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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
NOTARY PUBLIC.
J. r. r
REPUBLIC BUILDING.

for a railroad. which he proposed to build
from Hankow to Pekir. He has opened
iron and coal mines, and has gone into all
sorts of modern enterprises
Among other Eew things, proposed by
him was an agricultural experimental col
lege to teach his people our methods Of
farming. He sent to Cornell for American
pr ofessors, and made three-year contracts
with them a; high salaries to come out and
take charge of this school. When they ar
rived they were given a house and told TO
go to work.
In the meantime. the old Dowaser issued
her edict, and Chang Chi Tung began to
draw back. He refused to give the pro-
fessors farms on which to work. putting
them off on one plea or another. from
month to month until the time Of their con-
tract had almost expired. At last the
young men would stay no longer. Their
Salaries were being raid. but they would
not consent to remain without they Were
given a chance to earn them, so they have
thrown up the job and gone back TO the
United States.
Chang Chi Tung had ordered all kinds OF
agricultural machinery In connection with
this school. The latest moving machines.
plows. harrows and cultivators were
shipr ed out to him They arrived in good
order. but are rusting away unused. He
had ordered a modern carriage in order
that he might ride about In state and as
tonish the Chinese in "A region where our
carriages are unknown and where the only
Ccryeyances are rude carts and sedan
chairs. The carriage came. and Chang Chi
Tung has plenty Of horses. but he does not
use the carriage. II he did he would be
locked upon as Il modern innovator and a
friend OF the foreigners. so he sticks TO the
sedan chair and the cart.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
Minister Conger's
Lost Opportunity.

1t Is not known that the United States
was practically offered the control OF the
Chinese Empire just before the usurpation
of the Dowager. but I am told that this is
the fact. The Emperor realized his dam
ger. He feared for his life. but he was
very anxious to do the right thing and
would nave fought for his rights could he
have had any hope Of support. Timothy
Richards. the secretary of the Society OF
Christian knowledge of China, was in Pekin
at the time. He was associated with Kang
fuh Wei and LANG Che, and at their in
stance wrote Mr.. Box Ironsides, the Eng
lish Minister. asking hin to give shelter and
protection to the two reformers and inti-
mating that the Emperor would be with
them at the time they came. He labeled
the letter important. and sent it by a mes
senger. An answer did not come until the
next day. when the Minister replied that he
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
Killed for a Cigarette.

/ close this with a few lines have just
received from a missionary at Kiao-Chou.
In speaking OF the Boxers he says:
1T is a mistake to consider this an anti
Christian movement. il is unJUestionably
an anti-fOreign crusade. NonchristianS
employed by merchants and railways. and
clerks in the imperial post and telegraph
Offices. have suffered, as well as the con-
verts. In Chilli Province even the possess
sion of a watch. q foreign lamp or a cigar
cite has cost many their lives. The settle
ment of the trouble should he on broad
lines. The Empress Dowager has undoubt-
edly secretly encouraged the movement. al
thcrEh latterly her rival. Prince Tuan,
has stolen he- thunder"
ERANX C. CARPENTER.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
Ancient Chewing Gum.

And now 1t seems that the chewing gum
correspondent of the Popular Science
Monthly calls attention to the following
shortly after his discovery OF America:
Finally. that l may compress in q few
words the brief account of our departure
and quick return. and the gain. i promise
this. that IL 1 am supported by our most
invincib.e soyereigns with a little of their
help, as much gold can be supplied as they
will need: indeed. as much OF spices. OF
cotton. Of chewing gum (Which is only
found In Chlos). also as much of aloes-
wood and as many slaves for the navy as
their majesttes will wish to demand" The
date of this letter Is March IA. 1893, over
400 years ago. and IL Is very evident from
the inclusion OF chewing gum In this list OF
products obtainable in the new country
that Columbus considered Ii an item of con-
siderable Importance. so we may fairly as
prevalent In Spain in Nsz .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy /.
Great

The soothing and healing properties OF
this remedy. its pleasant taste and prompt
and Permanent cures have made Il a great
favorite with people 1t Is es-
pecialiy priced by mothers of small chill
dren for colds. Group and whooping cough.
as IL always affords quick relief, and as IL
contains no Opium or other harmful drug,
it may be given as confidently to q baby
a. to an adult.-Ady.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
How the Empress
Terrified CHANG.

