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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-25

kinney Trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their BEGIN
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROot, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits f1E
by all druggists in fifty q ~
cent and one-dolar siz-
es. You may have --s-% ~. k...s.[ssEEsz9 E9
sample bottle by mail Home Of swsmpRoo,.
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Or. Kilmer
g. Co.. Binghamton, ny
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
THE MOTHER OF IMPROVEMENT.

No farmer now days would try to
harvest S, 900 acre field of wheat
with a sickle. He simply could
not do it. 1t is worthy of note that
the best methods of agriculture, in
fact the best plans for doing any
kind of work are brought to the
notice OF the people who use them
at fairs, exhibitions, etc. The agri-
cultural fair is the mother of agri-
cultural improvement. A farmer
sees there a machine which does his
work better than his old one. He
discards the old one, and adopts
the new one.
What the fair is to the farmer,
the Sunday-school convention is to
Church work. The International
Sunday-school Association to which
our State Association is auxiliary.
held last year over 10, 900 Sunday.
school conventions in North Amer
lea, attended by over a million of
Sunday school people. In these
conventions, the best methods of
conducting Sunday. school work
were discussed. There is no doubt
but that the Sunday school Conven.
ton is the mother Of Sunday school
Improvement.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

The man who is pointed out as
the father of the largest family on
the American continent lives in the
valley of Snake River, south Of the
Yellowstone National Park, and in
the extreme western part Of Wyom
ing, and his name is Heber Kicks.
Tie IS gray haired, and would not
attract unusual attention we're it not
for his reputation as a much married.
man.
lie is a Mormon, and it is said
he is the husband Of twelve wives
Sixty six children have been bosn
IN his family. His grandchil6reu.
at latest reports numbered rtS.
with several precincts yet 70, be
heard from. The valley Of the
Snake is pretty we'll settled uD. with
members Of the Kicks family, and .
town called Ricksville has been,
established, named after the vener
able pioneer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
ON TOP FOR ONCE.

Gen e. c. Watts and G.. Wesley
Atkinson played cronies the other
day and went over into Boone
county to make some speeches in
the interest of the railroad which is
to be built up Coal river. 1t was
the first time G.. Wesley had ever
made a speech in public, and con-
sequently he was a little nervous
when he took the reins to drive
back. Now G.. Wesley hasn't i'm
proved the roads Of West Virginia
near as much as he has talked
about it and he found it precarious
driving along snow covered hill
side. Finally the buggy, little
light affair with rubber tires, turned
on its heel in very shame and pre-
cipitated both the General and the
Governor into the snow, with the
buggy on top Of them and the horse
hugely enjoying their discontinue
in silence.
"Get of Of me, Watts, screamed
the Governor, You're on top
Of me-"
"Well," grunted the General,
not budging, "I'm glad I'm on
top for once"
Il is almost miracle that both
did not freeze to death then and
there. Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
ONE On TOM REED.

A recent issue of the Magazine
called Success" contains the fol-
lowing references to West Virginia
Congressman. 1t also shows a
photo engraving of Congressman
Dolliyer, a former Preston county
boy.
A good story is told in West Vir-
ginia involving two of the Congress
men from that snug little State and
Thomas b. Reed, the gigantic
speaker of the last house. The two
West Virginians are Hon. Black
burn b Dovener and Hon. Romeo
Hoyt Freer. Both are small in
stature and wonderfully alike in
their general appearance. Together
they went up to the ponderous
Maine man to be introduced.
"Humph" said Mr. Reed, els
that the best the Persimmon State
can dor"
"What do you mean1" asked Mr..
Freer.
Nothing" drawIed the elephan-
tine speaker. az was only wonder
ing at the uniformity of things down
your way. suppose the horses
are all ponies and the persimmons
all dwarfs-"
"Well," interrupted Mr.. Freer,
There is one thing in our favor,
the persimmon has more taste than
the pumpkin"
The laugh was on the speaker,
and he acknowledged it by cordially
grasping the hands Of the Lillipu-
tians and joining in the merriment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

