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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
"CO0NSKINNER"
Tells OF the Troubles Of Teachers and
Trustees.
Coon IioLLEn, preston county W. Va
Marlch the furst.

Coon IIoLLER, preston county W. VI
AIauch the furst.
mister cdeater, deer sur.
sect myself down to tell you sunthin. /
was up to Awroary last weak. Things is
blin up thar. Schools and tcecher aud trus-
tees aud boreds Of cdicatiou and sooperin-
tecudcnls and axhamincs is maxim things
buz.
last fall the trustecz didn't want no home
teacher SO lhaY sends away down on chcct
river and gifts CRATE strappin big man all
but as biz as goliath. They dun this 10
hold the boys level, ser they. lie begun
and got along o. k. fur awhile. Pretty soon
the gals and boys begun to spark, and my
didn't thay make it hum. The giant tried
to put out the sparks with some palaycr, but
coodnt Then he put out sum Of the spar
kers. This skeered him s5 he Jest up &
gifts, he did. Bein asst to reconsider his no.
shun to stop, he ser, sclzc, 81 can't, COZ
81, to thinkn Of pappy, and j must go
home" lie code.
There WIZ sum good ieechers layin aro m
but the trusteez still didn't want no home
iecchcrs, so they sends away OF to Buck
liannun to git teecher. BY hoky she was
a good one. but low and bee hold she didn't
hay no surtify kate, and she tired 10 gil the
present big hedded, superintendent to give
her examin Nation. After CRATE decl Of
| poliucui ioloocncc WIZ fotch 20 bar on him.
he ser, sc1ze, 90 will If the others is wiliu,
but IL taint fare 60 git these fuuiu tcechers
20 The exclusion Nv the home product, let
me send you one Of my pets" The ifus.
| tccl ser, sen they, ono sur &c, We won't
take one Of yore pets. You send your pet to
teech sum Of them skools wot aint 90, no
leechcr tall The law ser an children
must go 9 skooi. How is they 90 go 10
skool wen they aint no skool ? and how is
they goin To be ISo skools kcp, with 40
teechcrs How IS you goin Co get skool
tcechcrs IL you don't oxhamin them Mabc
yoa has got sum more pets wot you want to
60 pass them cxiry skooi5 around too"
The soopcrintcndsnt he got whoppin mad.
the trustee ser. scl they oven Gx your
clock next election, an don you furgit g."
o tell you things IS hummin up at Aw-
RORY Ginemlly ihey can't gct these pco.
/ pie o. agree on noth.n, bli nos they aif an
agreed that ihc present soopcdntenden, IS
suryin hn last term. And 10 do seem 20 me
from all reports be has got pets and ibc big
l he'd. Let cm ftc CooSsKiSSrr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

aud tied The pig TO thc post but had to take
the post az last and hc then sold the plg
TO parson Swadc FOR one dollar lie don't
now have pig, shoe. pen OF money an was
| jist goin' TO take that piece oi coon up to
him when hcarn We fcllcrs yell"
After cursing the Republicans for their
triokcry. Bill consented to accompany us
TO sam foastcts As we were driving
along ptll started suddculy az a pheasant
which ilew ovor the hin, and hc began to
relate how "on os them critters got him
into trouble
81 was tryin' steel trap In the yard one
day said Bin, when hcan crack
against the door, an looked thar an sure
enough, thar was a pheasant which had
flew against the door an died. picked il
up an Mary Jane cooked IL an Uncle
Morse, who We lcctcd Justice OF Peace,
hcaru of II an had to give him my best
dog to keep from goin to jail Cussod II
III ever vote for him ng m."
We finally reached Sans hut and found
things really worse than At Bnrs. There
were only three punchcons for the floor.
great big vilo looking Amazon sat upon a
cot OF straw with a club In her hand trying
to keep back three forocious bull dogs
continually yelling, you. Sankey. YOU
Moody, you Ioncs. at them. Upon the
table sat a few dishes out OF which the
chickens were eating In corner was a
big box out OF which came a continual
grunt Presently a hog jumped out aud
came walking over the aoor toward u.s.
Having satisfied our minds with seeing
that which we did not believe existed in
this civilized land OF ours, We set out on
our homeward journey
When we reached Lead Mine we saw
crowd around the church and being dc.
sirous Of seeing whether or not the guido
had deceived us in regard to holding tho
election In the church, we alightcd from
our sleigh aud entered the church. Sure
enough there was the booth lying upon
the benches.
These are no cXaggerations, but cond
tions which actually exist here In Tucker
county We were talking with the assessor
OF this county and he declared he would
not go back among the Fcasters again
until the board OF Health investigated
matters
These people live like pigs During the
summer they dig ginseng, and live upon
nettlcs and picked ground hogs and in the
winter they live 10y the chase.
They never wash and their faces arc
smoked until they are copper colored.
They have n detected downcast look and
when they sec stranger they hasten into
the forest, or II you chance TO go to their
cabins they will hide under the bed
They do not attend school. and are
seldom seen outside the confines OF the
Horse Shoe Run hills. except at election
times. when you see the chief Bill. stalk.
Ing from hut to hut rallying for the great
dance OF the Republican carnival
". n. H..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
V A G G IN Alto N .
The Evil Effects That Nay Follow
This Dangerous Practice.
An Able aud Interesting Article Written
by une OF the Leading Physicians
OF Baltimore.
From the Baltimore Mo, Ming Herald.

