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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

In this issue we give the program
for the Third Annual Session of the
Preston County Farmers Institute
to be held in the Court House here
on March Is and IA. There are
some splendid topics on the list for
discussion and some good speakers
will be present. We hope the far
mers will come and attend and take
part and help make it the success
it deserves to be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

1t is now generally conceded that
there will be an extra session OF
Congress, as the present session
expires March 4th and the Republi-
cans have failed to get through a
number of pet schemes like the
Ship Subsidy Steal, the Philippine
question, the situation in China and
what to do with Cuba, whether to
keep faith and give her indepen-
dence as promised or hold on to
her and annex the island.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

Sunday was great day in Tope-
ka, Kansas and Mrs. Carrie Nation
cut wider swath than a cyclone
would in that city. She organized
a crowd of 500 men, women and
boys and marched on the saloons
at daybreak, smashing several, in
Guiding a cold storage plant. She
was arrested and taken to Jail four
times, but secured bail and got out
each time, She addressed a large
mass meeting and had a lively time
OF it generally all day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday,
the beginning of the Lenten season,
which will last now till Easter Sun
day, April 7, and all good church
people are expected to abstain from
social festivities and wear sack cloth
and ashes. II the women wear any
sack-cloth il will be made up in a
very stylish manner and trimmed
with buttons, braid and lace, and
all the ashes they put on will be
"ashes of incense" in the shape OF
perfumes etc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

a minister was one day walking
along road, and 20 his astonish
ment he saw crowd Of boys, sitting
in front Of ring with a small dog
in the center. When he came no
to them he put the following qucs.
ton "What are you doing to the
dog ?" One little boy said +.
"Whosoever tells the biggest lie
wins it," "Oh" says the minister.
81 am surprised at you little boys,
for when ] was like you ] never told
lies" There was silence for a
while, until one Of the boys shouted +.
Hand him up the dog"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

The War Department is again
calling for recruits and posting
brilliant and attractive pictures in
the postof6ces to induce the young
men to enlist in the Army for ser
vice in the Philippines. Will some
good, bad or indifferent Republi-
can paper explain to US just who is
responsible for the continuation OF
this war in the Philippines now.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
NATIONAL NEWS.
The Ship Subsidy Steal Killed OF
For The Present.
congressman Sulzer Scores Perry Heath
Secretary Of the Republican National
Committee.
trom our Regular corresponden,.

FROM our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1901
Senator Hanna is the maddest man
in Washington. He knows that the
Ship subsidy bill is dead for this
session, but refuses to allow the
corpse to be buried, and is indulg-
ing in all sorts of threats of what he
is going to do to get even with
those Republican Senators who de-
clined to help him jam the bill down
the threats of the minority. Sena-
tor Spooner who has been classed
as one of the Republicans who
would prefer seeing the Subsidy bill
fail, but would vote for tiff a vote
was reached, publicly put himself
on record this week by saying: l
am against this bill, but as it is in
no danger of becoming a law, l see
no need in working up useless fears, 1"
and Senator Elkins, who has been
classed as a supporter of the bill,
said {: "The Subsidy bill is dead.
There can be no question about it
now. l might say that it died born
ing" Senator Jones, of Arkansas, to
whom no little of the credit for kill
ling the vicious bill is due, said of
Its present status THE Republi-
cans know themselves that it would
be impossible to get the measure
through at this session, and hence
their indifference. The bill is dead. "
One OF Hanna's threats is that the
River and Harbor bill shall fail, but
whether he can make it stick re-
| mains to be seen.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
CRITICAL coanEST.
From the Charleston ca,e,,e

from the Charleston Gazette.
Speaker Wilson will go down to
future generations as the smallest.
most tyrannical and most ignorant
man who ever presided over a legis-
lative body.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
!. SLIDELL BROWN, Editor and
Proprietor.

