nous, then Captain Dreyfus is the
most famous man who ever lived
Never since journalism began has
any single man figured so conspic-
uously and so continuously in the
newspapers of the world as this
artillery officer of thirty.nine.
Fame has been thrust upon him
without his seeking it. He has be.
come famous, not by what he has
done, but by what he has suffered
Nay, 1T is not even his suffcrings
which have fascinated the atten-
ton of mankind. The strange Sc
cret which has compelled The news
papers of Europe and America to
expend hundreds of thousands of
pounds in reporting the proceed =
lngs before the court martial at
Rennes is not the attraction of
torture-however great that nv be.
If Dreyfus had merely been racked
on Devils Island or torn to pieces
ike R"vaillac before he Hotel de
VILE in Paris, it would 1--we been
"A seven days wonder. But the
aUa're Dreyfus has now monopo-
lIzed the wonder of the world for
years. Never has there been any
thing like it since the world began.
The Tichborne case. so far as Eng
land was concerned, may be quoted
as a parallel. But Tichborne was
local monster peculiar to England.
Dleyfus is prodigy of the world
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
RATTLEsNAKEsAs MISSIONARIES

Some years ago, when the State
OF Ohio was "out west" there re-
sided a family on the Sandusky
river, consisting Of an old man of
the name of Beaver, and his four
sons, all of whom were hard
"pets" who had often laughed to
scorn the advice and entreaties of
plous, though eccentric minister,
who resided in the same town. It
happened one Of the boys was Bit
ten by a rattlesnake and was ex-
pected to die, when the minister
was sent for IN haste. On his ar.
rival he found the young man very
penitent and anxious to be prayed
with. The minister, calling on the
family, knelt down and prayed
this wise: ooh Lord, wo thank
Thee for rattlesuakes. We thank
Thee because a rattlesnake has bit
jim. We pray Thee TO send
rattlesnake to bite John; send one
to bite Bill; send ono to bite Sam .
and, 0 Lord, send the biggest kind
Of a rattlesnake to bite the old
man, for nothing but rattlosnakes
will ever bring the Beaver family
to repentance.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
Idsat a1iratnia qIniueraitp.
NoaasnroWp. ". w.

The Summer Quarter begins July :. Pail
Quarter Oc.o'.r =. Winter Quarter
January priug Quarter Apr1r.
Faculty q s. prof, Yrs and instructors
bIilun F9, esd new ones O. be added n
once. SIS students last year, besides M
students ~ correspoudcucc.
Colleges; Arts and Sciences Engineering
aud Mechanic Ats, law. aud Agriculture
SCHOOLS; Music, Commercial. prcrnratorv.
DcpaTinien Drawing aud Painting. Mil
tnryi PHYSICAL Training. Dorneetic
Science, instruction by Corrceporide nee
Four Year C,afses3 Classical Scientific.
ihlls p'icti, Modem Literature, Civil
Engirctr!n~ Egcha.iL.i Engineering.
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Two Taai coassrs mt leading 10 dcgrccs):
t5.mcti.a Law (almitt,uE 20 practice.
liru ana Mining furIrceftug GfCrhari-
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Speoisi CoGr-cs IN Lend Surveying. Rail.
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oraduotc Course. leading 90 the various
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School . Merc With SEPARATE bu.I ding and
SIX .uttrrr' 49,
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state Cndetg C'sf 800 numhcD receive free
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
FOSTER ADMITS 1T.

Charles Foster, who was Score
tary Of the Treasury under Presi-
dent Harrison, has at last been
driven into a corner and forced to
admit that he had plates prepared
on which to print an issue of
bonds near the close OF Harrison 2
term. The bonds were TO be sold
to get gold to build up the gold
reserve which had run down TO the
danger line. This proves that
which most Of people have known,
that the panic began under Har-
rison's administration and the gold
reserve was steadily diminishing
day by day. Cleveland carried out
The same policy insugurated by
Harrison and the same conditions
IN sthe Treasury continued. The
Democrats indorse neither the
policy OF Harrison nor Cleveland
and are not interested in defend
ing Cleveland's administration.
These facts are only mentioned to
prove the falsity OF the Republican
representation. Exchange.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
UNITED STATES OWNERSHIP OF
NICARAG VA CANAL.

