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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17
Segun % nos dice, psrece que Ill

-. Segun se nos dice, parece que Ill
grup , e poifncos era ltado., inteo,6 anoohe In
Bsyam6n , provocar desordenes. Hsmos dido
deoir qpe hubo t'ros. di'pacados al ARE, , sfor.
tunads nente. ninguoa dssgrAoia ha babldo que
lamentar. No tenemos dstaslss.
Ha daioparts Ia policf. :, de un foer.
to escapdalo que tuvo lugar en Paerta de TIE.
rrs, ave r, pfomovido por Andre. Hldaigo y
por Fir Inoisoo Martinez.
H. soliortado ell Munioi pio de Coro.
zal, Ia condonaci6o de las oontrioucioues al
Tesoro que IL perteueoen por sg'foola.
%. Vencida Ia prorrogs en- la licencia
one Sc oonoedio Ia A .oa!de de Corosal, oon
Martin Moves, ha vuelto al ejercloio de sus
funoiones.
PARIS BAZAR F'guritas de bis.
cult Z ~ ceutav,s eI par, Il .'erltos al mismo
precio, tspetes pequeh, bod dos en- ELAN.
bre q tre pesos dooens. abrigu tos 4 10 cen
tavos, csnastitas para nihas b 10 ceutavo..
ahu cad ores y peinetas, ming ,one,ts % dorado.
para det'a' do "a oaoeza, psiull.as supeions a
9 reales -Cadeoas para abanicos de todas c a
s,s, Las de b litos de seda negra con adornos
de co!or valen & 20 c~entavos
En- Acc DO Sc han ~i-ecrito en- las
listas ell otorales l.2C7 p rsonas, habiendo one.
dado sin insorib,rse unes 800 por falta de tem
Pc y ha Der termiuado 81 plazo coDcedido para
Ia lnscrl poiou
! Ha fallecido en- esta Capital Ia respe
table eel nora dona MERGE les r. MUntolio Y
J Mont liza de Audrey, e,posa de pues,ro distiu.
guido amigo don Anscnlo NJ. de Audrey, y
madre Q don Pedro , don Antonio. Juer $50
q ado ? Nota'io de Humaoao, res tctivamente.
FL e%ntitrro &c ha efectuado hey de M, II ma
- HI senior Albert s. A. Stow, o. pitao
de puerto, ha cesado de Ter Comandaute de la
estaoi6n naval de los Estaos Unidos en- ests
lsls, rec mpls.an1ole en- So cargo el Comandante
sedor James H Dusp6n.
%. Haiugresado en- la casa Prescott y
Parrish de esta Capital, Mr. James SIX ,emske~.
-. Mr.. F. Bissonnest, emf ,sdo de
correos, hs sal co & recorrer Msysg1sz, Yauco,
Areclbo, Agna'i la y Ponce.
s.. Aver trde, hubo en- Poerta de Tie.
IRA, en- Ell ventorrillo de Pedro Molasco, On
consto de incendio, ell qpe advertido & tempo
tue sotocado sin que ,omara l~ncremento.
-. DE 10 azotea de Ia casa p1mero l5s,
Gale del Sol, ss'ian aver tar lie vsri,s piedras
arrojsdas de intenoion. Una de elias csv6 81.
be un faro , rompieudo sus vidr;os. Sc ha
Gado pa'te del hDcho
RELACI0N De SINlESTROS .-Psgados.en es.s Is,
Ia por la III ny rerpetab'e y bien aoreditsda Com.
pahfa de $ 'guros sc So ,, de Canals, q los
benehciados sin diff ,ultades nj obsla ,nlos, de
las po'isas siguientes.
Felici no Carbia en- San Juan S 5000
Hlginfo Lopez Cachada, San
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17
Fran cisco vaIleciIIo
Abogsdo.
Humacso.
correspo ndencia { Yabucos.