Congress has just appropriated
sI44, 900, 900 for pensions and in
stead of any decrease in this line of
expenditure, it grows larger every
year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

Perry Heath has not attempted to
reply to the challenge of Represen-
tative Sulzer of New York, in con-
nection with the anonymous letter
Mr.. Sulzer had read as part Of his
speech, which charged Heath with
guilty knowledge of Neely's steal
ing and other crookedness. Mr..
Sulzer said on the floor Of the
House al am responsible for
every word in that letter. II Mr..
Heath thinks there is anything
libelous or scandalous in that letter
] will not plead my constitutional
privilege. will plead the truth of
the statements. But I serve notice
that am going to standby everything
in that letter. and want Perry S.
Heath 70 answer. IF he does truth.
fully he will be fit for the peniten-
tiary. want him 20 understand
that ! am responsible in damages
for what / say. The House has no
computations Of conscience when
he attacks me, but when ! attack
him he squeals like a pig under a
gate. ] got that letter in the Record
That was what / was after. / am
now contentto have it stricken out. "
The House without a division order.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

ed the latter expunged from the
Record, but it had already been
printed in the Record as well as in
newspapers throughout the country.
! ! /
When Mr.. Mckinley saw that
the opposition to the nominations
OF Wood, Bell and Grant to be
brigadier generals in the regular
army was strong enough to be SER
ious, he made shrewd move by
sending the nominations of Fiz Lee
and ]. III. Wilson to be brigadiers
to the Senate, thus giving his friends
chance to dicker for the conEr-
nation of the whole bunch a
chance that was at once taken ad-
vantage of. 1t is expected that
Gen. Lee and Wilson will both be
retired at once, now that their NOM
nations have been confirmed, as
they have both passed the age limit
for active duty.
The sugar trust scored another
profitable triumph when@ Secretary
Gage ordered retaliatory duty of
nearly one cent pound placed on
Russian sugar, that, too, in the face
OF the rather clearly implied threat
OF the Russian government that it
would meet such action on the part
OF this government by putting the
maximum tariff on all American
goods. The short-sightedness of
this policy on the part of the ad-
ministration is made plain by the
figures of our trade with Russia.
Russia sells us annually about 5000, :
900 worth of sugar, while American
exports to Russia are nearly s3o,-
600, 900. Protests from great bust
ness interests are pouring into
Washington against Secretary Cages
action.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

"You may poke fun at a country
weekly" says a sensible reader,
"but ! fail to see why the fact that
"Mr. Jones has bought the farm Of
Mr.. Smith and intends to move TO
it, " may not be as we'll worth
ohronicling in the local paper as the
fact that a dog Of a famous actress
which died on the steamer is worth
two-column pictures and a half.
column description in city dailics.
Blamed If ] can see much difference
in merit between a poodle dog edi.
torial in city daily and "a big
pumpkin just laid on the desk Of We
editor of a country weekly"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

'IooTvLLE," Feb. Q, 1901.
MY DEAR Brown To-day the
streets are one glare of ice and
sieet, so have been walking not
on the pavements where stuck up
people and Episcopalians walk, but
out in the middle of the street where
horses, asses and other kindred
spirits travel. But | was amply re-
paid for being out at the risk of the
Insurance Company that carries an
accident policy on me, for down
on the "Avenoo" / saw a sight that
made at least one man turn pale
and woman turn red.
The woman in question was large
and fleshy and was ambling along
like Jack Browns old family pacing
mare when all of sudden she
gasped and threw her purse violent
ly against show window and her
muff into the middle Of the street
and sat down very suddenly-on the
pavement 2-Oh no on the stom-
ache of sleek, eyeglassed, begloved,
silk hated young man who imagin-
ed that he was rushing to the rescue
of the nice looking old lady instead
OF tempting providence and court
ing humiliation. Several men and
a policeman wearing baseball shoes
rushed to the rescue and when they
all asked the dude how he felt. he
asked how far it was to land. The
poor fellow thought that be was in
the wreck Of the Maine and when
the ambulance Doctor asked him
where he wanted to go he said '4Iotei
lngletcrra" (tbe English Hotel in
Havana.) a wind broken dray
horse standing near vas heard TO
humble "Poor fellow, that's Just
the way feel"
THE FLAG.
ltwould be justlike "Reddy"White
to hunt up man by the name of
Blue and appoint him Secretary of
State and then claim that he is the
only true personifcation Of Red,
White and Blue.
Some fool Republicans arc always
claiming that the flag is the private
property Of the Republican party
and from the way they are treating
II in our Alaskan territory and
prosttuting it in our island possess
ions as IAN emblem of loot and
murder, it looks as though they
we're making their boast good.
TONFs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21


