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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-04
Time Table No. I,
IN EFFECT JUNE 10, 1900.

Trains Daily except sunday.
No persons carried on any other than
.fhe rains named above und stops only al
As>tions designated a. MARTiS
Gen Supt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-04
3. & q. TIME WABLE.
Taking Effect May Goth, 1900.
EAST HOUND.

The new "Flyer'' No. 12 leaves Grafton at
GAO p. IN. and IS due at Terra Alta at
$40; the only stop In the county, and Oakland
e:32. Nos az and are the accommodations and
stop at all stations.
WEST HOUND
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-04

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citizen TO be secure in tAe enjoyment oi the :
- proceeds OF his toll. Do not envy the =
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! member OF society. I do not want cIvilisa-
tion that will prevent man from riding in
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% well as 10 the man who rides in IL. I want Z.
{; civilization that gives hope 20 the girl 9
Z WHO works in the kitchen as well as 20 the
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! cry human being. And when speak thus l i
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Co ycers TO come. do not know what will be {;
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-04
The West Virginia Northern Time
Schedule

IN EFFECT MAY 40. 1900
SouTn-Read Down NoRTu-Read u
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

M. Ende has recently compared the
figures for the motive power used at
the different expositions which have
been held in Paris. In 1867 the total
horse power was 1854, furnished by fiji
ty-two engines averaging 16 horse
power each; in 1878 the total was
1858 horsepower, given by forty-one
engines Of 81 horsepower average.
The figure for 1889 is $500 horse-pow-
er; only thirty-two engines were used,
with a mean of 166 horsepower. In
1900 the total power of the engines
and dynamos used to supply the ener-
gy is 36,OS5 horsepower, supplied by
thirty-seven machines, giving a mean
of 975 horsepower. The French sec
tion has eighteen machines, with to-
tai of 14,435 horsepower, or 802 per
unit, and the foreign section supplies
nineteen machines, giving 21,650
horsepower, or mean of LAO per
unit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
Terms of st. Louis Agreement.


The great ST. Louis street railway
strike was recently declared off, after
fifty-siX days duration. Both sides
claimed victory. The strikers re-
turned to work as the transit company
needed them.
The agreement between the transit
company and its former employees was
signed by representatives of the COM
pany and by the executive committee
of the strikers. 1t is as follows:
81. The provisions of the agreement
of March 10, 1900, as to rates of pay
and hours of service will be continued
in force by the company.
"2. Every employe of the company
to be free to join or not to join any or
ganization, and no discrimination to
be made for or against him because Of
the manner in which he exercises his
freedom.
"3. Any attempt on the part of any
employee to induce another employe by
intimidation or threats to join or not
to join any union shall be cause for
the immediate discharge of the person
guilty of such attempt.
a. Any attempt to influence any
employee by an official of the company
to join or not to join any union shall
be cause for the discharge Of such Of
fetal.
'5. The company will meet any en-
ploye or committee of employees,
whether representing themselves,
other employees or an association Of
employees, regarding any matter of
mutual interest.
"6. For the purpose Of filling va
cancies which may now exist or here
after arise. the committee Of former
employees, of which T. B. Edwards is
chairman, shall prepare list of the
men who were in the company's serv-
ice May Z last, and as the company
now or hereafter needs additional men
it will select them exclusively from
this list until it is exhausted, not in
terfering, however, with men now in
the service. No person shall be elig
ible to this list who has been guilty of
any acts of lawlessness or violence.
"ST. LOUIS TRANSIT COMPANY.
by Edward S. Whitaker, President.
ct. B. EDWARDS, Chairman of Com
mittee.
1.-The strike Is hereby declared of.
T. B. EDWARDS, Chairman Commit
tee."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

