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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
1T TICKLED HIS NECK.

A young lady attending church
last evening, sat directly behind a
tall handsomely dressed stranger
who had piece of raveling hang
ing over his collar. Being one of
those generous hearted whole souled
girls who grow to be motherly old
ladies, a friend to everybody in
town, she thought how glad she
would be if she could do as much
for her father if he should come to
church with raveling hanging
down his back, so when the audience
arose from prayer she concluded to
pick it off. Carefully raising her
hand she gave it witch, but there
was more of it than she supposed
and foot or two of it appeared.
Setting her teeth she gave another
pull and about yard of that hor-
rid thread hung down his back.
This was getting embarrassing, but
being determined she gave another
yank and discovered that she was
unraveling his undershirt. Her en-
barrassment was so painful that
chloroform coul not have alleviatcd
her suffering nor a pint of powder
hidden her bushes when the gentle
man turned with an inquIring look
to see what was tickling his neck
Parkersburg Sentinel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
JEFFS 1000 COLUMN.
The Skunk or Pole Cat Law, House Bill
No. 172.
From the Parsons Advocate.

From the Parsons Advocate.
Representative Darst has intro
duced bill in the Legislature of
West Virginia, concerning the skunk
or pole cat, prohibiting the catching
or killing of same, Especially the
catching)and the bill has been adj
vanced to its third reading.
We are with Mr.. Darst and so is
Deacon Brown, of Kingwood,
County of Preston, and State of
West Virginia. Next to their Bible
the citizens of Preston believe in
the skunk or pole cat. Deacon
Brown has petition with hundreds
of signers praying for the passage
of this bill. While it has been adj
vanced to its third reading in the
house, there is liable to be strong
opposition in the Senate, therefore
the Deacon is very much interested
In the protection of his celebrated
hair skunk oil, which gives to his
raven locks that glossy appearance.
The young ladies of Preston are as
a unit with the Deacon and the
Hon. Mr.. Darst in the protection
of this wide protective colonge
association. 1t is a good thing and
they believe in pushing it along.
But with all the bill has its draw
backs. 1t will meet with strong
opposition in the dude element.
The dude can't stand any thing so
strong and vigorous as this. They
will arise en- masse and try to com.
bat this octopus. They argue that
a dude or young man going to see
his best girl and meeting one OF
these skunks or pole cats, in the
big roads, he will be confronted
with the law on one side and the
skunk or pole cat on the other
which may necessitate the burial of
a new suit Of clothes and the fore
going Of the sweet smiles of his lady
love for the time being with a very
questionable explanation for his
non-appearance on schedule time.
But the Hon. Mr. Darst need not
be alarmed by this opposition. lie
can have any old thing he wants so
far as Preston is concerned. II he
wants to be governor all he has to
do is to say so and the delegates of
Preston are his'n. They will fall
over each other in order to thrust
honor upon the author Of House
Bill No. I7z, and future generations
will rise up and call him blessed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
JUST THE MAN THE
PREACHER WANTED.

The Missouri papers are gleefully
passing this around An editor,
going away, left minister in charge
of his paper. A day or two later a
letter from "s-wayback" subscriber
came, which read "You know
d well paid my subscription
the last time was in your town.
IL l get any more such letters I will
come down and maui r. out
of you" The minister answered ::
81 have been trying to maui that
thing out Of the editor for ten years,
and If you really come down and
maui it out Of him, then, my dear
sir, / have twenty members of my
church you can operate on. -
Kansas City Journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
A LARGE FAMILY.

