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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
VALENTINE TO UNCLE SAM.

written tor the Nrsus
on Unc.c sam, We wise old seer (p)
Who snee WAS joy and pride
Pray. look. before ypu tread So far
Lest evil IN ~ betide
Oh pause and think about y~ur honr.
Your baostei freedom here.
ieiore you strive tv grasp the world
And add /. 10 your ,pho,e.
Remember we'll those hcathen lads
Are stubbo naht tn or
they'd 6e IA chaf N,tNoH u ,ne MIA.
Ious poor mortals here.
You have the red aud black man nu,
A al million, OF white slaves
Nho hear the clauk uf GOLDEN CmA.N,
That haunt thom to their grave.
Reuember freedom Is your cry
An freedom is your right,
Why not award the same Co those
VINO are of heathsn bhyHt?
Pay Uncle sam dear Uuelo sam,
Don't DC like beasts of prey,
You lately made n noble score,
Now lot the heathen play.
Don't launch your boat on stormy shoai, j,
Don't stand on Sin king sand
Or soon you'll be compelled TO keep
Great armies in command,
Don't initiate tho hcbalne
"A wild expansive haze,
Live out those pledges that YOU took
In yonr once useful days
Remember Rome once ruled the world.
And in her boastod might,
She soon became corrupt ~ siu,
Her deeds as black us night.
Remember Spain was also great
Aud loved expansion too,
But bye and bye she s,,w her fate
Aud met her Wat erloo.
Remember you are doing now
Just what you once deserted.
M"ntla's lighting now for what
The Cubans bled and dIed.
Dear Uncle Sam, please do explain
what tho,e poor souls have dOue.
That you should take them ~ the throar
And claim them ns your own
II Cub ba's sons did need your aid
TO lift the spanish yoke;
Dom I kill the poor Manila lads
by thousands al one strolSs
-oAlA IA NDER
GAINESVILLE, VIVA Ecu IL, le09
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
THE PHILIPPINES
VIII Fight Us To The litter End.

Here Is an extract from the Morgan
town New Dominion giving the views
of nn officer of our Navy, now at
Morgantown on leave Of absence
Ensign Leps was in Manila. but tive
weeks, but in that time had chance
to get thoroughly disgustel with the
native Philippines. They are worth
less set and will never be ready 10 be-
citizens OF this country. Tnere is but
two things to do. One of these is 70
let them go and the other is - extcr-
inmate them. They win not submit
TO peaccable annexation au5 they are
being armed, drilled and made more
efficient every day for the death CRAP.
Pile that is inevitable betwaen them
and the soldiers and sailors from this
country.
Tie longer this is put off the worse
it will be for the brave boys who are
forced TO do it quietly and see the prep
arations which are beiug made TO xiii
as many OF them and their coinrndes
as possible The navy aud the army
are against annexation and should
they be allowed % settle IL they would
lot the heather CO.
The feeling Of friction between the
Germans and the Americans has not
been exaggerated aHd they are ready
10 fight at the drop Of The hat. Ever
man IN the navy wants 10 fight the
Dutchmen and when ever the sailors
get ashore together they fight like
tigers. The Americans and the
English ,nbine and thresh the lads
from the Fatherlands 10 the Queens
taste.
The vessels under Dewey watch the
German warships very closely and
several times they have been OH the
verge Of scrappin0. Az one time dur
ing the lombard ment Of Manila IL
looked like the Germans intended %
interfere when some one noticed n
curious look about an English war.
saip which bld taken u, % position b,-
tween tnc Grrnans and the American
Closer inspecG ,u showed the reprrs,..
tlGyr ~ JoAun1 linil was -trippo ID,
.c,Ian auI ready on The slightest .uuy.
from Use kraut 81 trs O. gD after tuc
loHd and strong.
Jeps was ,cnl so ShanVhni. ,vi,rr
be re uuinei until Cur stp.a. dav when
orders came 90 rcp,rt 90 nome .5 U..,.
and bee loft for thi, country and af-
rive here aiier uoutu trlvr..
Ilc has many rel o. of tnc Bzhi at
Manila when the spani.ti- wore ink
and give, mtst cuter,4tn.n2 descrip.
tion of the appearanct "f hr -nnNeu
wrecks wbica still strys t,teaiip t-r
tors Of what Dewey ap t,it snra up.icr
bis com nand cHn tI tHsn tuer tal<s a
nOtion to attend O., Uu iurss
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
Man and His Shoes.
ITo BIZ Continued

