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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

Mr.. Henry Ault, of Boston, now
in Washington, said of politics in
his State eff Massachusetts, was
not so overwhelmingly Republican
it would go Democratic this year.
The press and Republican party
leaders are inclined to sheer at the
anti-expansionists of the Bay State
and to intimate that they are of no
consequence politically, but when
the election returns are in it will be
seen that anti-expansion has more
adherents than it has been given
credit for having. The question is
not looked upon as one of purely
government policy, as is the tariff
or coinage of silver, but as one in
which deep principles of right and
justice are involved, and the people
of Massachusetts, are not to be
laughed or sneered out Of their pro-
found convictions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19
REruHLIcAN srArr coAYrNfIoN.
Thc. rIcket and Iow q was ponc.

The big pow WOW down a Charles
ton last week was an "uncorker," as
everything was uncorked and run
ming over with hilarious enthusiasm
for spoils and political pie. There
were at least fifty from this county,
in spite OF the order of the State
Committee that no one but dele
gates be admitted, and several held
proxies from other districts IN spite
of the rule of the Convention against
it. Every one of the old officers
were turned down and a new ticket
nominated as follows
For Governor-A. b. White, OF
Parkersburg.
For Auditor-Arnold c. Scherr,
of Keyser
For Treasurer-Peter Silman, OF
Charleston.
For Superintendent of Schools
I. G. Miller, of Morgantown.
For Attorney General-Romeo II
Freer, of Richie.
For Member of Supreme Court to
succeed himself-Henry Brannon,
of Weston.
For Member of Supreme Court to
succeed Judge English-George Pof-
fenbarger, of Point Pleasant.
For Presidential Electors at-Large
Benson B. McMechen, of Mar
shall, and ]. b. Lewis, of Kanawha.
There was no opposition to White,
but the bosses got a bad scare, as
Romeo Freer was there with more
friends than ever, and his friends
came very near stampeding the con-
vention for the Judge for Governor,
and would have done so had not
Freer been made Chairman and
promised the Attorney Generalship.
The fight over the permanent Chair
manship defeated Hall for Auditor.
His friends secured the election By
the Committee of Perry Shanor, of
Sistersville, for Chairman, and as
he was Hall man, it would have
been big help to Hall to have a
Chairman on his side, but the
friends of Freer got wild about il
and swore that unless he was given
the craftsmanship, they would nomi-
nate him for Governor. This scared
the big bosses so that they forced
the organization committee to
change from Shanor to Freer, and
as the latter was solid for Scherr, it
helped the latter get the nomination.
The secret of Elkins' support OF
Scherr has come out and, as may
have been conjectured, is a financial
one. Scherr was unsuccessful in
the WOODEN mill business at Keyser
and Elkins, Scott and others came
to his rescue. They advanced him
money and took stock in his mill to
secure themselves. Then they sold
him the stock and took his notes for
amounts said to aggregate 500, 600.
If he should be elected auditor he
can pay these and that is said to be
the secret of the Elkins and Scott
support OF his candidacy.
LaFollette only got one vote in
the convention, some fellow from
Cabell county. Ex- Sheriff Leroy
Shaw of Kingwood, was nominated
for Treasurer in a ringing speech by
Sam b. Montgomery of Tunnelton,
and made a fine showing with seven
candidates before the convention &c
divide the vote. lie received II
votes in all, as follows Harrison
S, Mason Q, Ohio 20, Preston 10,
Roane ?, Taylor S, Wood 5 and
Monongalia IS. Shaw did not ex-
pect the nomination unless the Au.
ditorship went to the first district.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

If any member of the present adj
ministration deserved a re-nomina-
ton, it was J. Russell Trotter, who
has made a good official and should
have been renominated for another
term. 1t was shame and an out
rage to turn him down by renomi-
mating another man unanimously.
without hardly giving Trotter a com
plimentary vote.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