From the Baltimore Morning Herald
A few years ago noted physician and
seien,is, became very uneasy lest his only
son should some time in the future have
appendicitis, and TO guard against the bare
possibility Of such an imaginary case he
subjected the child to an operation for the
removal Of the appendix. The child died
while the operation was being performed,
and lef, the father to mourn his folly.
Would it show good judgment to have a
ehild's hand ampuia,ed for fear it might
have the hand crushed in a machine at some
later period in life
1t is eommonly believed that eonsump.
iives never have ague-,hat is. chills and
feveis. Would it be wise for parents TO
have all their children noculated with
tuhercular virus TO insure a case of genuine
consumption, and thereby render certain
lingering, loaihsome. incurable sickness and
premature death, with The delusive hope of
preventing a scarcely possible danger of
taking aguc al some time ia the future
disease which is curable and seldom lasts
more than two or three weeks, and which
does no; disturb the health in after life
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

The State Veterinarian of Maryland es-
Inmates that from 7 to Q per cent. of the
cattle in the State are tubereulous. 1t is
Tor this reason that Germany will not allow
our beef 10 be sold in her markets. II is
also claimed by the State health officers that
tubere ulosis- s-oonsumpion--is both con-
tagious and hereditary. 1t is known that
hereditary diseases do not develop in every
generation in the line of descent. but may
develop at any time under favorable condi-
tions any sickness makes favorable con
dilion. The child of healthy mother has
consumption the physician looks to the
grandmother, or the grcat-grandmother, for
the origin Of the disease This rule holds
true with cattle and calves, as well as with
the human species.
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KNGWOoD PRESTON COUNTY VIRGINIA THURSDAY MARCH 1901

taking the disease, when others not Vaeei.
mated did not suffer, but such citation is not
consis'en, with logical reason anl facts
We coald SO on referring To reliable
statistics to all many pages, bu, the above
IS surely suiheient to satisfy the most in
credulous that vaccination does no, prevent
smallpox. aud that il is profits source OF
consumption. tumors and cancer scepue aud
skin diseases, with many other far more
dangerous aud distressing diseases. in their
lasting effects, than the worst epidemic of
smallpox has ever proved To be
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

a single case of smallpox reported in a
city is heralded in all directions, and
creates an alarm equal 10 that caused by an
invading army, when the fatalty is seldom
over 10 per cent. and, under judicious man
agemeu,, much less but the fact that
thousands Of children die annually from
the bad effects of vaccination, and thousands
more suffer during all their after-life from
the bad effects Of vaccine virus, creates little
commen; and no alarm. From to Q per
cent OF the annual vaccinations with virus
from the sores on calves, the offspring of
cjnsumpGve cows, slowly but surely develop
into tuLercular consumption in future years,
bringing always lingering sickness and
premature death. The increased death
rate from consumption is proportiona,e to
the increase Of vaccination. But all this
suffering and premature death aropscs little
interest or alarm. States and cities 20 on
spending thousands Of dollars annually to
secure vaccination, with the delusive hope
Of preventing people from taking smallpox.
This appears to work we'll for awhile, until
the periodic epidemic Of smallpox comes
around and selects It's victims, paying as
little attention to the vaccine protected as
did the bull in the fable to the gnat on his
horn. This statistics clearly prove.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