When the edict went forth from
Mayor Turner, of Petersburg, a
few weeks ago, that all the dogs
in his bailiwick must be muzzled.
Mrs. Alice Fountain adjusted a
muzzle over the tail instead of :he
head of her pet canine, maintaining.
in the face of the threats Of the au-
thorities to kill the dog, that so
long as the proclamation did not
state which end of the dog must be
muzzled, that it would do about as
we'll and look about as we'll on the
tail as on the head. She had her
way, as a woman generally does
when she takes a notion, but the
dog went crazy because it couldn' Z
be in style like the rest Of the dogs.
and for the preservation Of her own
life the lady had 20 submit to seeing
him killed at last.-Glenvillc Path
finder
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

just before the House passed the
Army appropriation bill, carrying a
little less than SII8, 900, 900, Repre-
sentative Mcclellan, of New York,
in short speech presented some
figures that are worthy of the
country's mostthoughtfuI considera-
ton. He stated that the annual
cost of each soldier of the United
States excluding pensions, would
be 81, 2SS, and including pensions
S2,878, while the annual cost of
each German soldier, including pen
sions and the expense of past wars,
was only Sag, and that Of each
French soldier, including pensions
and the cost of the Franco Prussian
war, was only Saga. He said the
total cost of our army would soon
reach 5000, 900, 900 a year, to say
nothing of the expense of the navy,
which'is now more than 500, 900, .
900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

Representative Bell, of Colorado,
member of the committee on Ap-
preparations made telling speech
against the unprecedented extrava-
gance of the present Congress, in
which he said it was time for the
people to become alarmed at the
rapid increase in public expendi-
lures, which had grown in a single
decade from SALTS per capita to
more than $40 per capita. He said
that Congress had become so cal
lous to vast increases in appropria-
tons that it was considered almost
disreputable to call attention to the
extravaganza of the government.
Representative Cochran, of Mis-
souri,, made a speech along similar
lines.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21

Doubtless the reason why some
of the Republican Senators are not
actively supporting the Ship Subsi-
dy bill is that they have heard from
some of their constituents and that
they wrote something like the editor
of Michigan Republican paper
did to his Washington correspon.
dent who had sent him some favor
able comment on the attempt to
pass the bill-"We don't want any
more such gush. We are not run
ming an administration paper but
Republican paper from an honor
able standpoint. There is no more
damnable steal before Congress
than the Subsidy bill, and we will
bet you new suit of clothes that it
will never become law"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-21
STATE APPROPRIATIONS.