Just let any Republican in this
State open bis mouth about ',Repu-
diadon" after repudiaHng their
whole State administration in the
wholesale manner and way in which
st was done down at Charleston last
week Turned down every one Of
their State officers and took up a
set Of new men out and out. and
even gave one Of the very best
nominations in the whole lot, that
Of Supreme Judge, Who holds Office
fortwc.ye years at a salary Of So, zoo
per year. and mileage besides, to an
old rencgate Democrat who was
kicked out Of bis own party
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

The Republican papers are so
hard up for campaign rot against
Bryan and free silver that they are
now publishing a list Of Democrats
who left the party in 1896 and went
over to Mckinley, helping to elect
him, and heading it Democrats
who will not support Bryan, etc.
The fact Of it IS, that at least three
fourths Of The gold Democrats who
did not vote for Bryan in 1896 are
for him this time, and the others
have become siraightout Repub.
Leans
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19
Kingwood, July 10. 1900
DEMOCRATIC TICKET,

DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Election November 9. 1900.
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
For Vice President,
ADLAI EWING STEVENSON,
of Illinois.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
JOHN HOMER HOLT,
of Huntington.
For Auditor,
JAMES HENRY MILLER,
of Hinton.
For Treasurer,
]. GARLAND HURST,
of Harper's Ferry.
For Attorney. General
GEORGE NJ. Mccoy,
of Sisiersville.
For Superintendent OF Schools,
II. A. ARMSTRONG,
of Morgautown
For Judges Supreme Court,
j.. w. ENGLISH, of Point Pleasant.
w. G. BENNETT, of Weston.
For Electors at Large,
]. w. DAVIS, of Clarksburg,
II Al CIR LrECnNr Z D-t.t
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19
MzzoM2asD9
@,NwS sll6il1f !
The Administration Webbing Over
the War in China.
The Democrats wiz Control the Next
House.

WASHINGTON, July I6-The issue
of Imperialism thrust forward by
the-Democratic National platform is
already worrying the Republicans.
The making public of a circular
note sent to the great powers by this
government, defining its policy tow
ard China, was intended by the ad-
ministration to counteract the charge
of Imperialism. While nominally
prepared to inform other govern
ments of the policy of this govern
ment toward China, that circular
note was really prepared to try to
convince the people of this country
that the Mckinley administration
has no imperial designs against
China, and more of the same sort
of stuff may be looked for. Mr..
Mckinley knows that the Chinese
question can wait, but that the Pres
idential question has got to be set
tied in November.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

DR. w. Z. Stathers, the Supt. of
the Hospital for Insane at Weston,
attended the Republican State Con
vention at Charleston last week and
served as member Of the State
Committee. There seems to be no
danger of the Doctor losing his po-
sition at Weston, unless Holt be-
comes Governor of the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

The Boer warriors all look like
they would fight till the last ditch.
On our last page we give a picture
OF dozen of them who fought with
Gen, COME, and they look like bad
men to run up against, and the
British found it out some time ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

How do the many able Repubh-
can lawyers of this State who were
born Republicans and have served
tse party Loyalty all their lives, like
the idea Of their party ignoring them
entirely and taking up an old gold
bug renegade Democrat and nomi-
mating him for the highest Judicial
Office in the gift Of the State Con.
vention tits mighty good joke
on them, 70 say the least about fl.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

FOR misdemeanors-- ..--...-.~ 800
rot hheS iund. .-.-.---------.-.---- 200
ror surveyors accounts. 5000
For turnpikes..-..---.-..-- .--- 1000
ror Sneiih s commissions 1900
For bridges, building and re-
pairs; .-----.----.. 6,ooo
roI making land boo s..-.----- $50
For court house and Jail ex-
Pehses -----.--.-.----------------.-. 500
For printing and stationery. 700
for County Court service. 400
ror elections -.----.----------. 1000
For miscellaneous (conting-
eh' iuhu )...--.----.-------.-------..-- 1000
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

The Democrats OF the Third Con.
grcssional District Of this State in
session at Montgomery, Tuesday Of
This week rcnominated Judge David
J.. Johnson for Congress, without
opposition
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19