La correspondence 4 Yabucos.
PIMA
-. Nos dioen de San Seba,tiA que al hs.
Ger los pages ell se1 r Inspector de E onela, ha
rebajado 4 los prof-sores dies pesos GRO de eu
sueldo mensral' Esto no 81 equitstivo, = 81
10 es que SO Gu mpls literalmeote respecto 4
susldos, 10 estipulado en- los oontratos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17
0fCina del SeCretari0 civil.
Liquidation de la Diputacion Provincial;

FL Honorable seer.t.rio civil, liquidador
de Ia Diputaoi6n Proviocial. ha dispuesto que
ell Domingo 10 dc los oorrientes & las nueve )
media DE- SD ma6ana, 90 proceda. en- ell efifiolo
que ocupsron los Padres Escolapios, en- Santur-
oe, s la venta en- publioa sub asta de los nue.
hles y titles, que tenian Ell uso dichos Padres
Escolapios y que pertenecian & la suprimida
Diputaoi6n Provincial.
Diohos muebles y titles, Sc adjudica1au
por separate, al mejor poster, no sdm,tlendose
posture que no oubra ell total de la tasaoion,
En- case de 20 rem atarse todos los objetos,
la subasts continuarae 81 siguiente Domingo 20
de los corrientes,
Id que 20 anuncia, para general conooi.
miento Juan. P. r, IA de Noviembre
de 1899 -Eduardo Larroca, Jefe delNegooia-
do de Ia Diputacion. NJ 3-2
- La hsrmana del poeta Enrique Hei.
ne, tan c6lebre y conooido, la sehora doha
Carlota Emibden, la muerto en- Hamburgo a
Ia edad de 80 a6os.
- Por la Seoretarfa Civil Sc ha msnds
do suspender 81 oobro de contribuoiones de una
inca de don Arturo Lopez, de Maricao.
Hs sido llamaio & la Seoretarfa Ci-
vii, q revision de cuentas, ell Reoaudadof de
contribacionea de Yabucoa, Maunabo y Patti.
Has. F.
FL vapor frances saint Simon, lie
CARA de I'M momento a otro a nuestro puerto,
pIOCoueuIo no ! l iowa.
FL Impartial, de Msyagiiez pub'ica
una oarta dirigids por nuestro amigo don jose
de Diego al Coronel Carr y Ia oon,estaci6n de
este con las que SO demuestra que fu3 falso Ell
rumor de habsr sido detenido ell . por orden
del 90
Deshecha la falsedsd SO propone ell fe6or
de Diego perseguir ante los trubunales q los
propaladores de la fslsa noticia.
Mariana a las 8 de la tarde. recogera
el t~rasporte .Kil patrick, correspondents para
Ia I.la de Cuba, y q Is misma bora recoger&
para Europa ell vspor frances est 8 mon,
Do6a Gregoria Cecilia Relga, viuda
del Teuiente del Ej6rcito espa1ol don Antonio
Roohabel Navarro, ha pedilo O. r i6csc On de no
haber peroibido oantidad a'gana del Tesoro de
Puerto Rico,
-. Eta mafaua TOGO en- nuestr) puerto
81 vspor log So .Eden,, prooedente de Anti.
qua. via St Thomas. Hs t1aido para esta CAPT.
tai IL psssjeres.
-. Hemos tepido Ell gusto de recibir la
vista del sefor don J. T.. Calf. representaute
de la casa de Vial, Successor de Sree. r gau &
Clemont, de Paris. Dicho sehor saldra ca bre
We s recorrer las priccipsles poblaoiones de la
lisa, para lu' g. feguir 81 Brasil
- 81. Estre!l. Fedora. de Maysgiez
pub ics las aui ,aciones que &c cruzaron en-
ire ell Presidente del Comit6 del p rtido Re
publicano y ell Pre-ilente del Cnmit6 Ei.cuti.
vo del psr,id' Federal con motive de Ia con
troveFsis q one fue invitado ii > por ell lo
Son dos documentos interesantes.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17

Carlo, 3 MeIx. Agente general y Banq aero.
Carlos F. Storer SUPERINTENDENT
"A l5-14
por ruta & Aguss Buenss, pueb bio d. So domici
levada ante ell A calde, ma if std qua So p>-
DIRE la arr'j is de la casa, 10 que la obi,go 4 tras
ladarse 4 e.ta Capital.
foe asi-tido aver el nino juan Perez. d, una
heri ia contusa infe'ida DOR ITO n'no del barrio
-. Los b,lletes de Banco Am, rioauo 70
han obtenido en- operaclones mas del tip, &c
pS.
-" Sc en- cuentra mejorsdo de So. do,en
cias ell Director de eLa Nueva Banders,, de
Msysgu
o. Tres individuos que promovierou IN
escAndslo en- Ia Gale de San Fraocisco. han sldo
sr,estados, ocsp ndose 4 uno de ellos una Gu, bi
lla
. -. AL VI ndedor Elise Quinore e., 'e h,n
edo decomisadas IS libra. de pescado en- NAL
estado, en- est. Capital.
%. Accid -nts'ments 20 hslla en- Aenali
lis, ell Licdo IN fsrmacis sen d, Al tonic
Yumet y Ma'fn, mlembro de la socieiad V,lly
, Cancio De Ponce. Su e.tsnci, allf ODE zee
al ia la:imiento del sehor Genaro Marin Lasus
- El g n Izooa D,a.. dssde ell P,es,-
dio, ha dedica 10 10 retrsto uyo al director
del per,od,co de Agnari'la .Hl C iollo , Di.
ch col g , lie De lios oarih 'sss { 8 . al coma
Zero se1or lsco. Diss. con tai motive
-. En- ell per.onh que compn e Ia iunta
eon umersd IRA del Censo, N Ag II .dills, 6gursn
como empleados, varias sehor,tss de "a loosli
ded.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17

