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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
CALAMITY JANE.
Noted Woman Frontier Character Is
Poverty Stricken In Her Old Age.

Butte, Mont, March a.
calamity Jane" one Of the old
border characters who has been
famous and notorious for many
years on the range and in the front
Ter towns, has come TO such a poor
pass in her old age that she has
been compelled to apply for admis-
sion TO the Poorhouse in Gallatin
county. For several years she has
been supporting herself by selling a
little book of her eventful life, but
the income from that source has
been small and when illness over
took her she had no other recourse
than to go to the Poorhouse.
Calamity Jane is about 10 years
Of age now. She came West to
Montana shortly after the Civil War
and no one ever knew her right
name. Her entire life since then
has been spent in the frontier towns,
where she has made her fame and
held her own with the hardest. In
the earliest days she was member
of Montana's famous vigilantes,
and for some time she was on the
staff of General Miles during his
Indian campaign in the Miles City
country.
Her recklessness in the saddle
and in her fights with Indians won
her the name of Calamity lane,
which she has proudly borne ever
since. Her body bears the scars
of a dozen bullets which she re-
celved in fights with road agents
and Indians in the wild days of
Montana. She has been with
Buffalo Bill in some of his scouting
trips, and was a friend of Wild Bill.
When she started for the West she
'H"iS Sdip duu mas never
returned TO the dress of her sex.
Calamity has been married many
times. Her first husband attempted
to exercise his authority over her
by giving her beating, and she
promptly shot and killed him. She
was tried for murder and acquitted
Her second husband was shot and
killed during a row in dance hall.
Others of her marital companions
came to bad ends and several were
divorced.
Not long ago she married dray
man at Livingston, and Immediately
the man started in on a run of bad
luck and is now as poor as she is.
Calamity has been an expert card
player and usually successful, and
she has been one of the best rifle
shots in the West. She smokes
and drinks her whisky straight.
She says she will remain in the
Poorhouse until she RECEIVERS her
health and strength and will then
go out and make her own way
again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
CHANGE IN WAR TAX.

Congress has at last changed the
war tax law.
It goes into effect on the first day
Of July, 1901.
After the first Of next July there
will be no tax on,
Commercial brokers,
Bank checks, promissory notes,
Certificates Of deposit,
Post Office money orders,
Express receipts.
Telephone andtelegraph messages.
All kinds of insurance,
Leases and MORTGAGES,
Powers Of attorney and protests,
Proprietary medicines, perfumery,
Chewing gum and cosmetics.
The tax is reduced ON
Tobacco TO 90 per pound,
Cigars weighing more than three
pounds per 1000 Co So. 90,
Less than 3 pounds 90 10 cents,
Cigarettes 90 rs cents,
Beer Oh SL0o q barrel net,
Certificates Of stock transfers 2
cent pcr sfoo.
Foreign bills Of exchange cents
for each stoo,
Congeyanccs below $1,5oo free,
above 500, rs cents Tor cich
UI.....f... ft.r.t. 49,
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STATE ANATOMICAL BOARD.
Bodies OF FriendIess Paupers 10 be
Dissected.

The state anatomical board is
now an established fact and persons
who do not want their poor relatives
cut up and dissected tor the benefit
and amusement Of the students at
the state university had better be
careful. The board is nothing more
nor less than an excuse to allow the
university to get hold of bodies for
dissection purposes. Under the
old law it was a crime to dissect
the body of person who had died
in this state, and it was equally a
crime to ship body into the state
for that purpose. Bodies can now
be obtained in the following man
ner:
"All dead human bodies which
may come under the charge or con-
troll of any superintendent or officer
having the supervision Of any aims
house, prison, morgue, hospital,
asylum or any other public insti,u-
ton in the state or in any county,
district or municipality therein and
which may be required to be buried
at public expense, shalt be subject
TO the requisition Of the anatomical
board except the following No
such dead human body shall be de-
liveTed 20 the anatomical board if
any person claiming to be related
10 the deceased by blood or by
marriage shall make a statement in
writing Of the fact and shall claim
such body for burial or shall make
affidavit that he is unable TO bear
the expenses Of burial and desire
that the same shall be buried at
public expense. The statement and
afidavii aforesaid may be fled by
any such relative with the superin-
tcndcnt or other officer or agent
having the custody or conlro! over
The body so claimed either before
or after The death Of such person.
The superintendent is required 60
notify The board when be has a
body available for scientific carving
and che board takes 10 90 Moran
town 90 public expense. The board
is required e. give q bond Of loco
chat 30 win use the bodies only for
the purpose indicated.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
ASTI.sUPFRAGIsTs.