One of the signs that the Repub
licans are not so cock-sure of Ohio
as they pretend to be is the an
nouncement that Hanna's man Dick
has been made chairman of the
State Republican Executive Com.
m ittee. That means that Dick will
retire from the secretaryship of the
Republican National Committee.
which he has held since the last
campaign and which carries a salary
OF IS, 600 year, while the position
he has accepted in Ohio has no sal
airy. Who will succeed Dick as
secretary of the National Commit
tee has not been announced, but. of
course, it will oe some man thor
oughly trained in Hanna methods of
securing political ends. 1t wouldn't
cause any surprise in Washington if
Perry Heath resigns as First Assist
ant Postmaster General and sue
ceeds Dick.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19
s4th ANNUAL ENcAMPMEST @. A. r..
Chicago, August %, to Sept. L.
Baltimore a Ohio Railroad Battle
field Route.

For the Annual Encampment C.
A. r., at Chicago, August 81 to
September /, the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad will sell tickets from all
points on its lines East of the Ohio
River at the very low rate of ONE
FARE for the ROUND TRIP
Tickets good going on all trains of
August IS, 90 and a7, good to re-
turn until August 81, inclusive, ex-
cept if tickets are deposited with
JOINT Agent on or before noon of
September and payment of fee of
SO cents, tickets may be extended
for return to September go, inclu
sive.
Call on agent Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad for Routes and Rates, and
folder containing full and elaborate
information concerning the import
ance of the b. & O. during the civil
war, Battlefield Map, Programme at
Chicago, etc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

The administration has been
webbing again. One day it off
cially announced that in Difference
to the advice of Gen. Macarthur,
no more troops would be sent from
the Philippines to China, and the
next it ordered a regiment of in
fantry and battery of artillery to
be sent from Manila.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

Appropriations for district road
purposes out of the above funds
made as follows
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

While the English Government is
spending millions upon millions of
dollars in crushing the life out OF
the South African Republics through
greed and gain and imperial con
quest millions of her subjects in
India are starving to death for the
barcst necessities of life. The fam
Inc in that plague-stricken country
is terrible, and if it we're not for the
charitable people of the christian
world, IL looks like the whole popu
lation would go to the bone-yard.
Judging by the pictures and accounts
sent out. In the meantime, England
is spending enough for murder and
pillage in South Africa to save every
one of her starving subjects in India.
---------------
The Silver Republicans Of 1906
are the Lincoln Republicans of to.
day They held their National Con.
vention in Kansas City, July 4th,
and there were 1851 delegates.
Among their prominent leaders we're
u S. Senator Henry NJ. Teller, of
Colorado and ex- Senator Dubois.
Of Idaho The convention nomi.
natcd Bryan and Stevenson for Prcsi.
dent and Vice President, and the
vote of this party win more than of.
set any gold bug Democratic votes
wc may lose.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19


Although he has been as harshly
criticised as any officer in our army
for various short. comings, from the
time that he was in charge of the
construction of the big tunnel
for the increase of the water
supply of the city of Washington,
which, although constructed years
ago, is still being tinkered with, and
has never been put to any practical
use, to his more recent service as
military governor of the city of Ha-
vana, Brigadier- General Ludlow has
pull enough to get promoted right
along and to get the most desirable
assignments. His latest is one that
any officer in the army would like to
have. He has been ordered to Eu-
rope for the purpose of visiting the
great military schools to obtain in
formation to be used in the estab
lishment of war college for our
army officers. He was made presi-
dent of the war college board as
soon as he was relieved as military
governor of Havana.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

For Electors at Large,
J. w. DAVIS, of Clarksburg,
L. NJ. GILKESON, of Parkersburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

Praise for the manner in which
the Democratic platform is written
is very frequently heard. x-Sena-
tor Faulkner of West Virginia, said
of it; 81 have never read better
national platform than that adopted
at Kansas City. 1t is written in
plain language, says exactly what it
means and without indirection.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-19

]. sLIDEIL BROWN, Editor and
Proprietor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
All Fools Day,

