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FARMERS INSTITUTE
For Preston County 10 be Held At Reeds
vile, W. Va, December 1914,
1901.
PROGRAM.
MORNING. .sEssioS-FiRsT DAY.

MORNING .sEssioS--FiRsT DAY.
Music.
Prayer.
Opening address by President n. a.
Hartley.
The Object Of Farmers Institutcs-Mem
Der State Board of Agriculture.
Potato Culture-Richard Loar.
How to Keep the Farm Clear of Filth
Thomas Fortney.
Music.
Adjournment until 80 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION
How Best to Improve Our Public High,
ways-A. +. McMillen.
The Leaks on the Farm-Howard Martin
Music
Cattle or Sheep. Which for Pro6t1-H.
A. Hartley.
Rotation Of Crops-A Staloy Shaw
Adjournment until 90 p. IN.
NIGHT SESSION.
Music.
What the Farmers Home Should Be
Member Board OF Agriculture.
Recitation-Miss frankie I.oar.
Recitation--Mrs. Grace Clever.
Address,. B. Clarkson.
Instrumental Music-Miss Bessie Ash.
burn
Farmers Wife Mrs s. Dunn
QGartet-B +. Wolf s. Dunn Virgil Nc
Millen and Mrs. William Cobun
Recitation--Miss LucTetia Clark
Recitation--Miss Myrtle Manear
Farmers Daughter 49, Miss Persis
Hagans.
Music-Quartet
Debate - Question: RESOLVED. That
There Are Greater inducements In the
West for young man who intends to be a
farmer than In the East" Affirmative.
Richard Loar. o. a. Dill; negative. +. T..
Loar. Mason Watson.
General Debate
Music--"The Old Oakcn Bucket"
Adjournment until g. 80 a. m.
MORNING sFssIoS-sKCoND DAY
Music.
Prayer
Will Extensive Gardening.Pay1-John w.
Guseman.
Is II Profitable to Shelter Feed and Live
Stock2--Hon w. c. Brown
Why the Farmer Should be a Bookkeepsr
Francis Hccrmans.
Soil Feriility-How to Secure and Main.
tain 1t 90 Representative OF Experiment
Station.
Appointment OF committees
Adjournment until 100 p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION
Music--"West Virginia HIS"
Report OF committees and election Of
officers
Some Mistakes Our Farmers Make
Member Board OF Agriculture.
How to Keep the Boys on the Farm
Thomas Loar.
How the Husband Can make the wife s
Burdens Lighter-Mrs. Jennie Wolf
Music.
Adjournment
NoTE General discussion will follow
each subject
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-12
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AVERAGE
KENTUCKY BAD NAN.
killing Man Wasn't Thing for which
Man should be Arrested.

Some OF the testimony in the trial o
Caleb Powers for the alleged murder of vii
liam Goebel was picturesque. That OF Ike
Hopkins, who was one OF the Common
weal'hs witnesses. was especially interest
ing.
Hopkins came down from the mountain,
with reputation as q bad man, aud th,
Commonwealth wanted to bring ths, out be
fore the defense got at the witness. wher
he was put ON the stand. Commonwealth,
Attorney Bob franklin asked him 10 he had
ever been In any trouble.
"No. not to say trouble" replied Hop,
kins.
"well, were YOU ever arrested" he wa,
then asked.
eyes, have been arrested" answered
the witness, teminiscently.
"what did you do to he snested 2"
81 didn't do anything to I've arrested"
"weil. why did they srre,, you, then p''
~ shot man."
"Did the man die D"
'No, the man didn't die. that Is. he didn',
die until o'clock that afternoon"
''Whst made you shoot the man D"
"iic was just pes,erin' around sll the
time. lie dragged my wife up the road by
the hair"
"Whst did they do after ,hatf"
'rhey didn't treat me right about that
thing. A lot Of them took me ou, to a high
tree and tied rope around my neck and
then threw the rope around limb. Then
they wen, away. Some one came along and
cut the rope. laid there for three or four
hours. Then they arrested me. They give
give me trial and wanted to hang me
again. but got another trial. They tried
to hang me the second trial but I got out Of
Il. Had four trials about that thing but |
went shut of il all right"
"Did you ever have any other trouble D"
''Wcll, II didn't amount TO much. They
didn't prove anything agin me-"
"Well what was IL 2"
They found two dead men IN my back
yard one morning. Some people didn't
like me on aeeoun, Of that first matter and
they blamed me because the men were in
my yard"
"Did they arrest you for that. too ,"
Eyes, they arrested me for that too, but
got out Of IL all right"
'iiow did you get out Of 2"
''Well you see had three trials about
that They tried to hang me for that but
they couldn't prove anything. so got shut
of that too"
Hopkins than related other little exper.
fences that he had since since he went to
the mountains to live. In all he has stood
trial fourteen times, seven times for his life.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-12
JEFF'S s5, 900 COLUMN.
Col. Zeph Broomsage Visits Parsons
The Sage from the Shades OF Preston
Secs the Sights.

