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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-01

a NEW Cure FoE lNSuMNIA.-
Many people complain that they can
not sleep we'll at night. Some of them
drink too much coffee, smoke too many
cigars or torment their siOmachs at SUP
per, etc etc. But there is nope for al
he slccpIrss by Il very simple drvIcr
Victor Smith says, in The New York
Press
suppose all OF Us urr suffering
from the invasion Of electricity. NV
old friend Bounce, who was a victim
Of insomnia for 10 Years, THINKS he
sleeps now better than any other man
on earth. He lost his way in the Ad-
rl"ndacks and stayed over night in the
cabin of forester. Ills sleep was the
sleep OF a man Just made perfect, aud
in the morning he found that he had
not moved half an inch all night. It's
the insulation, the forester insisted.
You city folk are killin' yourselves
with contact. If y"u'll break the con
tact you'll be able I" sleep and get your
nerves back This matter of cunluct '
was finally explained to mean that our
bed posts are IN contact with the 'louTS
shc lloorS with the walls and the walls
with Mother Earth, :" that whatever
personal magnetism Il man has in him
goes away in The night time, leaving
hlm like log on hs mattress. The
forester had obtained four glass illsua-
tors from telegraph poles somewhere
and screwed them on the posts of hls
guest bed, so that the electricity could
not lun away. Bounce, the very day
he got home, insulated his bed, and
from that moment to The present his
insomnia has been bani> hrd.'
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-01

a LESSON In .MoHALS.-All honor
to Mark Twain Six years ago the
publishing house of Charles l.. Web
stcr~& Co., of which Mr.. Clemens was
the financial sponsor, failed, owing
something over $500 900. Mr.. Clemens
left America for England with the pur-
pose Of laboring to pay that debt. Now
the brave humorist and author has re-
turned with The debt fully paid and the
sublime consciousness that he has re-
4u,tcd scf-imposed moral obligation.
When he went away, he wrote from
Vancouver, "Thc law recognizes 10
mortgage on mah's brain, and Il mc1-
chant:wbO.has given up al he has may
take advantage Of the laws of insol-
Wency, and start flee again for himself.
Bnt., l am not a business man, and
honor is q harder master. than the law.
lt.nGNot compromises for less than one
hundred cents on the dollar, and it's
debts never OH olitlaw.". After he started
on. his lecture. TOUR he added these OK
+ Gpisite linas3 ~ meant, whcn, b1S
any:tQ;g give ny. creditors all The bonith
/ iofthis, blltI am beginning to foel that
Lam gaining something from it, too,
and that my dividends, if not availrbIc
for banking purposes, may be even
more ,satisfactory than theirs" And
;lh.hi!, With the debt paid, and the gains
of'A..2SQaa. conscience gathered INTO his
own hcart, he returns at sixty~thrcc
yeats :of age to. begin life again, un,
soilcd by memory of any wrong, an
upright, happy man. In this age OF
scllishnoss and commcrclaliSm he has
taught the world lesson that will bGal
fruit.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-01
The latest development in the mil

The latest development in the milk
business in London is to drive the
cows around The route and have them
MIXED in the presence OF The Gus.
toners. The customer Is thus able I"
judge for himself OF the healthy APP
pcarancc OF the animal, and IS sure OF
the freshness Of the milk. The practice
s'a common and ancient one III Egypt.
TO cure carachc, roll llt'lc black
pepper inside of some cotton, mp IN
sweet oil and put in the ear.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-01
To All Our
PickenS Friends.

We want to say that we intend this
fall to have the best line of Shoes and
Dry Gonls ever shown in Easlcy, and
at prices tho same rs you pay IN Green.
vile. Our Easlcy store will have
everything our Grccnvlllc store has.
on know our stock is the largest in
Grccnvilc, therefore you know what
You can find in our Easley store.
We are agents for some Of the best
shoe factories in the United States,
and we will sell them at the lowest
possible price.
Mr.. j. Melton King. our manager,
asks all his friends to give him call
that he may let them see what he can
Il" for them IN supplying their wants in
Dry Goods, shoes, etc. 1t will save
you 4 long ride to Grcenvllc. He has
many things that he is selling at
bargain prices, and invites inspection.
Keep your eye on this space and it
will save you many a dollrr.
Yours truly,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-11-01