Many people ask. What can be used as a
s''Sututc We answer that substitute Is
not the thing to be desired We rather
sex a meaus of preventing the periodic re.
turn of the epidemic, aud to prevent its
spreading when it does reappear. This.
statistics clearly show, vaccination has not
done. We, il IS claimed that in one decade
smallpox decreased = per cent. which
should rather be credited To general clean
illness, Improved sanitary conditions aud
better attention to isolation of patients. as
oiher erGptive ievers aud couiagon have
decreased nearly double the amount, in the
SAME time, Without any protection but
cleanliness, improved treatment, isolation
ani the judieious management of eases.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

By my owo knowledge 10 hs States
prison az Richmond Va, during 1907 there
were nine eases aii had been revaccinatcd.
These cases had had no contact with any.
body outside of the walls. u could not
have come by conagion.
"a few isolated eases may be produced
where single person not vsocinatcd has
taken smallpox and died where others 10
The same community who were vaccina,ed
did not take it These instances may be
cited as an oise, TO The many thousands Of
vaeeinated and supposed to be projected
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

When the true anl grave realities of the
great evils of vaccination can be brought to
light aud the people realize its little value
and its many evil results aud place it where
1t belongs, then it will be possible for one
OF the true preveu,ers to he raised from It's
fo'eed seclusions and stay the calamity
withou, disaster, or other more fatal dis
ease following It's use.
WILLIAM l.. MORGAN, NJ.
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Trains Daily except sunday.
No persons carried on any other than
tho trains named above. and stops only at
stations designated a. MARTIN.
Gen Supt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
WEST HOUND.

No. 55, fast train west in the evening will
stop at Iannelton for passengers
No. a. is the regular accommodation going
west and stops at all stations
Trains marked \, stop regularly, and trains
marked Il, are nag stations. other trains do not
stop. JIM SCHRYvER,
zen. Passenger Agent.
ID. B. MARTIN, Manager Passenger Traffic.
A. j. BoNAFIgLD. Ag't at Tunneiton.
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This viii Interest Many.

To quickly introduce the famous blood
purifier, y. y. b botanic Blood Balml into
new homes, we will give away o.ooo treat.
ments. y B. D. will positively cure all
blood and skin troubles-ulcers. scrofula,
eczema. eating sores. itching hun,ors. swell.
ings' pimples. boils, carbuucles, bone pains,
rhcunatism, catarrn. blood poison, affecting
throat OF bones, mucous patches, can.cr,
sweelings, persistent pimple or wari.
y b. y. makes the blood pure ard rich,
heals every sore or eruption, and stops all
aches aud pains Druggists, 81. For free
treatment, address Blood Balm CO., Atlanta
Ga. Describe trouble, and free medical
advice given until cured -. y. T.. cures
old. dcep.scaied cases that refuse 10 heal
uuderpatent medicines or doctors treatment.
y. y. D. composed Of pure botanic drugs
and is he finest blood purifier in rhc world
Drying preparations simply develop dry
catauh they dry zap the sccrctions which
adhere 20 the membrane and dccompose.
causing far more serious trouble than or.
dinary form of caiarrh. Avoid aU driving
inhalants and use that which .iean.,s.
sooihcs and heals Elys Cream q lm IS
such a remedy and will cure catsrth or cold
in the head easily AMI pleasantly. An
druggists sell itat 90 cents or it will be
mailed by Ely Bro hers. 50 Warren ST.. NY.
One Of The best known dsulledes pro-
dpcing high grade whiskcy and handling
hoe wines. desires to correspond with re-.
liable gentleman, with the view of having
him represent them iu Preston and SURE
rounding counties Co sell their goods 10
families and consumers direct This Is a
Gr't class opening for party who is well
acquainted 10 the counties. snd can be made
very remunoraiiyc. Address,
POCAHONrAs,
J.. o. Box 10, Cincinnati, D.
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3. &c Q. TINE TNBLE.
Taking Effect Nov. 25th, 1900.
EAST BOUND.
EAST BOUND.

