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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
DOMESTIC DISCORD.
Marriage 4 Failure Right Here In
KingwOOd.

There has been enough domestic dis
cord in certain circles of this town.
during the past few weeSs, TO dis
courage an old bachelor for the rest OF
his natural life Take Major Field,
for instance, who is just now living
picture Of marriage "A failure and has
had troubles OF his own" enough 10
last whole family for several gep-
erations. On the 9th Of August last
the Major married big. Guo looking
girl from Pittsburg. named Cora John
son. She had come out FROM the dog
day dust and heat of the city for a
vacation visit in the mountains OF the
''Buckwheat County" and was stop
ping with Col Bill McPeck out in the
red brush section OF Haclllebarnar
visiting his daughter and prospectin,
for game. She met Major Fields ami
charmed him on sight and they were
married in haste. week or two
after they met. They then moved TO
town and the Maj + purchased the King
wood Meat Market and opened out ,
livery stable ami bought property and
went to house keeping. but trouble
began brewing very shortly after the
wedding and before the honeymoon
had passed the first quarter. His yife
turned out TO be regular sport and
many tales and much gossip has been
IN circulation about her Finally her
family and friends began to nr.i,e
and make more trouble. Her brother
in-law, John Spahr. came on from
Plttsburg and purchased the beef shop
without dollar TO put in Il and the
Major and he Spahred around about it
Tor several days, first one breaking IN
ana taking possession and then the
other, with Is high as four locks ON
the door at one time. Finally the
constable settled matters by taking
charge and leyyirg on it. Then j. w.
Johnson, the girls father, took q hand
In the Majors affairs and tried to get
MN TO deed his property over to his
wife, which hG refused 20 do, but they
worked him in various WAYS till tbev
busted him up and finally left for
Plttsburg, carrying of everything
they could get their hands ON. The
MAJOR says that Johnston persuaded
his wife to leave him and caused most
OF the trouble and that he "iell among
thieves and vas skinned out OF about
thousand dollars altogether. but
That he will come out all right vet.
The Major and Constable Fawcett fol.
lowed them to Morgantown to try to
recover some Of the property they took.
ana telephoned ahead and had the
police over there TO hold his wife till
they arrived, but as they were late in
getting there, they had let then go on
to PittsOurg with the plumber The
Morgantown papers published their
side of the case, which was mostly
incorrect. The woman is clearly an
adventures and the Major has had a
dear lesson
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
HoWesyille.

correspondence Of The Argus
0ohn CIeyinger of Irona, was visiting at Fair.
mont from Saturday until Monday.
Adom Gross and wife Of Watson, arrived
saturday for a weeks visit with his father
N. C. Gibson, of Tunnelton, spent several
hours here Tuesday looking after coal land.
w r.. Shaner spent Saturday and sunday
with his family at Kingwood.
n. j. cGnDis has moved his family from
here to Rowlesburg.
S, w. willhide, of Grafton. was here Friday
setting up monument in memory of the late
j. H. RicKelman.
Mrs Ida Helms has moved from near Reeds
vile to her home place near Hopeweu.
Miss Ollie Squres is going to live at Kingwood
this winter at Mr.. Geo Williams
Teams have been working tho past week
moving property from s. llartley's ulac. TO
Jacky AIiler's.
Mss Agnes Myers, daughter of Geo. Myers
who has been sick for the past two weeks. we
are sorry to say is not improving
Geo. Myers was in Wheeling Monday. lie re.
turned home Tuesday.
Thomas Shaw Of Grafton, is visiting atD. r..
Millers residence.
V. f. Cooke spent Saturday night and sunday
in Pennington, visiting his brother, j. b.
Cooke.
Geo. Cooke and family, OF Grafton, arrived
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with their
parents.
August Hainman Is the champion on rab u.s.
II is said he has captured nearly q hundred
this fall.
Wishing everybody to have fat turkey for
Thanksgiving.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
/, PROMISE FOR THEFUTURF.