Temperature mAxims en- las % horqs....s4 {
Id. mfnima il. id ....73.c
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17
Estado Meteorological

Observaoiores del q. s. DEPARTMENT. de
Agriculture. O6oina del tempo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-11-17

Sc han .declarado en- hue'ga toios los CO
cheros de Barcelona, que reunl ,os en- nomero'
SOC grapes pasean por Ia Rambls en- actitud pa
cffca.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12

Among the very few prominent
Democrats who favor expansion ia
u 5. Senator John T. Morgan, Of
Alabama, and the matter is thus
sized up by Editor Mansfield, OF
the Charleston Gazette:
Senator Morgan's views on the
question Of expansion, in the inter
est Of commercial business. are AL
right II commercial business ls the
main purpose Of government. A
bold and desperate man might
make more money by highway rob
berry than by honest WORK, but that
does not justify robbery. II isall
right 20 extend business 10 legiti-
mate way, and so long as the rights
OF others are not invaded TO do il.
The act Of making var on the Fill
pinos TO so bjugate them and conf
scste their country, certainly can
not be justified on the grounds
that It might afford as an oppor-
tunity FOR extending our trade 90
China.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12

Here ia an item from the Charles
ton Gazette that puts new face on
the California climate as q health
resort for consumptives:
The State Board Of Health OF
California bas unanimously passed
resolution In favor Of quarantin-
ing against persons affected with
consumption entering that State.
The climate Of California is sup
posed to be beneficial TO lung
trouble and 10000 persons suffer-
ing from consumption are said to
enter that State each year. The
Board OF Health thinks that while
tho lives q few may be pro
loDged few months on account of
the climate, that the germs Of dis
ease are spread promiscuously and
the disease contracted by thousands
OF Callfornians.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
ANIMuS OF THE DREYFUS PROSE.
CUTION.

Dreyfus fades into infinite insig.
nifcance compared with The immen.
sity Of the issues which were raised
by his trial. He was but the inter
rogation point Of destiny. And
what has been the answer? So far
as relates to the headquarters OF
the French army-where mili,ar.
ism has had free course to work
out lts own darnnatiou by making
the army an idol entitled to claim
the s1crlfce even OF justice to its
interests-the answer has been,
Almost entirely bad. Miitarism
has brought forth after it's kind.
The man has been sacrificed to the
machine nnd sacrificed every time.
Armies are created to give "a nation
independence, courage, self-reli-
ance; but at the French general
stall there was cowardice aud crime.
The instructive thought Of all tie
great army chiefs seems to have
been, We dare not admit u mistake.
We are too weak to dare TO confess
the truth. At any cost of false
hood, perjury. forgery, and even
murder, It is necessary to keep up
the outward appearance Of having
always done right. 1t is better
that one Jew should be done to
death unjustly than that a blow
should be inflicted upon the repu.
tation of the general staff. That
seems to have been their instino.-
tive conviction. They acted upon
1t. and Nemesis has overtaken
them. The injury to their reputa-
ton resulting from a frank, full
admission that a court. martial had
been misled would hardly have
been perceptible outside their own
bureau; whereas the exposure that
mas followed Of the tactics which
hey employed to cover up their
blunder has made them the marx
for the dcrisIon, the scorn, and the
indignation of The world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.

