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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
The Clifton i:ihcs.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The TiInes)
CLIFTON FORGE VA. Feb. l3.--Clif-
ton Rifles We're mustered in last night
by Assistant Insp ctor General 10 Lane
Stern. The company is composed of e..
G. Roberts. captain; John Donovan. Jr..
first lieutenant; c. Z. Hoover, second lieu
tenant, and fifty-three enlisted men. All
the enlisted men were present except ter,
who were on leave of absence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14

Chamber of commerce. Nicotine

A general meeting of the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce will be held in the
assembly hall of the Chamber this eve
ming at o'clock. Secretary Dunlop has
sent cards to the members urging a full
attendance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14

the Paramount Methodist Church was
held Tuesday night. jhe pastor, Rev: j. ".
Eabcock, reported the affairs OF the
church to be in excellent shape.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
Rrilliant birthday Partr,

Mrs. II. ]. Dunbar celebrated her tiair-
tieth birthday at the home of Mrs. r. I.
Barnes. No. 5I5 North First Street
Tuesday evening. Dancing and music
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
Unnnili Taxes.

All unpaid city taxes for 1900 are now in
the hands of Mr. T. c. Walford Collector
of Deliquent Taxes. If paid within the
next few days no additional interest will
be charged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14

@HHRH bowel troubles. appendicitis, bill.
HsHHssA fousness. bad breath, bad blood, "lEd 1
HEEHAhk Etsc stomach, bioated bowels iout
GGsaaEn E;outs headache. indigestion, plsapsss,
pains eas liver trouble, sallosy complexion
.udd when bowels GoHs ssaoye Eessi-
larry you getting sick Constipation kills more
people all diseases together. II AZ n
starter for 1ino chronic ailments and long yers OF
SUI afterwards. matter sstiat
ais you, taking CASCARETS to-day, for 5cu
VIII we'll and be well ali the s'ne s'nsit
you bowels right. Take orr noFice; START
WITH C2sCAEaE:TS to-day, under absolute guar
money refunded.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
ED

ths world IS PROOF O.
s,do bes
a-IlC absolutely Gunrsnsesd TO
tnera
a.Eple a.rccttcns II
snti=ned sfter asln Scc h I'm OK,
It, and 5aosey hsh Ter Ssa
day. quickly go; WIN sesE the Gay
Address: STERLING REMEDY Co., NEW iGSA or CsItAa0
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19

arranGassent of treaty with Great
Britain which will pemit of the inn
mediate construction of an isthmian
canal which he pronounces of great
er importance to the American peo-
pie than any othor proposed under
taking.
He states that the Monroe Doc
trine should be the cardinal feature
of the foreign policy of all nations
of the two Americas.
He urges the continued upbuild-
ing of the Navy to uphold the Mon
roe Doctrine and maintain peace
and asks for an addition of one
thousand men.
The Army he pronounces large
enough for our needs but advises
the establishment of general staff T..
He vigorously commends the
merit system of appointments and
urges its extension.
Mr.. Roosevelt believes that here.
after the Indian should be treated
as a unit and not as a member Of
tribe recommends generous sup
port of the Charleston and St. LOUIS
expositions and the Smithsonian
Institute and National Museum.
He advises that the Census Be-
reau be made permanent that
Congress assist in the removal of
abuses of the second-class mail
privileges commends the "open-
door policy" in China hopes for
beneficial results from theP an
American Congress urges the re-
turn by Congress of the Well and
La Abra award fraudulently OBJ
tanned from Mexico and closes with
congratulation upon the cordial re-
lations existing between the United
States and foreign nations.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
HIS "WILL AND TESTAMENT"

Atlanta Constitution The old
colored brother, in order to be in
style, made his will as follows
"Dis is de las will en- tenement
OF de understood. Bein' in SCUM
min. en- good helth ever sence / got
shed er de rheumatism a var gone
some mex Christmas en- got my leg
broke by tree Wild a possum in it
fallin' pom top me kaze | wasn't
quick enough in gettin out de way,
/ hereby give en- advise de follerin'
possessions, no matter what done
in de promises las year:
"Ter my oldest wife, what wuz
IN Alabama de las time ] seen her,
dc IS cents what is under one er de
legs er de bureau ter buy snuff wild.
"rer my eldes' son, two flop.
cared 'possum dogs an der lief hin
foot er a graveyard rabbit.
"Ter de other thirteen sons ch
daughters I been a-feedin' so long,
everything dey kin lay hans on, fun
de house cat ter de blin' mule dat
broke two er my ribs las harves' an
kicked de new preacher so high he
never come down to say how high
it wuz.
81 b'Peve dis is bout ali but ef
dey thinks I gwine ter give up right
off day hes nightly mistook de
man. Ain't ] done put 'em on no.
tice in de fust beginnin' cr dis will
en- tenement dat is IN good belt ?
'Cose ! hez 20
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
NOT THE MESSAGE ne WANTED.