Our readers must bear with us
for awhile as we are now putting in
power press and making ready to
greatly improve the paper in size
and appearance. but it is - big job
to set up large press and get it to
work just right and generally takes
n month or two to get it adjusted
properly. Any printer or press
man knows the complications and
difficulties to overcome, which can
only be done with time and pa.
thence, but the general public can
hardly understand the matter,
hence this explanation ard apology
and promise for the future. Last
week, we tried to print the inside Of
the paper on our power press as
soon as we got 1T up and wo made a
sorry job Of it. This week we print
again or it and do little better;
but not nearly good enough yet
to suit us. However, we expect to
do still better next week and keep
on improving till we make the
paper thing of beauty and Joy
forever. AS soon as we use up the
paper we have on hand now, we
will enlarge the paper and give our
readers much more reading matter
and new style of type. We this
week placed an order with large
paper mill for ton of book paper
of larger size made specially for US.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

A petition was started in this
town last week addressed to Con-
grcss protesting against seating
Representative Roberts, from Utah,
because he used TO have three
wives. We were invited to sign it,
and upon examination, We found il
headed by VI. II. Murdock, who
was also the only man on it at that
time, and as he is supposed to DO
dead 30 far as the law is concern
ed, since he has % committee to do
business for him, and the said
committee had not endorsed or
authorized his signature, we pro.
test against the authority Of it and
declined to sign said petition.
Later.-So far the above name is
the only one on the petition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

In addition to the Schley home
fund which grows slowly, owing to
Dewey's fiuke in popularity, there
Is being made huge punch bowl
and silver service, from the
$4,000 bunch of coins recovered
from TIE Christobal Colon. The
design will commemorate the vic.
tory at Santiago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

The Journal last week makes
some mean little filings at "Zephi-
niah Broomsedge," one of The
ARGUS staf reporters, because ne
poked fun at the Electric Light
Plant, and claimed that he had no
right to criticise town affairs be-
cause he had not paid any town
taxes. since he has only been here
a few months, but after all, MIR.
Broomsedge is ready to compare
tax receipts with the editor Of the
Journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

If eve shall know each other
there" some of the people who
are getting up petitions against
Roberts for having three wives,
will be sorry for it when they all
meet on the other shore, for
Roberts will not be the comfy
pebbls on the beach" over there
and will rather Lave the laugh on
some of his prosecutors, of the
earth, earthly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

The friends Of Admiral Scblcy
in Washington-aud there are
many Of them interpret the de-
feat Of Governor Lowudcs in Mary
land as a robukc TO the naval clique
that ha5 persisteu,ly underworld to-
minimize Schley's work %, Santiago
aud to magnify that Of Admiral
Sampson The President wts
warned early during lhe summer
by leading Republicans, headed by
Cen. Felix Agnus Of the Bait
more American, that The treat
ment Of Schley by Tive Navy DE.
partment, was q sore su5jecs with
Marylauders, aud the results show
that in Frederick county, the home
OF Admiral Schley, o Republican
majority Of 900 in 1896 has been
turned into q Democratic majority
Of 700. And there are other losses
IN Republican counties which can
only be accounted for on The same
grounds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
SUPREME COURT CASES.

The Supreme Court last week
handed down decisions in couple
OF cases from this county of inter
est to several parties. Ono that OF
Harrison linn against man
named Dawson, who used to work
In the planning mill at Tunnelton.
The case was tried two or three
times In the Justice Court and two
or three times in the Circuit Court.
Z. j. Crogan was attorney for
Dawson, and stuck to him through
all the Courts till he won the case
for him. Took it to the Supreme
Court, where Judge Holt, of this
Court, is reversed and the case dis
missed in favor Of Dawson. The
opinion of the Supreme Court is
handed down by Judge English.
til
The other case is that of Lucien
Spurgeon against Jesse Spurgeon,
IN which the former claimed the
home place of his father, the de-
fendant, as the latter had given it
to him to keep him. Afterwards
the old man laid claim to the farm
and tried to get it back, but the
Circuit Court here decided IN favor
of Lucien, and 1T was taken up to
the Supreme Court by the attor-
neys for the old man, and the
the judgment of the lower Court
affirmed. The opinion is handed
down by Judge NJ. III. Dent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

We presume that Mr.. Roberts, of
Utah, will feel a little timid at.first
when he comes In contact with
that body of highly moral public
men known as Congress.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