The new "Flyer" No. 10. leaves Grafton at
$40 p m. and Is due at Terra Alta at
s:l0; the only stop In the county, and Oakland
all stations.
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The West Virginia Northern Time
Schedule.

IN EFFECT NOV. as 1900
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26
Our Chinese Population.

WASHINGTON. July ia prclimi-
nary statement of the Chinese population
derived from the returns of the twelfth
census just issued by Director Merriam
shows that there are approximately So
500 Chinese in the United States proper
as against 107,4I5 in 1880. About g.
200, or - per cent, are contained in
the western division of states and terri
tories as against 9G,S44, or 80 per cent,
in 1890. There We're T2472 Chinese in
California alone in 1890 but this number
has been reduced in 1900 To Ii, 153. There
has been loss since 1890 of about %
100 Chinese in the western division of
states and territories and net loss for
the United States proper Of over II 900.
The states and territories outside of the
western division show as a whole a gain
since 1890 of about IL, 800 Chinese.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26
/ Standing of the Clubs In National
and American Leagues.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Pierre LoriIlard,s VIII.

TRENTON, July 19.-The Pierre Lor-
lizard will was admitted to probate by d.
rection of Ordinary Magic without con-
test, no caveat having been filed by the
next of kin. This would seem 10 indicate
that some arrangement has been entered
into between Mrs. Lorillard and Mrs. Al
lien respecting the Rancocas stock farm.
Rumor here has it that Mrs. Lorillard
will eventually secure the farm and that
Mrs. Alien will accept in lieu thereof the
equivalent in cash. The same rumor says
that Mrs. Allen knows that the cost of
maintaining Rancocas exceeds $4,000
annually and that she prefers the present
cash value of the farm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26

DETROIT, July 19.-Cresceus. 2:04.
the worlds champion trotting stallion.
yesterday over the Crosse Ponte track
gave a wonderful performance. lie trOt-
ted two heats in 2:06% and 2:O5, the
greatest race miles ever attained by any
trotter. They lower his own two heat
worlds race record Of 2:OGi. and 2:071a
made last year at Chicago. His second
heat in 300 is the fastest mile ever trot-
ted in a race. the previous record being
2O5H held Jointly by Directum and
AiX in 1893 and 1894 respectively. 1t
also beats the best record for "A second
heat of 2:05la, made by Azote at New
York in 1895. When Cresceus accom-
plished his remarkable feat yesterday, it
was under circumstances which greatly
enhanced the merit of the performance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Heat In Middle West Grows
More Intense.
Fasting AND PRAYER IN MISSOURI.
Day Appointed by Governor Gener-
ally Observed In Spite of Swell
tcring Conditions - Great suf-
fering In other states.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-One hun
dred degree temperatures were common
throughout the great corn belt yesterday,
according to the weather bureau here In
various places in Illinois, Iowa and other
states all previous heat records were
smashed. There appears to be no pros
poet of decided relief from these exhaust
ing conditions for the next two days at
least, except such as may come from the
always present possibility of scattered
thunderstorms which are predicted for
some portions of the superheated area.
Dry thundrrStorms unaccol> panied by
rain prevailed in several sections of the
west. hundreds of miles apart. They
temporarily cooled the atmosphere. but
brought no relief TO the furnishing crops.
Absolutely no rain fell in the corn belt,
according to the official reports received
here. In western Iowa it wis n trihe
cooler. while in the central portion of the
state it was warmer There is little belt
Of high pressure over the great lakes and
another over the south Atlantic coast, but
it offers no prospect of relief in the west
50 long as the continued low pressure
remains in the northwest. The warm
weather again was general throughout
tn" entire country except Oh the Pacific
coast.
In the east the temperature. while high,
did not approach anywhere the extremes
prevailing in the west. and Il recurrence
or the hot wave of two weeks ago is be-
lcved to he unlikely in the Atlantic coast
region. Thunder showers have continued
from the south Atlantic coast westward
into Arizona. and continuation of them
is predicted for the south and southwest.
in DcS Moincs the temperature official
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26