The State Board Of equalization
met in Charleston last week and
adjourned % May J., whe1 it is ex-
pected that the four counties which
have not completed their reassess
ments will have their reports in.
The board has set Wednesday May
2, for hearing contests from the
counties Of Kanawbs, Putnam,
Clay, Boone Raleigh and Fayet,e.
as soon as these counties shall have
been heard the board will 20 to
Wheeling ~ hear The Pan Handle
counties
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CALL.

a meeting of the Democratic
Congressional Committee for this
district is hereby called to meet at
Charles Town, Jefferson county,
Tuesday May 18th, 1900, at 4
O'Clock p. m, fer the purpose of
fixing the time and naming the
place for holding a convention for
nominating a Democratic candidate
for Congress, in said district and to
transact any other business that may
properly come before the committee.
w. b. CoRNwELL, Chairman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
POESY.
Prom the New York Press.

Prom the New York Press.
Victoria wears the Shamrock
while across the Irish Sea, and
Bryan wears the sunhower, for a
prairie man is he. The Frenchman
wears red, white and blue, but ne'er
a leur-de.lys; Mckinley wears the
golden rod, for the golden standard
-see3 George Dewey wears a
laurel that no one can take from
him, for his chance of being
slan6ered as a candidate is slim.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
OUR STATE TROOPS.

The companies, places of their
location and their officers, in the
First Regiment, are as follows:
Company A, Wheeling; captain,
John p. Glass; first lieutenant, c.
L. Morris; second lieutenant, w. L.
Crawford.
Company {. Wellsburg; captain.
Thomas Amick; first lieutenant, j.
c. Fowler; second lieutenant,
George Fl. Myer.
Company ID, Anthem; captain,
{. f. Jolliffe; first lieutenant, w.
Stewart; second lieutenant,
Company f, Martinsburg; cap
tain, A. ]. Moore; first lieutenant,
]. II. weddell; second lieutenant,
J. n. Parks.
Company II, Piedmont; commits
stoned officers vacant.
Company X, Clarksburg; captain,
Frank ID. Goodwin, lieutenacies
vacant.
Company l., Morgantown; cap
tain, &. X. Jones; first lieutenant,
J. N. Kunkle; second lieutenant
NJ. M. Medley.
Company M, Terra Alta; captain,
B. +. Scott; first lieutenant, J. S.
Lakin; second lieutenant, A. F.
Chichester.
The companies and officers of the
Second Regiment are:
Company A, Bluefeld; captain,
w. w. Anderson; first lieutenant,
]. p. Crockett; and lieutenant, -
Company c, Ansted; captain, r.
c. Taylor; first lieutenant, w. S.
Roberts; second lieutenant, J. A..
Neal.
Company K, Parkersburg; cap
tain, ]. l.. Cramer; lieutenantcies
vacant.
Company +. Milton; captain, b.
l.. Perry; first lieutenant, l.. l..
Wilson; second lieutenant, Bennett
b. Smith.
Company G., Huntington; cap.
tain, l. II. Sable; first lieutenant,
-; second lieutenant, Charles
Gilmore.
Company II, Huntington; cap
tian, Fred Lester; first lieutenant,
III. c. Mcmillan; second lieutenant,
Burnett r. Myers.
Company l, Huntington; captain,
]. E. Verlander; first lieutenant, c.
w. Cole; second lieutenant, Ivory
]. Davies.
Company l., Parkersburg; cap
tain, A. II. Brown; first lieutenant,
A. B. Coffman; second lieutenant,
c. G.. Howes.
Company M, Charleston; captain,
c. c. Rand; first lieutenant, e. A..
Wood; second lieutenant, w.
Hermann Smith.
A commission was issued last
week to Carlton c. Pierce to be
Captain of a new company of the
West Virginia National Guard
recently organized at Rowlesburg,
Preston county. A commission
was also issued to c. w. Davis to
be First Lieutenant of the same
company. The new company will
be member of the First regiment,
and will make the two regiments of
the National Guard complete.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