How much a man is like his shoes
For instance, both sole may lose
Both have been tanned; both are made
tight
BY cobblers; both get left and right
And both are made To go on feet.
They both need hceling, oft are sold
And both in time will turn TO mold.
With shoes, the last is first with men
The first shall be last when
The shoes wear out they're mended
new;
When men wear out, they're men dead
too:
They both are trod upon, and both
VIII tread on others, nothing loath.
Both have their ties, and both incline,
When polished, la the world To shine
And both peg cut. Now, would you
choose
To be man or be his shoes
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23

Immediately servo percmp,ory inandanus Is
sued tonight by Judge Wilson sig theodore a
camp,
My question being pretty thoroughly
answered, L went back and continued
my walk, but before five minutes had
passed the operator canc out and hand.
cd me u message 1t was from Fred,
and read thus:
Camp, Baldwin, md lawyer went at once TO
house ~ JUdgo Wilson, whore thvy staid an
hour. They thUn returned with Judge 20 sta
ton, and after CiSpatching "A telegram have
taken STATS in train TOR Ash Forks. leaving
hero at J;-S. shan return with thvin.
y bigger idiot than l could have un-
delStoo! the move. ! was 10 IL hauled
before Judgo Wilson ly means of mum
daInus proceedings, ana. rs lac was com.
ing to Ash FORKS solely TO obligc Mr..
Camp and was notoriously a q. :.
judge, he would unquCstiona,y declare
the letters the property Of lie. Camp
and order thCir delivery.
Apparently / had my choice Of Icing
"a trailer 20 Madgc. Cf going 60 prison
for contempt OF court, {. of running
AWAY, which was not far off from ac.
knowlcdging that had done something
wrong. 1 didn't like any one OF tho
options.
-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
Converted 10 Free Silver.

From the Rochester tN " Times.
No political event OF recent occur
renee In this state is fruught with more
Significance than the conversion To
Chicago platform principles of the
widely known journalist, MIR w. j.
Connsrs, OF Buffalo.
For tae past Two years MIR Conners,
with his two newspapers, the Courier
and the Enquirer, has fought the re-
juvenated Democracy with all the
weapons and arguments at his com-
N nd, and in 1876 he openly urged The
eleeuon of Mex nley.
But the change OF front Of Mr. Con.
rers Is radical and complete Sat
urday last tho announcement was
nade public that hvncefOrLh the two
newspa perso mentioned will heartily
support the Chicago platform, and in
an interview by Buffalo Times re-
porter, Mr. Conners permitted u TO be
understood that he desired no better
candidate TO support next year than
Hon. VIM. j Bryan.
From the Buffalo Times we clip the
following:
1T is IL local political upheayel, -
said a well known politician at the
Hotel Iroquois Monday who was dis.
cussing tRe matter with party Of
friends
AS understand IL. when Mr.. Con
ners was in New York recently he
weat TO the Hotel Bartholdi, where
Mr. Bryan was stopping, and called
upon him. That in itself was very
significant matter. Two gold papers
going over TO Bryan, free silver and
the Chicago platform all in IA lump
looks serious ] wonder il other cities
will be affected ia the same way II
the geld Democratic papers in New
York and Brooklyn will follow suit ali
over the state IL will surely mean a
free silver delegation TO the next ma.
tIOual convention"
Up TO 1893 Mr. Conners had been a
Republican and ia 1896 he was in full
sympathy with tine gold money SOC
trine. a declaration coming from hin
that he has been converted TO the
principles represented by William Jeu-
nings Bryan and the Chicago platform
is an important matter. After two
years Of Sighting against the Dem
ocratic party Mr.. Conners finally sur
renders and gets in line with Mr.. Bryan
and the principles as represented in
the Chicago platform.
The above is another STRAW" show.
ing now dead" free silver is-aIsv
showing the enormous iunu nee q
ID ck CrsScr outside OF tho metropolis
For much of the time during tine pist
three years. the Rochester Times ha.
cen the only daily paper in tie I'm
pire State that has unHinclinglv ami
through all weatbcrs. supported that
new Declaration OF Independence. '
the Chicago platform. For the good
Of the ctuse. the Times viii be glad to
pIrt with this distinction, and wc
heartily welcome the co.opcra;ion OF
Mr Conners papers in supporting the
policies Of Lincoln BrPu Olicanism and
Of JefI,rgonian, Jachsonisn and Brynn
Democracy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
The AIlPrevsIent.