1.-The most disappointed man l
ever saw in my life" said Mr.. Will
liam S. Casey, Baltimore fnan-
cier, at the Cochran last night,
"was a poor wretch who was about
to be hanged in one of the north
eastern counties of Maryland. l
happened to be there about the
time and accepted an invitation to
witness the execution.
"This fellows lawyers had been
working hard to save his neck. and
there seemed to be some possibility
that he might be reprieved. The
time set for the hanging arrived,
however, and the sheriff made plans
to carry out the execution. The
march to the scaffoId had begun
and the prisoner was about to mount
the steps when a messenger arrived,
banged frantically at the gate of the
Jail yard, and was admitted waving
a telegram in his hand.
"The procession was at once
stopped and the sheriff took the
telegram, but saw that it was ad.
dressed to the condemned man. He
handed it to the fellow, who, tremb-
ling with hope, tore open the enve-
lope. He cast his eager glance at
the message, paled, and let it drop
from his hand. The sheriff picked
up the paper, read it, and the
march to the scaffold was resumed.
In few minutes the man who
had hoped for a reprieve was in
eternity.
"The message was from some
minister who had become inter
ested in his case. 1t told him to
trust in the Lord and he would be
saved. "-Washington Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
YANK vs.. RIB PRISONERS.

That Republican neighbor Of
yours is full Of fake stories about
the stockade for Federal prisoners
Of war at Andersony.llc. &C.. dur
ing the Civil War. Itis very true
that Union prisoners neld there
suffered greatly by the lack Of nee.
essaTy food, clothing and medi.
cines but it is also true that they
suffered in ihis way little. If any.
more than did the Confederate sol.
diers 10 the field The Confeder.
ate Government could not provide
these things for los own fighting
men, and could not have done
better for The AndersonyilIc prison
ers without reducing its own men TO
the last extreme Of want and starva
ton. The annual report Of the
AdJu'snt General Of The Uni.
ted States shows that ,hc number -
Union prisoners who died .n Con.
fcderste prisons was 5o.rs6. while
The number Of Coufederstes who
died in Northern prisons v eo
I57 that's, only four more Union
than Confederate soldiers died b.
prisoners of war. This sfata-.,
ought Co settle The fsct tha. Union
prisoners in the South were Sub
Iected 90 no greater hsrdsh.ps than
were Che Confederate prisoners .n
the North
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
ct VITI'(, nlNCC Sure Cure. Circular DR..
Ol. illUS UANlL Fenner. Fredo1ia. n. Y.
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS VICTORY.


A signal triumph has just been
won by two Chicago school-teachers
over the most powerful corporations
of that city and the more fully
the details of the struggle become
known, the more remarkable their
victory appears.
The appropriations for schools
in Chicago have long been made
quate, and whenever the Board of
Education needed 81, 900, 900 or
$4,000, 900 for any purpose, it has
been in the habit of deducting it
from the teachers salaries, A
few years ago, about 1000 of the
6ooo teachers in Chicago organized
Teachers Federation, Having
reason to believe that the shortage
of money was due to the fact that
most of the large corporations were
evading their legal taxes, they
appointed two young teachers, Miss
Margaret Haley and Miss Cath
crime Goggin, a committee to in
vestigate. Then, as the Boston
Journal of Education says, "the
battle royal began between two
little schoolmarms and all the most
powerful corporations and trusts in
the State combined"
The women's inquiries revealed
a most extraordinary state of
thing. Up to 1873, the railroads
of Illinois had been assessed an
annual tax on their franchises. In
1874, the assessment was SCI, ooo,-
900. in 1875, only S22, 900, 900,
and from 1875 to the present time,
they have not been assessed at all.
In 1874, the franchises of two little
horsecar lines which Chicago then
had were taxed at 81, 900, ooo.; but
in 1899, the franchises of the 100
miles of electric and cable car lines
in Chicago were not taxed a cent.
About 1875 the railroads apparently
found out that it was cheaper to
bride the officials whose duty it was
to'apportion their taxes than it was
to pay the tax. Other corporations
found out the same thing. OF "a
large corporations that the teachers
investigated, the majority were not
assessed at all, and the others were
assessed on only small fraction of
their actual property. These "a
corporations were the gas and coke
company, the telephone company,
an electric company, and 20 street
railway companies.
The women tried to induce the
officials whose duty it was to tax
these corporations to tax them.
Findlng that they were In league
with the tax dodgers and were
determined not to comply with
the law, the women engaged
an able lawyer and took legal
action, to compel the officials to do
their duty. The corporations
fought hard they exhausted every
resource of evasion and DELAY.
they appealed the case up from
court to court; but the law clear
and the evidence Of fraud over
whelming, and Supreme Court of
Illinois had ruled that they must
pay. The decision will add
millions every year to the revenues
Of Chicago. Hereafter there will
be money enough to keep the
schools open the foil term and 10
pay the teachers their salaries. All
the other municipalities in Illinois
will also profit by ;he decision.
Are not those two plucky young
women worthy of vote
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19