| From the Parsons Advocate
Some time ago Col. Zeph Broomsage, of
the county of Preston and state of West Vir.
ginia, visited Parsons and took in the sights.
When the Colonel frs, struck town he wan
dered around in an simless sort of way for
an hour or two, when the thought struck
him he would like to see the workings of
infant industries and headed for the big
tannery located at this place. The first
thing that took the Colonel's eye when he
arrived at the annery plant was the smoke
stack. lie wanted to climb up on top End
see where the smoke came from, but no,
having the number Of legs Of a fy ora cen
tipede he just let the old smoke stack smoke
and went to investigating the ground work
ings OF the plant. lie was very much struck
with the amount Of machinery IL take, 10
tan shoe leather and allowed IL would take
lot of bear grease to ole" up lie next
came to the liquor watts he had and thought
struck a regular Preston moonShine, but
| upon close investigation the Colonel found
that there was vast difference. The next
thing that caught the Colonel's weather eve
was the bark ricks. and he forthwith con.
cluded that he had struck the Indian Reser.
vstioD, but after an hours prowling around, ,
falling to find an opening to a wigwsm, he
concluded that Big Chief Black Bear had
shut up shop aud gone on hunting trip
with his tribe. This wa, very great dis.
appointment for the Colonel but he is used
O. these kinds Of things and like the average
widower whose wife dies il is soon over with
and he finds other attractions for his "dis.
trseted" mind.
The Coloners curiosity is only sKceled by
that Of woman, so in the evening he ven,
on another investigating tour. This time
he went uP to the pulp mill. The electric
ligh, was the FIRST thing that Col Zeph took
liking to. lie said that II wss good
thing sod beat moonlight I'll out doors.
"Why," exclaimed the Colonel In burs,
Of enthusiasm, ''if had light out where I
live like this could pop an old coon off q
tree every shot, and we could have singing
school the darkest kinds Of nights" Al
this junctufe Col. Zephs curiosity got the
better Of him aud he tried to blow out one
Of The small electric lights but II was no 20
lie then grabbed hold Of The electric
globe but with howl Of snguish he let 90.
"On my life. he exclaimed rubbing his
hand, 'fhe dun thing has got FIRE inside Of
IT," lie next wandered into the sulphur
room. One Whit wss sufficient for Col.
IePh. "fhe great Jehosephsi Shades Of
Preston and Brigham Young smell
birthstone : " sxelsimed the Colonel as he
began to back out Of the room, "run for
your lives" he yelled IS he struck a z4o
gait down the ;osd. 'Fhis is no place 70,
Christians" The next day the Colonel
went back to the wilds Of Preston, but be
fore starting he told US that town where
they used liquor to make shoe leather and
birthstone to make paper, was entirely toe
swift for gentleman and a scholar to tarry
long in and hence his departure.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-12

Notwithstanding widely current rumor
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as now, his timely warning Of serious
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CANCER

Sufferer fron this horrible rnalady
ueariy always inherit it-not necessarily
srom the parsnts. but may be from some
remote ancestor. fog Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant In the blood for
yesrs. or until you reach middle life. then
the hrst little sore or ulcer makes its ap-
pesranee -or . swollen gland in the
breast. or some other part Of the body.
gives the FIRST warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perms-
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IL driven out. This S. S. S. does, and
. the only medicine that can reach deep
,eated, obstinate blood troubles like this
When all the poison has been forced out
q the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins often in small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows
small pimpie came on my Jaw bout an inch
below the ear on the left side OF my face II gave
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The Best Time.