And now here is Thomas Theo-
dore McDougall, of the Ceredo
Advance, taking a whack at our
politics in the following language
Bro. J. Slidell Browns paper
The WEsT VIRNCiNfA ARCUs-has
been enlarged to an eight column
folio. Il is a splendid paper. All
the objections we have 70 il is lis
miserable politics.
AT that is the matter with Tom
is that he is jealous because we have
better brand Of politics than he
has, and we wouldn't trade with
him II he would throw in the State
Tfessurership to boot. Bro. Mac Is
all right himself, except that he is
color blind and sees through a glas,
darkly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Girl With the Hst--HIgh Winds
and Weddings and Fashions Galore.

From Our Special Correspondent
The girl with the hat has come
again, blown in by high wind and
enveloped by cloud of dust. April
borrowed big slice of March, and
has given us taste of cold, bitter
quality.
Holy Week is upon us, and as
| heard minister say yesterday,
anyone who can come within the very
shadow of the Cross at this season
without softening of the heart is,
indeed, veritable stranger to grace.
We will doubtless have a perfect
surfeit of "Sapho," now that Olga
Nethersole has triumphcd. 1 have
never seen the play, but must con-
fess to a sneaking desire to do so.
do not believe in giving credence
TO all hear to the discredit of any
person or any thing. 1t is always
well to be guided by the old saying
that one story is good until another
is told.
A plethora of weddings is immi-
nent. Doubtless the Easter bon
nets of last year preliminated the
Easter brides of this. And we must
not forget the babies either-bless
their little velvet bodies and inno-
cent hearts l do think Best
* Co. are showing the very sweetest
little outfits for the tender darlings
this year, that any mortal ever saw
before. And the general plan of
all garments is so common. sense-y
that the wee ones are bound to
be comfortable, willy-nilly, barring
pins, collie pains and overdoses of
kissing and coddling-all big arch
enemies to infantile peace.
One little baby coat of white silk
is trimmed with rich narrow lace
and gathered ribbon. Some yestee
suits shown for little boys in
knickerbockers, have waistcoats of
fancy spotted silk, and are just too
fetching for anything.
Easter hats are, in appearance,
"trifies light as air." but the bills
for same-oh. my Still, a clever
fingered lady can take a simple
shape. few yards of tulle and
few blossoms, and develop a posi-
tive CONNECTION" in the line of
headgear. And truly materials are
cheap enough. 1t is the "know
how" of putting them together that
costs; and the high-priced milliner
builds up big bank account for
herself upon this very foundation.
An epidemic of light colors pre-
walls. Yesterday in church, every |
woman who removed her jacket re-
vealed light or white silk waist. |
The most delegate pinks appear.
Everywhere ladies seem to have
adopted the idea-which is a sensi-
bile one-ihat light apparel is di-
rectly beneficial to the health of the
wearer.
Yellowish lace is in great requisi-
ton for trimming summer gowns.
Exquisite creations in plain and
figured organizes, chiffons and
gauzes, shown at Lord & Taylor's,
are thus embellished, and with beau
tiful effect.
Most all wash gowns have their
trim beauty accumulated by sleeve
less jackets of lace, in Elton and
bolero shapes.
Some of the styles are quaint and !
picturesque. others are more on the
order of clear-cut elegance, and
others are not bit nice to look at.
EVELYN CABLE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

An exchange says that among the
many who need more religion are /:
That man who allows his horse to
stand at the free hitching rack dur
ing stormy day to save ten cents;
that counterfeit who lies six days
out of the week then sits in the front
seat at church on Sunday that
chap who growls like a wild beast
when his wife asks him for money /;
that woman who whispers about
that some other woman is not what
she ought to be that preacher who
is always looking for an easier
place and higher salary; that man
who walks the street with his hands
in his pockets while his wife takes
in washing, and the man who will
not take his home newspaper, but
borrows it from his industrious
neighbour
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

