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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04
WEST BOUND.

No. h5. fast train west IN the evening will
stop at Tunnelton for passengers.
Nos. II and ere the regular accommodations
going west and stop at all stations.
Trains marked s. stop regularly, and trains
marked Y, are flag stations. other trains do not
stop.
ID. b. MARTIN, Manager Passenger Traffic.
a. j. BONAFIELD. Ag't at Tunnelton.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-04

tots and would get well. After having riied
twclNc times without receiving the siightcst
beneht, declined TO continue his treatment aitv
longer Having heard of :. s. S.(swift's Speci6c)
recommended for Rheumatism, decided. almost
in despair however. TO give the medicine a triai.
snu after had taken lew bottles was able &c
kobble around ON crltches and W., s,,,, ,t,,Srs
after had no use for them at all. $ D. : having
cured iae sound and well. All the distressing
and am happy to be again restored to perfect
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3. e. O. TINE TXBLE.
Taking Effect May 18th, 1901.
EAST BOUND.

The new FLYER" No. 10, leaves Grafton at
6a5 p; m, and Is due at Terra Alta at
s:i5; the only stop In the county, and Oakland
o:sb. Nos. and az are the accommod tions and
stop at all stations.
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NUMERALS IN II 10 disturb The digestion and
lead TO ruinous habits.
We have prepared a special book on
Rheumatism which every sufferer from
this painful disease should read. 1t is the
most complete and interesting book of
the kind in existence. Il will be sent free
TO any one desiring it, Write our physi.
cians fully and freely about your case. We
make no charge for medical advice.
IKG SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, ATLANTA. ga
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TIL c great vegetable
purifier and tonic, is
the ideal remedy in all
rheumatic troubles.
There are no opiates or
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fOcAHoNTAs,
?. Q. Box 10, Cincinnati, o.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
Handed to Kule HuHbnnd DIS.

Germany has of late years been the
stronghold of masculinity. The Ger
man women have been held up as par
agons of all domestic virtues and
steadfastly opposed to new woman
hood. But even in Germany the throne
of man is shaking. Berlin now has an
Association of Married Women for the
Control of Husbands. The constitu-
tion and bylaws haven't been made
public and the meetings are private,
but the name alone opens broad vistas
OF speculation as to the functions of
the association. Presumably the wom-
en- will all read papers and compare
experiences. and the discussions will
take on n reminiscent and anecdotal
character that will make them even
livelier than a Sorosls election day.
or course, American club women will
look pityingly at their Teutonic sis
ters' effort to throw OFF the yoke. Or
ganized effort toward the control of
husbands isn't necessary over here.
As the Wonderland Red Queen would
say: "Oh, we passed that long ago"
Each American woman controls her
own husband with an ease that leaves
her time and energy for problems
more vital. Still, the German women
have made a step in the right direc-
tion. What the feelings of the Ger
man husband are when he sees his
wife setting forth 10 meeting OF the
A. M. w. T.. G. II. is beyond conjectur-
Ing. York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR TOPICS.
May l9.."A NameIess Girl Heroine" 2 Kings
", IA. "a Union Meeting With
the Juniors.)

