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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

Fhe Lime Kiln Klub, of this
place, composed mostly of Repub-
hcan members, held a special ses-
sion recently to consider the wool
question, and decided unanimously
that the least said about it the
better and that the proper thing for
the Republicans to do was to drop
the wool question and let buy cones
be by cones and selling cones this
year be selling cones.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The Democratic State Conven-
ton in session at Columbus, Ohio,
last week decided to run the State
campaign on State issues this year,
as there was no National or Con.
gressional campaign on hand. So
they ignored Bryan and the Kansas
City Platform as not being neces-
sary in the isues of an off year
state campaign.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The levy for road fund in the
different districts is hardly high
enough, as the Court kept it down
TO as low as I21E cents in Union,
and 20 cents in Pleasant and King.
wood districts. SO long as the
money is judiciously expended, it
does more good this way than
most any other way, and no one
should kick on better roads for we
need them badly enough. The levy
for Portland district is 1875 cents.
which with the eighty cent levy is
all the Court has anything to do
with. The School levy over
there this year will probably be
very heavy on account Of the Terra
Alta School building, but the
Board of Education is responsible
for that
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The Governor Of South Dakota
last week appointed a. y. Kitbedpe
Of siou Falls, 70 6l the vacancy
caused by the death Of United
States Senator Kyle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The people Of Fairmont, irrespcc-
tive Of politics, raised such a kick
over the removal Of j. Walter
Barnes as Principal Of the Normal
school there, that Prof Fleming.
who was elected TO succeed him.
was afraid 20 accept the place for
fear bis reception would be too
warm or too cold. lie came out
from Parkersburg and went over
thc ground and found so much OBJ.
position even in bis old home and
where be used 20 teach, that he
went back in disgust although he
really wanted the place and came
there specially to secure The posi-.
ton which had been promised to
him beforehand.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

Out in Kansas and Missouri the
farmers are on their knees PRAYING
for rain and losing millions of dol
lars from the terrible drouth. The
awful heat is shriveling the corn
and oats and garden truck till it
will be worth nothing, and the price
of corn has already gone up. The
thermometer registers as high as
ia in the shade in Missouri, and
people can not work but have to
lay off and hunt a cool place to
keep from being Frustrated.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18
THE BEATTY CASE.

The papers are still bringing the
Beatty case before the Pardon
Board and specializing as to what
will be the result, thus showing that
they do not keep posted, as the
Pardon Board duly considered the
case some time ago and refused a
pardon, as did the Governor, and
the jig would have been up with
Beatty had not his attorney secured
a writ of error from the Supreme
Court and argued the matter of a
new trial (by printed brief at the
June term, and, having sprung a
new point on the State that the
Attorney General was not prepared
TO argue, the case went over till the
September term when the matter
will come before the Supreme Court
and if new trial is granted, Beatty
Will be brought back here for trial
at the December term of our Circuit
Court, and if new trial is refused
by the Supreme Court, he will have
to be brought back here anyhow at
the December term to be re-senten-
ced by Judge Holt, so in either
event Beatty bids fair tc live out
the first year of the new century.
If he gets new trial it is hardly
likely that he will ever be hanged,
as sentiment against him has chang
ed considerably and there is some
sympathy expressed for the unfor-
tunate man partly on account of
the way his wife and family have
gone back on him, and partly be-
cause of his penitence in the matter,
refusing TO make any defense and
expecting nothing but hanging and
making no effort to save himself,
and but for his attorney would have
been hanged and forgotten ere this.
This paper explained the SiafN gno
of the case a month ago and there
is no excuse for the papers getting
it mixed up as they have.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18
SHAFFER, BROWN { Co.
OUR NEW FEATURE.