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FoIIs A Deadly ATTACH

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THE THANKSGIVING SERMON.

The following sermon was delivered by
Rev. K NJ Ramsey. Pastor OF the Presby.
terian church here. on Thanksgiving Day
at the Union Services held in the NJ. r.
church. and is published by request:
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Many Wonder.

Many wonder how IL is that pin worms
and stomach worms get into little children.
or how tape worm goo feet long can get in
and exist and grow inside of man as IL
sometimes happens. They may we'll won.
der Tor u Is great mystery However
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testinal worms and greatly improve the
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me no pain or iucouven-
eince. and I should havo
forgotten about Il had IL
not begun TO intiame aud
Itch " would bleed q
little. then scsb over. but
would not heal. This
continued for some time.
when my jaw began 20
swell. bee o m ing very
painful. The Cancer be-
gan to eat md spread,
until u was as large as q
hall dollar, when I heard
OF 8. 8. s. aud determin-
ed 20 give II \ fair trial.
and IL was remarkable
xrhnf n ~nnferf,,f -H~-t
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Trains Daily except sunday.
No persons carried on any other than
he trains named above. and stops only AZ
Stations designated a. MARTIN
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Dr. S. NJ. Hardman. Eye Nose Ear and
Throat Specialist Speotacles and Artif.
oial Eyes Fitted Grafton w Va.
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Y had from the very beginning the sore began 10
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Mexican Root Pills.

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Ety. Cream Balm

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The West Virginia Northern Tim,
Schedule.
IN EFFECT NOVEMBER ~. 1901.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-09-03

He-You know if you worry about
every little thing it's bound to affect
your health.
His Wife-Yes, know. That's one
of the things worry about.-B Brooklyn
Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-09-03

ahead iviry tonne.
"But there's John Cook now. he's
made az pace wild tn gang an theyse
goin t. run him FIR Riprisintituv until
afther tn sinatorial convintion. John
is good bye, but aisy ez Phillips"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-09-03

completed Vac trying on again anu
again.
They fitted, but Reuben never wore
them afterward. He hung them up as
sacred trophy over the little mirror
in the cabin of his vessel. And he had
thereafter good luck enough.
The Conservative, 1901-12-05
Che Conservative.

| power luulSCrlmlnaVely IOT Quiet UIlhu
public purposes, that moment they have
determined upon the downfall Of JUS
tice, equality and decent government on
this continent. In all his historic career,
under all forms of government, man
has demonstrated that whenever the
law making power has come to be ma
nipulated for special interests and for
their pecuniary advantage, the deterior-
alton, decay and final overthrow of that
government has logically and speedily
ensued. 1t certainly is not the business
of republican form of government to
prescribe privileges and emoluments for
one class of citizens by extortionately
taxing other classes. The machinery Of
government should operate like the
atmosphere which surrounds US, bearing
equally it's weight upon all but oppres-
sively upon none.
Instances of Destructive Taxation.
Any rate Of taxation upon butter sub
stitutes that will discourage or destroy
their manufacture cannot have been
proposed with the intention of getting
revenues for the government. Ten
cents a pound upon an article which can
not sell ordinarily for more than four
teen to twenty cents pound is equiva-
lent to suspension of it's manufacture.
The only motive to make and sell COM
modify is gain, profit. Whenever taxa
tion makes profits impossible the manu-
facture and sale of the taxed article
ceases. But the lighter the tax the
greater the profit, the speedier the
growth Of the industry and the larger
the amounts received by the government
which lays the tax. AS the rate of tax
diminishes consumption and revenues
increase. The federal internal tax upon
distilled spirits proved this 1t began
at two dollars on the gallon. 1t was
too high for the purposes of revenue. At
present rates the revenues increased.
The federal tax Of ten per cent. on all
bank issues to circulate as money except
the issues of national banks demon
strated-what John Marshal declared
that the power to tax is the power to de-
stroy for two years after that enact
ment no state or private bank issued
dollar of currency. The monopoly of
credit money was thus awarded by the
taxing power to national banks and the
government which created them. And
now the creameries, the dairymen and
butter renovators Of the United States
crave the sole and exclusive privilege
of the butter circulation. They would
have oleomargarine factories taxed out
of existence just as all banks, save ma
tional banks, were taxed out of existence.
The incorporated creameries would
The Conservative, 1901-12-05