Zip
And the Grip
Has got its nip
Oa your neck,
And you'fs wreck.
YOU cough
Your head and your heels IN.
AEi your arms 8ni your legs of.
And your hand, and your f,et oH
And still YOU cough;
Aud yonr remains
Are fu.l Of aches and pains.
700 take no pleasure iu your friend,
AID $40 the ends
Thou aini's 40 are the Grips.
From Maine 70 California.
From the mountains 90 the sea.
The OLD sweet song
Has ail gone wrong
And the chorus is misery.
on, for ray Of sunshine,
OBJ. f0r - spot 81 blue.
ls the leaden sky
10 tickle Tho eye
And pull our liyers through.
Say. Grip,
Won't you get on 10 our tip
And skiP?
Or $50 ruu 70 say
fn vigorous way.
"n u"rn' .'D D--u 2" again.
Aud thc v e Hd.
jsir IN sraad "Amsn."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23

Americas Greatest
Medicine is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form of
Impure blood, from
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands of people
Testify that Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures
Scrofula, Salt Rhcum,
Cyl pcPs;a, Malaria,
Catarrh, Rheumatism
And That Tir>d
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hoods
And only Hoods.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
From Way Above Beverly,

biOm way hhONc bt1cIlYt
Jan. %. 1899.
My Deer jeff IL see from the Enter
prise you have a great scheme on egg
nog. ] am man OF standing in this
community and a Dmicrat political
boss, but don't say anything to them
Beverly fellcrs about when YOU come
mp here. they would all come along /
don't know what your politics are. but
that don't make mo- difference. ! have
just had the grip and need something
ia your line, as eggn0g has been very
scarce here since the election. / am
wiling 20 board you and give you the
best room in the house and don't keor
IL you stay twelve months. ] will fur
nish :be eggs and milk free Of charge.
as ] wish you TO understand that am
no hog IL / have snout.
Hartily yours,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
JEPR'S $4,000 COLUMN.
Devoted 10 Deacon Brown aud Rev.
kilduw
From The Dan TUCKER Adv, cate.
ONk FROM MS tEAroS


kildow
From The Dan Tucker Advocate.
oNk FROM rHg bKAcoS.
kingwood w Va. Jan. e6. 1890 -
Ny Dear Jetf IL have had a spell OF
the kind OF grip that has bcvn going
oa the rounds the city k,nl. II "a
entirely new farglcd ind Wlep
YOU first take il YOU fee, hiiariuus-
jus, aS II you'd been using Preston
apple ,cIS. rot il the other day an.
fel. powerful trisky, but concluded /
had better consult a physician and Il,
told me 10 use plenty OF Rock and RYE
did 50, and the result was forthcnm.
ins. sang, danced anti wh ,opel
even went so far as To boiler for Me
nley, said the Wheeling L gi,ter
tol the truth anl wore John MoGraw
was "a N.h.ist. This came near yettiae
me INTO trouble, the committee called
meeting aud was about To Dire me AZ
the Preston Democratic boss, but |
prevailed upon the committee To hear
my statement, and after mature con-
siderati, n the committee as IA whole
Joined mo In taking this new tangled
grip and we all had night OF It, aud
the white winged doyc OF peace once
more hovors oyer the landsca pc
Shades OF Andrew Jackson If you
just take my kind of grip get my kind
of Rock and Rye, and put some OF your
eggnog iato it. What time you
could haye. Try IL and send me the
result.
Come over as soon as you can and we
Will make some OF Kildow's patent
egSnog. Jim Whites cow gives plenty
Of rnilk and we have eggs TO burn over
here. l must close as my head feels us
big MS young lawyers with his nrst
case before Justice. but hope To be
all right in u few days.
Yours for keeps,
DEACON Blows, of the Argus.
Ever since the Rev. preacher-editor,
OF the Beverly Enterprise, published
10 the world our new oggnog scheme
we have been constantly besioged with
letters from Randolph relative 10 The
matter. Below We give "a couple OF
samples -
Boverly, w. Va, Jan 27, 1899.
My Dear Mr.. Lipscomb;-
see by tho Enterprise that you have
a patent on the e9gnog business.
wish you would come up here as soon
as you possibly can. We have lots OF
cows and eggs up here and would bc
no trouble for YOU TO get the mill, and
eggs. am awful anxious Co cultivate
your acquaintance, AS ] think YOU are
the man am looking for. BE sure
and not say anythi ing TO nobody about
! his matter, because ain IA kind OF an
| inteunerite preacher and fiji most OF
Rev Kildow's appointments during
campaign times " hen he can't preach
for fear OF saying something about the
| tariff. If any thing like this would get
out on me it would cast u cloud OF sus.
picion on me and there might be
trouble. II you bring along sack OF
grub you can sleep in my barn.
never do things by halves. Don't say
anything 10 Kildow, either, for he ha,
been getting in a lot OF eggs and milk
on subscription. don't say he would
join us, bat IL looks kind OF suspicious.
| When you come up tie blue ribbion
on your left finger so that there will
be no mistake ] wouldn't miss you
Tor the price of bay steer.
Your truelY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23