No farmer need sit down and cx-
pcct someone to furnish him ready.
made system or plan Of conducting hls
farm. lie must make it himself.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
Hayden.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
Scott Morgan is working for Walter
Forman.
Bruce Morgan has gone to Pittsburg for
the winter.
William McClane contempla,es moving in
the near future.
Frank Cuppe,t is walking on his ear. It's
girl, born Nov. 40, 1900.
Oval Cuppe,t and wife and Walter For
man and wife visited Frank Cuppett, Sun
day.
Miss Nellie Goodwin spent Thanksgiving
at her home in Kingwood, returning to her
school Monday morning.
Charley Trowbridge and wife, of King.
wood, Mrs. Belle Golfer, of Irona and IL.
NJ. Hayden and wife, of Hayden, were Wis.
iting VIM. McClanes, Sunday.
Frankey Hartman had shooting match
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Susan Hart
man, Saturday. We understand Ben Miller
and J. Frank Rodeheaver got most Of the
turkeys, while the other boys did the shoot
ing.
There is a good bit of excitement over
our mail route, it being very important
one, having eight sworn carriers at th,
time, and regiment Of good horses. What
the end will be the deponeut saycth not.
OLD HAIRY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
CraneaVilla.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
b. {. Feather is the dad Of another fine
boy.
James Feather moved TO orr during the
past week.
obediah Feather Of this place has moved
to Pennsylvania.
Miss May Burton Of Frosiburg, is stop
ping with J. w. Feather.
Mrs. Alice Baker, who lives near this
place, died on last Sunday morning.
ID. +. Hartman has sold his farm 10
Thomas Albright, and will locate in Terra
Alta.
Our steam cider press makes lovely times
on Saturday evenings and sometimes caused
Herculean hugs.
a railroad bridge washed away at Sang
Ran, which will suspend the pulp business
of this place for a few weeks
Thanksgiving passed of very quietly at
this place and we we're all thankful that we
arc Americans instead Of PHILIPPINES.
- w. Kramer mas Decn AT warrington
during the past two or three weeks attend
ING the bedside of his wife, who is not ex-
pected to live.
f. G. Albright and James Mattingley are
grading a county road from Orr to ID. A..
Albrights farm, a distance Of about mile,
and it will be quite an improvement
The l. o. 0. r. Lodge at this place needs
little more energy among its members to
keep up little better ATTENDANCE. The
lodge seems TO be strong and The attendance
very weak.
Our school is moving on very nicely, cx-
cepting few boys who feel too large to be
governed by lady teacher and don't seem
quite large enough or have not quite sense
enough to know how to conduct themselves
in crediiable manner. We oftenumes
hear scholars complain Of the teacher fail
ing 10 keep order and nine times out Of ten
the same ones that do the grumbling fail 70
be orderly themselves, and then, as in this
case, they expect lady teacher to govern
from 90 to So
SAIANANDTg
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
Concludes It's Meeting at Fairmont and
Has Adjourned---Of Officers Elected.


The state Womans Suffrage AS
ISOLATION has been in session at
Fairmont. They have concluded
their labors and have adjourned af-
ter clecting officers for the next
year.
They are as follows;
President Mrs. Beulah b. Richie.
Vice Presidents-Hon. Harvey
w. Harmar, Mrs. OFT and Mrs.
Laura b. Furbee.
Recording Secretary-Miss Clara
Reinheimer.
Corresponding Secretary--Mrs.
Annie {. Boyd.
Treasurer-Mrs. M. NJ. Holbert.
Auditors-Mrs. Mary Butcher
and Mrs. George G.. Clayton.
State members of National Exec
utive Committee-Mrs. Fanny J..
Wheat.
State Press Supt.-Mrs. Jessie G..
Manley.
The convention then adjourned,
the date and place Of the next con-
vention to be set by the State Ex-
ecutive Committee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
Justice Knocked Out