AS q petition IS out here against
seating Roberts on account Of three
wives, we have decided to get up q
petition to Congress protesting
against the Sultan Of Sulu being
allowed to have twelve wives and
this Government paying him $1O,.
900 year to keep them. The par
ties who sign the petition against
Roberts on account Of three wives,
should be four times as anxious to
sign the one against the Looloo
Sultan Of Sulu for having twelve
wives.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

If the Journal is going 10 cham.
pion the mismanagement of the
Electric Light Plant of this town.
1T Will have about the toughest lob
1t has over tackled, and the most of
it's own crowd dead against it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
THANK YOUl

Bro. SlidcIl Brown, Of the King,
wood ARGUS. has just put in his
Office splendid new Campbell
cylinder press and q great amount
VI new type and other material.
Bro. Brown publishes one Of the
sWc'ost and most prosperous pa
pcrs in The Sato lie deserves to
prosper and has our congra,ula.
ii"".-M orgau'owu Dominion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

Ex Speaker Rc,d's reference 20
the vote in OHIO BOO p.ccb m.dc
at the annual banquet ofrhr Ncw
York Chamber OF Commerce, bus
been much talked about BOB wash
ingtou, and is calculated o make
those Republicans who have been
disposed to regard Mr. NcKinlcy's
re election as matter OF course.
do some thinking. Mr. Reed said:
"The Republican candidate had
but 10000 plurality (McKiulcy
majority in the state iu GO was
100000 while third candidate
had log, 900 votes In ,hc old
days when majority over aIl was
required there would have been no
election"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

There is every evidence that in
the foot race now going on in the
Philippines, General Otis intends
to be heard from at the finish in
the "also ran" class.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30

All this emotional excitement
against Roberts, The Utah Con-
gresham, is inconsistent and hypo
critical, and the petitions to Con-
gress protesting against his being
seated, ought not cut any figure
with that body or influence the law
in any way whatever Roberts is a
Mormon and had three wives be-
fore The law was passed ubolishing
polygamy, and now because he
continues to supper, them, as any
decent man would DO, instead Of
casting them out TO slarye on go to
the poor house or to the devil, %
lot Of old women and cranks, and
some well meaning people who
have not investigated the matter,
are raising q howl aboutIt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
Kingwood, November 30. 1899

1t is hoped that the next time
the American people make a dona,
ton to hero, they will take the
precaution to learn his matrimonial
intentions in advance.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
more orless.

more or less. II
DEsCRTTIoN This tract Of land lies abont
two mi IS from townsville. in Kingwood dis
trlct, and Is the same tract that was convened
TO ID. e. DeyLrs by Joseph Sisler and wife in
1874, and the same that was purchased by the
defendant hartley, from the undersigned Speo-
lal Commissioner, in March. 1898 IL - S,ns
Edward boy e. other lands of said Hartley
ana others, and is reputcd TO be a desirable
htte farm In Il good state of cultivation per.
sons desiring to purchase the same. can get any
iniormation desired, as to the quality of the
land improvements, coal, &c, by aIli,n0 ON
Edward Doyle or Or Hartley T. WI
TERMS OF NALE.-So much cash i'm hand on
the day OF sale as will be sufficient TO pay tho
costs OF suit and expenses of sale-perhaps ESQ
ana Tor the residue upon credit of threel and
SIX months, the purchaser executing int4rest
bearing notes with good personal securitT. for
the deferred payments. ~ va
sale Will commence at one O'Clock N m
II. w. MONROE, Special Com'r
kingwood. W. Va, Nov. l3, 1899.
hereby certify that bond has been given by
above commissioner. according TO law and AZ
required 10y the decree in said cause.
NI Io" IL SID y. w WATSON. Clerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
COMMISSIONERS SALE.
Frocland d Cassidy
Equity.