1t has always passed our compre-
hension that women who do not
want to vote should so violently
oppose those who do. A difference
of opinion concerning the proper
sphere of women is legitimate; but
the effort to coerce dissent into ac.
quicscence is a refined form of in
tolerance with which we have no
sympathy. We believe in Freedom
with a capital F--that broad sort
Of liberty which allows everything
that does not interfere with the like
freedom of others; and we have
little patience with those women
who would deny to others a privi-
lege or right simply because they
do not wish to exercise it them
selves.
The associations opposed to the
extension of suffrage to women
occasionally send us their publica.
tions, with request to notice them
cditorially. We comply with pleas
ure. These associations are, in
our opinion, deserving of nothing
but the disaproval Of all liberal
minded people. They are anach
ronisms. They are unsuited to the
progressive age in which they live,
and opposed to the tendency Of the
times, which is in the direction Of
liberty and a recognition of human
equality without distinction of sex.
We believe that the exclusion Of
women from the polls is one of the
causes Of political corruption but
we contend that, whether il is or
not, three is no natural right pos.
sessed by men which ought not to
be shared bJ women. The ethics
Of the question do not concern as
any more than does the more de-
batable question Of cxpediency. It
is enough for as that all persons
are born free and equal; and the
fact that a few intolcrant women
deny the right Of their sex to polit-
icaI equality with men, leaves US
unconyinced so long as one solitary
woman exists who is ready 20 claim
her birthright.
There is no argument used by
these associations against female
suffrage that has not done duty q
thousand times to block the way Of
men to Democracy. There has
been no reason advanced for The
denial 70 women Of political rights
which has not been vigorously de-
baied ON q hundred battle fields.
ID Germany the sphere Of women
has recently been restricted by m
per.al Cat 90 kitchen, church. and
children. The kingiy command was
given once before 90 check rising
eide hutneilher kings nor common
crs can oppose thc advancing wave
Of freedom which follows the sun OF
knowledge in its course around Che
Garth DVEFLtED MOrrHlY
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Mexico to the las, ditch and gained
our independence as a Nation.
Then so on TO say"
"But you don't say we fought
Germany" interrupted Mrs. Bow
ser.
"Of course, DO why mott
Perhaps you'll say I'm mixed up on
that?"
"You surely are, Mr. Bowser.
We never had a war with Germany.
History will tell you"
"FIistoryl History he shouted
as he waved his arms about and
looked around for something to kick
at; "what do care about history A.?
When l say we had a war with Ger
many that settles it, doesn't it7 +
now realize why husbands some
times murder their wives in cold
blood"
men vas the war
Gin 1916, Of course"
"But that was the breaking out
of The revolutionary war, aud we
were lighting England alone. If
you arc going to speak before your
club you must have your facts and
dates right or-or-"
"Or what ?" he demanded, as
she hesitated. Woman, | am put
down on the program to respond to
the toast of our Country l spend
a day looking up my facts. l get
them down fine. come home and
ask you for your encouragement
and am hit with fence rail a
dozen times over. 1t is envy
jealousy-malice. You want me to
fail. 1t would break your heart to
have me succeed"
why Mr.. Bowser, how can
you"
"That will DO, woman-ihat will
do You have accomplished your
object. The banquet behanged
Our country behanged | shall
not respond. Instead of going to
the banquet and winning applause
! will go TO a saloon and get drunk
and lick the bartender +"
"But I said"
eyes, you said. You need say
no more. | am going to the library
to look over certain papers and
arrange them for my lawyer, and
should anybody call you can say
that George Washington, John Han
cock, Our Country aud your victim
of husband are all tied up in
knot and can't be seen before to
morrow
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
GETTING EVEN NOW.