Speaking of Chang Chi Tuny. he is a liv-
ing evidence o. the terror inspired by the
Empress Dowager's anti-reform ideas.
frior to this he has held the broadest opin-
;ohs OF "A modern civilization for China.
ne mas put up an enormous steel plant al
Han-fang. and has been making steel rails
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
Mr.. SPRAGuE SAYS

Delicatessen Lunch Rooms serve whole
wheat bread. strictly pure-no mixed fiour
used
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21

him. and about q month after the expira.
ton OF the five years he filed a petition fol
q division of the estate, which was granted
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

Christmas. like il used to be
That's the kind that would gladden.

Christmas, like il used to be
That's the kind that would gladden.
me.
ki,h and kin from far and near
Joining in the Christmas cheer.
oh, the laughing girls and boys
Oh, the feasting and the joys
Wouldn't it be good to see
Christmas like it used to be2
Christmas like it used to be-
Snow attending bush and tree,
Bells a-jingling down the lane;
Cousins John and Jim and Jane,
Sue and Kate and all the rest,
Dressed up in their Sunday best,
Coming to that world of glec-
Christmas like it used to be.
Christmas, like II used to be;
Been long, long times since we
Wished (when Santa Claus should
Gomez
You doll aud / a drum,
You a book and sled
Strong and swift and painted red
Oh, that day of jubilee
Christmas like it used to be.
Christmas like it used to be.
1t is still as glad and free
And as fair and full of truth
TO the clearer eyes of youth.
Could we gladly glimpse it through
Eyes our children's children do,
In their JOY time we would see
Christmas like it used 10 be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

West Virginia's Pan-American
Exposition board met in Parkers-
burg last week, Hon. Stuart w.
Walker presiding. 1t was decided
that the board will ask the next
Legislature for an appropriation of
$4,000 to properly represent the
State at the Exposition. A fourth
of this will probably be used for the
West Virginia building. The Board
thinks that, as $4,000 was given
the Worlds Fair board, two thirds
of that amount should be given to
It. They propose to turn back into
the treasury from the sale Of build
ing and other things, $4,000 of
the $50, 900 which they want sppro-
priated.
Plans have been made for the
building which the Board expects
to erect if the appropriation is
made, and another meeting will be
held at Charleston on the 9Th of
January 70 accept the plans and
specifications for the structure.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

Did you ever see anything finer
than our holiday supplement sent
out in this issue3 Not only is THE
ARGUS chuck full and running over
with live matter and good reading
pertinent to the season, but the
extra edition especially made up
of splendid articles, stories, poetry,
pictures etc. for Christmas and
New Years and we hope our readers
will appreciate this enterprise on
our part. Most of the county
papers of the state are not publish
ing at all this week, but we are not
only giving you our regular paper,
but matter that cost us $40 extra
besides.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27
MORE POLITICAL PLUMS.

The Dayton bill to divide the
State of West Virginia into two iud-
icial districts passed the House
Monday under suspension of the
rules.
By the terms of the bill passed,
the present district judge and clerk
are assigned to the nothern district.
and the present marshal and district
attorney to the southern district.
The new officers to be appointed
will be judge and a clerk for the
southern district and a district at
torneY and marshal for the north
ern. The boundaries Of the dis
tricts remain as in the original bill.
The amended bill provides that
the regular terms of the circuit and
district courts in the northern dis
trict shall begin at Wheeling on the
first Tuesday of April, and the third
Tuesday of September; at Clarks-
burg, on the third Tuesday of April,
and first Tuesday of October at
Martinsburg, on the third Tuesday
of October, and the circuit court
shall be held at Park ersburg, begin
ming on the second Tuesday of Ian
uary and second Tuesday of June
each year. In the southern district,
at Charleston on the first Tuesday
of May and second Tuesday of
November at Huntington, on the
first Tuesday of April and third
Tuesday of September at Blue.
held, on the first Tuesday of June
and the first Tuesday Of December.
The bill goes into effect July 7, 1901
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

