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officers for another year and Gran
vile Brown was elected President;
VIM. Cartwright, First Vice Presi-
dent; Thomas Protzman, Second
Vice President; Robert b. Brown,
of Kingwood, Third Vice President
Miss Lizzie Brown, of Wheeling,
Secretary, (re-elected.)
For next place of meeting the
Tunnelton Camp Ground was unan-
imously agreed upon and the time
fixed at the first Saturday in Sep
TENDER 1902.
There were parties present from
Wheeling, Grafton, Morgantown,
Masontown, Gainesville, Rowles-
burg, Braxton county, Newburg,
kingwood, Ohio, Arizona and
other points. These annual reun-
ions are pleasant affairs and are
looked forward to from one year to
another with eager anticipations for
the future and pleasant memories of
the past.
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A NEWSPAPER CHANGE.

GRAFTON WA, September
a deal was consummated Saturday
by which the Grafton Leader be.
came the property Of John S. Bar
low and Hood Phillips, who take
charge Monday morning. This
paper has been ably edited for the
past five years by Eugene Summer
vile, who retires, and TO partner
ship with his brother Sidney, has
purchased the Inter. State Steam
Laundry Messrs. Barlow and
Phillips the new proprictcrs Of the
Leader arc young, energetic BUSH
ness men and leaders in the coun.
ellis Of the Democratic party Of
this county Mr.. Barlow, who is
a rising young lawyer Of this city,
will have editorial charge Of the
paper, which is a guarantee to its
readers that the principles Of Dem
ocracy will have an able champion
in the Grafton Leader.
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road, and We were for the seventh
time announcing that we still held
The championship.
After the Feast Of the Passover
Of good things, the speeches we're
resumed and splendid recitstions
given by Miss Ruby Brown, of
Grafton Virgil Brown, Of Halleck
and some Of the younger members.
q well written and interesting paper
was read by Miss Dell Brown from
Wheeling, and it will appear in
this paper next week. Then a
poem written especially for the
occasion by II. II. Reed, Of Reeds
vile, vas read by The author and
highly cOmplimented by those pres.
ent 10 will also appear next week.
Hon. Chas. =. Brown, Of Cincin.
natl was called for and made a
splendid speech, that was both
eloquent and historical. Short
speeches we're made by Prof S. p.
Brown, Of Morgantown, Hon. WIN.
". o. Dawson, Of Charleston.
Granville Brown, Of Halleck, and
others. Then came the election Of
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PROGRAM
VI Preston County Sunday-schOol Con-
vention to be Held in Kingwood Pres
byterian Church, September 4 : and IL.
TUESDAY. sFprrMnrp

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER y.
1000 a. m Arrival and assignment OF
delegates.
HOO a. m Meeting Of County Ohicers.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
400 p. m. Devotional-Rev. c. II. t.o,in
Abide in Me and in You"
$50 Question Drawer. Answers next day
400 Report OF work done.
Presidents annual address
Report of District Presidents.
Report Of Superintendent of Home
Department.
400 p. m Discouragcments. How to
Meet Them
or the superintendent Robert n
Brown
OF the tcacher-Mrs Geo A. Herring
The Sunday school as Social
Factor'-Prof Rufus Holden.
appointment Of committees.
Social greetings.
EVENING sEkvtCE.
7:3o p ~. Special song service
Scripture reading aud prayer CIV.
S NJ Snyder.
BOO p m. The Hone Department Ion
niugs Nj King NJ y.
Solo Miss Bessie Feather.
The Sunday school Telcher as a
Soul Winners. J. Posten. NJ u
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 49,
200 a. M Dcvotional-Re &. a. Snider
9.3o no. Primary Department
Early Training Mrs. ]. r Trotter
The Child Mind Miss lisa Monroe
The Kindergarten Miss Grace
Clayton
600 a. N. The Teachers Meeting
'lhe Importance Of and Mann Of
Conducting w c. shancr
rico m Answers io yesterdays qucs.
uons
AfrERsooS SESSION
Or -. m Dcvou9uai.T d. Efrtr
The Lesson.
"rhe Use 1Bd Abuse Of lesson
Helps Rev q 81 Ramsey.
The Seed of ihc Spirits Teaching
boo Che Preparation of the Lesson"
Rev O.. q snider
The Scholar as q Soul Winner
Miss Hattie White"
What Qualities Should Characterize
ODE sunday school Teacher Miss
Netdc Hcrndou
The Sunday school as Missionary
Society -Airs q Hocrmsns.
EyEEINs sFsstoN.
Y 30 q. Co., Social Song Service
"1hc Duties Of Parents Towards the
sunday school Rev. 70. G. How
ard
sabbath Dissertation" REV IL.
Jones
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The Secretary Of War last week
made the allotment TO the several
States and Territories of the propor-
ton due each from the fund Of
$1,000, 900 voted by Congress to
support the militia. The several
amounts given the States are pro.
portioned according 20 their repre-.
sentaiion in Congress, and to the
Territories and the District Of Co.
lumbia according TO Che judgment
Of the Secretary Of War, that matter
having been left 20 his discretion
Each State must make ccrtffcation
% the Secretary Of i,s military or.
gan.zat.on before receiving the
money West YIrginias hare Of
this fund is srz745.o8 New York
gets The highcstamouut, s7C.47o. 90.
Pennsylvania follows with so.
1880 Oh'o's portion is s48,8s6.zo.
Alaska BIS The only Territory under
the government which is omitted
from the apport.onment. Porto
Rico gets $40, 900 and Hawaii fs. 600
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The Tunnelton Base BAH Club.