In a speech against the Porto
Rico tariff bin Representative Lane,
Of Iowa, a Republican, sounded a
warning to his party when he said.
"This is question Of sentiment
and the people are aroused. II
appeals to their judgement, their
sense Of justice and equity and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
COMPARE0UR PRICES

WIrH OTHERS. then order
package from us aud compare
the quality Of ours. See where we
give you better quality for less
money.
WE WANT YOUR TRADE.
PURE RYE WHISTLES.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

The Grand Lodge Knights of
Honor Of West Virginia, held its
seventeenth biennial session in
Huntington last week. The officers
elected we're K. Robert Alexander,
Of Parkersburg. Grand Dictator; F.
ID. Staley, Martinsburg, Vice
Dictator; o. II. Bruce, Piedmont,
Reporter l.. b. Purdy, Mounds
vile, Treasurer J. b. Maair, Man.
nington, Chaplain; Supreme Repre-
sentatiyes, Robert Alexander,
Wheeling, and A. J. Stone, Fair
mont.
The Grand Lodge will meet in
1901 at Petersburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

L seems almost impossible for
the Quay case to get before the
Senate for even a few minutes with.
out stirring up bad blood in some
Of the Republican Senators. The
Republicans who oppose the seating
of Quay are plainly taking adj
vantage of every opportunity that
promises to render the slightest aid
towards preventing a vote being
taken at the present session, having
made sure that he would be seated
il the vote was taken. Senator
Chandler, who is a Quay man, ac-
cused Senator Lodge, who is not,
with having discourteously refused
20 answer a question, and Senator
Wolcott another Quay man, went
a step farther by saying that Mr..
Lodge had gone out Of his way to
Estate that which is unqualifedly
false" Later Wolcott apologized
All this and more, because Mr..
Lodge sought to use the Philippine
bill uuder his construction Of a
previous unanimous agreement Of
the Senate to push aside the Quay
case. Democratic Senators have
shown a disposition to allow the
Republicans TO fight it out among
themselves.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

Six Republican Senators had the
courage of their convictions and
voted against the Porto Rico bill,
which passed the Senate by a
majority of 9. If the same per-
cen;age of the Republican member.
ship of the House would vote their
convictions the bill would be de-
feated, but present indications
point to the swallowing of their
convictions by sufficient number
of Republicans to put the unjust
measure through.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL.

From the Philadelphia Record,
George w. Beans, ST., and his
four sons, of Somerville, Mass,
were all made Master Masons on the
same evening recently in the Put
nam Lodge. SO far as is known a
similar event has never occurred in
the history of the Masonic fraterni-
ty. The five men have been given
the nickname of "the pot of Beans. y
The Mormon conference for the
Northern portion of West Virginia
was held in Parkersburg last week
Eighteen elders were there, repre-
senting nearly 200 persons scattered
through several counties. Elder
Jasper Byrd, president of the con-
ference says they. are strongest in
Wetzel and Lewis counties, but
have members in several other
counties. The southern West Vir-
ginia conference is stronger and has
more members than the northern,
so there are probably 500 or more
Mormons in the State. The assign
ment to the different churches was
made. Elder Snow, who served
two terms in the Utah State Senate
and was a member of the constitu-
tional convention of that State,
lectured on utah and Her People, y
in the city hall.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19


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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19
WASHING LETTER.
No Reduction in War Taxes by
This Congress.
THE ADMINISTRATION SCARED
OVER DEwEY'S PRESIDENTIAL
ASPIRATIONS.
The Quay Case Still Causing Trouble
and Hanging Fire.
From Our Regular corre.nonnsn,.