Although the resolution author
izing the retirement as Captain in
the navy of Representative Boutelle,
OF Maine, who is now in a SAINT
arium suffering with an incurable
brain trouble on--eyerybody knows
how, went through the House and
Senate without objection and is
now in the hands of Mr.. Mckinley;
there are lots of Senator's and Repre-
sentatives who believe it to be bad
precedent for Congress TO set, but
who disliked to oppose it for fear
that they would be charged with
lack of feeling for poor fellow,
whose friends only asked that he be
provided with government salary
for the rest of his life. If Congress
should undertake to provide for all
such the country would soon be
bankrupt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

The Cincinnati Enquirer some
months ago offered SIS, 900 in prizes
in guessing contest of the census
of the United States. The correct
answer to the Enquirer's problem is
announced at 75,6o5,7a7. DR..
Henry Winner of Jane Lew, Lewis
county this state, came nearest
guessing the population. his figures
being IS, 6oa, goo, or aSS within the
correct figures, thus emitting him to
the first prize of s., 600.
The Enquirer sent a special rep
resentatiye to see the lucky doctor
and pay him the money and get his
picture and sketch of him for the
paper. Peter h. Smith of King
wood, also came in pretty close on
his guess and received Sro in cash.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

The Board Of Regents Of the
University sneaked off down at
Parkersburg last week and held a
star chamber session in the interest
of Raymond, the upstart carpet
Dagger President and did more
damage to our leading educational
institution than can be repaired for
years to come. They first adopted
Raymonds extravagant demand call.
ing upon the Legislature for about
half million dollars appropriation
for the University and then proceed
ed 70 summary dismiss two Of the
best and most popular members Of
the faculty, Prof Robert A. Arm
strong and Dr. J. w. Hartigan.
These men we're suspended without
any trial or notice or chance 10 ap.
pear in their own behalf, simply
because they had independence
enough not to allow the smart alec
imported dude from Chicago to
run over them rough shod.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27
CHARLES FAwcErT KILLED.
a KIngwood Boy SHOT at ElsIus.

One of the most dastardIy deeds
we have heard of for some time was
the shooting of Charles Fawcett. the
crippled son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Fawcett, of near Kingwood. The
shooting took place at Elkins, where
the young man has resided for years
and worked in restaurant. The
scoundrel who did the shooting was
a man named Thomas Vest, and it
took place Sunday morning in the
restaurant owned by Richard Scott.
Vest, who lives somewhere in vir-
ginia, is foreman for the contractors
who are building the Coal & Iron
railroad from Elkins.
The restaurant was crowded, but
Vest demanded TO be waited upon
Immediately. The proprietor was
out and his wife sent Fawcett to tell
him to await his turn, as there were
orders ahead, but this angered him
so that ne tried to force his way into
the kitchen after Fawcett, who raised
a cleaver in self defense. Vest drew
his revolver and shot Fawcett
through the left side between the
hip and ribs, the bullet perforating
the intestines and lodging in the liver.
After the shooting Vest escaped,
but was later arrested and jailed at
Beverly.
1t was the intention of DR.. WV.
Golden, who accompanied the
wounded man, to take him to a hos
pital in Baltimore, but but upon ex-
animation it was found he was too
weak to stand the trip. He was then
taken to the Western Maryland Hos
pital in Cumberland, where DR.. Col
den, DIR. B. Curtis Miller, DR.. ]. M.
Spear and DIR. T. w. Kon operated
on him that night about Q O'Clock,
but he could not survive the wound
and operation, and died Monday
morning. The remains were brought
to Kingwood that night and taken
out to the home of his parents, three
miles west of town. His parents
were notified by telephone Sunday
and started Monday morning for
Elkins, not knowing that he had
been taken to the hospital. They
returned Tuesday accompanied by
Misses Sarah and Jane Feather,
aunts of the deceased.
Bailey Fawcett, brother of the
young man, came home from Wheel
where he has been working, to at
tend the funeral, which was held
yesterday in the M. +. Church here
at two o'clock, conducted by Rev.
II. c. Howard, after which the
burial took place in the Kingwood
Cemetery.
The unfortunate young man was
about thirty years of age, and well
behaved and popular young man,
and well known in Kingwood.
The drunken tough who did the
shooting should be taken out and
hanged without any ceremony.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