From a Special Correspondent
This is the first season our bows
have acquitted themselves creditably
on the diamond for the last four or
FIVE years. The boys all deserve
great praise for the way they have
played ball and conducted them
selves at home and abroad. To
ex-manager DUR the greatest por-
ton of praise belongs, for it was he
who first got the boys together and
proved his confidence when he
backed them against the Kingwood
boys in that renowned game of July
the 4th.
1t was after this game that the
present manager took charge and
while he is a man that is much
liked by the community in general.
he Is not base ball man. To
prove this we need only say that he
never, since he has had charge of
the team, played the same team in
any of the games that followed. He
was always making a change here or
change there. 1t is all right TO
eliminate the bad ball players or to
put in better men, but sometimes
players did not have the chance 10
prove their base ball abilities. The
boys have lost only five games dur
ing the past season and they have
won nine, so you see that they have
the majority in their favor.
"Butternut" Messenger proved
himself wonder this year on the
rubber. His twirling was of the
phenomenal order at times.
"Tip" Bankirk showed that he
was on to his job as catcher. And
he also handled the wagon tongue"
very effectively.
Hysell on first was star man.
He proved to be without an equal
in the town, Besides covering the
hrst corner he proved a heavy
batter.
Lavelle in the first part of the
season seemed to be all right on
second and at times touched them for
a few, "but all is not gold that
glitters."
"Tim" Walker on short stop is
without equal, and proved himself
to be the surest batter on the team.
Cobun was about the best third
baseman that could be secured.
He did not prove a heavy batter
though. Neither was he reliable.
Miller in left field showed them
he could not be equaled. He also
batted at times.
DUR was the gem. He cannot
be beat in the county in the middle
field. He covers plenty of ground.
has strong arm and he is a sure
and hard hitter.
Watkins, in the right garden
played grand stand ball and also
hit at times.
If Tunnelton has team that
represents her half as we'll next
summer, she can consider herself
fortunate. SPORT.
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THE PROGRESS OF WOMEN.
by REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW.