That may rot look particularly iutcl-
ligiblc, but If the Phonix operator had
been talking over the phone % me ho
couldn't have said any palmer:
shoriG yavapai county ash forks arizona be
90 railroad station thrco forty five foday 80
meet trein arriving from phosnix prepared o.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
FURNITURE
AND CARPETS

In America, and save you many dollars.
Cold you invest a cent TO better adj
tantngei Think il over.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-23
WEST BOUND.

Trains marked s. stop regularly. and train
markell y, are hag stations. other trains do no
stop. I'M ScnHYyEH,
Gen. Passenger Agent
p. 3. HAHrIN, Manager Passenger Traffic.
A. j. BoEAFIELD, Ag't at Tunnelton
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-17
IT WAS A TERRIFIC FIGHT
ARMED Beers BROKE UP THE
UITLANDERs' MEETING.
The Police Were Passive Spectators--Th e
Whole Interior of the Hall
Was Wrecked.

London, Jan. 16,-The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, who
confirms the report that the Johannes
burg meeting on Saturday was broken
up by armed and organized beers, says:
The beers occupied the buildings
quite an hour before the commencement
of the meeting and from the galleries
threw down boxes, chairs and tables
upon the utlanders in the arena With
in Is minutes terrible fighting was in
progress. The whole interior was
wrecked. the police remaining passive
spectators, and the wreckage made a
huge pile on the main floor of the hall.
At one point in the fighting the police
caught a young boer trying to set fire
to the debris but they liberated him
after a mild rebuke.
AT this point a fresh contingent of
beers invaded the hall fiourishing sticks
and iron bars and attacking every uit-
lander they came across unarmed. The
uitlanders made for the door, escaping
after terrific scufiie. in which many
We're injured. Outside the hall they
formed up waiting for further attack
The beers then held meeting inside,
wrecked the hall, emerged and marched
TO the police barracks. cheering the
government and hooting the uitlanders.
Huge crowds thronged the streets
throughout the night. The censorship
at Johannesburg is very strict, but the
latest kilograms say that many scenes
Of violence occurred in the streets after
the meeting. Matters had begun to look
ugly when the police commandment per-
suaded the beers to depart. the En-
glish remaining behind and singing the
national anthem. Two Englishmen who
We're arrested after the meeting for dis
turbing the peace We're ultimately re-
leased. President Kruger and the boer
authorities are said to be greatly an
noyed, because the president had prom
ised to permit the meeting if conducted
in orderly fashion,"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-17
THEY WILL CO TO MANILA
Mckinley Will Appoint Phil
ippine Commission.
DEWEY TO BE A MEMBER
Vital Importance of the Archipelago to
American Trade and Influence.
No Idea of Trading
the Islands.