Charleston, w. Va, February IL.
The appropriation bills introduce
ed in the Legislature are as follows:
The first years appropriations are
$1,000, 900 second year, 81, 800, =
900. The following are the leading
items
Criminal charges, SI25, 900; pen
iten,iary, So, 800; lunatics in Jail,
$1,000; historical society. 81, 200;
normal schools, S44, 900; Marshall
college, ST, 500; West Liberty nor
NAL school, $500; Fairmont nor
NAL school, 81, 200; Concord nor
NAL school, $1,000: Chenille nor
NAL achool, So, 400 and Sc, 100, and
new building, s2s, 900; school for
deaf and blind, $50, 900: university
at Morgantown, So7, 900 for first
year and sI3I, 900 for the second
year; geological survey, SI2, 200 for
the first year and Sa5, 900 for the
second year: hospital for the insane
at Weston, I67, 900; hospital for
the insane at Spencer, s6s,o re-
form school, Sss, 900; colored in
stitute, S34, 900; preparatory school
at Montgomery, $4,000; Storer
college, 81, 1000; Bluefeld colored
institute, ST. 500; Bureau of Labor,
$4,000 State Board of Agriculture,
$40, 800; Inspectors of Mines, sI1,-
GOO; Commissioner of Banking.
So, 400; State Board of Health, S, e.
100; Civil Contingent Fund, S11,-
900; Executive Contingent Fund,
SO, 600; legislative expenses, SIo,-
900; salaries of clerks to state
officials, $40, 100; judicial depart
ment, $500; state militia, S7s,-
900; capital building and grounds,
$4,000; public printing, $40, 900;
governors mansion, Sax state
library, 81, 200; insurance So, 900;
Industrial home for girls, SIT, 900;
West Virginia Asylum for incur
ables, $50, 900, and building S25, 900
allowed on an $50, 900 new building
to be commenced; Keyser prepare
tory school, Sra, 900; miners hos
pitals, $1,000; board of pardons,
81, 900; humane society, S., 900;
miscellaneous, SIS, 900; senate and
house of delegates, $40, 900; execu.
tive department. SIG, 900; judicial
department, $50, 900; capitol annex
$50, 900; West Virginia battleship,
S2,s 500.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Has left me dreaming late.
Was it not yonder where the stars shone
splendid
/ stood with-(Heavens! l have forgot her
name!
And yet not SOL one Of the sfaTs at
tended,
Whose kiss made sunfowers flame?
Was it not yonder that a wind blown
From orchards by a glorious spring
omade sweet
Was kissed of Love, and left upon her
Of Love the dream complete?
Did she not whisper Wherefore should I
say it?
She loved me, and would love me to the
last?
This mightnight, with its darkness would
betray it:
IT'S past! 'Tis past! 'Tis pastD
TX.
And .yet-and yet! / say do not
culver
To any pulse-to one remembered tone;
And yet-and yet! The shadows
s make me SILVER:
ami alone-alone!
X.
say, Gods ample world is still about
me-
His skies. with all their storm and all
their bright;
But one loved haert can live its life with
out me-
1.-THE fire is dead. Goodnight!)
II r. L. S.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24
FIREMAN,s cLosE GAIL.

81 stuck to my engine, although every
joint ached and every nerve was racked
with pain" writes G. w. Bethany, To-
comotive fireman, Of Burlington, Iowa,
II was weak and pale, without any APP
petite and all run down. AS l was about
to give up, / got bottle of Electric Bit
tiers and, after taking it, l felt as well a
/ ever did in my life." Weak, sickly, run
down people always gain new life,
strength and vigor from their use. Try
them. Satisfaction guaranteed by all
druggists. Price SO cents.
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. CONSIDERATION.

There is no trait of such value or none
so necessary to cultivate, If kindly ma
ture has not endowed you with it, as con-
sieration. 1t apparently embodies every
other quality, from tact to generosity,
and with it you cannot go very far astray
in your dealings with your superiors,
your interiors or your equals. 1t is con-
sideration that prompts the mistress to
put an easy chair in the kitchen, bright
picture on the wall of the servants bed
room. 1t is consideration that speeds
off a note in good time to keep a friend
from waiting an hour and half for
someone that never comes. 1t is consid-
GRAFTON that urges the employer to send
his overworked employee off on a restful
vacation, and last but not least it is
consideration compels the daughter to
take the torn garments from her mothers
hands while she tucks up that dear, tired
body for a little luxurious nap on the.
couch near by. Selfishness is the born
foe of consideration. 1t is easy to let
matters slide along if they. do not inter-
fere with our personal comfort. We shut
our eyes daily to a thousand little acts,
that it would be so easy for us to per-
form and which would mean so much to
those for whom they are done, but we
argue with our conscience, "Oh, they don't
care, and / can explain or do something
at future time that will be vastly more
important than any thing can do now
and so waiting to do the big thing we let
the little helpful actions slip away from
us and grow more and more encased in a
shell of selfishness that narrows life down
to our individual wants and ways. If there
is sickness in the house, then is the time
for every member to exercise considera-
ton. There is always one on whom the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. James MacLachlin, Of
New York, are guests at the Marlboro.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Miss Mabel Tomlinson, of Durham
Miss Nellie Rawls, of Durham and Miss
Minnie Cannon, of Concord, were visitors
in the city Friday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Mr. Erwin Avery, of Charlotte, is in
the city. ,Ss.3s
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

burden of illness falls most heavily-aid
her by yourself doing little things for the
invalid, once in a while, instead of letting
the same hands do the serving and the
same feet the running all the time.
Make consideration your watch
word, and life will blossom out under the
influence that doing for others has upon
your own existence, instead of warping
your aims; your disposition and your
character by protracted course of self
worship that has in it no thought outside
of the adored object.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Mrs. Patience Farmer and Miss Lizzie
Farmer who have. been visiting at the
Mansion, returned to Wilson Monday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