In the higher social circles of
London the chief subject of gossip
is the determined stand taken by
Queen Alexandra against royal
recognition of the women who have
merited her resentment in the past
by being on familiar terms with her
husband. The new queen is noted
for the gentleness of her disposition
and for a sweet and womanly dignity
that seemed to rise superior to
every provocation which her hus-
bands early behavior offered to her
widely devotion and self-respect.
Even when he appeared as CO
respondent in a divorce suit, no
word of complaint from her reached
the public ear, and his unconcealed
admiration for women of rank,
whose attractions would not COM
pare with her own, was borne pa
tiently and silently. She could not
protest without causing scandal,
and she loved her husband and
children too much for that. But
now the time has come when she
can assert herself without taking the
world into her confidence, and
make the titled and untitled beauties
who have toyed with the affections
of Albert Edward feel that there is
a penalty for having fretted the
heart of future queen. The
whisper has come from the royal
household and has spread from one
drawing room to another that any
and every woman whose name has
been VIGOROUSLY associated with
that of King Edward will be kept at
arms length by Queen Alexandra
and will be unrecognized at royal
functions. So far from past favor
with the Prince of Wales operating
to the advantage of certain we'll
known ladies, it is now proving a
social taboo and causing them to be
spurned and avoided by the
aspirants for the smiles of royalty.
The patient, aggrieved wife has be-
come the social dictator Of England
and from her decision there is no
appeal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

The Baltimore Herald publishes
the charge that Admiral Sampson.
when in charge Of the Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis, deducted a part
OF the pay Of some Of the men and
appropriated il to bis own use. As
evidence Of the truth thereof IL
prints the records Of the local court
showing that these men sued samp-
son and recovered the amounts he
withheld from them and appro-
pnated. His excuse was that he
wanted more household servants
than the government provided him
with, and be took part Of some
Of ihe mems pay % pay ibis extra
help
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Heigh,-Five feet seven and one
half inches.
Weighi-0ne hundred and seven
ty-fiye pounds.
Chest Measurement - For,y-two
inches.
Collar-No. 10.
Glove-No. N.
Hat-No. "a.
Has been i'll but once during his
first term as President. Had the
grip for ten days last December.
Recovered perfectly.
His life is insured for $50, 900.
He was fifty eight years Of age
on January 20 last.
His father and mother were both
old when they died, his mother
living to be more than eighty.
His diet is simple. He eats a
light breakfast, but little luncheon,
and good dinner. Perfcrs plainly
cooked meals and likes few sweets.
Drinks one cup of coffee at break
fast and black coffee at dinner.
Smokes one cigar after each
meal. His cigars are finest Havana
tobacco, perfecto size, and of med
ium strength. He does not smoke
as much as he did when he first
entered the White House.
He has lost ten pounds in weight
in four years.
He sleeps seven hours each night,
is not troubled with insomnia, and
takes a cold bath every morning.
His exercise consists of a lively
walk through the White House
grounds several times each week.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

The following statistics Of Theo
dore Roosevelt are of interest a
this time
Height-Five feet eight inches.
Weight-One hundred and eighty
five pounds.
Chest Measurement - Forty two
inches.
Collar-No. r61l.
GIoves-No. 8.
Hat-No. ~.
Shoe-No. %.
Has not been sick in the last ten
years.
Has no life insurance.
He is forty-two years of age.
His father died at forty seven ;
his grandfather at seventy-seven.
He prefers simple food, but is a
great eater. His appetite is vora-
cious and he INDUCES it. He does
not smoke.
He takes all sorts of physical
exercise ~ rides horseback, uses
dumhbells, spars, punches the bag,
wrestles and wakes miles at a time.
Besides the forms mentioned, his
exercise ranges from hunting big
game to romping with his children.
lie weighed two hundred pounds
when he went on his recent hunting
trip, but lost fifteen pounds in the
West.
Has never had a physician; says
he has no use for one.
He sleeps eight hours a night;
goes to sleep the minute he gets in
to bed and does not wake up until
morning.
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Capable. reliable person in
every county 10 represent large company
OF solid financial reputation. so36 salary
per year. payable weekly 81 per day abso-
lutciy sure and all expenses straight bona.
fde definite salary. no commission. salary
paid each Saturday aud expense money
advanced each week STANDARD
HOUSE. 334 DEARBoRN ST, CHICAGO.
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IN kingwood. located on the corner of
High and Iunneiton Streets with a large
iot, outouildings. and other improvements.
oeing the property occupied by the tate
Henry Clay Hyde at the time OF his death.
Sccond-A one third interest In az Acres
OF Land IN Grant District. of said county.
near tue Pennsylvania State line the other
Two. thirds interest being owned by w N
McOibbons and w. g. Brown
DThird-A one'third undivided interes, in
Six Town Lots IN the Town OF Brandon.
vilie. "a said county. being Lots Nos. "a "a
70 81 and ~ These lots ar. 10 be sold
however. subjcct to the dover right there.
IN OF the widow OF Jacob Hyde. deceased.
TERMS OF SALE Enough cash in hand
TO pay the costs of the suit and the OK.
penses OF the sale. and the residue ,no =,
and 10 months. the purchaser TO execute
interest bearing notes with good security
Tor the deferred payments and the title 20
DC retained for further security.
p. ]. CROGAN. Special Com'r.
], J. w. Watson. Clerk of the Circuit
Court OF Preston county. West Va. do Ger.
THY that II, ]. Crogan the above named
special commissioner, has executed before
me bond with approved security. as pro
vided in the decree for sale In the fore.
going chancery cause
% OF It $Io.so NV. Watson. Clerk.
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up to Gate daily newspaper,
three days In the week. wish
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COMMISSIONER 5 SALE.
The Williams DAWSON Co.