whats your name, young man1 "
inquired an employer Of an appli-
cant for the post as Office boy.
Revelations, sir" was the reply.
Funny name that. Whose in
spiration was Revelstions?'
"Well, it was like this" said the
boy. my eldest brothers were
triplets, and they were christened
Matthew, Marx, and Luke, so father
thought he'd better stick to the New
Testament and when was born
they'd got through it,"
"Were you the last, them"
last bu, one, sir they went to
the Old Testament for the baby,
and called him Numbers"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

hev new tickin. II / was 10 live on.
i could make the old sheets do fur
a year more but, as it is, / guess
you'll hev TO buy at least two. You
ought to hey some pillarslips too.
Down cellar you'll find half a
barrel of soft soap, two jars of
peach pickles and six gallons of
apple butter. hope your second
wife will be as careful of 'em as |
hev bin. Many the time / hev
wanted peach pickle in the middle
of the afternoon, but wouldn't 90
down arter it and be pig. Did /
tell you about the cider vinegar,
Samuel ?"
Mr.. Gallup was holding his
breath over the statement that the
Virgins washer washed shirt for
the governor of Arizona in IA
seconds, and, of course, he didn't
answer.
"The cider vinegar amt no good,
Samuel. 1t didn't work, and you
might as well throw it away. Be
fore you marry ag'in You ought to
FIX the leak in the roof, git new
pump for the well, whitewash the
kitchen and buy a new mop handle.
First wives can git along most any
way and make one mop last for 20
years, but second wives begin to
kick right away. 1 amt tellin'
you these things because I'm zeal
Gus, Samuel, but because it's my
duty as dyin wife. l don't want
you to hev TO go huntin the house
all over after Pm gone to find
things. Remember, your dyin wife,
who hain't asked you to buy her a
hairpin for II years, tells you that
you've got three shirts, four pairs
of socks, five collars and two
handkerchiefs in the bureau, and
hangin up in the clothespress is two
old suits and one old hat. In the
top drawer of the bureau you'll find
a piece of Grape for your hat, and
in the bottom drawer is some fare
we'll verses l writ out a year ago. l
don't owe none of the nayburs no
tea or coffee or sugar, and none of
'em owes me anything. Now, that's
all, and if you want to kiss me and
say you're sorry I've got to go and
hope I'll watch over you, why,
then I'm ready"
Mrs. Gallup waited 60 seconds
for an answer, and then as none
came she softly rose up and went
out into the kitchen and began to
get things ready for breakfast. She
had been gone ten minutes when
MIR. Gallup smiled. He didn't
smile because he heard her singing
a verse of "The Old Oakep
Bucket" but because Mr.. Virgins
finished his pamphlet with the
declaration that no matter who
wrote the poetry of America, he
proposed to wash the shirts of the
nation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
Jennie Prattcta


The object OF this suit is to ascertain he
the report Of 4 commissioner Of this Court
how much purchase money was COLLECTED
by or paid TO, -. NJ Wotring as specisi
commissioner iu the chanccry cause Of <
a Pratt q al vs. John c. Bowman Ct All bv
whom paid aud what amount Of the e,onev
SO collected on received by said Wofriot
WIS disburscd OF applied as directed bv
the decree OF confirmation in said canoe.
and 10 any part thereof was SO disbursed ar
applied by him. 10 whom the same was uai5
and the various amounts so paid
also TO ascertain and report whether the
said Wotring gave tho bond required by the
decree OF continuation in said cause. and N
20 bond was given. who 10 any ono. other
ihan said Woiring IS liable for the defalca.
tion OF said Wotriug and in what amount
ana 90 whom The money so misappropriated
0y said Wotring Us now coming
And it appearing from an affidavit filed In
said cause that the dcfcr darts d. NJ Wot.
ring and John & BOWMAN are moi resi.
dents Of this Stale on motion Of the plain
tih 10 is ordered that The defendants Be 70.
qnircd 20 appear within ono month after The
dote OF the hrst publication OF this order
ana do what is necessary a. protect their
interests 10 is further ordered tbaf fhis
order be published and posted as reunited
pl law. COpY-tcstos
w. WATSON Clerk
Published first February =. fcof
Attest w. WATSON CLERK.
w. Monroe. Counsel for rrH
q 1907 % e. ool
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