We do not assume that all wom-
en- desire the ballot. All women do
not desire any one good thing
There are some who desire no good
thing at all. There are others who
are seeking the very best in any
relation of life. If we had waited
for majority Of the women of our
nation to demand higher education,
when do you suppose the doors of
our colleges would have opened to
them?
Dire results have been predicted
at every step of radical progress.
When women first enjoyed higher
education the cry went out that the
home would be destroyed. But the
schools were opened and women
entered them, and it has been dis
covered that the intelligent woman
makes a wiser mother, a better
homemaker, and much more de-
sirable companion, friend and wife,
than woman whose intellectual
horizon is narrowed by the circuit
of embroidery and the minuet.
In many of the States, under the
old English common law, women
found that after being paupers
dependent upon the bounty of their
fathers they became dependent upon
the bounty of their husbands. The
husband absorbed the wife's prop
erty as he absorbed her personal
rights. Then came the demand for
property rights for women. At once
the cry went up, the women will
desert their homes. But it was
found there were thousands who
could have no home if they were
not permitted to pursue vocations
in the outside world. 1t was said
that the moral life of woman would
be degraded by public contact, and
yet the statistics show that in those
occupations in which women are
able to earn livelihood in an hon
orable and respectable manner they
have raised the standard of morality
rather than lowered it.
The results have not been those
which were predicted. The
homes have not been broken up
for human hearts are and always
will be the same, and so long as
God has established in this world a
greater force than all other forces
combined, which we call the divine
gravity of love, just so long human
hearts will continue to be drawn
together, homes will be founded.
families will be reared, and never
so good a home, never so good a
family as the one founded In Justice
and educated upon right principles.
The industrial emancipation of won
en- has been of benefit to the home,
to women and to men.
When eo-education was first tried
men thought they would easily
carry off the honors; but soon they
learned their mistake. That expert
ence gave to men a better opinion
of woman's intellectual ability. The
larger intellectual powers of women
and the greater financial indepen.
dence Of women have tended to
elevate the home. There is nothing
IN liberty which can harm either
man or woman. There is nothing
in justice which can work against
the best good Of humanity: and
when on the ground Of expediency
this measure is opposed, in the
words of Wendell Phillips, what
ever is just, God will sec that it is
expedient." There is no greater
inexpediency than injustice.
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CAMP MEETING.

The ten days meeting az the Tunnolton
Camp Ground closed last Sunday NIGHT
The day was pleasant one and ths LARGEST
crowd in attendance 200 the history of t,e
place There was good behavior and
nothing 20 mar Che occasion in any way.
SO far as we could learn The boarding
house did rushing business and about
twenty hacks were busy au day carving
people back and forward from the railroad
The train on thc W. Va Northern wac
crowded and every vehicle FOO town was
out there. while long lines of wagons and
buggies came zoo from every direction. A
good collection was taken up. and the fol-
loving parties contributed one dollar each
on paying FOR tho new tabernacle.
a O. Scott Thomas Eaylcs W. * Core
D. VI Murdoch ! W.. Smith. lanes Plum
O. y Spencer Samuel Spears. George M
Grubb. a Lyon J. ID Weaver LEROY
Shaw j.. ]. Walls ] w. Eueic j.. N Sid
we'll o.. ..ShaY Geo s. Walls C. NJ.
Bowen. J. q Craig e. Uawkins b. NJ
Murdock Frcd Burton I.U Hoffman
D.. Sidweii Mrs. g. M Bishop Mrs O. O..
stone. Henry Bobafd o. g.. Rcppcrt. wal.
ter Bo.dcn hrs y C.s.dwcu. Mary CRAIG.
]. S. Dunn So G. Riley J. D. Weaver. o.
" orr. j x Smoot W. S. Taylor. aud T..
w. Cr.ss gave two dollars
So fhat all Boo au 30 vas considered tbe
best camp meeting 600 the history of the
Association
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In this issue will be found a well
written and comprehensive report of
the Teachers Institute held at Ter
ra Alta last week, reported specially
for the ARGUS by our staff roust-
about, Col. Zephaniah Broomsedge,
who is well known from one end of
the county to the other, and from
center to circumference of the same.
The first part of the report was sent
in a week ago, and will be found
on the last page and the rest of it
ION the inside.
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An exchange saws that

Three hundred goats have been
imported into Fayette county and
turned loose in the mountains to eat
the underbfush. II is expected that
they will eat this out and leave fine
pasture for the cattle. The goats
belong to the people who own the
land over which they are now rang
ing
1t this plan is a success, we could
use about ten thousand of them in
this county.
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DONE UP BROWN"
Seventh Annual Reunion OF the
Brown Family.
Held at Reedsville Saturday August 81,

