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BONNETs AND SONG BIRDS.

The New York Legislature has
passed, and Gov. Roosevelt has
signed, bill which prohibits the
women of New York from wearing
the plumage of song birds upon their
hats or bonnets. There is senti-
ment as well as economic science in
this. The birds, with few excep.
tons, are our friends and helpers.
They fight successfully against many
of our enemies as well as entertain
us by their songs. The killing of
birds, in order that one may by re-
minded of museum when looking
over the headgear Of an assemblage
of women is the result of what is
but little better than a foolish fad.
II adds next to nothing to the real
adornment of woman's headgear
and itproduces painful impression
upon the beholder, as he thinks of
so many innocent, useful, beautiful
creatures having been needlessly
and heartlessly slain.
With such an illimitable store of
materials for adornment as this age
possesses, why should women feel
that they are justified in facing the
necessity Of being classed as ac-
cessories TO the murder of their
feathered fHends9 1t is within the
functions Of the State, in providing
for the general welfare, to protect
these feathered creatures, and there
are many laws in all the states to
guard them against the marauding
pot hunters with a gun; but since
women have become partners in the
slaughter and have practically put
a premium upon the head Of nearly
every bird, their distinctions has
been greater than ever. This being
Che case, il seems perfectly relevant
20 lcgislatc against the part which
they have been taking in it.-Timcs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-24
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
A Slice or Cold ShouIder--some Very
Fine Fashions England Ahead.

Prom Our Special Correspondent
eve are all equal in the sight OF
God )" and the majority of us can
Claim English ancestry.
Hence, the progress the "white
tight little, Isle" is at last making
cannot fail to be source of graft
hcation to some of us. / do not
like to touch very deeply upon the
subject of the conflict in South
Africa, lest l hurt the feelings of
some sympathiser on one side or
the other. But this will say:
Would that that most terrible con-
fiict would end The men who are
being moved down upon both sides
possess, as body, the qualities to
render them honorable and valuable
to any nation. 1t is a shame to cut
off such ife-currents-eve for
diamond fields galore
My how mad May stays-and
her cold shoulder overshadows and
absorbs all the sunshine. Imagine
that there will be an universal post
ponement of all May parties and
such open-air festivities for the
present.
But soon will the little folks have
a chance to air themselves and their
Spring hnery. Little ladies ranging
from three to ten years, who have
gone to the Liliputian Bazaar and
selected hats of white India null
with daintily tucked brims and
crowns and daintily pretty raffled
effect about the face, look very
swell indeed, thanks to the enter
prise of Best & Co., who always
provide SO lavishly for the boys and
girls and babies.
Some fantastic effects are noted
in the disposition of satin and
velvet bows on gowns.
While the newest skirts are plain
In effect, they are much trimmed
with bands of lace, velvet or tucked
muslin.
Plain materials make very smart
gowns; but figured material are also
much liked.
Narrow plaids, checks and polka
dots, and stripes of all conceivable
widths, are in vogue.
The Eton sack suit is regnant.
1t seems to have taken new
lease of life.
An exquisite costume shown by
Lord x Taylor is of sun yellow
panne velvet trimmed with a narrow
applique of cream lace.
Silk or cambria gowns are trim
med with bows of black velvet
made most fetchingly with the ends
caught to the bottom of the bow to
form cascade effect.
EVELYN CABLE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-24
AN OPEN CONFESSION.