10 al persons holding liens by Judgment or
0therWise, on the real estate. or any parf
thereof. of =. ". Wolf: ''''
IN pursuance Of decree Of the circuit con, Z
OF freston county made In y cause therein
pending, 70 subject tn" real estate Of the said
H. H. "oif To the satisfaction OF tho licrs there.
on you are hereby required TO present IN
c.hIms hSid by you and each of YOU against the
"a l.. ~. Wolf which are lien. ON mis- reai
estate or any paTt of ". for adjuoation 10 me
az my ONCE ~ kingwood. Preston county. Wost
A. d., 1899. - '''
Given under my hand this 10Th day Of Septem.
i9-2 ,-'99 ~. SO COL
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12

The Philadelphia Times gets
funny and says that the Demo
Gratis couldn't elect the Apostle
Paul on the Chicago platform.
Well, the Apostle Paul wouldn't
run on a gold platform. Hear
Him "Inasmuch as we are the
offspring of God, we ought not to
think that the Godhead is like
unto gold" Such language is q
virtual reputation of the McKin.
ley platform Wetzel Democrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
COMMISSIONER $ NOTICE.
COMMISSIONER OFFICE.
h.ngwood, W. Va, Sept 10, 1899.

+. A. Fox's Admir- ct al
=, The above ent tied chancery. by a decrea of
me circuit court Of Preston county. made There
n on The 7th day of September A. y / 90
III loHcf ~ 'hancer', with the following al
IecuohS; i q ascertain and report the real -
tate owned by the deccdent A. Fox me
lie,s nc no CONDITION OF the title thereto tie
ne,.s ma hdrges thereon, their amounts char.
a,ler riiori'ics. and to whom owing: To staie
"uGit ana settle the administration acc. uuta
N'I" W. FOX administ atriX, of tie estate
T q, 20 HtcedSnt. and apporiiun the iers ora
.ihuN' u "ny. iu the hands Of sid .drripistra.
'riN "ino' he cred tors Il the said estate no.
"'u,ns 10 men re pcctive priurities; and that
~ rtlf ~ any 9th pertinent matter which
may be deemed 30 by himself or r.ouireJ %
me parties or any of them
,.. ne pHrtiC. To said eau e. tu.wit: Goorge A.
~, ththilu. and Anna ~. Fox aimiuistr.triv
ma les COX. Nary OK. Robert Fox MAY FoN
-Hine OK John y. Fox, ". e.. Vankirk Henry
iarler, trading as Harper BIO; j. NJ Tnt,
uvch, lefrd Ia rank, JOhu Zotz charles ZrI
,Sr, - ID; Johnson 'iil ing Company. ne anIniu
Ppry Goods onpanj; Thomas A. Grecean. F,.'iE
r. dencrs, EN' cutur of susan LETTERS Lar
prue Co -Uany. ---- Moritz - LIN a.,
gtLtr Unknown parties tr. ding as Mor,tz T"th
y % Tue n orthiugton Tea 90. johu y n "
~ vhn ). Na' Tor Il 60 John Euhl oh.
regard trad ng as Ruhl & co - Y04 .
- exec and other uukuowD parties tr >
ii!s as lodci, N exec g Co L. y i,Cher y r..
STUCK --- kea and other unknown ngr,,.s
,!aGihR as Il II \ 90 Mohtan Coal u COKE 90
=. u ohdttuch and } ... 81 ckson, trading "a
Ior'tuu, b o Russell. Imperial P,rtruit -
lewis !. W hte. 20 IN g.. Brown aud NJ roc. IN
- eS SnEer VIII. therefore, take notice, 4, { on
ne 10Th day uf November. A. ID isSg =, NJ, -
''ihGe IN kiuew cd Preston county. a. IL.
ma proceed to execute said decree.
,. %iNTSh GHGer my h"ni this 10 h day " sep.
). w. wArsoS Comraiss oner.
W2l 30 10 Si2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
STATE or vEsr TIno1rrA

STATE or WEST TGRofNIA
~ rules held in the clerks Office Of the cir
cult court for the county 81 Preston. On the
hrst Monday Of October, 1899
VIM q Brown
: I'm chaucpry
stone ct al J
The object Of this suit Is 20 sui .cet the su-.
Plus money arising from the sale az The real as
iate ~ the chanccry cause Of First NatiouaI
bahk OF GRAFTON. " b 'tOu0 ai. to tie ray
nInt OF the claim Of the plaintiff as trustee for
And " appearing from an AFFIDAVIT flied ip
said cause that the defendant. l. " stone b. not
= Ie.tdent uf this state on motion Of tho plain
WI ~ is ordered that the said defendant he re-
Vulied W appear within one month aftcIf q
ate OF the first pub icatiou Of { is order and
40 what is necessary To- protect his interests
10 b. further o drIcd th this order Boz pub
lished and Upsted as required by law
. \ cory este w WATSON, Clerk
Pub ished FIRST time. October 9TH. 1859
Attest W WAI4ON. Clerk
Brown hyde, Counsel Tor Plaintiff
QO50J 40 s. 7jJ
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WoTIcE 10 LIEN HOLDERS.