SOME TIME AGO WE PROMISED OUR FRIENDS
that we would add some New Features to our business
III order to ilven up things during the hot weather
Here with the first and if it don't causc Won TO
get move on you are in bad shape sure
Commencing with Monday July 18th we will have dur.
ing the month Special Sale Days for the different lines
OF goods as follows
Monday July 10, will be Calico and Ginebam Dav and
100 Pieces will be sold that dav at Cents per ward
Both lines are ful-Nice Clean Patterns and not n lot
OF remnants The Ginghams principally Lancaster
Tuesday, July 10TH will be for Ladies' Dress Goods
and on that day all Woolens and Wash Fabrics will be
sold at a Heavy Reduction.
Wednesday, July IL set apart for Ladies Wrappers
Shirt Waists, Skirts Laces, Embroderes and Ribbons
Several hundred pieces close out No attention paid
10 former price or the original cost
Thursday, July Is, will be day for Mems Bows and
Cllldrens Clothing including Hats Shirts Ties and
Suspenders And right here is where YOU can save
money, as we have about Eighty Suits that will 90 be-
fore we are done We have fine line of Shirts about
~ dozen and somebody is going to wear cheap shirts
Friday July 10TH propose to give everybodv chance
TO get Shoes at Price that will make it extravaganza to
go barefooted One thousand pairs will be offered with
out regard to cost of manufacturing
Saturday, July 2Oth we will call miscellaneous dav.
and that day we will close out Lot of Matting ao
cents and up, and Lot of Trunks from so up Tele-
scopes, Bags, Wall Paper and Clocks together with all
Ctons as well as all goods not belonging lines here
oiore mentioned, and all will be sold at a BIG Reduc-
ton %
The Reduced Prices will only be given on the davs
named for that line of goods
This arrangement will be repeated each week during
the month of july
During all this time we will make Special Low SPOT
lash Prices on all Groceries, Flour Meat Sugar Cot
Zee, Rice and Canned Goods.
Don't fail to call around whether Won want 10 b,vo
not You come we'll risk the balance.
SHAFFER, BROWN & co.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

Last week wool went down an
other cent ON the pound and the
"Preston" Republican was in the
hole deeper than ever in its wild
and woody attempts to explain how
the tariff benefited the farmer and
helped him sell his wool for a good
price. We have been having con-
siderable fun with Bro. Reed on
the wool business, and he has deci-
ded that the least said about the
wool question the better; SO last
week he went off in a half column
article dealing in glttering gener-
alities on the prosperity of the Rep
iican administration and keeping as
far away from wool as possible.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

Parkersburg has been all torn up
for months over the sensational
case of Ellis Glenn, who has been
in jail there and in court several
times on various charges. The
main trouble to decide, has been as
to whether the prisoner is a man or
a woman, but this point could be
settled in FIVE minutes by commit
tee of experts like Col. Homer, of
the Sentinel; Senator Morris, of the
Journal and His Honor, Charley
Smith, of the Police Court, and we
recommend that the above com
mittee be appointed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

Another big strike is now ON
and 1900 iron and steel workers
are idle, entailing a loss Of perhaps
two million dollars per week The
men are members Of the Amslga.
mated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, and the fight is over
union or non.union labor. the work
men demanding Cha, an The mills
be unionized and the manufacture
refusing 20 recognize union labor
and talking Of making an mills non
union, so the fight between capital
and labor is over a matter Of prin-
oiple more than anything else and,
as usual, the workingman vii. be
the greater sufferer in the end.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The Fairmont Normal School is
without a head, as Prof. u. S.
Fleming refuses to accept the prin-
cipalship and has decided to remain
at Parkersburg. Prof. Fleming is
more of an educator and less of
politician than we gave him credit
for. The papers reported that he
was refusing to accept the principal
ship because the Board Of Regents
had also turned down Prof. r. J.
Humphreys, the first assistant, be-
cause he was Democrat, but such
a good teacher that Fleming insist
ed on his retention, and refused to
accept unless he was retained.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

There was a special session Of
Circuit Court here Tuesday to pass
orders Of release on about eighteen
Of the John Sliney options in the
Reno Coal Field They we're on
record and as Sliney is dead and
the operations and developments
died with him, and other parties
after the coal, orders have to be
passed b. the court, so that a good
title can be secured. His Honor
Judge John " Holt, Of Grafton.
was here to mold the special session
and grant the releases asked for. so
that the land owners can 20 ahead
now and sell to other parties and
get their money after the long delay.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The great Pennsylvania Railroad
System now controls all the rail-
roads in this State except some
small feeders to the main lines.
Recently the Baltimore & Ohio,
the Chesapeake & Ohio, and the
Norfork * Western were swallowed
up by the Pennsylvania, and, now
the Ohio River railroad, with all
its branches, has been sold outright
to the Baltimore * Ohio Railroad
Company, and the control of the
stock is now with the Baltimore &
Ohio, while the road will be oper-
ated under the supervision of the
Pennsylvania. The price paid for
the stock was about $50 a share,
and 1t was bought up in New York.
The West Virginia Short Line, the
Ravenswood, Spencer & Chenille,
the Ripley and Mill Creek Valley
and the Huntington & Big Sandy,
are the branches and with the main
line makes over 400 miles. This
destroys all competition in the State
which leaves us in the power of a
gigantic monopoly, which may or
may not be to our advantage. The
Pennsylvania is one of the best
equipped and managed railroads in
the world and can give us much
better service than ever before, at
lower rates, if they will do it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