The Parkersburg News is one of
the ablest Republican papers in
the State and has a habit of "speak-
ing right out in meeting" sometimes.
This use of the truth is incompre-
hensible to the other Republican
papers and very refreshing to the
general public. Here is an editorial
from the News on the Republican
rascality and wholesale thievery in
connection with the Cuban post
Office administration
The conduct of the American
postal officials, sent 10 Cuba to
inaugurate honest and economical
principles of government, has con
fronted the Republican party with a
nasty situation on the eve of a
national campaign. Naturally the
Democratic party will strive to make
as much capital as it can out of the
scandal. 1t will attempt to force
the rascality of a few dishonest
scoundrels on to the shoulders of
the Republican party. The situa-
ton is far from being pleasant. 1t
behooves the administration TO lend
every energy 10 run down and
convict every man in any way con
nected with the Cuban shortage.
The suspected men were sent to
Cuba as trusted servants and their
rascality and extravaganza are a
disgrace. The record of but two
very high officials is necessary to
show that there is no time to be
lost in purifying the Cuban postal
department.
"Neely, the chief of fnaoce in
postoffice affairs in Cuba, is re-
ported to have stolen thousand.
Rathbone director general of posts
in Cuba, known as Major Rathbone
is accused of including his wearing
apparel in his accounts with the
Government, and the New York
Sun says he has kept his step son
on the rolls as a postoffice official
in Cuba at a salary of 81, 800 a year,
while the said step-son was attend
ing Harvard College Some poor
devil in the defrauded island did
the work Rathbone's income at
the expense of the Cubans is esti-
mated at SO, 900 a year"
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An so it goes all de way round.
lCheers and laughter.1 But don't
yo' go to worryin' bout planks.
Yo's got plenty huff to start on, an
DER will be lots of time to put in
others. De Guild man has bin
lookin' fur nevis an land fur de
last 80 Vars, an he hates to glib I'D,
bu. he might jest as we'll make up
his mind dat he'll hev to work fur
all he gifts. [Groans of despair. !
Gan dar's another thing | wants
to menshun befor' l close. Don't
git de big head jest bekase yo' hev
bin told dat DER am 1000, 900
Guild voters in de United States an
we hav sot out to jine 'em all toeet-
her an make 'em power. If yo'
go swellln around an steppin high
an actin like yo owned all de barbed
wire fences in de kentry, you'll git
powerful fall. [Sensation. ! Yo'
just be humble an lay low. Oar am
times when bankers fur chicken
potpie. Does / start out at noon
day wild my hat on my ear an my
feet in de air and walk up to a white
man an demand dat he divides his
chickens wild me ["No no l"1
VI co'se not. | waits far darkness
LYells.] | keep my feet on de
ground [Whoops.] l walk about
in humble way an don't chen let
de white man know am on earth
("Thats de way.") / demand
nufhn. i raise no row use strategy
an diplomacy, an de pullet goes
nome wild me, (Uproarious APP
plause.
My fre'ns, hadn't much to say.
but | wanted yo' to know was wild
yo'. [Cheers.1 Put me down as a
Possumite from Possumville
CYells.) Pze got good thing in
double pinned toothpics an kin lay
asleep till 10 o'clock in de mornin.
but | am promisin' yo' dat shall
open de campaign de day | git back
70 Louisville and make Z red hot To
de end. (Terrihc applause. De
Postum party amt gwine to bluff
as white man. I'll disy'ar, kase
he'll put put it down as only cake
walk. Next var, howeber, wen
glib him sort Of chill up his back,
an a var later I reckon he'll be
comm around to Paradise Hall to
inquire how many Offices we'll take
TO stop de freshet."
AS the orator retired he was an.
plaudcd with such vigor that nearly
all the plaster on the ceiling fell off
and the alley wall bulged out, but
every one got out with his life, and
over 90 new names we're added to
the roll Of membership.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-24

THE HUMAN BODY.
Anatomy in Rhyme-An Easy Way Ia
Memorize the members or
the Body.

A recent writer teaches anatomy
in verse. The rhymes are not all
perfect, but they evil serve"
How many bones in the human face
Fourteen. when they are all in place.
How many bones in the human head
Eight. my child. as I've often said.
How many bones in the human spine
Twentv.four. like a clustering vine.
How many bones in the human chest
Twenty.four ribs and two OF the rest
How many bones iu the shoulder bind
Two In each; one before one behind.
How many bones in the human arm
In each arm. one: two in each forearm.
How many bones in the human wrist
Eight in each. IL none is missed.
How many bones in the palm OF the hand
Five in each of everyone's hand.
How many bones in the fingers 10
rwenty.eight, aud by joints they bend.
How many bones in the human hip
One ia each like dish they dip.
How many bones in the human thigh
One in each. and deep they lie.
How many bones in the human knee
Two in each, we can plainly see.
How many bones in the ankle strong
Seven in each. but none is long.
How many bones in the ball of the foot
Five in each. as the palms were put.
How many bones in toes half score
Twenty-eight. and there are no more.
And now, IL you reckon the bones on slate
They count in body two hundred and eight
Then we have in the human mouth too
Teeth, upper and under. thirty and two.
And now and then there's bone. think.
That forms on joint or to fill up chink.
seasamold bone or wormain, we call
And now we may rest. for we've told
them all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-24
POSSUM POLITICS.
The Hon. Shutdown White And His
Successful Hit.