Nicaragua wishes the canal com
pleted at the earliest possible mo-
ment; she also would prefer The
United States to do the work and
operate the canal when finished
1t now depends upon Congress to
harmonic conflicting interests.
The United States has the mutter
entirely Ia her own hands. If she
chooses to reappoint commissions
indefinitely to investigate and re-
port to each succeeding Congress
for the next twenty years on the
feasibility of the proposition and
the financial cost, rather than to
begin digging, she need not be
surprised or disappointed il at
length some private corporation
undertakes the work and carries it
to a successful finish. But If she
means sincerely to follow policy
to which Republican platforms have
been pledged for years, legislation
can be enacted and negotiations
can be entered into which will
cause the shoveling Of dirt on the
isthmus within six months. Ev.
erything depends upon the serious.
ness OF purpose on the part Of the
Government.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company a few days ago sent a
brakeman, as gift, check
for ESQ, 'for using his BRAINS" as
one Of the officials expressed it.
A freight train while coming down
the grade between Cranberry Sum-
NIT and Rowlesburg stopped very
suddenly, making horrible
racket The brakeman who was
on the front Of the train, knew
something was wrong and realizing
that westbound Chicago express
No. 7 was about to pass, without
investigating the trouble he rushed
ahead aRd tagged No. z. Had be
gone back to investigate, it would
have been too late and No. z would
have dashed into four or five de-
rallied oars and tumbled over into
the river. For his good judgment
the company made him the present
OF $50, and have posted a bulletin
90 that those "who run may read. }"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
AAGGlES RED HEAD.
with II She Tagged a Train and Got
Home and n Husband.

Washington Evening star.
A locomotive engineer should be
one OF the most truthful of men.
That's why this little story of a
Southern engineer should be be-
lieved implicitly.
"You may talk as you please
about red headed women" he was
saying to group OF listeners, "but
red headed woman saved my life
and established a home for herself
all at once. / was twenty five then
and was running freight on the
q. q o. in the West Virginia noun.
tains, where it took talent to run an
engine. My division ended at Hin.
ton, and there was red headed
girl lived about six miles to the
east, where there was u siding near
a big cut and Gil, and it was bad
place, as tie road was new.
The girls name was Maggie Con.
roy, and she had the red dest head
ever saw on a human beings shout
ders. But | didn't care for that,
and | did care for Maggie. One
sunshiny day l was coming down
the track with u stock tram loaded
with some extra fine cattle and
sheep, and had in the caboose
three OF the owners. 1t had been
raining and washouts were looked
for, but | hadn't seen any, and was
bowling along at good speed,
when all Of sudien at the curve
thought | saw red light rising just
over the track. 1t seemed to shine
like blaze in the track, and before
took time for a thought | had
shut off the steam, whistled down
the brakes, and was doing my best
to stop.
Right then my fireman gave me
the haw haw IN way to chill the
blood In the veins of q man who
can't stand teasing, and | took q
look forward and found that the
red light l thought | saw was only
Maggie's head of red hair sticking
up In advance as she pulled herself
up the steep EN- baukment to get on
to the track. With an oath | open.
cd everything again, but as l did
so, Maggie threw up her hands aad
dropped IN dead faint by the track
and | stopped off everything again,
Tor L felt sure that something was
wrong. | had half an hour or SO
leeway between trains, and [ shook
Maggie up as quickly as | could to
lind out what was the matter. She
came around mighty soon, because
she had only tainted from over.
exertlon, and she told me how big
boulder had fallen on the track in
curve near her house that
wouldn't have seen till it was too
late to stop for, and she had ru
across the spur of the mountains
to stop me in time if she could.
That's what she was trying to do
when her red hair shone like a dan.
ger signal and stopped me. Later
the owners Of the stock gave her
money enough to buy nice little
house at Hinton, and six months
later | moved in. We've got the
house yet, but we don't live ir it,"
continued the engineer, "for il
wasn't big enough for family OF
six children, and not a red headed
one in the lot"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
Our New York Letter.
Progress or Autumn-Ihe
Fashions