The Republican Board of Regents
of the Normal Schools of the State
are making very serious mistake
when they attempt to convert them
into political machines and class
the positions of the teachers and
officials as spoils of office. When
they summarily removed all the
Democratic Principals and teachers
simply because of their politics,
they dealt severe blow to the
Schools from which they will not
recover for long time. The Rep
ublican papers are trying to justify
1t by claiming that they are only
following the example of the Dem
ocrats they pretend to despise so
much, but this will not do, because
the records are against such a claim
and prove that politics were not
considered heretofore by either par
ty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

]. SLIDELL BROWN, Editor and
Proprietor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27
Food in Hot Weather.

Not only the comfort but the health of
me family during oppressive summer
weather depends more upon the table
.han many housekeepers suppose. Heavy
meats and rich puddings and pastry are
responsible for many a breakdown from
the heat, and undoubtedly for not a few
deaths. Seas0nahle fresh fruits and veg
etablcS are wholesome at all times, but
when the temperature is al its highest
and humidity is abroad in the city they
are dOubly so. Berry. peach. plum and
cherry filings for rich pastries such as
tarts, pies and buildings are among the
seasons allurements. but happy the fam
lily. when the mercury scars in the nine
ties which resistS these temptations.
The markets abound in delicious gar
den and orchard products. which 10 a
taste unvitiated by rich cookery are best
when simply prepared ami which, eXcei~
ing perhaps in the case Of hard manual
labor, furnish most Of the nutriment
needed in warm weather.
Heavy roaStS should ne Il all cases
discarded and lighter meats, such as
lamb chGpS, br0iled steak and chicken. be
substituted for them. Meat soups and
sauces are far from cooling ana may be
for me time left cut of the bill Of fare
If healthy people are 10 be catered to
the fewer the stimulants offered 70 the
appetite the better.
The condition of the fruit and vege-
tables is at all times IN important fac
tor of The family health. but during sui
try July and August weather it becomes
doublv So Most fresh vegetables from
the store arc improved by standing for a
time in ice water % revive and restore
their criSpuess. This Is particularly
true Of green peas Tin the pod. cucum-
berS. nil salads. radisheS. string beans.
etc. 1t is an economy 10 throw wilted
cucumbers away.
Al no other season Of the year is
daintily- spread table more appreciated
;haa On a hot. humid dav. and pever dur
ing the year is i, So difficult C keep ore
in that condition. Table linen and salt
are most reliable as narometerS. for with
the arrival Of humidity the one becomes
limp ard loses It's character, while the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27

other refuses TO be shaken from IL
ceptacle. For this reason. durine, -
summer many housewives use ne ,Ie
starch in their tablecloths than ~.
other seasons. In any case, the ciorb MI
need changing more frequently +b1u =:
cold weather. \ little cornstarch IN -: ~
salt will have tendency to keen i an
but the best plan is to keep tha -
dishes well filed and on cool nm ~
the kitchen range or in the warn;,,.-
even, where their contents viii r..
dry. Breakfast perhaps, of all ofhar :.
nestle occasions, is the most trving az.
a night in which the thermomerer h.
dabbled in pyrOtechnics. Then. if cra.
a beautiful table is appreciated sv.s
looks CONT for as much as the Subs-a-,i
tai elements Of the meal a few Ir;"i
flowers in the middle and howl ~. -
Of chopped ice will do much to ra,-,-+
discouraged spirits. CantaloupeS en- 3:
half and filed with chopped ice. and rrs.-.
lettuce or cress, cucumberS or t0,nor1e--
dressed with or without oil and yinee.s
10 suit individual taste. Will be anne-j-
ing. Certain cereals are liked bette- coi.s
than hot by many. because in the for,n..~
condition they do not heat the cream H.
the summer especially this plan of s.
InE Is 10 be recommended-NeH vi
Tribune '-"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27
THE BLUE WHALE.
NARROWING the Largest Animal j.,
the World.