Sarah A. Herring ct. al. !
by virtue of decree of the Circuit Court Of
Preston county, West Virginia rendered at the
sept mhcr term, 1893, iu the above entitled
cnancery cause the undersigned Special Com
missioner, will ON
Monday, December Hth, 1899,
at the front door of tho court bouse Of said
county, oncrat public auction to the highest
real estate
! - Acye Lot in Terra Alta,
being Tho Same conveyed 10y James W. Smith TO
sarah a. and Thomas Il. Herring by deed OF
April 3Ist. 1897.
TERMS or SALE Enough cash in hand TO
pay the costs Of suit and expenses of sale and
the residue iu four equa. payments TO fan due
ou Rae @lst OF April, l. 90, 1901 1902 and 1903 re-
-'Cru'.Iy hy the purchaser. executing for the
deferred payments, interest bearing note with
-iuuUr. h. ~. tROg\N Spccini Connno,r
ID. W. Watson. Clerk OF said Circuit Court
do hereby certify that the above named
special commissioners has executed bond with
SECURITY fs provided in ile decree Of sale in
said cause 80
ul-I' .'' iish. j. vs.. WATSON, Clerk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
{ COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF A.
VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND
Near HowesviIle, w. Va.

By authority vested In mo by a decree of tho
Circuit Court of Preston county rendered at
the SeDtember term 1882 thereof in the chan.
Gerry cause OF X; W !. Monroe. Special Commits.
sale at the front door Of the conrt house in
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-30
MOnday, December II. 1909.
CORtaiRing Sd Acres.

that being the first day OF the December term
OF the circuit Court, the tract of land directed
TO be sold by said decree
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Read what the Flat Greek Cores
pondent of the Owingsville Outlook
has to say about people who abuse
newspapers:
"When you hear an old sore-head
that is too prejudiced to subscribe for
his county paper, continually prating
to his neighbor that the paper is no
account, aud then always ready each
week when the paper arrives to
snatch it like hungry wolf would a
a half grown lamb and prop himself
up to read and sometimes Gompe,
honest subscribhts 70 stand aside till
ne hss perused the last line, set him
down right there as q thief and a
robber and will bear watching. We
believe he would steal the dead shit
off of negro"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
LAND, STOCK AND CROPS.

On Tuesday B. F. Bedford, Jr., of
Paris, sold IS plain cattle, weight $50
pounds, at 44c to W. T. Fitzpatrick
and John Rose. The cattle came
from Bowling Green.
On Monday and Tuesday W. B.
Kidd shipped 4S7 hogs, average 204
pounds, cost $3,45. They 60 to Mas
sachusetts.
Ernest Henry sold 81 75-pound
hogs ia Cap. Gillispie at 1926.
John Hughes, of Bath, delivered to
Lyman & Green SO 245-pound hogs at
$3.40.
On Tuesday j. H. Henry delivered
to w. B. Kidd SO 26l-pound cattle
hogs at $500. This is the best bunch
of hogs sold and the highest price.
John p. Dickerson, of Salt Lick, on
Thursday delivered to Andy English,
at Sharpsburg, two aged horse mules
at $3.50 for the pair. j. w. Maze, of
same place, sold one for SIS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
TRAMP
A VERY SUCCESSFUL LOVER
Rich st. Louis Man in q Queer
Disguise.

A few weeks ago William Hubert,
of st. Louis, went to Harrodsburg
clad in tattered garments begging
money. He was compelled to walk
on two crutches. He claimed that he
was wounded in railroad wreck a
number of years ago, and alter suffe
ing many months in hospital, had
come out almost unable to walk.
From there he went to Danville,
KY, and met Miss Carrie Bell Tut, a
charming young lady, who fell in love
with him at first sight.
Last Tuesday night they went TO
Harrodsburg, aroused the county
clerk, procured marriage license
and were married by Rev. II. Pearce
Atkins, at the Commercial hotel.
Wednesday morning they were TAX
ing in the town in rubber-tired car
riage. 1t has developed to the chag-
rim of number of Hsrrodburg's
charitable people, that Hubert is
very wealthy. Miss Tut is said to be
a popular society lady of Danville.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25

Footprints made by man in passing
From the cradle to the grave;
All the hopes he is amassing,
And the fame his soul doth crave,
Are vain fancies falsely woven;
For, where e'er his path may be,
Natures history has proven
They will not last eternally.
Many men with steps though plastic
Over verdent fields are led,
But the heritage springs elastic
Under their unmoulded tread.
Some through sands their course are
tracing,
Leaving prints but of day,
For ever are the winds effacing
The faintest marks on their way.
Some, like Atlas, world-encumbered,
Sink into the clay and stone;
Still the rain-drops, heaven-numbered,
Beat till ev'ry trace is gone.
There is no fame that is lasting;
Deeper prints have longer stay;
Yet all the moulds men are casting
The winds and waters wash away.
C. R. Ogg, in April Cento.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
COL, BRYAN'S
VIEWS ON IMPERIALISM
To the Fresno, CAL, Evening
Democrat.