The great annual gathering and
picnic and good time generally of
the Brownies" of this and adjoin-
ing families, came off last Saturday,
August SIst, in the grove near the
new school building at Reedsville,
and was a very pleasant and enjoy
able affair, as these annual gather
ings always are. The day was a
fine one for an outing and the
weather ordered specially for the
occasion. There were about $40
present, not so many as at some
former reunion, but still the Brown
les never grow less in number, as
there were quite number of new
babies on hand besides others too
young to come. A few of the older
members were missing, among them
VIM. b. Brown, of Browns Mills,
the President of the Association the
past year, who died in office and
who never missed meeting before.
Then the first Vice President, the
venerable William Cartwright, of
Stewartstown, Monongalia county,
is lying very low with dropsy and
missed for the first time and will
probably never be able to attend
again. The second Vice President,
Granville Brown, from Halleck,
was present and presided over the
meeting. The third Vice President,
Col Thos. Protzman, 'of Easton,
Monongalia. was also absent for the
first time. He is about ninety
years old, but has always been very
vigorous and hearty and zone of
the boys"
The Hon. VIM. NJ. o. Dawson.
of Charleston, was present with his
wife. and baby, making two new
additions TO the Association. "Col.
Bill" was formally adopted and
taken into the tribe with appropri-
ate ceremonies. 1t was first thought
that his whiskers would have to be
trimmed in order to make a good
Indian out of him and the old fash
Toned rule was to duck the pale
face iwhens adopting them into the
tribe, but as there was not enough
water handy this was dispensed
with and he was called up for a
'1ong talk" instead.
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The Pennsboro News has changed
hands and Mr.. ID. A. Fawcett re-
tires from the helm after building
up one of the best papers in the
State. The new proprietor is ]. A.
Wooddell, who takes charge at
once and is an experienced news
paper man.
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the use Of the block and
tackle from Jenkins
Bros. well boring ma.
chine in operation al
Geo. W. Hariselps new
residence just across the
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The Uniontown Genius of Lib.
erty says that

ne OnlOntoWn Genius of Lib
erty says that
Attorney d. w. Mcdonald pre-
sented petition asking that a com
mittee Of three persons be appoint.
ed to inquire into the mental condi.
ton of Charles Mex, mulatto. who
was sentenced from this county a
few months ago to the Western Pen
itentiary for a term Of 70 years for
numerous cases Of assault, larceny.
etc. The court appointed Alex Nc
Beth, DR.. John a. Baton and At.
torney Thomas II. Hudson.
The prisoner is the fellow who
caused so much excitement down
about Pisgah, in this county. and
over in Fayette county, Pennsyl-
vania, several months ago, assault
ing women and little girls and act.
ing like fend or lunatic, and now
II seems that be probably was crazy
when be acted so badly.
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]. SLIDELL BROWN, Editor and
Proprietor.