text OF raising revenues IOT Il puOllC
purpose.
The principle involved is vital to the
welfare of this great republic. If this
power to tax may be invoked now for
the purpose of giving the butter indus
try monopoly, it may soon be invoked
in behalf of some other industry to
which rival, by modern invention, has
been brought into the field of competi-
ton
The Taxing Power.
A high judicial authority has said,
speaking of taxes:
"When it is apparent that the burden
is imposed for the benefit Of others, and
where it should be so pronounced at first
blush, it should be considered invalid"
In the case of the Loan Association of
Cleveland against the City of Topeka,
Kansas, found in goth Wallace, pages
655 to 663, may be seen the rugged and
irrefutable opinion of the late Justice
Samuel Miller of the supreme court, in
which he says:
'.Of all the powers conferred upon
government, that Of taxation is most
liable to abuse Given purpose or
object for which taxation may be law
fully used, and the extent of it's exer-
else is in it's very nature unlimited. 1t
is true that express limitation on the
amount of tax to be levied, or the things
to be taxed, may be imposed by consti-
tuition or statute. But for most instan-
ces for which taxes are levied, as the
support Of government the prosecution
of war, the national defence, any linli-
tation is unsafe. The entire resources
of the people should in some instances
be at the disposal of the government.
The power to tax is therefore the strong
est, the most pervading of all the pow
ers of government, reaching directly or
indirectly to all classes of the people
This power can as readily
be employed against one class of indi-
viduals and in favor of another, so as to
ruin the one class and give unlimited
wealth and prosperity to the other, if
there is no implied limitation of the
uses for which the power may be exer-
cised. To lay with one hand the power
of the government on the property of
the citizen, and with the other to bestow
it on favored individuals to aid private
enterprises and build up private for
tunes, is none the less robbery because
it is done under the forms of law and is
called taxation. This is not legislation.
1t is decree under legislative forms. I"
These admonitions from the learned
judge should be pondered this day at
the very threshold Of the wicked and
oppressive misuse of the taxing power
The Conservative, 1901-12-05

shall have the right to tint with orange
shade any oleaginous substance usedn
upon biscuit, bread or crackers. Imp9i.
tunately congress is besought to confer
the right to use yellow in the manufac-
ture of butter; and to deny that right
to anybody and everybody who would
make a substitute for butter, no matter
how edible, wholesome and healthful.
A trust in color-a combine on yellow
vested in incorporated dairymen, is
sought through congressional legisla-
tion.
Mr.. Patterson's Report.
Recently, even on the 18th of Novem-
ber, 1901, R. M. Patterson, Assistant
Food Commissioner for the state of Illi-
nois, is reported (See Daily Chicago
Chronicle of the 10Th of November) to
have said:
ga majority of the dairies and cream
cries which supply Chicago with milk
and butter are as filthy as pigpens and
absolutely unfit for the purposes for
which they are used. They are in very
bad sanitary condition, poorly ventilated
and without proper drainage facilities.
They are menace to public health and
should be either rebuilt and thoroughly
cleansed or closed to prevent further
spread of disease"
And are these the nervously anxious
patriotic institutions which pose as pro-
tectors of digestion and public health,
while asking for the passage of the
Grout bill?
And Mr.. Patterson in the same state
ment, as to the sanitary cleanliness of
representative creameries, declares:
II inspected fourteen dairies and
creameries and of this number found
but one which came anywhere near the
standard provided by law. In nearly
every instance found the places abso-
lutely filthy. I was utterly amazed at
the conditions found.
"The owners of the places pleaded
ignorance of the law and said the con-
ditions We're no worse than they had
been for years. I did not want to be
too hard, so warned them to rebuild
their plants Immediately and keep their
premises scrupulously clean in the fu-
ture. If they fail to obey this warning
we will prosecute them to the full ex-
tent of the law.
"The conditions in the worst of the
creameries inspected are surprising. No
attention seems to have been paid to