"fhey say" remarked the
mother thoughtfully, referring TO the
young man who had called the
previous evening, chat he is OF
a graspirg disposition"
"Well, I should say he vas" ex-
claimed the small boy.
"Willie," cautioned his sister; but
il was too late.
"You just ought to have seen the
way he grasped Lou when she said
she'd marry him " persisted the
youngster.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

him home to drink a quart of strong
coffee and advised that he walk up
and down for couple of hours.
Mrs. Bowser bad the coffee ready,
and il was almost human wreck
she gazcd at as he entered the
house. She hadn't the heart to re-
proach him for his carelessness, and
when lie had disposed of his coffee
she helped him on with his over
coat and saw him out on the street.
He hadn't paced the end of the
block before he fell in with an old
tramp who was looking for lodgings
in some doorway, and who was
soon informed of what had hap
pened. He was rough looking
man, but he had kind heart, and
he took Mr.. Bowser's arm and said:
"All right, Gully. / see how it
is. Tired with the turmoil Of life,
you started out 10 commit suicide.
but thought better of il after swal-
lowing a dose. Just my case ex.
actiy. I've tried it six different
times. Easy now, old rosebud /
Lean on me, and we'll walk up and
down and damn the eyes of the
world in general together.
"G'way-g'way from me Z" Mr..
Bowser got up strength to exclaim.
"Never, my conscience stricken
friend. / shall walk with you, and
as we promenade you can pour your
tale of sorrow into my ear and be
sure of my sympathy"
They had been walking for an
hour and Mrs. Bowser had been di-
viding her time between making
more coffee in the kitchen and
looking out of the front door when
the thought struck her to take a
look at the bottles. There was the
cough syrup. and there was the
laudanum, but the latter bottle had
no contents. In fact, it was as dry
as bone. As there had been
nothing in it to drink, Mr.. Bowser
could have made no mistake. She
ran out at once to inform him
of the fact. The tramp was still
solicitously leading him up and
down and encouraging him to live
on. Mr.. Bowser heard the news.
took moment to digest it, and
with wild whoop of exultation he
slammed the old man up against a
shade tree, picked up the cat which
had followed Mrs. Bowser and made
run for the house. She followed
him, and as the door was closed be
hind her and several other whoops
came to his ears the kind hearted
tourist leaned over the gate and
muttered
"Why, | was about TO strike the
old coon for quarter, and here
he's gone and got over it and given
me the cold throw down Hang
man who don't know when he's got
good thing |"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

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20 the estate ~ W. S. Watkins deceased.
either by note or book account, will please
eall and SCI lc same on or before February
70, 1901
w. S. fAYoR & w. NJ. srvey.
3i-3 Adm'fs., Tunnclion, w. Va.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
SIATE OF W VfRclN1l
R. W. Monroe. specl Com.

AZ rules held in the clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court for the county Of Preston. on
the 6rst Monday OF February. teoI.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
ORDER or PUBLICATION.

STATE OF WEST VIRGrNfA;
AT rules held in the clerks Office of the
Circu Court for the county of Preston. on
the hrst Monday OF February. ISor
a. w. Dcvalrs adto'r
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
MRS. GAllUP'S
>. LAMENTS.
A Sign Warns Her that Her limo
has About Come.

SO Between Sobs She Has q Little One
Sided Talk With Her Devoted Hus-
band About the House and the
Things that are I'm IL.
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a. w Dcvalls heirs ct al.

VS.. In rbaprer,..
A. w Devalls heirs ct al
The object OF this suit is to subject the
rcai estate OF which a. w Deyall died
seized TO tie pay ment Of his debts. And il
appearing from an affidavit fled in said
cause that the defendln Belle Swiuycr
sherman Devall. Minnie Lehr. lane John.
son, Mary Plummer. Florence Miller Aaron
=. 2cvali and Mcncroy Martin are not
residents OF this State on motion or no
plaintiff 10 IS ordered that Inc said defcn.
dants be required to appear within one
month alter the date OF the first publication
OF ihis order and do what is necessary to
protect their interests Its further order.
ca that this order be published and posted
as required by law
a Copy-tcstc:
w. WATSON Clerk
published FIRST time February u root.
Attest l. W WATsoN. Clerk
j. J.. Crogan. Counsel for PrH.
l7T foo1N IS zol
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JOURNALS 'he Following splendid Inducements
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
How a Church was saved.