~
The Williams DAWSON Co.
VS..
The Lakewood Hotel Co.
BY yirtue of decree OF the Circuit Court
OF Preston county. West Va, rendered i'm
the above styled chancery cause. the I'M,
dersigned special com issoner viii offer
at public auction, at the front door of the
Courthouse OF said county. in Kingwood
at one O'Clock p. m on
Friday, March 22, 1901,
the following described real estate: Al
LAKE TERRA ALTA. in said county. and
as shown on plat OF the lands of the Lake
Terra Alta Improvement Co, now on re-
cord IN the Office of the Clerk Of the County
Soust Oh SAID county in Deed Book
No. 81, page 20:
Lots Nos. and 10 in Block No. 10.
Lot No, and Block no. IL
Lots Nos. T. I3 and 10 in Block No. *.
Lots Nos. and in Block No. IS.
Lots Nos. and 8 in Block No. 81.
Lots Nos and % in Block No. 49,
Lots Nos. and 5 in Block No a.
Lots Nos. and I8 in Block No az.
Lots Nos. /. 9 and 20 in Block No as
Lot No. % in Block No. 40
lERMS OF SALE Enough cash in hand
TO pay the costs Cf suit and expenses of
sale, and the residue in o, p and 10 months,
the purchaser to execute interest bearing
notes for the deferred payments. with good
security. and the title to be retained as
further security.
p. J. ,cRoGAN. Special coin'r.
L. J. w. Watson. Clerk OF the Circuit
court OF Preston county West Va, do GER
NY thatP. ]: Crogan, special commissioner
aoove named has executed bond with Sc
Surlty before me, as provided in the decree
Tor sale in the foregoing entitled chancery
cause j. w: Watson, Clerk.
% 1901 IT go 50
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DIR. j. II. WATSON,
DENTAL and ORAL sURcEon,
DAWSON, PA.

Regular graduate ~ Ba timore College Of
Dental surgery and Post Graduate Of the DR.
Lutz College OF crown and 81 idge work OF
Columbus, Ohio. Inventor Of the Air Cell Sys-
tenn Of Teeth without Palate IN the Roof OF the
Mouth, guaranteed 10 hold firmly In place
SS- Teeth Kxtracted Positively without Pain
Cold and Platina Alloy Filling warranted for
ten years. 30 cents solid Gold Crowns and
Pine Gold Filling a Speciality. Az well as the
treatment OF Children's Teeth. which cnn be
hardened and saved. whore mere mechanical
Dentist with their tinkering would fail.
At HON from the 81 till the 18th Of every
month. At Bruceton once every two months
from the Goth til the last March May July.
September.Novembtr and January Mind the
dates.
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C,oM MIssioNeR's SALE
IIeary 80 H,de.s Adm.r