The custom of playing pranks or
April fools day probably had it's origin
in France, the first nation to begin the
new year Jan. 1 instead of March %
Before the change April was the day
when the merrymaking of the New
Years celebration eliminated in the
paying Of gifts and visits in return fol
those already bestowed. When the re
formed calendar in 1864 made the Isl
of January the beginning of the new
year, April | was the time for pre-
tended gifts and visits of mock cere
mony to make fools of those who had
forgotten the change in dates.
The Romans had holiday similar In
character to this, although not coming
MALTA, and in Hindustan the feast OF
the Hull, on March 81, has for its chief
diversion the sending of people Oh
fruitless errands.
In Scotland they have a trick fol
April fools day which never grows
stale If Il fellow can be found simple
enough to undertake it, he is given q
note to carry to a certain person. HC
reads it and says it is not for him, but
that he is to 20 to-naming another
man-and from there he is sent to an
other and so on until the bearer grows
tired or sees a light. The note con
tains the lines:
This is the first Of Aprile;
Hunt the goFk another mile.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24

Bridge building is a perilous busi-
hess, and no insurance company will
take any risk on the lives of super
structure workers. There is one horri-
BILE sensation known TO superstructure
workers. II is something like stage
fright
Il know once" said one of them,
"when l wasn't up more than 40 feet,
a sudden feeling came over me that /
couldn't get down. l looked down,
and there was a swift tide swirling
around the edges of the piers. 1t seem
ed to me | should surely be killed.
clasped both arms around the beam on
which l was working and lay there,
just clinging TO it, for 20 minutes. Luck
lily for me- the foreman, who was near
me. saw what was the matter and had
sense enough not to speak TO me. If
he had. know l should certainly have
fallen off. He kept on working. and
clung helplessly TO the beam. Finally,
in gruff voice, he growled at me: Say,
git out O. there. l want to put a rivet
there And |, obedient to an instinct
of duty, found myself moving along.
The feeling passed away as did move
and didn't come back"
when l was in Peru building
bridges" said an engineer, Il Gid not
lose my head at work, but more than
once woke up during the night hang
ing to the sides of the bed in despera-
ton of fear to keep from falling in a
nightmare" boston Herald
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
tn E CITIZEN n.
Black Rain.

The first case of black rain which
comes under review occurred at Gra-
Jamestown and the surrounding dis
trict in August, 1855. and it extended
over an area of no less than $50 square
miles, says Chambers Journal. Since
then there have happened several
showers of a similar description, but
less pronounced in their sable charac-
ter. Other showers of black rain have
been recorded in Ireland, one OF which
was felt over an area of 400 square
miles.
No one seems TO have microscopically
examined the water which fell at Gra-
hamstown, but it was noted that the
liquid gradually cleared when placed
In a suitable vessel and black pre-
cipitate fel, from it. In the latter cases
referred To the deposit has been care
fully examined and was found to con-
sist of microscopic organisms, which
averaged about the twelve thousand
five hundredth part of an inch in
length, and which were identified with
the same fungoid organisms that are
respOnslDie IOT bLSAt III INT pIdHI>
which they infest and subsequently
for smut, mildew and rust in wheat
and barley.
The writer sums up his / marks
thus: Humidity is known to contrib
ute largely to the copious production
of fungi, and during prOtracted drought
the regions affected thereby will re-
main comparatively bare Of fungi, but
during the seasons of frequent rain
falls the production of funGoid vege-
tation is largely increased
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24

An English clergyman, rather pom
pous of manner, according to Spare
Moments, was fond of chatting with a
witty chimney sweep.
Once, when the minister returned
from his summer holidays, he happen
ed to meet his youthful acquaintance,
who seemed to have been at work.
Where have you been" asked the
clergyman.
Sweeping the chimneys at the vic
aragc," Vas the boys answer.
''How many chimneys are there, aSd
how much do you get for eachT' was
the next question.
The sweep said there were 20 chin
neys and that he was paid shilling
apiece.
The clergyman, after thinking a mo-
ment, looked at the sweep in apparent
astonishment. You have earned n
great deal of money in little time,
he remarked sOlemnly, wondering,
probably, what the sooty fellow would
reply.
Yes" said the sweep. throwing his
bag over his shoulder as he started
away. 1--WE who wear black coats
get our money very easilyw
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
st. Helena.