To al persons holding liens by Judgment. or
Utherwisc, ON the real estate ,,r sr,v Co. -
the cot, 81 iames Wardwell ''''
10 pur aueo Of decree of the circuit comet
vl I,y-lOn county. made iu - cause therein
PehUnk' ~ subject the real estate OF tie aid
1"IN'- d. ardwe ~ the satis.a, ton of :,
"e.i- 'Hercou. sou are hereby required To- pre-
AGAINST The said james A WardyeIl. which 'ero
.t. OF DIS real estate or any part OF TO- Tor ad.
uli,'lioh, ~ ioe. at my office in Kincw1od.
n ri igi county est virginia. uu OF before TIA
th day 81 ov0mhcr. a ID 1854
"lVen under my hand this 10Th day II sent.
"a. ~, - ". j. W. " Ar4ON.
90 " f' - 10 Commissioner
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12

'dN' ~ hurry. ct al,
The above EMIT ed chancery ceuse nv "a do .
cree OF the circuit court al Preston coDtfV
made therein. on the 9th day O! Sen. nine
u, 1879 having been referred =, mo u,j
slS ca commissioner in Chanccry with fro
III pMlHg Hertluns To ascertain and rsucrt
HHnLt amount OF money was collected by Tia
uelehdant ID. VI. NOtrin.. "a sropi1l .nts,,,,f.'
siuner In the Chdncety cause OF iproes a J,,,rr
SEdlist JOnn Hara ter Admir- and heirs ,rfs.
J. x IRON me sales Of the real estate Of .ofd
1oiil hdtaaer. from whom received and yvheth-
y. a'y. ana II any, how much Of said money
Hilu Tequlieinents OF the DEGREES Of coudrp'a-
W. " w SAID cause and TO whom paid Ais, To-
ascertain anu report the name Of the eve 4
tu.ttIi,HSeIs OF the said lands; whether the said
'rolIlhg gave bond as required by tie decipa,l
oI SAFE I'm said cause. and whether he Wa r,.
HuItu 10 give more than one bond and 4, n
CO any OF the deferred purchase money uofra
We g'Htctcd by said Notsiug before N ~
were que aud by whom paid
also whether said " otIiug exccuted deefs D.,
90 ~ sald purchasers. and wuO. il any. OF the
~ ltois or hclrs or those to whom c,,sfs yy.ro
uut, -lltd 70 receive the amounts to which
t"c( were entitled ard the amour & resprct-
Nty oue Z" each, and that he repor any other
pertinent matter which may b. deemed an %
them. wv '''"0' VI any Ol
q, The parties 70. said cause. to.wit: Robert w.
Hoiroe, special commissioner uIaiufid AMI
James III. Hurry Zur Schnopp w D. Artinr
Eooige Evans. Neil j. FOrtiiey WIN. 81 q,
SaW'ous y VI. Nntrug. J W. Watson. A II
carer. r. Mc'ilIon, j. NJ. Goodwin h. =
OfF. bantel MUsser, Samuel Uarnder o~t 4
Ami Martin defendants, will therefor tat.c
nvlce, mat on the 10Th dav Of October A. ID
''. ai my oihco In Kingwoud Preston count
We, ~-inIa sha proceed 10 execute sad
Given under ny hand this 18th day Of Sep
.92l so 70 SiO s0J W. WATSON. Clerk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
WEST VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE
Average Valuation Per Acre OF Lands
Ina the Several Counties