Special Correspondence OF the Argus.
From one thing TO another ?
The outcome Of the yacht race is
not known at the present writing;
but sport-lovers are praying for
stiff breezes on the two days left.
Meanwhile the atmosphere is soft
and damp, with a westerly wind
and fall Of fine ram. Such
leaves as we see here in the city
are turning to crimson, brown,
mottled and yellow. and autumn
is surely advancing in the most
approved style. After the yacht
race comes the Jeffries- Sharkey
fight; after that the trial OF
Roland Molyneaux for the al
legged murder by poisoning, Of
Henry Barnet. "Who struck
Billy Patterson ?"
suppose there will be a great
time at the First international
Commercial Congress which con.
vcnes this week. AS forty nations
Will be represented, an interesting
time seems imminent. Surely
with it's extended force and facili.
ties. the United States occupies a
position of command IN every
branch of foreign enterprise; and
the extreme boundary bestowed
upon our beautiful country by the
tipsy student in the Latin Quarter
in Paris at memorable orgy does
not seem so inapropos after all.
IN view of our extended territories
and ever increasing and ripening
interests and Industries.
During pleasant shopping tour
last week, | visited-as / do many
time and oft-one of the homes
of exceptional enterprise in this
town, the down town establishment
of Lord & Taylor. They keep.
under one roof. an ample stock of
everything required for men,
women and children to wear and to
furnish the home with, and sub
serve by various appliances for the
home every requirement Of work,
ornament and luxury. Goods
within the reach of all are carried.
and no matter whether her purse
be fat or slim, the woman who
goes ashopping to either one of
their stores-up-town or down
town. will find just what 81 G
wants, and get the best value for
her money. If she lives at a dis
lance and cannot come to do her
own buying, she can write for
what she wants, and be assured Of
Satisfaction in advance.
Dresses will be tight around the
hips. The backs Of skirts Will be
closely adjusted, and in some il.
stance quite flat. O,bois will show
one or two very thin plaits. If the
material Of the skirt be soft
textured, the plaits will be left
free; but if of heavy stuff, mounted
with stitching.
Mothers should send four cents
to Best & Co., for their fall and
winter catalogue of styles for BOYS
and girls and babies. 1t contains
over seven hundred illustrations,
aud such printed matter as is of
the most practical value to any
lady with maternal duties to per
form.
Red Venetian cloth makes nm
effective gown. 1t may have cuffs.
walstcoat aud revers of fur.
EVELYN CABLE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19

A foolish preacher out in Okla
homa, announced in his meeting at
the school house last Sunday that
he would answer any questions
that might be put to him on Bib
lIcal subjects. Buffalo Wallow
Pete arose in dIhident manner
and asked him whether Jobs
turkey was a hen or a gobbler, and
then, while the man Of God was
potting come cartridges IN his gun
made his escape.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19

A Missouri editor, in an account
OF the wedding Of a popular couple
in his town, said "They we're
married al the home Of the brides
parents where they will remain
Ill the groom gets a Job"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19

IL you have boy named Bill or
Bud or Sam or Tom or Pete or
Jake, says an exchange, You need
not fear he will ever get drowned
during the swimming season. The
boy who has q plug name, aud
whose hair stands straight up, and
has stone bruises 90 his feet, is not
IN danger Of drowning. But if
your con has curly hair. and wears
shoes IN summer and has a pretty
name, you had better let him swim
IN a wash bowl.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
Tho ono paY Cold Cnro.
Cmro cold ID IInar-

For colds and sore throat use KermotCs
sandy and quickly euro
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
The ono Dav CoIU cue

toid III heal and sore throat cured by Kcr-
most Chocolates Laxative Ouiniue A. casv
70 tako as candy. Children CRY FOR them +"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
The ono paY cold umrr

Keruotts Chocolates Laxative Quinlnc for
kaka them ike candy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19

For cold 10 the bead and sore throat use Kor.
Dng Cold Cufa."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
.lF,.Gll. s. 20
- seSSSNH>S-