In this issue will be found reply
from one of the trustees of the Red
Oak school in Reno district in re-
gard to the trouble between the
teacher and the trustees or more
particularly one of the trustees, as
one of them seems to be the whole
shooting match" or at least he
thinks he is, but the way the Board
of Education of the district sat down
upon him was caution. This in
itself is sufficient reply to his arti-
Gle as published on our local page,
and if it was not, his own letter
would amply cover the ground,
since he both admits and denies
everything contained in the matter
to which he is trying to reply.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

This is the last issue of THE ARGUS
till the next century and if any of
our patrons don't want to wait that
long for it we will refund their
money, if they make proper de-
mand for it. Just think of it while
you are reading this copy, that it is
the last one you will receive in the
Ioooth century and the last issue of
the last copy in any century that
you will ever get. 1t is also most
likely the first copy of the last issue
in any old century that you ever
received.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

The Journal last week contained
a well written report from their
Fellowsville correspondent in regard
to the trial Of Ross Leonard, the
teacher Of Red Oak school No <
Of Reno district, and the trustees
Of the school. The hearing took
place before the Board Of Education
and excited great interest. A large
crowd was in attendance and the
trustees, patrons and pupils Of the
Red Oak school were there in full
force lined up against Ross and
with a lot Of trumptcd up evidence
that did not amount 70 anything
and according to the journals re-
port the whole thing was ridiculous
IN the extreme and farce from
beginning TO end, 50 that the Board
promptly dismissed the case and
sent Ross back Is finish his school.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

The Senate last week confirmed
the following appointments made by
the President
{. $. Francis, of~New York, to
be minister to Greece Arthur S.
Hardy, Of New Hampshire, to be
minister to Switzerland J. G.. A..
Leishman, Of Pennsylvania, minis
ter to Turkey; &. J.. Thurston. Of
Nebraska, secretary Of the legation
at Bucnos Ayres J. =. Baker. Of
New York, secretary Of Cuban
claims commission ]. ~ Fer
guson, Of Pennsylvania, secretary
Of the legation TO Japan.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

1t is said that A. B. White of
Parkersburg, the new Governor
elect, will be the sixth red-headed
man elected Governor of West Vir-
ginia. And by the way, it is re-
marked that they have made good
Governors, too, and we do not be-
lieve that White will break the rule
Now that the fight is all over we
don't mind saying that we believe
he will make a first class Governor.
if he is Republican. 1t is said
that every red-headed man in the
state is to be invited to Whites in
auguration on March 4th to make
the occasion as brilliant as possible
and that all the red-headed girls
are to be invited to the ball to add
color and light to the event.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27
a Letter from
III. III. Reed