CHARLESTON w. VA.-The Aud
itor's Office has prepared the follow
ing statement of the average vglua
ton IN 1898 Of lands in West Vir-
ginis:
Barbour. s9.47; Berkeley, s13. 90;
Boone, 1920; Braxton, s4.3-:
Brooke. s3i II; Cabell, 81. SO; Cal
houu, 1888; Clay. 81. go; bod
bridge. 81 80; Fayette, So 81; Gil
mer, s3.29; Grant, So. 70; Green
brier, s6.S7; Hampshire, s4.74:
Hancock, $26 10; Hardy, s4.S2:
Harrison, s17.75: Jackson, 1913;
j, fferson, s3l.6i; Kanawha. Sc. 80:
Lewis. 80 so; Lincoln, 1886; Lo-
gan, 81. &C; Marion. SI4 90; Mar
shall, tl7.35: Mason, sl2O4; Mer-
Ger. 1914, Mineral. SO. 40; Mingo.
s2.97; Monongalia, Sl3 90; Monroe,
SOL; Morgan, S4.48; Mcdowell.
s3.49; Nicholas, s3.11; Ohio,
$39.05; Peasants, 49, 20; Pendle-
ton, $3.50; Pocahontas, So Al;
Preston, 81 SO; Putnam, $7.3l;
Raleigh, 1891; Randolph, $500;
Richie. se.s8; Roane, 81. SO; Sum.
mers. $500; Taylor, s14.31; Tuck
err, 3.76; Tyler, So. 70; Upshur,
1892; Wayne. 1908; Webster.
$500; Wetsel, 1886; Writ, s7.17;
Wood, 1851; Wyoming, s4.55.
1t will be seen from the above
that Preston is way down and the
valuation entirely too low. 1t gives
us a bad showing abroad and leads
outsiders to believe that we are
still in how ling wilderness Of red
brush and snake dens, whereas
Preston will compare very favorably
with any part Of the State. except
about half dozen of the best
counties. The valuation being 80
low makes the taxes seem very high
and scares away prospective settlers
and investors. When any man or
firm thinks of coming to the coun
ty to buy property and invest
money in homes and business. the
first thing thy look up or ask
about is the valuation of property
and rate OF taxation, and when the
figures are obtained, they conclude
that we are taxed to death, and
have nothing either, and they stay
away and go somewhere else. Still
our people kick on raising the as
sessment, when in the long run II
would be real benefit to them.
The tax rate could then be lowered
aud the taxes be no more than nj
present, and our showing abroad
be so much better. We hope The
gentlemen who are now engaged in
re valuation Of our real estate
Will take these matters under con-
sideratIon.
The above figures from the Audi
tors office show that Boone county
has he lowest valuation of any II
the State, 50 20, with Pendleron a
good second at 80 30 per acres.
Both these counties are at leasr
nifty years behind the times.
Brooke stands at the head of the
lIst with IN average valua ion of
s37.7l per acre. and Jefferson
comes next with S31.64 per acre.
Monongalia county, lying right
alongside Preston, averages mp at
$3.50 per acre, nearly three times
that o. Preston. Then Taylor. also
adjoining us, shows up at S14.31
per acre. Barbour, on the south.
is about double at $9.47, and
Tucker is nearly equal at 1916
per acre. Give us higher stan
dard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
CALLING DOWN
The Editor or the Journal, Who
Does Not Seem to be Posted.

The editor of the Journal is
either getting so careless in some
OF his statements or displaying
such inexcusable ignorance, one or
the other, that we feel it our broth
erly duty to call him down little.
lie stated recently that 4. was the
Democratic papers of the State
that were criticising the University,
and gave out the idea that it was a
political matter and that they were
doing 1T because Of the Republican
administration. Is it possible that
school man like the editor of the
Journal has failed to see or learn
of the several pages Of very severe
criticism Of the University, in the
last issue of the State School Jour.
nal, written by j. Russell Trotter,
the editor and State Superintendent
Of Schools, and q graduate OF the
University, and who knows what
he Is talking about? 1t is the big
gest roast ever given the University
by any paper, and Bro. Whetsell
will hardly charge the School
journal, or Trotter either, with
being Democratic. Then, again,
the Charleston Mail Tribune, the
special organ of the Republican
State administration, has been
publishing some severe criticisms
OF the University. We could name
number of other Republican pa
pers, but it seems that the Journal
editor does not read the papers.
Then, again, he states that the
largest number of students en-
rolled in the University under the
Democratic administration was 1925,
while 1T is up to 900 under the Re.
publican administration. More de.
plorable ignorance, and specially
on the part Of All ex .Su perintendent
OF Schools. The catalogue of the
University for the school year of
lS96-'97, the last year under the
Democratic administration, shows
an enrolment of 465 bona fide
students, and no summer quarter
padding or fake correspondence
student enrolment about it. Now
for the last year. The Presidents
report shows the following enroll.
ment, Fall, Winter and Spring"
(the regular school year, GA.
Additional In SUMNER" (the
summer quarter,) 100. Correspon-
dence students 100, or q grand
total of s74, but only 744 who at
tended the University, but none Of
1t bears the Journal man out in
his statements.
The only trouble or criticism of
the University is the imported,
impractical, extravagant and fad
ish" President, who will likely be
unloaded before very long, and
there is no politics in it. The
Shepherdstown Register, one of the
ablest Democratic papers of the
State, publishes strong and well
written defense of the University
and it's President, so it is no use
for the Journal to try to make a
political issue of the matter.