Iic1ry Clay Hyde's Admir-
vs.
Henry Clay Hyde's Heirs ct al
The undersigned special commissioner.
~ virtue OF the provision Of a decree Of the
Circuit Court OF Preston county. rendered
~ the above entitled chsncery cause. will
OTTER at public auction. al the front door Of
The Court house la Kingwood West Va.
at one o'clock p. NJ. on
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POPULAR PlJBLICATIONS- P0PUL AR PRICES

he rs lPf Siay e $s Sss ss5' G &
lew 55 SI:sSIi s9 isi,l B.ppl +
DIRK g s5ssses s.'; RI 5sgs ss5Sa' IL
Fashion notea, lla Science aud
WEEKLY 5ss .shss9@ i5ssi !Sss IT,
RIBUNE ssllp,Is5y Ssfss. SsS &
per year.
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MeKINLEY AND RoOsEYELr.
Personal Statistics Of the President ane
Vice President.

Here arc
some in
teresting
statistics
about the
personal
side OF
william
Mckinley
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Fridag, Mareh e. I9Ol.
THO Story Dwelling House.

s the ioIlowi9s described real estate in SAT-
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e nan one o. tho above publications in connection wild
Address qIiD TRIBUNE New-York CITY.
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Sc ' lS1 H i rs q issss s
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-05
Hunger and Ideas.

If you wish to increase your imagi-
native powers, says scientist, 60 with
out food. Abstinence from food till the
pangs Of hunger make themselves dis
tinctly felt will quicken your mental
powers and stimulate the flow of ideas,
such ideas being of kind that agree
with the regular bent of your mind.
This seems to offer good prospects not
only to literary men, but also to ma
chine makers and all those who are on
the watch for some Improvement or In
vcnt!on that will revolutionize some in
dustry. But you must be careful or
you will ovcrdo 1t. Prolonged fasting,
according to the same authority, ere
ates desire to commit some horrible
crime, makes you wild and cruel. The
prolonged faster becomes prey to hal
lucinations, Is unable to sleep and likely
to go mad. In short, abstinence from
food for long periods-and "long peri
DDS" Is a term that varies with the in
dividual-induces the same effects as
drunkenness.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-05
TRADE CONDITIONS,
Multiplied Evidences of Great and
Stable Business Activity.

Multiplied Evidences of Great and
Stable Business Activity.
NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-R. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Trade channels are remarkably free
from obstruction, although the move
ment of goods at some points is check
ed by insufficient transporting facili-
ties. This Is attributed to the unusual
ly heavy shipments, which are shown
more definitely by railway earnings in
September, 80 per cent larger than last
year and 167 per cent above those of
1899. Payments through the clearing
house at this city for the week exceed.
ed the same week in 1900 by $50 per
cent and 1899 by II per cent, while at
leading cities outside New York the
gains We're 2O.7 and 1874 per cent re-
spectlvely.
Nothing new has developed in regard
to the iron and steel situation, and with
mills crowded in their efforts to over
take consumptive demand there is lit
tie prospect Of any material change in
the market for some time.
Steadness is still the feature in tex
tile markets. Sellers are not making
any concessions in prices, and buyers
do not force matters. There was
tendency to hold back the placing OF
new business, particularly in the cot
ton goods division. This was attrbut-
ed to expectation of changes in the
price of raw material
Staple products have declined moder-
ately, as a rule, with the exception Of
cotton and pork products. The vara.
tion was widest in corn, as might be
expected, since that cereal was inflated
much more than any other commod-
ity. Exports have increased. but are
still small, for the week only S43,37i
bushels going out from Atlantic ports
against 2, 1860 bushels last year and
2,902,232 In 1899. Wheat was also cas-
ier, partially because of conflicting es-
Inmates Of foreign crops and needs,
while exports from the United States
were smaller than in the preceding
week. especially as to -four shipments.
Failures during nine months Of 1901
were s, IA against 1895 in 1900, but
the small increase in number was more
than Offset by the decrease in amount
Of liabilities from $133, 234 1888 last year
to $97,S5B.4 .416 in 1901. Considering the
many distressing events, strikes,
drought, etc, occurring this year. indis-
putable testimony to the solid founda-
ton of business is furnished by these
statistics, showing a decrease Of about
20 per cent in amount of bankruptcies
as compared with 1900.