The harvest season will soon be
here-in fact, the season Of the
wear is now when you need lIttle
whlskey for MEDICINAL use. We
are placing on the market for YOU
the FIN EST and PUREST LINE
OF W HISKEY ever offered. All
whiskey has advanced in proc
since the trust has control Of all ShS
large distileries.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-19
Tho ono DaY CoId Curo.

kermotts Chocolates Laxative Qulniue. oaav
y, =, la.o and quick TO cure cold in head and soro
The morning news., 1899-03-24
POLITICS TABOOED AT JEKYL.
PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER DID NOT
COME TOGETHER.

stated AuthOritativeIy That If Mr..
Mckinley Runs Again. Garrett HO-
bart VIII BE His Running Mate.
Once, Hut, 1t Is said He VIII Not
Have Chance AGain-Quiet Day
at ThOmasviIIe.
Thomasville. Ga, March 23.-President
Mckinney spent pretty much the whole of
to-day in the open air, as did Vice Presi-
dent Hobart
This outdoor life in a mild and dry eli
mate is doing much to tone up the sys-
tenn of each, and to-day each showed an
improving state of health. To-day when
not at meals they were constantly in the
air. sitting on the porches or driving.
The Presidents programme after break
fast is a seat in a rocking chair on the
porch until time to dispatch little bust.
ness with Assistant Secretary Cortelyou
This is followed by drive To-day this
took the form of a tally-ho party the
whip being Charles Chaplin, Senator
Hannas nephew. President Mckinley
wearing black derby instead of the ac-
him. Others of the party were the Vice
President, Mrs. Hobart, young Garrett
Hobart, Senator Hanna and Miss Hanna
After light lunch at the house a drive
to the Country Club followed Here the
club which is the recognized social in
stitution of Thomasville entertained the
party, and then the party drove around
awhile late afternoon again finding the
party on the front porch
Tonight the President signed appoint
ments and transacted other necessary
business
The jekyl Island trip having caused re-
ports of a conference there. and that
Speaker Reed would be nominated for
Vice President on the ticket with Mr. Me
Kinley at the next Republican convention.
it can be stated again authoritatively that
politics were tabooed at Jekyl Island.
Speaker Reed declined vice presidential
nomination at the last convention and no
thought of a change of view on his part
has ever been suggested, and the admin
istraiion leaders have not had him in mind
in this connection.
Moreover, the statement can be made
-tlfst---tlle- elosssfusara neSt4 cordial rela-
tions political and personal, exist between
Messrs. Mckinley, Hobart and Hanna, and
that for some time they have had def
mite understanding that if Mir. Mckinley
were renominated his running mate would
be Garrett Hobart.
Tomorrow the party leaves here for
Talls hassee, where they hope to escape all
elaborate functions and have so notified
Gov. Boxham. Monday probably will find
the President started on his return jour
ney to Washington the Vice President ana
Senator Hanna remaining here.
The morning news., 1899-03-24
FILIPNos SHORT OF FUNDS.
interesting Disclosures From Lot
of Captured Mail.

Washington, March 23.-The capture of
Caloocan, in the Philippine island of I.u-
zon by the United States forces recently.
resulted in the confscation of considerable
mail addressed to the insurgent govern
ment.
IL includes number of letters of Aguin-
aldo and other leaders and brings out some
interesting facts about Filipino official
methods Postal Agent Vaillo at Manila
has forwarded some OF this mail 10 Act
ing Postmaster General Heath.
One letter is addressed to Aguinaldo's
so-called secretary of the treasury, and
is in reply to a request for money The
writer is apparently the fiscal officer at
Lucena, Luzon, to whom the insurgents
had entrusted the duty of squeezing the
merchants and had apparently confscate,l
for the Insurgents cause a lot of cocoa
fibre belonging to a large tobacco com
pany. When asked TO turn over the pro
ceeds the agent remarked that only $500
had come into his hands, and that amount
he had paid to the troops, who were clam
orous for more. The letter is written in
very fair Spanish.
Apparently Aguinaldo's treasury officials
are running short of paper for the outer
covering of the letter is made of a sheet
of paper, written all over, torn out of a
record book, and it was tied around with
a fragment of Manila bagging.
Another letter captured received by the
postotfice department was sent from the
provincial governor of Antipolo, addressed
10 Aguina4do's secretary of the interior,
in which he apologies for not being pres
ent al Maloios at the PRONUNCIATION of the
constitution assigning as reason that
the telegram commanding has presence,
though dated Jan. q. only reached him
jan %. two days later To atone for his
absence, he says he ordered all the local
municipal presidents to get up demonstTa-
tions and cry Long live Filipino indie
pendence and down with annexation"
This IS signed by Gov. Jose Eliros, gov
ernor of AntpolO.
Some intercepted letters to Agunaldo
himself have come into the possession of
the postoffice department
The morning news., 1899-03-24
DEAD NOW NUMBER NINETEEN.
More Bones and Charrcd Flesh
Found in XVindsOr's Ruins.