TN Nav ie ID and Sd 1851 e
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A COMPUTATION OF SENTENCE.
Mischievous Cupid, once upon day,
While looking for a target for his dart,
Caught sight of me, and then to my dis
may
Aimed straight and true, and pierced me
to the heart
His wanton cruelty / swore he'd rue,
tried him; Judge and jury both was l;
And guilty was the verdict stern, but
true;
Without delay l sentenced him to die.
But all my bitter wrath was changed to
When my sweetheart, appearing, took hiE
And now he's up for life'-the roguish
boy,
Imprisoned her forever in my heart.
d. q. DOTY.
WHEN ONE LOVES
When one loves, and love meets no re-
There is no pain that in the heart can
burn
More bitterly, unquenched by tears,
And smoldering lie through dreary years.
Like love unloved.
When one loves, and love meets warm re-
There is no joy for which the heart can
yearn
Will make the world so beautiful SO fair,
AS when loves incense fills the air.
When one is loved.
MINNIE ALCYNOUS DAWSON.
The Fortnightly Review Club was
charmingly entertained by Mrs. Nc
Kimmon on Tuesday.
The Book Club held a most enjoyable
meeting with Miss Jennie Pescud on Sat
urday morning. Papers on Miss Lyon,
and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst were read by
Mrs. Robt. Gray and Miss Blanche Blake.
Current events were ably discussed by
Miss Jane Andrews. Five minute talks
were made by each member on the great
est woman of the century.
Miss Francis MacRae, of Chapel Hill,
is visiting Misses Nell and Annie Hins-
dale.
Rev. James Battle Avertt and wife
arrived in the city Thursday.
Mr.. Erwin Avery. of Charlotte, is in
the city. .SyAs
Mrs. Patience Farmer and Miss Lizzie
Farmer who have been visiting at the
Mansion, returned to Wilson Monday.
Miss Mabel Tomlinson, of Durham
Miss Nellie Rawls, of Durham and Miss
Minnie Cannon. of Concord, were visitors
in the city Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James MacLachlin, Of
New York, are guests at the Marlboro.
Miss Norwood, of Tennessee, is visit
ing Mrs. S. L. Patterson, at Mrs.
James McKimmon
Miss Bessie Scott, of Decatur, Ga, is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24
EDWARDS GRANGER.

EDW DS-GhAINUEh,
Friends have received this invitation:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Granger invite you
to be present at the marriage of their
daughter Capitola to Mr. Daniel Thomas
Edwards, Wednesday morning, April the
third, nineteen hundred and one, at half
after seven o'clock. Vernon" Kinston,
North Carolina. At home after April the
tenth, 116 West One hundred and twenty
fourth street, New York City.
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Rev James Battle Averitt and wife
arrived in the city Thursday.
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A BACHELORS REVERE.

How frail thing is Love! the
lamplight falling
Ct mean, the gaslighD DER my visions
here,
l hear the votes of the old sweethearts
palling,
Without a sigh-a tear!
II.
In Meadow lanes by rippled, reckless
Love, glad dreamer, in the springtime
stands;
Twas far away: Fore God, no pulse now
quivers
At Joy of holding hands!
Is ID that life is now less golden hearted
That / am weary of its tears and signs
departed
No vanishing of skies!
l love the same old scenes-I joy 10 cover
My soul with Gods infinity OF blue;
/ never, in earths green round lost a
lover,
Singing that Love is true!
And yet how frail (did / not so begin ito
Is Love! The freight flicker
ing in the crate
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Miss Norwood, of Tennessee, is visit
ing Mrs. S. L. Patterson, at Mrs.
James McKimmon.
Miss Bessie Scott, of Decatur, Ca, is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Miss Francis MacRae, of Chapel Hill
is visiting Misses Nell and Annie Hins-
dale.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24

Mrs. E. w. Timberlake, and E. w
Undertake, Jr, are at the Marlboro