From Our Regular CORRESPONDENT.
Washington, April IL, 1000
No reduction of war taxes at this
session of Congress. That is Mr..
McKinley's latest edict, issued in
the face of Secretary Cages state
ment that the war taxes are piling
up a Treasury surplus which may
become dangerous by causing a
financial stringency. There are
three reasons for this edict, neither
creditable to the Republican adj
ministratiou. The first is, that Mr..
Mckinley wishes Congress to hurry
adjournment, in order that Repub
lican Senator'S and Representatives
may go home and try to explain the
plumbers of his administration, to
save him from the defeat he fears:
the second is, that Boss Hanna may
have an opportunity to dicker with
the Dig interests affected by the
war taxes for campaign contribu-
tions, and the third is, that heavy
surplus may be accumulated in the
Treasury to meet the extravagant
appropriations which arc contem-
plated at the next session of Con-
gress, after the Presidential election.
This may be satisfactory to the
Republican bosses, but how about
the people who are paying in the
neighborhood of 81 per capita in
war taxes which are not necessary
to run the government as it should
be run1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

Senator Culbertson, of Texas,
made hit with his maiden speech
in the Senate, which was against
the Porto Rico bill and in favor of
Democratic contention that the
Constitution follows the flag. The
prediction is heard on all sides that
Mr.. Culbertson will become one of
the Democratic leaders of the
Senate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

The Republicans were startled
and not at all pleased by the an
nouncement of Admiral Dewey that
he is candidate for President, and
if not nominated by one of the
existing parties is willing to run as
an independent candidate. They
know that if he runs as an indie
pendent candidate he will draw his
strength largely from Mr.. Mckinley
and they also know that Mr.. Nc
Kinley has no surplus strength to
lose. Col. Bryan. having already
been practically chosen as the
Democratic candidate. the Demo
Gratis in Congress regard Dewey's
announcement very complacently
and rather hope that he will run as
an independent, although they
would not be afriad of him if he got
the Republican nomination.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-19

whenever the standard of Justice
and right of any political party
materially differs from the standard
of the people on any great question
the people rise up in their might
and that party goes down in
defeat"
There is more behind the resigna-
ton of the Office of Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior by Hon.
Webster Davis than his statement
that he did so in order to tell the
people of this country by voice and
pen the truth about the crushing of
two Republics in South Africa by
Great Britain, with the moral if not
the actual support of the Mckinley
administration. 1t is we'll known
in Washington that Mr.. Davis has
officially stood in the way of sew
erai Dig schemes, connected with
public lands and the pension sys-
TEN, and that there has been almost
constant friction between him and
Secretary Hitchcock on account of
them. Members of the administra-
ton know that Mr.. Davis has in his
possession several chunks of poll
teal dynamite. That is why his
resignation was considered at a
cabinet meeting. His champion
ship of the Beers is disagreeable to
the administration, but fear that he
may do worse prevents any attempt
to interfere with him.
The Newtown bee., 1900-10-19

from anything seen In our country, or to
picture the habits, the manners and Gus
toms Of its people-so diverse, and yet
80 human, that one seems to be sort Of
wandering spirit among the old dwell
iusia, In the middle ages-and yet among
the kindest, good natured, and bes
hammered people on the globe. II
Camaguey is the heart of the island, its
children are the soul of the people of
Cuba.
Indeed at times it seems difficult to re-
alize that we are not translated from
some other sphere Of the boundless
universe, commingling with other beings,
unknown to us before, and yet by some
mysterious attraction, or subtle intuition,
we feel that we are not wholly strangers,
but rather brethren, long separated per-
chance, but somehow Unexpectedly
meeting and commingling in friendly
intercourse together.
There seems to be a sort of living
poetry In the air-an enchantment on
every hand-whether in field or fruit or
fower-but chic Fl = In the courtesy and
kindliness of manner Of its inhabitants
to US as strangers from the Great Re-
public, and in their daily intercourse
with each other. The balmy bree ze, the
softness of the climate, the briliiancy
and vigor of the vegetation, the vivacity
and bright plumage of the birds-in short
everything In nature seems to invite, and
at the came time to lull, the senses into
an inexpresaible calmnefs and repose,
until existence itself becomes gentle