New York. March 2S.-Nineteen dead
and thirty-four missing is the record so
far of the Windsor Hotel fire on Friday
last.
One body was found to-day. This brings
the list of unknown dead to nine The
fragments were dug Up about twenty feet
west of the annex on the Forty-seveuth
street side in a part of the ruins where
no other bodies or bones have been found.
The remains consist simply of a portion
OF a spinal column with some OF the ribs
attached. piece Of the skull and some
small bones and charred flesh. The re-
mains were taken to the morgue and num-
bered Body No. g.
Identification in this case, as in the large
majority of the bodies at the morgue will
be impossible. 1t is not likely that any
of the bodies yet to be found will be recog-
nizable.
At o'clock tonight a charred human
foot was found near the elevator shaft.
1t was sent to the morgue unmarked
Shortly before Il O'Clock tonight work
men foEn1, on the Forty-sixth street side
of the ruins, some smal bones, which ap-
peared to be bones of a human forearm.
At 1880 O'Clock this morning two charrel
bones were found near where the remains
of human being was found earlier in the
evening They were thought 10 be part
of the same body
The morning news., 1899-03-24
RUSSIAN PEASANTS DYING.
Weakened by Hunger Many Fall
Dead on the Streets.

Weakened by Hunger Many Fall
Dead ON the streets.
ST. Petersburg, March 23.-The newspa-
pers of this city publish pitiable account
of the condition of the so-called famine
districts Of Russia, especially Samara, in
the eastern part Of European Russia.
The efforts Of the Red Cross Society
have STAYED off the horrors of actual star
walton, but the society's funds are almost
exhausted, and the dire distress compeE-
ing the consumption OF all kinds of gar
bage, has produced an epidemic of terri
bic mortality with typhus, scurvy and
other pestllential diseases.
The peasants are compelled to sell every
thing and are living in cold, damp and
filthy cabins. Weakened by hunger they
fall dead, victims Of typhus and acute
scurvy.
Unless the government gives prompt aid
the Nolga provinces appear doomed to a
repetition of The scourges of 1891 and 1892
The morning news., 1899-03-24
SAID 1T WAS LIKE A DREAM.
MOOre's Statement as to why He
Murdered His Children.

Mcpherson. Kan. March 2S-John
Moore, the Hutchinson murderer, to-day
made a signed statement of his crime.
Moore murdered his five children with
hatchet and knife, then burned the house
over their heads. lie and his wife had
quarreled and he claims they were about
TO separate. In the staiement Moore SAYS:
81 had been feeling very bad for
the past two or three days. The children
were all in bed asleep. | turned the lamp
down and went 10 bed. / then had one of
my worst spells and my head hurt me aw-
fully and everything seemed floating be-
fore me and the next thing that remem-
Der after that was in trying to get out Of
the house.
II have recollection Of going through
a struggle like dream that ] half re-
member AL the recollection / have
about this Is that / would rather see my
children dead than to leave them In the
hands OF my wifes people. II was like a
dream 70 me that did something to the
chiIdfen, but / do not recollect using the
knife or hatchet loved my children
and lived Gor them"