There was trouble in the Slavonic quarter
out at Irona last Saturday night. As usual
there was too much "booze" and a free for
all fight, in which "Big Mike" or "Little
Pete" with some other unpronouneable and
unspelable name. Smashed a coffee pot over
the others head and was Knocked down
with "siapjack," and lot of swearing
done that we hope ST. Peter could not I'M
derstand any better than we could. The
fraeas was bros ght into the Police Court Of
Justice Flynn here on Tuesday and dozen
Slavs were at the trial, all jabbering away
in Slayonic, except an interpreter, who kept
up pretty we'll till the wife of one of them
was placed on the stand and cut loose. A
rapid FIRE gun would choke up and burst
with envy and streak Of CREASED lightning
would go off and hide in disgust after hear
ing her few minutes. The dynamo at the
Electric Light Plant could not have kept in
sight of her explanation Of the case. It
knocked the whole Court out, interpreter
and all, and the Justice had to give up and
dismiss the case, as he couln't tell anything
about il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
A Handsome Gift.

We desire TO call the attention of our
readers to the Special Holiday Offering Of
the we'll known firm Of Jos. Fleming & Son,
4I2 Market Street, Pittsburg, Pa. II has
been their custom for several years past at
the Holidays, to make such an offering as is
contained in their advertisement in this
issue, but we arc assured that on this occs-
sion they have gone the limit both as to the
artistic beauty and attractiveness Of the
decanter, and the quality Of the Wine con
tanned therein. Our readers can rest
assured thai no cutting on quality Of their
200 odd varieties Of Wines and Liquors has
taken place IN order 10 "even up" on the
Present Flemings don't do things that
way-so years Of business existence has
proved their reliability.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
Brandonvil.e.
Corrcspondence Of The Argus.

Correspondence OF The Argus
w. IL. Benson spent Thanksgiving IL
Uniontown, Pa.
Herman Darby took load of pork over
to UDion,own. Friday.
NJ. +. chorPening took load Of apple.
to uniontown las, week.
Mrs Lillian Dewitt, of Terra Alta, is
visiting her father, Mr.. ]. p. Barnes.
Thanksgiving was observed here by
preaching in the morning by Rev. McEndoe.
Every house in town is occupied at the
present. Cyrus Shaaer and Vim. Early arc
the las, arrivals.
Mrs. Mary Mckee has gone away for the
winter. Hon. w. G. Morley drove down
from Kingwood for her on Thanksgiving.
Rev. Talbot, is holding meeting a,
Glade Farms at present. Rev. MeEndoe
expects TO begin a meeting somewhere.
soon.
We are pleased to learn that Miss Vida
Barnes, teacher 4, the White, held festival
a, her school house Thanksgiving nigh, for
the purpose Of securing money TO start a
school library. Speed the day when every
school will have case of good books a,
the disposal Of the pupils. Speed the day,
also. when teachers, as we'll as pupils, will
give books reasonable care.
Miss Lynne wadden held Mother $
Day, recently. She invited all the ma
irons of the school and few lady friends
besides, to spend the afternoon at school.
The program consisted entirely of selections
about mothers, or bearing an that subject.
The songs were, sold Folks at Home, "
Take Me Back to Home and Mother"
'Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight, Z"
"My Mothers Hands," "Songs That
Mother Sang" and others in the same vein.
Light refreshments were served to the guests
by light-footed walters (the larger girls of
the SCHOOL,, during very brief pauses in the
program.
Our school will give novel and interest
ing entertainment in the school house on
Christmas Eve, for the benefit of the school
library. The posters sent out today read
like this ''Grand Excursion TO Santa
Clausville on the Merry Christmas Railroad
on December ~, 1900 Round trip 10 cents
Buy your tickets of the Ticket Agents at the
school house door. Anyone desiring to
take presents with them for Santa Claus to
deliver to their friends, please have them
checked at the Office during the day or early
in the evening. Baggage positively tor
hidden in the passenger coaches. Train
leaves promptly at eight o'clock p. M"
1t is to be hoped that the train will be
filed to its utmost capacity.
Brandonville, VIVA, Dec. 3, 1900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
JAKE krupLE.
The Spcllbinder Welded for the Third
Time.