The Thirty-fifth Annual Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will be held next week
at Cleveland, Ohio.
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lunatic asylum at Weston He has a
position there land absent from the
powwow, a short address was made
by j. Slidell Brown and responded
to by Charles NJ. Brown. "The
West Virginia Hills" was sung by
all present and there were speeches
and Rotations by several little
brownies" Then, the main per.
Torrance Of the occasion came off
a gallant assault on the headauar-
tiers of Gen. Grub. The long
tables were loaded down with all
the delicacies and luxuries of a
bountiful season. There was spring
chicken from one end of the festal
board to the other. We were loca-
ted about the middle of the table.
so that we could reach both WAYS
and the good things of life melted
away like a snow-bank under the
rays of the warm sunshine, and, we
still hold the belt. We held the
championship over everyone present
except Col. Bill Dawson and Hon.
Charles Edgar Brown, of Cincin-
natl. They were both present for
the first time and thoughtlessly un-
dertook to "stay with u.s." but after
the seats broke down they gave it up.
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those of the batleships Illinois and
Wisconsin. The Steel Companies
claim that the government had a
contract, in which it agreed tc re-
imburse them il they were required
to pay" these royalties to the Har-
vey people. Secretary Long has
withheld his approval until the
Court of Claims decides whether
the government process infringes on
the Harvey system. Acting Attor-
ney General Beck has now given an
opinion on behalf of the Department
OF Justice, sustaining Mr.. Long in
his refusal. The case has been
dragging along for some time. Sec
ietary Herbert refused to pay the
royalties when he was Secretary of
the Navy.
TT
The Anti Trust League is trying
to reach Attorney General Knox
and bring charges against the big
Steel Corporation, which it wants
prosecuted under the Sherman act.
Thus far Mr.. Knox has calmly ig-
nored the whole business. The
committee of the League has not
even been able to see him. His
law partner is a director of the bill
lion dollar corporation, and that, or
something else, makes him feel very
secure.
! ! /
There is rumor that the British
Foreign Office has some sensational
news to give out regarding the Mic
aragua Canal; but Washington is
not giving as much credence to the
rumor as if it did not come from
Birmingham. Thereby hangs a tale,
sayoring of Manchausen's. 1t has
been the practice of would-be willy
English correspondents for 10, these
many years to try to give credence
to stories about the affairs of the
government by making them origi-
nate in Birmingham. Now, Birm-
ingham is the home of Joseph
Chamberlain, and the supposition
seems to be that when he has
Downing Street news to disclose he
tells it to his home papers. This is
as if stories of Mr.. McKinley's pub
lie policy should be hallmarked
Canton" By experience cores
pondents have discovered that most
OF these yarns are pure creations of
their authors fancy; and hence, to
say that sensational disclosure
about the British Foreign Office
halls from Birmingham is now about
the same as saying it is a natural
born lie. This particular rumor is
to the effect that England will aban-
don the position she has held for
some years, and acknowledge the
right of the United States to con-
tract, maintain and fortify the Mica
ragua Canal. If such things were
really going to happen the chances
OF its leaking out beforehand would
be extremely small. But when Lord
Pauncefote returns and begins to
discuss with Secretary Hay the re-
suit of his conference with Sails
bury, it will be known, perhaps,
whether there was any truth in the
rumor or not.
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One of our most prominent as
tronomers explains the unusual heat
this summer by declaring that the
heavy vapor which surrounds the
sun tempers its rays from falling full
upon the earth and burning it up,
and that occasionally the fierce heat
bursts through in some places and
makes it warm for us, as it did this
summer. He goes on further to de-
clare that this is the condition OF
the sun now, and that it will last
for four years yet. In other words.
we will have four more very warm
summers now after this.
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welcome.
The next picture is the latter
taking" everything in reach at the
table, and being helped away by
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a home for the new president of
the University, DR.. ID. b. Purinton,
will be matter considered by the
Board of Regents at their meeting
at Morgantown this week. Presi-
dent w. ]. w. Cowden, of Wheel
ing, says it is proposed to build a
residence commensurate with the
dignity of the Office, since the pres
ident is called on frequently to
rlay host to large receptions and
other social affairs. No plans have
been prepared, but an outline will
be made at the meeting. The resi-
dence will be located on the Uni
versity grounds. Presidents in the
past have been forced to live where
they could rent house. The
University will open its doors for
the year on September IS, and it is
the confident belief of all interested
that it will start an era Of good will
and prosperity in contrast to the
internal friction and chickering's of
the past.
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Here are the best "before and
after taking" pictures we have
seen for some time. The
first is a snapshot of us( taken
by DR.. Fortney) when we
were making our address Of
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This represents Big Chief
of Records Dawson making
his adoption speech.
Ash w. Brown was on the
program for an address OF
welcome, but being in the
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IN his leisure moments, the Sec
rotary Of the Navy has been consid-
cr.ng the matter Of certain youch-
crs submitted by the Bethlehem
Steel Company and the Carnegie
Steel Company for royalties paid by
these companies TO the Harvey
steel Company for the use Of the
Harvey process in hardening steel.
The matter is in some ways test
case, for If the government refuses
20 pay these royalties The decision
viii effect all royalties upon battle
ships constructed since 1903 The
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Practices in Preston and adjoining couu-
ties Prompt attention given Co all business
submitted 90 my care
Once in Bank Building, Kingwood, VIVA.
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The bids for supplying postal
cards to the Government for the
next four years have beer. opened
in the office of the third assistant
postmaster general. There were
seven bids, the lowest being that of
the present contractor, Albert
Daggett, whose works are located
at Piedmont, w. Va. He agrees to
supply 5000, 900, 600 large size
cards at the rate of zI3-4 cents
per 1000, the small cards at II Ia
cents per 1000 and the double
cards at AZ cents per I 900.
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The September term of Circuit
Court convened here Monday with
His Honor John II. Holt, on the
bench. The grand Jurors were
sworn IN that afternoon and have
been hard at work ever since and
will finish up this, Wednesday,
evening, but we are unable to get
the report of their work for pub
LEGATION in this issue. Hon. Julius
Scherr, of Eglon, is foreman and
there are quite number of iudict-
ments. Next week we will give a
full report of the court proceedings.