Scripture VerSes-Prov. !. 7-l0: 9
Chron. XXXiv. 1-3; Psa Xxi 5; Eccl XII.
3 10; xii. /; Tim. ii. -; Pisa. cxix. o;
xXXiv. 11-lG; Prov. VI 20-22; Xxx. Il;
xiii. 1921; Eph. VI 1-3; Col ILL., 20; 1
Tim. V. 4.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
God often makes use of the most in
significant instruments Il Cor. |. 2S) for
building up his kingdom and spread
ing abroad his name.
1t pays to teach children about God
and his servants.
Children cannot teach much about
Christ but they can invite others to
church and Sunday school where those
are who can teach.
SELECTIONS.
Almighty God ever required in his
service the first fruits (Ex. Iii. 19) and
the first born (EX. xiii. y. The first
lings are his darlings Gen. iv. ~; the
fattest lambs are fittest for his sacri-
flee. "Ye shall not see my
face" saith Joseph to his brethren, tex
cept you bring your younger brother
with you" Gen. xiii. -. And how
shall we behold the face of our blessed
Jesus, II we do not remember him in
the days of our youth If we dedicate
to the Devil our lovely young years,
and offer unto Him nothing else but
the dregs of our loathed old age?
No matter how good the walls and
the materials are, if the foundations
are not strong. the building will not
stand. BY and by in some upper room
crack Will appear; and men will say,
There Is the crack; but the cause il
in the foundation" SO If, In youth,
you lay the foundation of your char
ncter wrongly, the penalty will be
sure to follow The crack may be
far down in old age; but somewhere
1t Will certainly appear.
Proprietors rear strong fences
round young trees, while they leave
aged forests TO take their chance.
Permit not the immortal to be twis, ed
Mt the very starting OF its growth. tor
the want of such protection as It is
in your power to afford.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
A Pleasant Fad.

An attractive fashion among the
smart men of New York is the sending
of dainty hampers of fruit to their
masculine friends on feast days and
holidays. The wicker hampers are
7ery pretty and are filled most at
.ractiyely with luscious fruits which
,estle amid the green leaves OF soft
milax and other foliage. In addition
% sending flowers to the friends who
ire going to cross the briny deep
Dame Fashion dispatches fruit. The
lowers fade. but the fruit will last
antil the journey ends, and even in
sickness fruits can be eaten often
when nothing else can. So the lus-
sious product of Pomona is packed In
dainty baskets and sent to convey
sweet messages and kind wishes fol-
Don VOYAGE.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
EpwoRTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS.
May lo.-"A NameIess Girl Hercine.r Klnrs
", Ia. "a Union Meeting With
the Juniors.)

There Is not anywhere in literature,
sacred or profane more beautiful
example of heroisin than is shown in
the case of this Israelitish maiden in
the palace of the Syrian captain.
What is heroism? There are many
answers, as various as the differing
points of view. To many heroism
seems to be simply brute courage
such courage as the prize fighter
shows. The ancients regarded hero
ism as the power to endure and over
come obstacles. But in the light of
Christianity the essence of true hero
ism Is loyalty to conscience and the
sacrifice of self. This young girls
heroism had both these qualities. and
in such degree that she was quite
unconscious of them. The true hero
Is almost unaware of his heroism. 1t
Is so much part OF himself, of his
life, that he does rot think oi it at
all. Such evidently was the spirit OF
the Jewish maiden.
"The marauding expeditions of mn
clent times had for one of their main
objects the capture of slaves In
Africa wars are still carried on chiefly
for this purpose. Either Naaman had
led the expedition and this particular
captive had been assigned to him in
the division of the booty, or she had
merely passed into his possession by
purchase, and thus had become one
of his wifc's attendants"
What she said to her captor may
seem n small thing, something that
any one of us might have said under
like circumstances. But to understand
the real heroism underlying her brief
testimony we must imagine all her
conditions: captive In strange
land. in n palace: the terrible disease
which was generally believed to be
incurable; the personality of Naaman
and his wife
Reference has been made to the
nature of the disease. 1t was one of
the most loathsome ana terrible that
could afllict man. Ye the little maid
not only believed that the leprosy
might be cured but without the use
of the ordinary means. Her faith
was ut once as strong as 1t was sim
pie. Somehow she had come to be.
lieve that the power of God rested
upon the prophet, and that nothing
was too hard for him.
The most characteristic thing about
the girls act was her self-forgotful
ness. She did not think of herself
at all or of her surroundings. The
possible consequences to herself seem
not to have been considered. This is
the very essence of heroism. When
one begins to weigh the results of an
act, as 1t may affect his own future,
selfishness is pretty sure sooner or
later TO become the dominant note.
How different was it with the young
slave girl She might have imagined
almost any evil to herself. from a re-
bukc 70 practical Imprisonment for
life. or even her death. But all this
was lost sight of in her great desire
to do good.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
He Was Not Engaged.