the W GRID.
To pursue the blue whale successfnrr
a boat is required that can steam 7ye,v,
Knots an hour, and which is furD.s6nf
with a formidable weapon known as ,6..
harpoon gun.
The harpoon gun is a ponderous D;aca
of apparatus placed on a raised pl2; inrr,,
on the Prov of the whaler, and consists
or snort, stout cannon, mounted an
broad pedestal, on which it can rotate
horizontally. The gun has also a vertical
motion, and can be turned quickly IN
whatever direction the Prov of the shin
dominates. On the top of the gun arn
sights for aiming, just as in a rifle.
Behind is the stock, which is grasped in
the hand when firing the gun, and he.
meath it the trigger. The breech is a box
like arrangement, situated just where the
stock is fastened to the gun proper. The
gun is loaded in the ordinary way from
the muzzle, and the harpOon is tightly
rammed into it. To discharge the gua.
is first put into the breech. Pressure on
the trigger causes a pull on the wire.
which ignites the cartridge and dis
charges the gun simultaneously.
The harpoon is about six feet in length.
and very massive. 1t consists essentially
of three parts, the anterior conical per-
ton. the movable barbS, and the shaft
The anterior conical piece is an explosive
shell filed with gunpowder, and screws
on to the rest of the harpoOn. The eN-
plosve shell is fired with q time fuse
after the harpoon is imbedded in ;he
whale.
Behind the explosive conical piece lie
the four barbs, situated at right angles to
each other. These barbs are always
bound down tightly together with thin
rope when the harpoOn Is going to he dis
charged AS the harpOOn penetrates the
flesh of the whale. this rope gets brushed
off the Darks. and, in so doing. pulls
wire which sets fire to The fuse, and it
explodes the shell in a few seconds. The
shell gets blown to pieces and makes
terrific wound in the whales interior.
and the explosion causes the four balb>
TO stand out so that it becomes impoSsi-
HE for the harp0on to he withdraw.
The rest of the harpoOn consists Of a iou@
shaft with a slot in il. in which a RIM
moves freely with the rope attached.
If the whale is at all well hit, the
harpoon gets imbedded about five feet,
and unless the rope breaks, the animal
cannot escape. The rope which is
very stout one, passes from the harpooG
on to a pound tray in front of the gan.
where a coil of 30 feet or so lies. 1t then
passes backwards over a pulley on 10 the
drum of d double steam winch supplied
with an immensely powerful brake.
Taken all in all, says a writer in the
August Pearson's. the harpoon-gun j.
about the most exquiSitely-crue instru-
ment of destruction devised by the in-
eenuity OF man, But it is only when one
sees aud knows the pr0digi0us brute it is
meant to destroy, that one realizes that
it is nevertheless none too effective. The
gun is never discharged at a greater dis
lance than 30 feet. and seldom indeed
at moro than 80 from the whale. To he
able 10 geJ so near requires NOT only very
fine seamanship, but a very intimate
knowledge of the habits of the animal,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27
THE HEART OF THE WOODS.

[ hear 4. beat In morning stu
When April skies have lost their gloom,
And through the woods there runs d thrill
That wakes arbutus into bloom.
| hear Il throb IL sprOuting May
A mufipd Uurmur on the breeze,
Like mellow thunder leagues away,
Or booming voice Of distant seas.
In d9isied June catch its roll,
PrlsiHg through the leafy shade;
And 1ain am to reach its goal,
And see the drummer uDafraid.
Or When the autumn leaves are shed,
And frosts attend the fading year.
Like So. ret mine sprung by my tread
4 convey bursts from hiding near.
! feel lis pulse mid winter SHOWS,
And feel my own with added force,
When red-rln drops his cautious pose
And forward takes hi2 humlnine course.
The startled hirches shake their curls,
A withered leaf leaps in the breeze;
Some hidden mortar speaks, ana hurls
Its teathered missile through the trees.
Compact Of life. Of fcryent wing,
4 dynamo Of fcathered power,
Thy drum is music In the spring,
Thy fight is music every hour.
John Burroughs III Atlantic.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27
BRIDGEMEN ARE ROVERS.
Their Trade Now Takes Ther ri to Every
Corner of the Earth.