WILKESBARRE, Pa. July 23.-The
strike of the stationary tiremen has been
officially declared off ut a joint meeting
of the strikers and executive boards of
United Mine Workers. The meeting was
a stormy one. The committees appointed
10y the joint conference to call on the
coal operators and ascertain how many
of the strikers could hope for reinstatc.
ment reported that Ii of the companies
were in favor of taking back the old men
and that seven refused. Among the lat
ter was the Lehigh Valley Coal company,
which employs in this district about
5000 men, all told. The Traders Coal
company, it is said. refused to reinstatc
its old fremen unless they consented to
work for decrease in wages.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26
THE FOSBURCH CASE
Prosecutions Witness Tower
Of Strength For Defense.
BROTHER OF DEFENDANT ON STAND.
Former Witness FIatIy Contradicted.
Physicians Testimony Material
Iy Damaging to the Com
monwealth's Case

PITTSFIELD., Mass, July 23.-I
have not had SAr of suspenders for
five years" declared james b. A. Fos-
burgh during his cross examination at
the trial of his brother Robert for the
alleged killing of his sister May in the
superior court. 1t was in contradiction
of the testimony given by previous
government witness who had declared
that he saw James in the house with his
suspenders hanging down. This remark
of james caused amusement, but another
which he made later had the opposite
effect on the throng that filled the court
room. 1t was when he described his
ascent of the front stairs after he had
heard terrible shrieks" and his sister
in-law. as he said. appeared before me
in the light" She was in her night
dress. said the witness, and exclaimed in
fear. Your fathers gone crazy
The courtroom yesterday was the scene
of a number of exciting events 1t wit
messed the production as n government
witness of James b. \. Fosbursh. the
young brother of the defendant. whose
every word proved a mountain for the
defense and less than mole hill for the
side which had called him. 1t witnessed
the introduction of Or. ". W. Schohcld,
the first physician to visit the scene after
the tragedy, and not one uta of his tcsti-
mony was of assistance to the govern
ment case, as had been - anNiOu,ly cN-
pected. 1t also witnessed the putting in
evidence of the socks and trousers found
outside the house on the following day,
the torn pillow case with which it is
claimed one of the burglars was masked
and the shoe found inside the house by
the local officials.
The chief event of interest to every one
was the sudden and startling summons
to young James Fosburgh to take the
stand, made, as it was, 10y District At
torncy Hammond, who up to that time
had taken no part in the examination of
witnesses. The young Yale graduate
made an interesting figure on the stand,
and his testimony was direct and con
elusive.
The expected attempt of the govern
ment TO dclve into the question of family
Quarrols did not matelializc. and his eX-
PLANTATION of his attempt to get a number
of doctors, his return To the death cham
Der and his ministr0tions to his parents
created just the opposite impression in
the minds of the spectators from what
was evidently anticipated by those who
caused his appearance on the stand.
The superstructure which the govern
ment erected over their foundation of last
week cannot, therefore. he said to be in
any way complete, but has SO many points
of weakness that it would not be surpris
ing if the defense decides to not put in
any evidence whatever In the event,
however, they should do SO. the case is
expected to be completed by Thursday
night at the latest.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-26
MACHINISTS SEEK WORK.
strikers Give Up the FiHht-PInces
of Many Have Been Filled.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. July 23.-The
striking machinists employed at the Dick
son works. this city. and the shops of the
Lehigh Valley railroad at Coxton. Wilkes
barre and Sayrc have made applications
for reinstatement, the leaders having
come to the conclusion that it would be
useless to carry on the strike any longer.
At the Dickson works all the old hands
were taken back. At the Lehgh Valley
railroad shops in this city the superin-
tendent said he had received applications
from many of the old employees. These
applications were placed on file. and if
there are any vacancies the men will be
given work. There are quite number Of
nonunion men employed at the shops
now. and some of the strikers will have
to 90 elsewhere for employment.
The 500 machinists employed at the
Ashley shops of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey who went out on May 20
have not yet made Il move to return t.
work. but they may in day or two.
When they do, the company will not re-
ceive them in body. but as individuals,
as the Lchigh Valley railroad has done