we'll as those it did. 1t is now tn
place to look at the characteristics OF
the contract that have won for 1t such
almost unanimous approval from
sources generally reluctant to COM
mend in such matters. as we'll as the
enthusiastic praise Of all distinctive
Labor publications. First comes It's
fairness. 1t is union document,
drawn by organized employers and or
ganized employees. But 1t recognizes
that others have opinions that must
be respected. Accordingly 1t refrains
from belittling reference to employers
and employees not organized, but In
invites them to accept the trade regu-
lations fixed in the agreement, wheth-
err they become unionized or not. Its
argument is that these regulations, be-
ing beneficial to the majority of en-
ployers and employees, cannot fail to
do equal good to the minorities not
parties thereto. 1t Of course urges
them to join the organizations, ana
that is what they will naturally in
time do. Many are already doing 1t.
The press is Of opinion that practic-
ally all will do so, on cold business
principles. Next should be noted the
conservatism of the agreement. 1t
finds that higher wages and shorter
hours are possible, provides for the
gradual establishment of the latter,
and contents itself with fixing a mini
mum wage, leaving to amicable arbi-
tration by those directly concerned de-
termination of the fact how much. at
any particular place, wages shall rise
above that level. 1t establishes prin-
ciples, and flexible methods for appli-
cation thereof Work is to go on
without interruption; long days shall
be put in If employers deem it necss-
sary. The fact is emphatically recog-
nized that the only way to get the
biggest pay possible Is to keep the
shop booming. The result Is that this
agreement, based on business princl-
pies, and recognition of the rights and
obligations of others, is receiving the
strongest kind Of support-the support
that is likely to soon make it unfash-
ionable for those in the trade not to
be governed by it. Here is the cheer
ing lesson for all wage-earners. 1t Il
possible to enlist general support for
things devised to better the lot OF
working people. II these things are
prudently conceived, and so applied as
not to trespass on the rights Of others
1t disproves the assertion that the
people at large are Indifferent to the
welfare Of part Of their number
There is in this the strongest incen-
tive to intelligently master trade con-
ditions in every craft, find out as near
as can be what is equitable and right
and then invite general acceptance OF
the results of such inquiry, with the
reasonable expectation of seeing them
agreed to.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

Russia is considering new mode
for leasing the oil lands owned by the
crown in the district of Baku, in or
der to reduce the price of coal oil,
which within the last few years has
been raised exorbitantly. 1t is pro-
posed that after 1900 the lessees shall
pay to the Government 40 per cent of
the oil produced "in natura," so that
the Government can become COM
petitor in the sale of the article. Here
tofore the lessees paid a certain tax
in cash.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
Rich Find In an Ash Barrel

William H. Knight, farmer over
in Jersey, has all the proverbial
shrewdness of his class, writes New
York correspondent Of the Pittsburg
Dispatch. He bought for dollar six
barrels OF wood ashes that were the
assets Of a deceased miser, who was
supposed to have been worth 100000
when he died. The neighbors OF the
farmer laughed at him when he bought
the ashes. They are laughing now.
but out of the other side OF their
mouths. for the farmer found $500 in
bills hidden at the bottom Of one OF
the barrels.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

The boy In the Sums.
In the damp he plays,
Where no sunlight falls:
Doomed to pass his days
Grit about by walls
Where the dust and smoke
Warp, stunt and choke.
Where God is forgot.
Where men are supreme.
Where faith enters not
And hopes but a dream;
Where never blade of green grass
grows,
Where a pitiful patch of blue sky
shows.
Where, instead of the song of the
brook is heard
The ribald shout and the blasphemous
word.
Where he follows his bent.
Robbed of boyish glee.
Where God never meant
That boy should be.
The birds are singing,
He does not hear them:
The buds are springing.
He's nowhere near them!
There's promise there
And Joy in the air.
There's life In the breeze.
There's strength ip the sod;
There's glee in the trees.
There's faith in God.
Out there where the wind blows over
green hills.
Where the cattle are wading in must
cal rills.
Where the woodpecker drums, send
ing echoes afar.
Where the cherry trees white and the
wild blossoms are.
There a boys at his best.
With Gods wonders in view
With hope in his breast.
And his feet in the dew.
Chicago Times Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
Gompers on the Eight Hour Bill,