The fire of a legal examination Is
u hot one, but an accused person who
stands its test doesn't often emerge
with character the better estab.
lished.
An individual Of somewhat doubtfu
appearance was applying for a situa
tion as van driver. On being asked
for references, he mentioned one OF
the dealers old hands, who was called
In and questioned as to the applicants
honesty. The referee rubbed his chiI
meditatively for a moment, and said
Honesty Well, guvnor his honesty
been proven agln and agin. Faith
he's bin tried sivin tonnes for stealing
and eshcapea every toimeW
The applicant was not engaged
Wayerley Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
The Story of an Argonaut.
Hardships Forty-niners Endured on the Plains

IFTY.TWO years ago a yo,

( fellow Of eighteen ran away
V from his home in the East and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

Tnree miles from the village OF Kris
uvik. in the great volcanic district OF
Iceland, there is whole mountain
composed of eruptive clays and pure
white sulphur. A beautiful grotto pan-
etrates the western slope to an un.
known depth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

The sermon prepared for the head
never reaches the heart.
The best friend of the devil is tho
nan who proclaims his disease.
He who talks OF his neighbours mote
does 1t to hide his own beam.
God will demand an accounting for
ecclesiastical millinery and pyro.ech-
MICS,
He who who has no treasure In hea-
ven will be but a poor beggar when
he gets there.
The people who talk most about
their citizenship in heaven are often
those who pay no taxes there.
Men who deny personal devil con-
clude that there are good many per
sons who are devils when they como
to fight organized sin.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

Young ladies should set good exam
amples II they want young men "a
follow them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
RAMS HORN BLASTS

HE man who Ia
afraid II his skin
will never save his
soul.
Sympathy is the
secret of sight.
All men have
equal rights but not
resolution to reacn
them.
Every church
ought to have a co.,
raj for the kicker
TO air his heels.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
MAYD0LE'S HAMMER,
(BenSon'S Plaster is Pains Master.)

When Maydole was told that he made "a
pretty good hammer lie said mo. don't
make pretty good hammer, l make the
best hammer that ever rds made"
Every carpenter who saw Mavdole ham,
mr. wanted one. 1t was of the best ma
terial, perfectly balanced, and the head
never few of. Hammers were divided into
two cla~ses-lst Maydole's; ID, all the rest.
PlaSters are separated by the same line
of cleavage; 1st, Benson's Porous Plaster;
I'd, all the rest. When, for rheumatic pain.
a cold, cough, kidney trouble or any
other disease or ailment that may be treated
externally, you ask for plaster, any hon.
est, reputable druggist will give you a Ben
sons. He 6Holrs It is incomparaily the
best and he assumes that you know it too.
As the name of Maydole stood for hammers
the name of Benson stands for plasters-
the real thing All the medicinal poten-
cies that are valuable in a plaster are in
Benson's. Capsicum, Strengthening and
Belladonna pasters are out of date.
An army of physicians and druggists. and
millions of the people, have written Of
Benson's Plasters as a remedyto to betrusted.
Benson's Plasters have ffty-fye Higlest
d1r1rds Accept no substitute
For sale 10y all druggists, or We will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in fhe
United States on receipt of 25c. each
Seabury u Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, Ny.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
Joseph JekyII's nepartee

An attorney named Else, rather di-
minutiye In his stature and not partlcu-
larly respectable In his character, once
met Jekyl. Sir" said he, Il hear you
have called me pettfogging scoun-
drel Have you done so. sir?"
Sir" said Jekyll, with a look of con
tempt, Il never said you We're pet
tifogger or n scoundrel, but l said you
were little Else"
The following epigram was written
on Dr. Letsom, then n we'll known doe
tor:
When folks are sick and send for me,
purgos, heeds and sweals EN-
II after that they choose Il die,
What's that to me? | Letsom.
--Gentleman's Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05

Herrara, the Spanish historian. says
that Pizarro, when he landed in South
America owed his life and those of his
companions to the fact that one of the
party fell off his horse by accident.
The natives had succeeded in cutting
off the retreat of the Spanards To their
ships. when one Of the riders was
thrown. The Indians were SO aston
ished at the dissolution of partnership
that they took flight ut once. They
had supposed horse and man to be one
animal.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
Work.