m HE Honorable Sun
down White, of
Kentucky, had scarcely
appeared on the platform
with Brother Gardner
when the audience went
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whooping. He sized up as a short,
chunky man with tapping ears, a
large spread of mouth and a head as
round as cannon ball and as
smooth as plate glass. He looked
the man to grab hold at once and
to hang on till death. He was in
troduced as the inventor of the
double pointed wooden toothpick
and as the man who discovered
that the State line between Ohio and
Indiana had slid down hill in II
different places. He drew a long
breath, smiled all around him and
softly began
"Dar may be some among yo' dis
eavenin' who am spectin' to hear me
deliber a speech on de pyramids of
Egypt, but if so dey will be disap-
printed. We hain't got muffin to do
wild pyramids. We hain't gwine
ober to Egypt to kick up a row
bout sunthin $4,000 Vars old when
ives got plenty to git mad at at
home OATS happened widin de last
80 Vars. Applause. OATS one
of de black mans faults. He'll
git mad an kick de dawg an
spank de chillen il anybody dis
putes dat de whale swallered Toner.
but when go git him down to what's
gwine on to-day he stands around
wild his mouf open an seems to be
helpless. [Laughter1 Tze awar
dat most political speakers wiring in
Christopher Columbus an de pil.
grin, fathers, but shall hey muffin
TO say bout 'em. Ize also gwine
to skip George Washington, Patrick
Henry an Gineral Jackson. IAgita-
ton. De fack am we has got de
rabbit in a hole, an ives either got
TO dig him out right away or we
don't git no potpie fur dinner. rVo-
ciferous applause.l A few nights
ago had he pleasure Of listenin' 10
a speech by de Honorable State
Rights Johnson II was mighty
good speech, but be put in two
hours tellin' bout Noah an bis
ark an only FIVE minits tellin' bout
de wants Of de Guild man. No use
20 walk all obcr a hull county i'm
order to step on a cat lyin' on
| yo'r own doahstep. ILaugbterl
"Fustly as I understand 10. d,
Guild man has arrove at dc con.
clusion dat his weight am helpin
to keep dis airth down an dat he
orter be paid fur bis services
secondly he's finally got sens,
huff in bis head 20 iine hand.
wild his nsybur Now comes ii,
/ question of what we want rRigp'e.
Of agitadon.l I take Sc dat most oil
| 20 hey bin coon h1atn' wild whit,
man. Dat white man gifts a com.
Portable sea, on dr. fence. lights hi.
pipe and says 20 dc black man
Nov boy take yo'r old dauq an
90 into de co'nheld 10 yo rouse
lup a coon, run him up a tree.
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AFTER yo've got a coon freed yell fur
me, an I'll come an boss de job of
cuttin' 1t down. Laughter De
coon am freed, de tree am cut down.
an de varmint am killed, an de
black man finds dat he has got de
tracks, while de white man has got
de coon. Tremendous yells.
What we am arter is less tracks an
mo- coon, but my device am to go
slow bout it. We am in de DO
slshun of boy who has growed up
an got de big head an starts out to
sass his ole pop fur de fust time.
lie wants to try his hand, but he
can't jest tell whether de ole man
will be skeered of him or tie him up
in knots. [Cheers and laughter. I
Il want to see de people Of dis
kentry recognize de fact dat de
black man am an American. If he
hain't one, den what am he? l
want to see him rewarded fur his
industry as workman, his
obedience to de laws as a citizen
and his zeal as a politician. GPro-
longed applause But hain't
gwine to expect too much. an 7
hain't gwine to let go wild my hands
till git hold wild my toes. Yo'
see, my fr'en's, de white man has
bin boss of de roost a mighty long
time. It's gwine to come hard fur
him to let 90. [Signs and groans. I
| know some of yo' argy dat de best
way IS TO peel off our coats an
jump into dc ring wild boat feet to
once, but doan' yo' make no mis-.
take bout dat white man. He's
not only got de key to de paddock,
but he's de paddock hisself. He
hain't gwine to skeer Very much fur
any bluff we kin make. lawful
groans1
He's gwine to wait an see how big
our crowd am befo' he begins to
scratch his car an wonder what he'd
better let 60 Of As we stand to
day might 90 down to Washington
an say, Misser Mckinley, de Pos
sum party numbers 10, 900 voters,
an we hain't gwine to whoop 'er up
widout We git a few Offices. I
might say dat, but what would
Misser Mckinley say in replyY
He'd look at me out Of de corner Of
his left eye an lay his finger on his
nose an say, Misser White, don't
try TO bluff dis crowd on jack high. 3
Prolonged appiause.1 But If /
could go 90 him an say dat de
3,ooo, 900 black voters was lookin'
far part Of de coon his answer
would be different He'd put a
hand ON my shoulder an say /.
why certainly, Misser White.
Yo' jest pick out a thousand offices
TO be divided among de boys, an
gin 'em my best wishes. I'm
thusIastic war-whoops ]
.sincc de- organization Of de Pos.
Sum party rze heard quite a num-
Der of men express dcir disappGnt-
menl Hd platform. DER hain't
'nu4 p'snks in it TO suit 'cm. DE
iack ann each one Of us would like
plank fa hisself naug5terl I'd
Ike plank dat would gib me foty
acres of lard an' a pair Of nevis
Bruddcr Gardner would like a plank
10 raise dc tariff on eggs az horse
radish Waydoun RcDee am AFTER
a plank which viii g.b him free rent.
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ONLY FIFTY CENTS.