Washington Jan. 16.-The commits
sion which the president is about to
appoint to proceed to the Philippines
will not be subjected to the confirm
alton of the United States senate, but
will be named under reserved authority
of the president, and it's expenses will
be paid out of the appropriations. 1t is
not expected to commit the United
States government to recognition of the
independence of the natives, nor is it
to frame scheme of government for
the islands, as was the case in the Ha-
waiian commission. Undoubtedly, how
ever, the commissioners will unofficially
confer with the natives and advise with
the military authorities, it being felt
mere that men of their experience and
qualifications will be valuable coun-
sellers in the conditions now existing.
1t is believed that the natives can be
kept from hostilities until the arrival
of the commission at Manila and then
it is hoped that the best results will
follow the visit, including the reassur-
ances of the natives upon many points
as to which they are now doubtful 1t
also will be perceived that by the APP
pointment of the commission, the pres
ident is granting the appeal of some
of the best Filipinos, who are confident
that both sides will be enlightened by
its creation, and declare that the Unit
ed States government will be shown
that the abilities of the Filipinos, for
government, have been underestimated,
while the Filipinos themselves will be
induced to have patience before insist
ing upon government.
SO far as can be gathered, the presi-
dent has not completed the list of the
commissioners. Surprising that he in
cludes General Otis and Admiral Dewey,
he would add the names of President
Schurman of Cornell university and
Professor Worcester of Ann Arbor He
has under consideration the name of
Charles DENLY as the last member, but
as Mr.. DENLY is engaged with the war
investigation commission at present,
with an indefinite programme before
him, he has not positively decided to
appoint him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-17
A BATTLE FOR SENATOR
Deadlock Expected in the Penn
sylvania Legislature.
QUAYS MEN CONFIDENT
Fifty-Two Members Pledged Not to Vote
for the Senior Ssnator-Anti-Quay
Forces Certain He Will Not
Be REFLECTED

harrisburg, Pa, jan 16.-The battle
for United States senator will open in
earnest tomorrow with the taking of
the first ballot in the senate and the
house. The two houses will vote sepa-
rately at o'clock in the afternoon and
in joint assembly on Wednesday. The
fight is between Senator Quay backed
by the 109 senators and. members who
took part in the republican caucus;
George A. jerks of Brookville, the can
didate of the democratic caucus, and
half dozen "favorite sons" nominated
by the anti-Quay republican legislators.
With the democrats and anti-Quayites
voting for their candidates, the indica-
tions are that there will be dead lock.
State Chairman Elkin and Senator
Penrose are directing the Quay cam
paign from headquarters at the Locliel
hotel They said tonight there was
no doubt of the speedy reelection CT
the senior senator. Neither side will
give any figures to show they propose
to elect or defeat Mr.. Quay.
The features of to-day's skir,nish
were the resignation of David Martin,
as secretary of the commonwealth, and
the conference of the anti-Quay repub-
tin was elected in November to the
senate from the eighth Pennsylvania
district and expected to qualify to-
morrow, after the change in the state
administration. He changed his mind
this evening and sent his resignation
to Governor Hastings, to take effect
upon its acceptance. The resignation
was promptly accepted and Mr.. Martin
will qualify in the morning. The SEN
a leaders
anti-Quay movement, and rumor was
current to-day that Governor-elect
Stone, who is in sympathy with the
Quay movement, would not send his
cabinet appointments to the senate to-
morrow, but would withhold them until
the senatorial fight is over.
There We're present at the anti-Quay
conference Al of the So senators and
members pledged not to vote for Sena-
tor Quay, while he is under indictment
in the Philadelphia courts. The five
absentees were accounted for to the
satisfaction of their associates. Con-
gresham John Dalzell, Congressman
Charles Stone and ]. F. Downing, who
have also entered in the fight by the
anti-Quay people, are on the ground
looking over the situation. Ex-senator
Durham issued statement late to-
night claiming that only "a republicans
had attended the anti-Quay caucus,
and this number, even if II should vote
against him, would be insufficient to
prevent his election. He declared his
absolute certainty of Senator Quay's
reelection
Senator Flynn denied Senator Dur
hams statement with reference to the
republicans present at the antl-Quay
conference, and added:
Senator Quay has but 113 votes, three
of which will not be cast for him to-
morrow, bringing his total down 20
no."