They say Col. Jake Kemple is
married. According to United
States Senator Scott, who recently
got home from New York where he
labored with the Republican cam
paign managers for twelve weeks.
the spellbinder quietly took unto
himself wife. When man gets
married once, It's taken as matter
of course. When he takes second
wife, the world regards him as a
most lovable, agreeable specimen of
his genus, for il ones not satisfied
the first time he'll be shy of the
second opportunity to dip his net
iplo the matrimonial pond. But
Col. Kemple is married for the
third time
II was bright, CHEEKY morning
in the metropolis, Croker's town.
Senator Hanna sat in Republican
headquarters putting fresh shine
on his shoes, for he'd been down
on the boulevard the night before
working some ward people. Sec.
rotary Joe Manley was boiling down
a ffty.cent telegraph message so it
would go for twenty-five cents when
the door opened and Col. Kemple,
whom tho committee had hired to
spellbind in two or three New York
districts, opened the door and walk
ed over the bare floor, his shoes
sendiug echoing whacks TO the four
walls, bare save for shelf contain
ing copy of Coin Harvey's re.
cipes, and reprint edition of Web.
ster. Kemple's spruced up appear,
ance caused Hanna and Manley
and Scott and the others to look up
in surprise. The spellbinder's dome
of thought was jauntly covered
with shining silk tile, replacing a
worn looking fedora. His face was
clean-shaven and on his immaculate
shirt bosom appeared no coffee
stains, etc. His trousers were creas.
ed as far as the knee and his clothes
were neatly brushed and no patches
showing. He looked hopeful.
"Where'd you speak last night
Jake" asked Chairman Hanna as
he polished his boots vigorously,
the perspiration starting on his fore
head the while.
"Didn't speak nowhere" replied
the spellbinder, his face wreathed
in smile of cherubic sweetness,
while a soft, far-away look came
into his eyes.
"Ahem. um. um--well whatd you
dor" Intercepted Hanna.
"Why, got married last night.
| took a chance again"
After the chairman and his friends
had congratulated the rotund spell
binder they asked him where his
wife was at that moment. Col.
Kemple said she had taken his two
children and gone TO her mothers
home in Massachusetts, where she
would remain until after the cam
paign. Wheeling News.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
Snyders settIemnt.

Core pOndenCG Of Tho Argus.
It is reported Miss Stella Irons is the
cbampiou checker player in the county.
Ira Huffman is still on the g. o. p. milk
wagon furnishing pure Jersey milk to the
residents Of Trona.
c. A. Craig made a flying trip on last
Sunday to his saw mill at Austen. r, was
reported he had lost very valuable key.
Walter Irons is pulling the lines on r d.
Craig's team. Mr.. Craig is TO be eongrat-
ulatcd on securing such worthy ieamster
Thinking that few items Of news from
here would be interesting to the many read
cfs Of your newsy paper, I viii endcavor to
send you something.
Frank Wilson, who has been travelling IN
the far west Tor the pas, year, has returned
home. u seems that there are attractions
this plsec There are others, Frank.
The mines at Irona arc doing good
business, under the supervision Of John
Henry. lie is a hustler and knows how to
share ihe hardship with bis men Nj
Henry Is very kind and good TO his mcn
The Epworih League Al Snydcrs Church
met on last Sunday evening. Dec. ?, 81 7
o'clock, and rendered a very interesting
program. Harry Jenkins, from Buckhan-
non, led the services, and Walter Irons and
T J. Miller furnished The Isic. Mr..
Jenkins Is quite an orator and the services
were interesting win meet every Sunday
evening a. o'clock All are cordially in-
vi,ej TO attend
Wishing yoaf papet greater success, we
4emun, your RErosrER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
December Marriages.