IHE ARCUs IS offered for the
campaign for only 50 cents. We
will send the paper from now till the
first Of December for only half a
dollar Send ia postage stamps for
one, yr dollar bin for two. or a
paper two. dollar bin for four names,
and get THE ARGUS 600 after the big
election and the returns complete.
Don't delay, bot order az once. the
sooner ,he quicker and The more
you get for your money.
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ORDER or PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
AZ rules held in the clerks Office oftbe
Circuit Court for the county OF Preston.
on the first Monday Of May ZOO
Amos Gale
vs. In ftavc,r.,
Joseph a. Garlits ct al.
The object OF this suit is TO enforce the
collection Of certain fen notes held by
plaintiff by a sale II need be- Of n tract of
land containing one hundred and sixteen
acres. sold by plaintiff TO defendant Gar.
Its. and Of which said Garlits sold SEVENTY.
four acres to- the defendant Ella Groves.
wifi Of defendant Eugenus ". Groves. and
the residue thereof TO defendant Joseph r.
Sterling.
And 1t appearing from an AFFIDAVIT filed in
said cause that the defendant Joseph h..
Sterling is nota resident Of this state on
motion Of the plaintiff 1t is ordered that
The said defendant be required TO appear
within ono month after the date Of the hrst
publication Of this order and do what Is
necessary to protect his interests.
tits further ordered that this order be
published and posted as required by law.
a copy Tcstc.
IoHS w WATSON Clerk
Published first time. May roth. 1000
Attest w. WATSON Clerk
X. W Monroe. Council Tor plaintiff
$1,000 At f5 cs
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
THE BATTLEsHIP HENRI QUATRE.