st. Helena is a great place for caves
and hills. Both abound. particularly
the latter. GeolOgicaliy speaking, the
island is largely, if not wholly, vol
canic, and lot of extinct craters are
apparent. Some Of the pinuacles have
queer names, such as Lots Wife. the
Man and tie Horse, the Asses Ears,
Holdfast Tom, Old Joan Point, Stone
Top, etc.
The only inhabited place Is James
town, which has a population of about
$500. 1t lies in a deep valley sur
rounded by very high hills. 1t is not
a particularly healthy place. Ladder
hill is where the government house is
situated. 1t is so called because of the
almost precipitous ladderlike wooden
stairs, by which it's ACTIVITY Of 600
feet has to be scaled.
Nearly four miles inland from James
town is an isolated farmhouse, on an
elevated plateau about 1000 feet above
the sea. This is Longwood, where Ma
poleon lived from 1915 until he died
there, In 1921. The house is a long,
low, whitewashed, fairly trim building,
with extensive outhOuses, some rather
fine old trees and a good bit of decent
farm land
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
FOnr COnsOInfiOn.

The following story is told in '1'he
Recollections of Sir Algernon Vest
One pouring wet night Lowe missed
his umbrella from the cloakroom in the
house of commons, where he had care
fully put it away under the letter
81" He interrogated the custodian,
Mr.. Coe, who told him Sir Il. Lytton
had taken it. Il told him 1t was
yours" lie said, ''and Sir Edward said
that if he found that it was when he
got home he would send 1t back in the
morning"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
EQr SunernfifInnm.

There are many superstitions about
the egg. In Scotland and Ireland chill
dren are taught by their nurses to
crush the shell after eating an egg or
to push the spoon through the bottom
in the form of a cross, showing lin
gering relic of the once general super
stitious belief that witches lived in
eggshells and made boats of them,
casting spells upon the household.
In Italy it was believed that an egg
laid by n white hen in a new nest on
Easter day would cure pains in the
head or stomach; that broken in a
vineyard it would prevent its suffering
from hail or similarly would save a
field from frost and its possession
gave one the power to see witches. 1t
was also believed that an egg laid on
Good Friday, thrown on the fire, would
extingush 1t, while the devil would be
killed if shot with an egg laid on
Christmas.-Self Culture Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
Mou Shirt of N Dervish Warrior.

The shirt is made of rings, every ring
from a piece of steel wire IA inches
long and about one-sixteenth OF an
inch thick. The ends of the piece of
wire are f1attened out, holes are punch
ed through them, one end Is turned on
to the other, and they are fastened to-
gether by a small rivet. Every ring
connects four others. The wire differs
somewhat in thickness, not by design
seemingly so as to make one part OF
the shirt stronger than another, but
from material of uniform thickness
running short In parts where the
rings are free to jingle together they
are worn very thin. Round the neck
is a band of three thicknesses of red
leather stiff like the stock worn for
merly In our army. 1t Is "a inches
high and on the outside Is decorated
with ornamental lines like tooilngs
made by a bookbinder. - Notes and
Queries.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
EIoxyery Phrases.

Professor Walter Raleigh, who has
published n rather clever book on
style" likes making phrases. The
poetry of Catullus," he said In a col
lege address, the other day, has sur
vived the passing of n religion and an
empire; the diary OF Mr.. Samuel Pepys
will be as fresh as at the day Of Its
birth. when the Forth bridge Is oxide
Of iron and London is geological pan
cake Of brick dust"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24

"Did that man ever write anything
that attracted attention.
ooh, yes" answered Miss Cayenne
II know some people who have offices
near him. He composes on type
writer, and 1t is one Of the noisiest ma
chimes ever constructed. Anything he
writes attracts the attention Of the en-
tire building" g."-Washingto Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
Thn nImernnnn

Willie-Pa, what's the difference be-
tween insurance" and "assuranceP
Pa-Well. the latter is what the
agent has, and the former is what he
tries to sell Philadelphia Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-24
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