There will be bill passed early
in the session giving to Mrs. Nc
Kinley a pension Of s., 900 per
annum There will be no express.
ion Of opposition 70 this bill and,
perhaps for that reason, some Of the
friends Of Mrs. Harrison are work.
ing 70 secure the attachment Of a
rider giving similar pension TO
the widow Of President Harrison.
Considering the fact that Mrs. Har-
r.son married the General so late
10 life and that she is not in actual
need of the pension there will be
considerable opposition TO the
granting Of pension 10 her but il
is possible that a dcIicacy Of feeling
aDon. holding up Mrs. McKiniey's
pension, even though its entirely
due 10 Che rider may prevent any
negative votes In Congress. Rus.
se.I D. HARRISON has come 20
Washington 90 lobby for the rider
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

one Of the enigmas of the industry.
Besides this, great masses Of miners,
especially in the more prosperous
localities, prefer not to be bound down
to rigid hours. They vote with the
federation, or abstain from voting, but
their interest urges them the other
way. Such was the case of the miners
of Montceau before the strike of 1899,
and such is the case Of the non-strik-
ers, called "The Yellows," of today.
The government has at last taken a
firm hand and whenever the Reds store
an abundance of rifles a raid by gen.
darmes (French military police is
sure to follow. Several seizures havs
already been reported. In some cases
individuals bearing arms are being
notified to deliver them to the govern
ment officers under penalty of death.
The individuals are generally comply
ing with the order but 1t requires force
in cases where the revolutionists main
tain arsenals.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
WANTED THE CANDY ALSO.
Dead Johnny's Sister After All His
Christmas Presents.

Missionaries to far off lands, and
especially those who have labored
among people whose principal article
of diet is rice, are apt to refer to
their lukewarm converts as "rice
Christians" because the converts so
termed care much more for the mater
ial than the spiritual food that the
missionaries dispense. Something of
the same spirit animates Christians,
young and DID, in this corner of the
world, particularly at holiday time.
and among the younger element when
Christmas trees and gifts are in Or
der. The story told recently by Sun
day school teacher is an illustration.
"a couple of weeks before Christine,
one of the small boys of this teachers
class contracted pneumonia and dice
He was much beloved, and his deatS
was felt by his classmates and the
workers in the school. His name was
on the list for handsome gift az
Christmas, and the superintendent Of
the school decided that it would be
a graceful thing, and the boys family
would doubtless appreciate the act,
II the gift set apart for the boy were
sent to his home. to be given to a
younger brother or disposed of as his
parents thought fit. When the gift
distribution was in progress, sister
of the little fellow, also an attendant
at the school. was asked to take the
gift home. She received it in silence
and stood around with an expectant
air. At last the teacher remarked:
What is it you are waiting for. Lucy?
You have received your gifts and
Johnny's also" "Yes'm, l know, but
doesn't Johnny get box of candy,
too?" Johnny's sister got the candy.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
France Faces
Revolution

government having in the past three
years auctioned off 100000 of these
obsolete models dating from the
FrancO-Prussian war.
While all this was going on, while
the magistrates 0uges d'instruction) of
Paris were refusing to prosecute the
vendors on the ground that the re-
modelled rifles were not technically
'arms Of war;" and while the project
Of the Saone-andLoire was TRANQUILITY
neglecting to take notice of the ARA
ing, nine men had met together in the
private room of wine shop of Saint
Etienne. They were Bexant and Ev-
rard, delegates from the north and
the Pas-de-Calais; Joucaviel and Cha
brolin, from Carmaux and dAlais, to
represent the SOUTH Merzet and Girar-
Diet, sent by the federation of the
Loire; Buvat and the Citizen Buisson-
nier, standing for the center, and Citi-
zen Cote, general secretary. These
nine men as delegates to the National
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