Both turrets have eleven ana three-ouar-
tiers inches OF armor. The ship has two
inches of armor on her deck which is con.
ttnued downward and inward below the
belt with the object of afcording some pro-
lection against torpedoes. 10 &
Another Brooklyn naval of1icial, who has
had wide experience told a reporter
yesterday that the American method OF
protecting vital parts Of warships, such as
machinery. is good enough for us. we
think nothing could be more sensible. The
vitais must always be hest protected
Three propellers will push the Henri
Quatre through the water. II IL hoped to
increase the speed to seventeen knots an
hour with this third propeller. The shin
Will likely have a double rudder. Her en-
gtnes are expected to develop II Leo horse
power and her normal coal supply will ba
725 tons, although she can under unusual
circumstances carry LOO tons, which It
is estimated will give her a radius Of ac-
ton OF 1850 miles. She Is to carry 1856 men.
twenty-six of whom will be officers.
The use of triple screws on warships
does not seem to have the Endorsement OF
United States naval officials. An officer
who has been In command of one of the
finest ships in the navy denounces the
triple screw principle in vigorous Ian
guage saying 1t was an Increased ex-
pense without any perceptible gain in
speed.
In reference to this feature of naval
architecture. which is more favored by
the French than by any other nation. the
Army and Navy Journal quotes from an
address recently delivered by Rear Ad-
miral Melville. In which that eminent
naval architect defended the triple screw
idea.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
An old woman. Curiou. wan.

Robert Collins, of East Dulwich, London.
recently purchased a parcel OF old books
for few shillings at local auction room.
Among them was Bible, in which Mrs,
Collins discovered that some Of the leaves
were stuck together. Her curiosity was
aroused. and she proceeded to separate
them. when to her surprise she found they
concealed six s5 Bank of England notes,
and the following curious will: IT have
had to work very hard for this and. hav-
ing none as. natural heirs. I leave Thea.
dear reader, whoever shall own this holy
book. my lawful heir. June II, $40.
,Southfnl Essex
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
what Tim Told Them.

In from Sacramento and. put UP at the
Palace. The bridegroom was very sensi-
tive. and so he told his valet not to tell
any of the servants of the hotel that he
was newly married. Notwithstanding ali
precautions, the young couple seemed to
be the center OF attraction. In the dining
room they We're ogled by the ladies and
in the corridors by the men. Finally thew
could stand 1t no longer. Calling his valet
the bridegroom said severely: Tim,
thought told you not to tell anybody
that we were newly married." "Shure,
sorr," was the reply. IAN I tout thin ali
you wuzzent married."-San Francisco
Wave.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
Henri Quatre, Recently Launched.
Has Many Novel Char.
acteristics.
BUILT LIKE A WHALEBACK.
Peculiar Shaped Superstructure -American
Naval Officers Consider Her Freak
Some Details Of Construction
and Armament.

-HE armorclad Henri Quatre.
az launched recently at Cherbourg by
III the French government, is new
~ type of warship and has attracted
much attention beside provoking
no end of criticism. When Brooklyn navy
yard officials were invited to express opin-
ions about this vessel they seemed to con-
slider her more of a curiosity than any,
thing else. ''She's decidedly Frenchy,"
said one leading official. land don't like
her general makeup, although 1 know
nothing about her excepting what have
seen in the published cuts and diagrams.
This battleship has considerable free
board, about twenty feet forward, which
it is claimed will render her more sea-
worthy and comfortable than q monitor.
She is very low freeboard vessel from
the foremost turret to her stern, with a
long and high superstructure amidships.
Her displacement is S,9lS tons, and she will
prove. it is claimed, an exceptionally
powerful vessel, both in attack and de-
Tense.
Her main armament VIII consist of two
long 1913 inch guns, one of which Is to
be mounted in q turret forward at a con-
siderable height above the water, while
the other, which will be similarly mount
ed aft. will be placed very much lower
down. There will be seven 5.5-inch quick
firing guns. -Four of these will be pro-
tected by four inches of armor, while an
other will be aft under a shield, high
enough to fire over the roof of the after
turret.
This ship will carry in addition twelve
light rapid-firing guns ana two torpedo
tubes. A belt of armor eleven and three
quarter inches in thickness protects her
fiotation, which begins at her bow and
only stops short little Forward of her
ensign shaft. Then above this, from the
bow to the after end of the box battery
there Is another belt of four-fnch plating