According to story told in Marseilles
the Church Of Notrc Dame de Ia Garle,
in that city. was miraculously saved from
destruction in the closing days OF the
nineteenth century. The story is as fol-
lows:
\ gentleman entered the church carry
ing two candles, which be placed in a
chandelier. After lighting them be re-
tired from the main body OF the church
and called two beggars who were stand
ing at the door. Placing them in a posi-
ton where they could see the chandelier
he gave each Of them 10 francs 10 watch
the candles and TO relight them il the
flame went out. lie had made vow. he
said, and ii was Of great importance 20
his future hopes that both candles should
be entirely consumed.
The man then withdrew and the beg
gars began their watch. As evening came
on they became alarmed and called aloud
to priest whom they saw in a distant
part of the church. Whcn he went to
them. they declared that they hal twice
heard voice commanding them 10 CStin-
guish the candles The priest listened,
but heard nothing. The bcggars appealed
to him not 10 leave them, and to please
them he blew out the candles and took
them from the chandelier. In handling
them he was struck by their weight;
when in turning one around in his hands
the wax peeled of and revealed a car
fridge Of dynamite.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
Our Fresh lyater sailors.

II any man thinks the American sailor
is thing Of the past, he should spend
some time on the great lakes. The Ameri-
can fresh water sailor is every bit as pic
turesquc a parsonage as was the salt
1f early days who carried our merchant
flag into every port Of the world. His
life is just as full OF harlships and just
as full OF dangers.
There is a large feet Of three and four
masted schooncrs on the lakes, and sto-
ries Of the wrecking Of them come with
every big storm. \ nastier body Of wa
ter than Lake Erie when il comes on 70
blow can be found nowhere. and some OF
the experiences Of the life saving crews
along its shores are the most thrilling In
the history Of the service.
The men who man the gig lake steam
ers. OF course. have not much romance in
their lives. hut there are enough of the
old sailing vessels left 10 keep q consider.
able army Of mcn employed Any skip
per who can navigate schooner Com
Duluth to Buffalo is god caolgh ilor
to sail around thc world. anl hp win DO
rs well rs the next man 90 faE" care of
lis vessel in tar toughest y.a tAe 't'aI.
&c was ever Cb.c to Jl'w Wa.hiuz.
ton Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
SMART & SILBERBERG.
OIL CITY, PA.