closes with plain hint
to the Editor of of the West Virginia Argus
Editor Of the Journal
have had pleasant trip trhoug the
Great Coal & Coax field in Pa and business
part of OhIo-I went by the way of Fair.
chance ColIenyill McKeesport Pittsburgh
Alaghany City an 10 Evans City Staid few
days thare visiting Friends there / took the
train on the p. & w. X. II. runlng through
Elnood Youngstown Akron & a number of
Smaller Towns-,hose are all Manufacturing
Towns on large Scale--from Akran went
to Canton Ohio--ihe amount of Business
done in this Section Of the Country No one
Tongue can tell was through this Country
FIVE years ago-the Coax Ovens was then
cold-the Furnaces was dark the Factors
the majority of them was Idle-hard times
& Scarcely of Money was the cry of The
People
But Now everything is to the reverse
Everything is runniog to their full capacity
and New ones Being Erected every where
On My return Home While looking over
My Papers today found copy of the
West Virginia Argus Nov. IS Iooo-I No
ticed that the Editor of that Paper had
Printed the Poetry that | had wrote on the
late eleclion-below The Poetry He had
Printed an Arti al Not in reply TO the Po
etry but to insul, & vilify the writer of
Poetry-it Showed ignorance on the part If
the Editor So much So that it could be
easily critacised by the Most ignorant Read
crit Reminded Me of the Mule that tride
to kick the Irishman When the Mule was in
Mud hole & could not get Out but Still
tride the Irshman when he was So far away
tha, he could not have reached him If he
had bin out OF the mud-I will not try TO
reply to his ar;ical as / have not the Lang
uage by which could get down low enough
TO reach his case-and l also would have a
little respect for His Friends if lie has any
lin His Artical lie Makes a Sleighty Re
mark about Presideu: McKinleys admins
ira,ion & Prosperity for the Editors ben
eft ! Would advise his Friends to 90 TO The
expence of hireing cheap hand with a
wheelbarrow & have the Editor Wheeled
around the Town Of Kingwood & Out the
Road to Tunneliou x If lie Would fail to
get Him Weakened up enough to See any
sines Of Prosperity they had better use
little denamite on Him Where il would
have the Most awakening cffcct-as there
no One So blind as The One that Wont See.
II Should write reply TO his Artical
would write IL So plain that when lie
would read 10 IL would Make Ills Lits
culver Start an action in his Liver Make
His blood boil IN every Part start Stranger
action in Ills llad-ss hnt Should be
/ Sufficient ! will close
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27
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and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
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ana IS an inlallible cure and the only
%6ul0te for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty wears OF
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o.. s. $. S. is more popular today
than cvcT. 1t numbers It's friends by
the thousands. Our medical CORES
pondelce is larger than ever i'll the
history of the medicine. Many w.ise
TO thank rs for the great good s. S. S.
has done them, while Others arc seek
ing advice about their cases. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physieians have made
ai.ic-loay eludyci Blood and S.>in Dis
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ten the ordinary practitioner who
m1Sca specially Of no one disease.
Es> ,'sy> ~ We are doirg great
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y "a %A humanity through
- ~ D. IS, D. ~ our consulting de
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

The English last week suffered
severe reverses in South Africa and
lost 600 men in one fight with Gen.
eral De Wet. They belonged to
the Northumberland Regiment and
were referred to as the "Fighting
Fifth" but the Beers scooped them
in all the same and now the English
are raising great howl over it and
wanting to know why the Beers
don't stay licked as given out by the
War Department.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

1t is said that some of the Vol
unteer Regiments in the Philippines
will be sent home soon and their
place filled with regulars, as the new
bill passed by Congress allows the
regular army to be increased to
100, 900 men if necessary.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

To the great surprise Of the Eng
lish the Boer war in South Africa
is on again almost as heavy as any
time heretofore and the sturdy pat.
riots Of those Republics arc not en-
tirely licked yet by long shot or a
short shot Or any other kind Of a
shot The trouble with them IS
that they are like the Filopinos they
won't stay licked.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

House voted to abolish to please
the ladies Of the w. c. +. u, who
were at the Capitol in force when
the vote was taken, only STIMULATING
that beer shall be the only intox-
icant sold.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27
H. ~. REEp.
Rcodsviile w Va

Poet Reed talks about prosperity To- Ohio
or some place 81 long range, bot fails to
answer us in anyway whatever or get dow 20
business right az hons, as we did. lie tic
to make some kind ~ comparison abou,
an lnshman and male. We can't tell
what he is driving AZ. imt as we arc part
Irish, we suppose be refers 90 ourself and
himseIf