Gompers on the Eight-Hour Bill.
During the hearings before the COM
mittee on labor of the national house
of representatives on the eight-hour
bill recently, President Gompers said
among other things:
81 look to the proposition Of labor to
reduce the daily hours of toll of the
working people of our country as the
greatest proposition that has ever been
offered to the Congress of the United
States and to the employers of the
United States calculated to be of more
benefit for the whole people of our
country. calculated to be the greatest
safety for the perpetuation of repub-
lican institutions. greater safety for
the progress, the success of the people
Of our country, of attaining position
greater and grander and more sue
cessful in industry, In commerce, in In
telligence, in humanity, in civilization,
than all the other propositions that
have been submitted to this or any
other previous congress of the United
States. 1t may appear presumptuous
to make such a statement. 1t simply
means then that I may be mistaken;
but l am willing to contend for this
proposition with any gentleman. | con-
fess it to you with regret rather than
pride that have not had a technical
collegiate education, and that as fac
tory boy was forced to work when
was little more than 10 years Of age;
and, though l may know few things
that some others may not, whatever
do know has been forced upon me per-
haps more than the opportunities for
learning; and for that reason | regret
that there is much that could be pre-
sented and presented perhaps in bet
ter form, to command your attention
and to commend itself to your judg-
ment; but upon this question involving
the eight-hour work day, so certain am
l that l am right. that it cannot be
successfully controverted, that / am
willing to do my level best as a man
and as a citizen to urge 1t upon every
senator and every congressman with
whom come in contact: with every
employer or workman. with every
Judge, with every secretary. with ev-
cry attorney, with every man. sing
the same old song and tell the same
old story. because it is the same old
wrong. and it is for the same old
right that l am contending. that that
wrong which sooner or later must be
abolished, and that right which sooner
or later must be achieved"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
state bank commissioner, and to be used to re-
imburse depositors in banks which become In
| solvent

state bank commissioner, and to be used TO re-
imburse depositors in banks which become In
solvent
Governor Stanley's Administration.
The scandalous conduct Of Governor Stanley
In illegally expellng regents Of the State Agri-
cultural college, und the frequent unsuvory con-
diton OF state institutions under all parties,
condemn the practice OF besiowing positions In
these institutions for party service. we there
fore favor q civil service that will put these IN
situations upon IA business basis. alike free
from the spokesman and from the danger that
employees may become careless and Indifferent
or untitled for other vocat!ons In life and per-
manent chnrges upor tn. state.
The thgruut violation by wealthy corpora
tiOns uf our picsert INK law impels us 10 dc
mand that Its provision he more rigidly en-
forced. To accomplish this we urge that au-
ditional penalties he enacted for It's violation.
We favor the graduated taxation OF property,
incomes and inheritances.
Power of Federal Judges.
During the last decade the power Of federal
judges has grown TO an alarming extent, and
that power has been used especially to destroy
liberty OF speech and TO destroy or render inef'
fective the organizations OF labor BY the use
OF the writ OF injunction workingmen have been
deprived OF their liberty and sentenced TO terms
OF Imprisonment by the arbitrary action or
federal judges, although guilty Of no crime
whatsoever but simply doing what they had un-
der the constitution perfect right TO no.
Therefore we condemn the arbitrary exercise
OF power and the abuse of the writ of injunction
by federal judges. so universally practiced in
the interest of the capitalistic class against
labor. We favor such laws, state and national,
as will prevent this abuse of power for all time
to come, and demand that the right OF trial by
jury remain inviolate. and its safeguards be
preserved to every citizen so that, no matter
with what offense or misdemeanor man may
be charged, he will ut ull times be assured
fair and impartial trial.
Not as partisans but as citizens and lovers OF
justice we emphatically condemn the outrag-
eous and dsgraceful state OF affairs existing In
Doniphan county, where the tribunals OF JUS
tice and the forms of law have been prostituted
and used us instruments for the suppression OF
u free press and OF free speech; and by which
innocent persons have been fined and impris-
oned for months for exercising the rights OF
American citizenship.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
Queer Spa nish Names