Asa II. Maief 20
Dslilia Young a.
Emory Zinn 20
Lula beavers 10.
+ Clark Shahan 80
~. Victoria Knots "a
a. y. Shaver %
Rcbccca Lantz rs.
Denzil Graham ~
lille Liston 70.
All natives Of Preston county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
TUNNELr0N TALK.
Interesting Items from the Liveliest
Town In the County.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Squire Montgomery is in Wheeling.
Miles b. Cobun is standing on the verge
of "Loveu Leap"
There comes John-John Hasker-get
out of the way-it's baby girl. Or. Bone
attending.
Mrs. a. J. Bcnaheld met with painful
but not serious accident, yesterday
sprained ankle.
Hiram G. LareN, of Independence, sur
veyor aud practical engineer, is reported as
having typhoid fever.
Mrs. Jane Runaway. of Grafton. spent
several days of the pas, week visiting the
Bishop House aud Mrs. Mae Bremen.
Miss Mary ]. Lavelle, sister Of Col. w. 7.
tPolly Q. ~ Lavelle, is visiting for few
weeks in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Ed. L. Davis is likely soon to assume the
proprie,orship Of the Bishop House. This
will add another Ray of sunshine to this
No. hotel
Miss Mary Cummings has returned from
months visit to friends in Wheeling. Her
presence here makes the ola town seem
brigh, again
Reese Cummings, the best looking boy in
seven states, is home from attending Fra.
zier's Business College. Wheeling. Sec
that feather
Hon. VIM. G. conley, of Parsons, was
here Monday. From his look it seems tina,
he likes Tucker and the TucLerites. Go
on to Congress. Gus.
Lieutenant &. c. Pierce of Rowlesburg,
was here Saturday cnlisting n number of the
boys who wished to become members of the
West Virginia State Guards.
Rev. Laken began a series of meetings
here Thanksgiving night, lie breaches ex-
eellent sermons, has large congregations and
is, we believe, laborer worthy of his hire.
There is only seven good cooks in this
whole United States. Probably every
woman who reads this will think she is one
OF the seven. know the lady board with
is one Of 'em.
a. ]. Bonaheld has just returded from
the East. Lookout for an immense line of
fine holiday goods. For anything you
want co to Bonaheld's Big Store. II it's
not there, it's no where.
Postmaster Willis Taylor. preparatory to
going out of the postoffce business in favor
OF Dave Watson, has purchased a hearse--a
fine one with four wheels and tongue
less in length than some of our gossips.
Comedy Company, called the bright
Lights" played in Browns Hall Friday and
Saturday nights to fairly good houses.
Their lights, however. were about as bright
as candle compared TO one of Edison's
incandeseents.
The biggest industry operating in this
section is the Merchants Coal Company.
To 1t chiefly is due the prosperity prevailing
here. Supt. Harry Eaton gets up early.
lie has recently put in operation a new
twelve ton motor. Il is working nicely.
new fan has also been placed in position.
The miners can now have plenty of fresh
air. Fifty coke ovens arc soon to be built
and number of new houses. We shall
want the Court House next. w. f. Harvey
is general foreman, Walter Snyder is pit
boss. north side, and Marshall Sheets, south
side
We have enough other items for two more
letters but we haven't time to write them.
Here is customer who wants pair of
socks, now. ELL SvADH.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
SALANASDEp.

The Twelfth Annual illustrated Book
Number Of THE OUTLOOK contains several
features of strong and peculiar interest
Most notable among these is the group of
short articles called "rhc Centuy's Great
est Books" In this replies arc given 10 the
question which naturally arises in the last
month If the Nineteenth Century. namely,
"What books Of the century just closed
have most influenced the life and character
Of the century ?" Among those who cor
tribute are James Bryce, Edward Everett
Hale, Henry van Dyke, presiden, IIadlcy,
Of Vale. George A. Gordon, G.. Stanley
Hall, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Fine portraits Of eight or ten Of the authors.
who are indicated by The opinions Of these
writers as the most importants Of the cen.
iu,y. arc included, (s3 a year THE Our.
LOOK CoMfAsY, z87 Fourth Avenue. New
York;
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat.
mcnt by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. II Is received through the
nosthls, clenses and heals the whole surface
ever which IL difuses itself. a remedy ror
Nasal Catarrh which IS drying or exciting
TO The diseased membrane should not be
used. Cream Balm is recognized rs a spe-
cihc. Price 50 cents at druggists or by
mail a cold in the head Immediately dis.
appears when Cream Balm is used. Ely
Brothers, 90 Warren Street, New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-06
Residence for sale.

Two Story. Five Room residence in
Kingwood for sale on reasonable terms.
Good cellar and Heater under building.
House p'aGercd and nearly new. For
further information address Box I26 King
wood, w Va. If.