To the Fresno, Cal, Evening Dem
ocrat VIM. j. Bryan gives his views
on imperialism: ..
"Dear Sir I'm answer to your re-
quest for an article on the Philippine
question for your paper, regret to
say that pressure of work upon me at
this time makes it impossible for me
to write at length.
mckinley announced in his Boston
speech that the policy of the govern
ment respecting the Philippines was
in the hinds of the American people.
It is 4 q estion which the people must
settle, aud much depends upon it's set
dement,.
IL think it can be shown from Pc
cuniary standpoint that it will cost us
more to conquer the Filipinos and
keep them in subsection than we shall
be able to make out of the enterprise,
and what money does return from the
Philippines will not find it's way to
the pockets of those who supply sons
for the army and whose taxation fur
nishes the sinews of war. 1t also in
vites oriental immigration to compete
with American labor.
But there is another and higher
view TO take of it than the money
view. The principle of conquest is
wrong. Our nation has steadily con-
tended against it and it is Impossible
to calculate the far-reaching effect
upon our people of a doctrine that
would substitute force for reason in
the declaration of the nations policy.
Those who oppose imperialism plead
not for the Filipinos but for the
American people. Our nation is
strong enough to do harm, but it
ought to be too great to do wrong.
81 feel confident that the sober Sec
ond thought of the American people
will sustain those who believe that
the Filipinos should be treated like
the Cubans, namely: Given their in
and protected from out
side interference,
Very truly yours,
VIM. J. BRYAN"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
Prom Angels Lessons on Kind
ness to Animals.

Never stick pins into butterflies and
other insects, unless you would like
to have somebody stick pins into you.
Never TO carry poultry with their
heads hanging down unless you
would like to be carried in the same
way.
Never to throw stones at those
harmless creatures, the frogs, unless
you would like to have stones thrown
at you in the same way.
That nearly all snakes are harmless
and useful.
That earth worms are harmless and
useful, and that when you use them
in fishing they ought to be killed in
stantly, before you start, by plunging
them into q dish of boiling water.
That it is very cruel to keep fish in
glass globes slowly dying.
That it is kind to feed the birds in
winter.
That bits should never be put in
horses mouths in cold weather with
out being first warmed.
That it is cruel to keep twitching
the reins while driving.
That when yonr horse is put in a
strange stable you should always be
sure that he is properly fed and Wat
cred, and in cold weather that his
blanket is properly put on.
That you should never ride after a
poor-looking horse when you can
help it. Always look at the horse
and refuse to ride after a poor-look-
ing one, or horse whose head is tied
up by tight check-rein.
That you should always talk kindly
to every dumb creature.
That you should always treat every
dumb creature as you would like to
be treated yourself if you were in the
creatures place.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
How 10 Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let it stand for twenty
four hours; a sediment or settling in
dictates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys; If it stains your linen 1t is
evidence of kidney trouble; too fire.
quent desire to pass it or pain in the
back is also convincing proof that the
kidneys and bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
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passing it, or bad effect in following
use of liquor, wine or beer, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of be-
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day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and the extra
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realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distress
ing cases. If you need medicine
you should have the best. AT drug
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You may have a sample bottle and
a book that tells more about it, both
sent absolutely free by mail, If you
send your address to DIR. Kilmer &
Co., Binghampton, N. Y When writ
ing be sure and mention that you
read this generous offer in the Mt.
STERLING ADVOCATE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-04-25
TO the North.

The Queen & Crescent Route has
inaugurated a service of observation
cars on the famous Blue Grass vesti-
bule between Cincinnati and Lexing-
ton. Free parlor cars and Queen 81
Crescent standard vestibuled day
coaches. Four trains daily to Cincin-
natl with close connection with all
trains north.
Queen & Crescent trains are with
out peer in the south. Seventeen
miles shortest line; unequal train ser.
Vice. W. c. RINEARsoN.
General Passenger Agent.