attorney III Philadelphia, wnere Ihe!
made their most aggressive campaign
the Union party leaders made a mum.
Der of wagers that Judge Yerkes would
beat Justice Potter.
The returns for the election showed
how much they were mistaken.
While Colonel Stone had simply
minority of the vote at the last elec-
tion for governor. and the records
show that in but one election in this
state for the last five years the Repub-
lican state ticket had a majority vote,
the returns from the last election give
Mr.. Harris, the Republican candidate
for state treasurer, a majority of near
ly fifty thousand votes over the votes
cast for all the other candidates, and
Justice Potter ran but a little behind
him.
This vote demonstrates the futility
of the Union party leaders working for
fusion campaign in the next state
fight.
The Republicans when they get out
their party vote can readily poll a good
majority over the united forces of the
Democrats and the Union party candi-
dates, even If they, the Democrats
and the Union men, have the same
candidates as they did in the late cam
paign.
The Republicans held less than a
dozen meetings in the interior of the
state in the late campaign. They de-
pended almost entirely upon the activ-
ity of the county committeeman. and
the Republican newspapers to present
the issues to the people
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
In the coming canvass matters will
be different The Republican state or
ganization will be called upon by the Re-
publican National Committee and the
Republican congressional committee to
look after the interests of the National
Republican organization at next No
vembers election. Members of con-
gress, representatives and United
States senators will have to be chosen
next year and the issues in which the
business interests Of the state are vi.
tally concerned will have to be pre-
sented to the 'itizens of the country.
Already the district organizations
are being strengthened to insure tho
election Of Republicans to congress-
from every doubtful district in Penn.
rylvania. General Frank Reeder, chair
man of the Republican State Commit
Tee, has been invited to confer with
members of the congressional commit.
tee al Washington early in December
20 consider plans for eecting Repub-
licans to congress and to arrange to
educate the Republican voters on the
importance Of cooperating with the
regular Republican organization 10
state and national affairs
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that is
the order of a woman's preferences.
Jewels form magnet Of mighty power to
the average woman. Even that greatest
Of all jewels, health, is often ruined in the
strenuous efforts TO make or save the
morey to purchase them. II a woman
will risk her health TO get a coveted gem,
then let her fortiiiy herself against the in
siduous consequence Of cough, colds and
bronchial Affections by the regular use of
DIR. Boschee's German Syrup. Il will
promptly arrest consumption in its early
stages and heal the affected lungs and
bronchial tubes and drive the dread dis
ease from the system. 1t is not cure
all, but it is a certain cure for caughs,
colds and all bronchial troubles. Get
Green's Special Almanac.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
LOOKING TO CONGRESS-
Republicans Are Strengthening
Organization fer Next Year.
UNION MEN ARE 3lsHEARTENED
With the Republican State Candidates
at the Last Election Having a Ma.
jority Over All Competitors, Recent
Campaign Records Are Surpassed.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Harrisburg, Nov. 9-Encouraged by
the magnificent showing made in the
recent campaign, when the combined
forces of the Democrats and the in
surgents failed to accomplish anything
more than the election Of few Demo-
cratic county officials, the Republican
organization leaders of Pennsylvania
ere now at work preparing for the state
campaign Of next year.
The Union party managers were very
much disappointed over their poor
showing after the expenditure Of
nearly a million of dollars to elect
their fusion candidates on the state
ticket. The fact that for the second
time in five years the Republican state
candidates received a majority Of the
votes cast for all the candidates was
an unexpected and very demoralizing
revelation to the insurgent Republicans
and their Democratic allies when they
scanned the returns closely.
STONE A MINORITY CANDIDATE.
When Colonel William A. Stone ran
for Governor he was opposed by a sim
liar combination of disgruntled leaders
in his own party, and the Democrats
made a bitter fight in favor of their
candidate, George A. jerks, one Of
their strongest and most representative
men.
In that contest the Republicans were
additionally handicapped by the fact
that Rev. DR.. Swallows candidacy
drew from the Republicans many votes.
The result was that while Colonel
Stone was elected he did not have a
majority OF all the votes cast, in fact,
the Republican vote for the Republican
candidate for Governor was 1913 less
than the combined vote for the other
candidates.
The Union party men and the Demo-
Gratis concluded this fall that if they
could agree upon a fusion ticket and
get their followers to support the same
candidates, they would have no diff
Guilty in defeating Representative Har-
ris and Justice Potter. the regular Re-
publican nominees for state treasurer
and justice Of the supreme court re-
spectively. They made a severe and
unwarranted attack upon Justice Pot
ter. and through certain corporation
influences they were quite confident of
electing Judge Harmon Yerkes, the
Democratic candidate for supreme
court justice. whose name was placed
ON the Union party ticket.
REPUBLICANS IN THE MAJORITY.
When they would not bet upon the
election of their candidate for district
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27
THE STARS.

Once. lying on a bed Of juniper,
! watched the passing % a northern light
That stole, a pale and haiowy er-nite
From the dark mystery oi pine and FIR
And. lcaping upward from the mountains spur
With tenuous fingers waged celestial fight
TO snatch the star gold blossoms from ihei
height,
Then, falling. Waned into the things that were.
50 We, with nassionel strife or anguishci wait,
Reach eager hands toward those unseen bars
Like children at some noble pleasaunce gate,
Seeking the untold glory of ihe stars
Ever inscrutlbe inviolate
That view our deadly wounds. our cruel scars.
Marguerite Menngton in SoribnerA
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-27

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bad Group in violent FORM" says FL
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of Chamberlain's Caugh Remedy and in
short time all danger was past and the
child recovered" This remedy not only
cures Group but when given as soon
a. the first y mptons appear, will prevent
the attack. II contains no opium or
other harmful substance and MAJ be
given as confidently to baby as 10 an
adult. For sale by Killmer Bros, To
nesta, W. g. wilkins, West Hickory, Pa.