Work in every hour, paid or unpaid.
See only that thou workest, and thou
canst not escape the reward Whether
thy work be fine or coarse, planting
corn or writing epics, SO only it be hon
est work. done in thine own approba-
tion, it shall earn reward to thy
SENSES rs we'll as to the thought. No
matter how often defeated, you are
born To victory. The reward of thing
well done is 10 have done it.-Emer
SON
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
Old Mexican BelIefn.

Some old Mexican tribes believe that
the spirit is carried to the moon by a
coal black. monkey faced owl; that up
on arriving there It Is met by its thou
sands of ancestors, who come with a
long train of white donkeys; that the
spirit IS then escorted 10 large cav
ern In the center of the moon. where
JOY reigus supreme.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
Her objection,

"You are not singing that beautiful
song, 4 Want to BE an Angel with the
rest of us" said the teacher
The little one shook her head.
whats the use of telling a story
about it?' she demanded. I'm having
enough trouble learning to play tile pi-
ano without bothering with n harp
Chicago Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
MRS. Il. F. ROBERTS
Gays to All Sick Women: "GlYe
Mrs. Pinkham a Chance, /
Knew She Can Help You as
She Did Me-"

DEAR Mrs. PIsKHAN The world
praises great reformers; their names
and flames are in the ears II everybody,
and the public press helps spread the
good tidings. Among them all lydia
T. Pink hams name pC,ps to roeferif-.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05

The company manners Of her hus-
band and sons are one of the greatest
trials in a woman's life, and that OF
her daughters her greatest comfort.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05

SOMERSET CoTNTY-ln Court of Probate
Leld at Skowhegau on the second Tuesday of
November, 1901.
F'On the foregoing petition, Ordered, that no.
tiCe thereof be given three weeks suceessively,
the first publication 10 be given thirty days
previous to The second Tuesday OF January, A g..
d. 1902, in the Somerset Reporter, printed in
Skowhegau, iu said county. that all persons
interested may attend a Probate Court TO 1e
held AT Skowhegan, on the second Tuesday Of
January, A. ID. 1902, snd show cause, II any
they have why the prayer Of said petition
should not be granted.
EDWARD F. DANFORTH. Judge.
true copy, Attest:
Sw47 NATHAN FOWL ER. Register.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
Frank ". BuCknanl
DRUGGIST.

1t cures Piles or Hemorrhoids-Ex
or internal, Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas. Relief i'm
mediate-cure certain.
It cures Burns and Scalds. The relief
instant
1t cures Inhamed or Caked Breasts and
Sore Nipples. Invaluable.
1t cures Salt Rheum, letters, Scurfy
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils. Corns, Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of insects,
Mosquito Bites and Sunburns.
Three Sizes, 25c., SOC. and $l.oo
Sold by Druggists or sent prepaid on receipt of price.
HUMPHREYS MED. CO.,
Cor. William s. John sts.. NEW YORK.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
InsuIar Problems.