One Of the peculiar ways in which
Spanish differs from English is in the
names the language gives to all people
with a certain inflrmity or popularity.
A blind man is referred to as ell ciego;
man with but one eye Is a tuerto; a
pug-nosed man is a chato; one who is
cross-eyed is a bisojo: a COLO Is
lame man. and nance has but one
arm; If he is humpbacked he is q
jorobado; If baldheaded a calvo; and
if the hair is very short he is a pelon.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
A Famous Cook.

Another figure of the palmy days OF
Napoleon III has been removed by the
death of M. Claude Boujat, the chief OF
the imperial cuisine. At the Tuileries,
st. Cloud. and Compiegne the Cheva-
lier Boujat, who was described by Soy
er as the king Of all cooks. followed the
great French traditions. Bou1at him
self cared for nothing but boiled fresh
beef, with little rock salt, or a slice
Of very underdone grilled or roast
meat. The Emperor loaded him with
presents, and his latter years were
spent in wealthy retirement at Vitry.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

Prof. Herman V. Hilprecht, the
Babylonian explorer, who in the
spring of this year went to the east
to superintend the excavations in AS
syria and Babylon in the name of the
University of Pennsylvania, describes
in letter just received the important
results of his journey. He says: "The
results of our researches exceed ev-
erything that has so far been known
about Babylon. We found the great
temple library and priest school OF
Nippur, which had been destroyed by
the Eamites 228 B. c. The library
consists of 10000 volumes, written on
stone, and covers the entire theologi-
cal, astronomical, linguistic and math-
ematical knowledge of those days. We
also unearthed collection of letters
and biographies, deciphered the in
scriptions Of many newly discovered
tombstones and monuments, ana es-
pied, finally, best of all, 5000 official
documents of inestimable value to the
student Of ancient history. The net
result Of our journey consists so far
of $4,000 stone writings"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
Chinese on BICYCLES,

The Orientals of the diplomatic corps
are much more progressive than the
Europeans in adopting American GUS
toms. The Chinese minister was the
first among his colleagues to acquire
the bicycle habit, the first to own an
automobile. and his enterprise is
shared by Turkeys representative,
who is quick to take up the fads of the
day, and ably conducts an automobile
over the fashionable drives OF an after
Washington letter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
Comment on Machinists' Agreement.

Comment on Machinists' Agreement.
There is a cheering lesson for wage
earners DESTROYS of decreasing their
hours and increasing their pay, in the
favorable attention given by the press
of the land to the agreement recently
entered into between organized ma
chinists and organized employers Of
machinists, says Frank ]. Sunderman
in Pennsylvania Grit. Newspapers
that ordinarily have mo space" in
which to discuss Labor matters, and
much less inclination to commend
progress made in organization of
working people, have expressed the
opinion that it is a good thing, and
likely to prevail, with the result that
in few years there will be only one
kind of machinists, and that the union
brand. A few weeks ago l quite fully
outlined the principles upon which
this agreement is based, and noted
some things 1t didn't attempt to do. as
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

There was time when Mr.. Kruger.
instead Of taking the train. might
safely be trusted to his legs in beating
a rapid retreat from Pretoria AL
though 1t is generally known that
when in his prime he was a man OF
tremendous physical power. 1t is not
so we'll known that he was a runner
Of remarkable speed and endurance.
When we'll over 40 he matched him
self against three native runners and
beat the best Of them by some ten
miles. covering himself over 80 miles
in the twenty-four hours. which for an
unframed man is an extraordinary
performance.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