Speaking Of American bridge builders
in an article relating to structural iron
workers, a writer in Leslie's Monthly
says:
''It is now here. a thousand miles away
tomorrow. with these men. Their trade
makes them rovers. going wherever
great job may be. At this moment they
are in Philadelphia, now in a town on
Canadian river in camp far in the thin
Unsettled parts a. the Southwest. even
abroad. In Neg York today there are
some men who have only recently re-
turned from India A gang came hack
from Egypt Il few months ago. having
performed notable exploit in bridging
the Nile, There are American iron men
down b. Cuba. and contracts have been
signed for over score of bridges ID
South Africa. all to he done bv Amer
cans. to be started when the Boer "a1
has run its course"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27

According to a writer in the New org
Sun the cucumber is the hardeSt-Wera"i
member Of the vegetable kingdom, y.
least it is ii we may judge by the TaT...E
nor it appears as an article of food rip
dinner tables and supper tables. adj .'s.
the civilized world But that doe
exhaust its possibilities by any means
In Egypt it is made to WELD a pleasau. =.
cooling drink by ingenious treatment. 4
mole i cut in the cucumber. the puiT Is
broken and stirred with Il stick ami -..
hole closed with wax The curum per-
still fastened to its stem. is lowered in,.
pit. After a few days the jHjte fer.
mentS. and the Egyptian drawing u NJ
has a hnnor eNactIy suited 70 his tl>l-.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27
TWO IMMENSE CLOCKS.
big Ben" aud Its Formidable Rival
Just Erected at kiIbowie.

1t viii come as a surprise to many to
be told that the great clock erected at
Kilhowie rivals Big Ben in point of size.
When Big Ben took up his present posi-
ton in the clock tower fifty years ago ii
was rightly regarded as one of the won
aers of the clock world, for il was by
far the largest timepiece ever seen in
this country. 1t must now take second
place in regard TO size.
4 comparison of the two giants is in
teresting. Big Ben's dial is $50 feet
above the ground, over 80 feet higher up
than its rival at kibowie The diameter
Of the dial over all of the latter clock is
70 feet, whereas Big Ben comes a good
second with dial diameter of 22la feet
At the same time L0ndoncrS will he
pleased to hear that in the dimensions
of the hands Big Ben can easily afford
TO smile. Its minute hand. which is Of
fin" steel, is twice as long as the one
at MilhoNie. being II feet in length
When ii comes to the figures the Sing. r
clock scores, fer its figures are ct
inches high against Ben'S feet hg
ures
The pendulum of the Klbowie giant
is l. feet in length and weighs $40
pounds, being much heavier than that of
the famous Westminster clock. Although
the pendulum is Of such huge weight
" is as delicateiy hNed and balanced as
the pendulum of Al ordinary drawing
room clock. The great bolt swings two
feet six inches thirty times per minute,
or $50 miles per week; in the course OF
a year it swings distance Of 800
miles
The minute hand of the great clock
moves one-third Of an inch at every
swing of the pendulum, or one and half
miles in a week. The distance between
the minute divisions is ten inches. The
total weight of the dialS is twenty-five
tons The driving force is obtained from
a weight of 1000 pounds, wound up
through height Of forty-ivc feet once
a week Ivy three men, The winding m
of such large clocks is decidedly hard
work. 1t takes two men several hours
Tit RitS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-07-27

What would have been a rather serious
complication was averted by the prPSe4rf
Of mind of a bride at Towson night r."
two ago. To the best man was given the
honor of escorting the bride to the altar
while the groom followed with the brides
maid. Whether the groom and his hes,
man forgot their positions or both wen
into a trance is not known. They Gla
not exchange places, but stood, the hes
man with the bride and the groom with
the bridesmaid, as the clergyman began
the ceremony. Then the bride realized
the other man. and objected. In a mo
ment or two she got things straighteuea
cut and the ceremony proceeded. II was
narrow escane.-Raltimore Sun.