Federation of Miners, claim to speak
for 100000 fellow workingmen and
voters. Besides clearing off their regu-
lar three months accumulation of rou-
tine business, they had to demand
three great things of the government
and fix date for that most redoubt-
able of all labor demonstrations, a
general strike-the long-t threatened
strike of the Federation.
The three demands made on the gov
eminent will show how far organized
labor has gone in France-O the es-
tablishment (by government of a
minimum salary; (2) old-age pensions
of two francs per day after twenty-five
years of work, without regard to age.
and go an eight hour working day.
The old-age pensions are VIGOROUSLY
undergoing course of study" in the
proper governmental circles. A be-
ginning was made in the law of May
20, 1894, and the best opinion is
that the miners will have to await,
with the other brethren, the general
granting of this boon until it is dis
covered where the money is to come
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

models, condemned by the war depart
ment and sold at auction for a few
francs each to spectators. These lat
ter had remodeled them, suppressing
the rife-thread and modifying the
cartridge; but this did not prevent
their being able to send bullet
through thick plank at $50 yards.
The Socialist committee of Saint
Etienne-another mining center-be
gan buying them at wholesale from
the spectators. The Socialist news
paper continued to do roaring trade,
not only with the strikers of Montceau
but with their correspondents in the
center, the north and the south of
France. At Saint-Etienne, a
one-time Protestant pastor, be-
came fervent anarchistic agi-
tator, got possession of some
thousands Of them. These, with
fine anarchist impartiality, he sold or
gave away to the non-striking miners
of Montceau. Another lot he disposed
of at Commentry, Carmaux and De-
cazeville. Before the government had
taken any notice of this extraordinary
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

If the government will restore the
Pine-Tree shilling it will save many
of us financially and morally. The
shilling of New York and North Caro-
lima is what we need in the shape of
subsidiary coin. 1t was worth twelve
and half cents When two of any
thing are worth quarter the charge
for one is fifteen cents. With twelve
and half cent piece we would save
two and half cents every time we
made such a purchase. A fifteen cent
piece would be in the way. We tried
twenty cent piece for three years and
retired 1t because it was too nearly
the size of the quarter. In the rush
business it was often worked off for
the quarter. The five cent nickel Is
fit only for paying fares on elevated
roads and surface lines. Copper cents
are useful for buying newspapers and
fooling women into the belief that they
are securing tremendous bargains at
SO cents. Yes; this o-for-a-quarter
business Is an outrage. Give us coin
to halve the quarter-eight to the dol
lar. Then see us lay up treasure
New York Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13

At Montceau, mining town in the
center of France, 5000 miners were
divided into two camps-those who
wanted to work, and those who want
edto prevent them, writesa Paris corre-
spondent. For some time their only
weapons had been sticks and stones.
Then Paris paper of the Red Social
list propaganda offered a novel premi-
UNI to its readers and distributors; for
every fifteen copies of the paper
bought, plus eight francs cash, it OF.
fered remodeled Gras or Chassepot
rifle. The striking miners of Montceau
saw in these rifles new means to
persuade their weaker brethren. They
began to send for them in quantity.
The working miners instead of being
intimidated by these preparations, be-
gan ordering rifles for themselves from
the same accommodating Socialistic
paper
There was any quantity of these
rifles in Paris, old Gras and Chassepot
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-12-13
FORCE OF IMAGINATION.
Frequent Changes In the Self Diagnosis
OF u Dyspeptic.


OF IL Dyspeptic.
Scientists have made the conten.
ton that a man can think so intently
that he has red spot on his hand at
certain point that the spot will
actually show up at exactly that
point, said studious citizen yester-
day, "and | have come to the conclu-
sion that there is something in the
contention. Down at my boarding
house there is dyspeptic, and he
rooms next to me- His ailment
changes every time he reads a new
patent medicine advertisement in a
street car, on signboard or in the
newspapers, where any of the symp-
toms of the ailment appear in the ad-
vertisement. He changes his diagno-
sis of his case every time he reads
new advertisement, and his mind
seems to concentrate on the particular
symptoms which flare out in the ad-
vertisement. | read some years ago
that these gaudy advertisements were
disseminators of complaints Of vari-
GUS kinds, but, of course, there was
nothing in that, even if one can pro-
duce red spot on ones hand by sim
ply thinking intently that it is there.
But, getting back to my dyspeptic
friend, he has suffered all the tortures
of the everlastingly tormented on ac-
count Of the fact that he simply CLASH
fies his own ailments according to the
symptoms which are put forth in the
advertisements of remedies of various
kinds for various and widely differ
ent ailments. Here is a curious study
in psychology. / understand this to
be one of the peculiarities Of the dys-
peptic, and for the reason that when
this complaint becomes chronic the
whole system becomes threaded with
aches and pains. One may find in
ones system the symptoms of almost
every known disease, and If one may
not find the symptoms well defined
one may easily imagine all that is
lacking to make the diagnosis COM
plete and we'll rounded. The apothe-
cary shop is not fuller of bottles than
my friends room, and it is all because
Of the fact that he changes with I'M
broken regularity his own diagnosis
of his ailment. New Orleans Times
Democrat.