The twentieth century, like the nine-
teenth, opens with series Of internal
tional scrimmages. No battle as MUIR
derous as that of Marengo MAY, 1900
has yet been recorded, but the south
African death list since January ag-
gregates some $1,000, and that of the
Philippines at least 5000. Turkey, too,
is preparing for another bear fight, and
a Pekin scholar has unearthed an
augury presaging trouble for the king
dom in the middle Of the year which.
according to Chinese almanacs, began
on the 23d Of last January.-Indianap-
oils Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

DR.. Pozzi, who fought duel with DR..
Devillers recently, is not only one OF
the most brilliant surgeons OF the
French capital, but prominent in its
best society. and also in politics as
senator. He was born at Bergerac, Dor
dogne, on October 8. 1916. At an early
age he won recognition In the medical
world as contributor to various
learned societies. He became MEM
Der of the Academy Of Medicine in 1895.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
MOB RULE IN NEW ORLEANS.

White Men Seeking Revenge on Negro
Who Killed Two Police Officers.
One negro dead, two fatally shot and
twelve men seriously wounded is the
known result of mob's desperate
work in New Orleans July 25. Three
of the wounded are white men, who
were hit by stray bullets. Public feel
ing has reached it's highest tension and
armed mobs are searching various
parts of the city in an effort to appre-
bend Robert Charles, the negro who
shot and killed Police Captain Day and
Patrolman Lamb at an early hour
Tuesday morning.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

The word compound" which is used
frequently in the war dispatches from
China, means an Enclosure. In that
country and Japan it is customary to
build high brick walls around facto-
ries, business houses, banks and resi-
dences for protection, and these are
the compounds" mentioned.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

According to a statement made IN
the English parliament $1,000 horses
have been shipped to South Africa
during the present war. The cost of
an English horse on arrival is from
$3.50 to 1915, and that Of an Argentine
horse only $3.50. Altogether England
must have spent anywhere from $780,
100000 to $30,O0O,O0O on horses for
South Africa.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

The lonely island of st. Kilda is to
have a postoffice and other innova-
lions. The postmaster. who is the
pastor, the schoolmaster, doctor, ETC.,
Will not have a great additional
amount Of work. as the mails only
arrive at the island two or three times
o year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

The deaths in 1898 in Havana num-
bered 21,252 among population esti-
mated at 100000. The rate of mortal
ity was IS per 1000. In the first month
of American occupation, January,
1899, this was reduced to sixty-seven,
and by December, 1899, to twenty-sev-
en- per 1000. The decrease continued
until in April, 1900. it was less than
22.4 per 1000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

The everyday vehicle in which a
baby rides is variously named. In Phil
adelphia they are advertised as baby
coaches" in the South they are often
called baby buggies," while in New
England and in most parts of the West
"baby carriage" Is the name. 1t is
doubtless all the same to the baby so
long as he gets the open air and sun
light which the vehicle affords.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
REFUSE TO FUSE.
Democrats Turn Anti-Imperlalists

Gold Democrats Turn Anti-Imperlalists
Down-Will Not Put Up n Ticket.
BY unanimous vote of the national
committee of the National Democracy
at Indianapolis, Ind, the scheme of
fusion with the anti-imperialistic
movement, originating with the recent
mass meeting at the Plaza hotel in
New York city, was defeated, as was
also the plan to place gold Demo-
cratic ticket in the field this year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

A Tien Tsin dispatch of July 20 says:
Chinese coming in from the country
report that the Chinese soldiers are
killing Boxers wherever the Boxers
are seen, giving as reason that the
Boxers deceived them into embarking
on hopeless struggle. An intelligent
Chinaman said he regarded this as q
sign of widespreading dissension.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03

Three thousand American troops
have arrived at Taku, as well as eight
transports filled with British troops
Both detachments are deficient in ar
tillery. A cable steamer has started
to lay cable from Wei Hal Wei to
Chez Foo and Taku.