Insular questions are next treated
the territory on the traditional Amer
lean lines. Porto Rico is declared to be
thriving as never before The atten-
tion of congress is called to the need of
legislation concerning the islands pub
lie lands. In Cuba ii is stated that
much progress has been made toward
putting the Independent government of
the island upon firm footing. and ii is
declared that independence will be an
accomplished fact The president
adds:
Elsewhere | have discussed the ques-
tlon of reciprocity. In the case of Gu
ba however, there are weighty reasons
of morality and of national interest
why the policy should be held to have
a peculiar application, and most ear
nestly ask your attention to the wis
dom. indeed to the vital need. of pro.
vding for a substantial deduction IN
the tariff duties on Cuban imports into
the United States.
In dealing with the Philippine peo-
pie we must show h,,h patience and
strength, forbearanee and steadfaSt res
olutlon. our aim is high. We do not
desire to do for the Islanders merely
what has elsewhere been done for trop-
ic peoples by even the best foreign
governments. We hope to do for them
what has never before been done for
any people of the tropics-to make
them fit for self government after the
fashion of the really free nations.
The only fear is lest in our overanx-
iety we give them a degree of indie
pendence for which they are unfit,
thereby inviting reaction and disaster.
AS fast us there is any reasonable hope
that in a given district the people can
govern themselves self government
has been given in that district. There
is not a locality fitted for self govern
ment which has not received it. But 1t
may well be that in certain cases 1t
will have to be withdrawn because the
inhabitants show themselves unfit to
exercise 1t; such instances have already
occurred. In other words, there is not
the slightest chance of our falling to
show a sufficiently humanitarian spirit.
The danger comes In the opposite direc-
tion.
Troubles Ahead Yet.
There are still troubles ahead in the
islands. The insurrection has become
an affair of local bandittl and maraud-
ers, who deserve no higher regard
than the brlgands of portions Of the
old world Encouragement, direct or
indirect, to these insurrectos stands on
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
The Arm y,

1t is not necessary to increase our
army beyond its present size ut this
time, but 1t is necessary to keep it at
the highest point of efficiency. The in.
dividua units who as officers and en-
listed men compose this army are we
have good reason TO believe. at least as
efficient as those of any other army in
the entire world. 1t Is our duty TO see
that their training is of kind to in
sure the highest possible expression of
power to these units when acting in
combination.
A general staff should be created
Promotions should be made soloAy
with regard to the good Of the service.
Congress ought to provide, the presi-
dent adds, for field exercises. He con.
tinues:
Action should be taken in reference
to the militia and to the raising of vol
unteer forces. Our militia law is OBJ
solete and worthless. The organization
and armament of the national guard of
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05
The Merchant Marine.


The condition of the American mer-
chant marine is such as to call for inn
mediate remedial action by the con
gress. 1t Is discrcdtable to us as q
nation that our merchant marine
should be utterly insignificant in com
parson to tAat of other nations which
we overtop in other forms of business.
We should not longer submit to condi-
tions under which only a triting por-
ton of our great commerce is carried
In our own ships. To remedy this state
of things would not merely serve to
build up our shipping interests. but it
would also result in benefit TO all who
are interested in the permanent estab-
lishment Of q wider market for Amer
lean products and would provide an
auxiliary force for the navy. Ships
work for tEcir own countries just as
railroads work for their terminal
points. Shipping lines, if established tc
the principal countries with which we
have dealings. would be of political as
well as commercial benefit. From ev-
cry standpoint 1t is unwise for the
United States to continue to rely upon
the ships Of competing nations for tha
distribution Of our goods. 1t should be
made advantageous to carry American
goods In American built ships.
at present American shipping Is un-
der certain great disadvantages when
put In competition with the shipping
of foreign countries. Many of the fast
foreign steamships, at a speed of four
teen knots or above, are subsidized
and all our ships. sailing vessels and
steamers alike, cargo carriers of slow
speed and mail carriers of high speed
have to meet the fact that the original
cost of building American ships is
greater thaH Is the case abroad; that the
wages paid American officers and sea
The Somerset reporter., 1901-12-05

men are very much higher than those
paid the officers and seamen of foreign
competing countries, and thai the
standard of living on our ships is far
superior to the standard of living on
the ships of our commercial rivals. Our
government should take such action as
will remedy these inequalities. The
American merchant marine should be
restored to the ocean.