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ST. Valentine is mean, think.
And so are all the folks.
don't like babies. small and pink.
And don't like silly jokes.
] don't think I've been treated fair.
I'm mad nj everything. so therel
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B. Sc Q. TIME TABLE.
Taking Eject Nov. s5th, 1900.
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Oakland ...ls 80 po so SO 50 SEALS e0 sig 81
The new Flyer" No. fa, leaves Grafton at
o10 p m. and IS due at Terra Alta at
e:lO; the only stop In the county, and Oakland
$50. No. az Is the accommodation aud stops at
all stations.
WEST BOUND.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14

suIk md pOut. ] Oor a LOQKINo GLASS
ToSAY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14

Bring me some Valentines" I said,
"All trimmed with paper lace.
And send our cook one dressed In red
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Tho West Virginia Northern Time
Schedule.

IN EFFECT NOV. as. 1900
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14

her brother. The picture was not In
II. Thew had been sudden and mys.
itrious disappearance. Willie read:
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Eneland,s White Horses.

In the Occasional Magazine there Is
an interesting article on. the historic
white horses which are to be found
in various parts of Berkshire and
Wiltshire. In Willis there are no few
er than six of these horses. The most
famous is the one on Bratton Hill,
near Westbury. Local tradition haa 1t
that Alfred, after coming to the
throne. won his greatest victory over
the Danes, the battle Of Ethandun,
and cut out the figure Of white horse
on the hillside to commemorate It.
The horse itself Is exceedingly quaint
in form. having very short legs and O
curious crescent at the end of the tail.
another mark of some Of the horses
on British coins.
Other "turf monuments" Of the same
description are the two white horses
at Bledlow and Whitelaf, on the Chill.
tern Hills, In Buckinghamshire. and
two gigantic human figures, one on
the downs near Caine, and the other,
the Long Man Of Wilmington" near
Eastbourne. In addition to these
there Is the famous Red Horse at Ty-
soc, in Warwickshire; the two modern
White Horses in Yorkshire. the eques-
trian figure of George Ill. on Osming-
ton Down, Dorset, and on Mormond
Hill. in Aberdeenshire, where there Is
a White Horse dating from last cen
tury, and a stag cut out in 1870.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

Lieutenant-C Commander William n.
scheutze. United States Navy, the
officer who travelled the desolate delta
of the Lena River with the party that
went to Siberia to bring back the bod
les of De Long and his unfortunate
companions of the Jeanette expedi-
tion, has recently returned to Was =
ington after q tour of sea duty ex-
tending over the Santiago campaign,
in which he participated, and later
taking him to the Asiatic station. He
is one of the most robust officers in
the service, and comes back from Asia
bronzed and vigorous and full of ad-
miration of the climate and the attrac-
tions of the station. "It Is the ideal
station" he says. with no hard blows
and Just enough occupation to keep
up an appreciation of a naval haven
of rest. Good fortune sent me to Sa-
moa, and the island over which the
Government of the United States has
been extended. While Apia. on the
German island Of Upoki, continues to
be the port of call, and Tutuila, the
American island, has fewer people on
It than Upolu, the popularity Of our
is drawing the inhabit-
ants to Tutuila. and IL it was big
enough it would probably get them all
in time. Pago Pago, which the ma
tives call Pango Pango. will become
more important when the Spreckels
steamers begin to stop there instead
of at Apia. We have only about fifty
Eve square miles of territory there,
while there are $50 square miles In
Upolu."-New York Times.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

For plants that have turned some
what yellow use a teaspoonful of nj
trate of soda in a quart of water. All
plants respond quickly to fertilizer,
provided the plant food Is given in
solution and is not too strong. Treat
ing plants in the field cannot be done
in such manner. but there are many
house plants that die because of lack
of some element in the soil which
should be supplied. II the proper kind
of fertilizer to use is not known then
some brand Of complete fertilizer con-
tanning a high percentage of nitrogen
should be preferred. Nitrogen in the
form Of nitrate of soda will give a
green color to leaves when all other
plant foods fail. and as nitrate of soda
will dissolve In water it may be used
in the water given the plants, not
exceeding a teaspoonful Of nitrate to
one quart Of water.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

eyes swan In the glare. He sat like a
craven image for minutes and the
whole world seemed dead and ghostly
In the sun. Then a stone, set loose
above, rolled softly down upon his
left, little cataract of loosened shale
and sand dripping into the gulch be-
side him. His eye followed the course
Of this small disturbance. Up the
bare ascent he glanced without mov-
ing till his eye rested upon a tuft of
stunted brush hundred yards aloft.
He did not stir till he saw, like q
blotch Of blood upon the leaves. a mo-
tionless red spot. Then he slipped
down of the rock and as his Winches.
ter crept over the verge, pointed at
the blotch of red, he whispered:
Praise God! It's Malajan's red
handkerchief"
Just as his bony finger found the
trigger there was a Quaking in the
Apache's hiding place, and then little
Patricio, his yellow skin not more vel
low than the sand, crawled out Of the
bush.
'"The cowardr growled Dowd, as
he realized that his enemy was hiding
behind the boy.
The Irishman rose up and shouted:
"Patricio! Patricio! Milo Muchachow
The boy started up and tried to run,
but the hill was steep and down he
rolled like loosened bowlder into the
arms of his father. Dowt laid him In
the sand of the hollow road, and with
laughter in his blue eyes found his red
target again.
1t was midnight when Dowd rode
into Tolacan. Up through the white
street the rurales heard him galloping.
The moon was high, and as they
watched they saw his trail of dust
rising like cloud behind him. From
the bow of his saddle his lariat
stretched out behind him and at its
end. tied by the feet, the hulk of Mala.
jan came dragging and swaying over
rocks and sands till the horseman drew
up before Jalisco's adobe. DOwd had
the baby in his arms-the red-haired
son Of Anastasia, and the troop made
merry like boys over a new-found toy
Senor Patricio Dowd got his prizes
OF saddles. spurs and ponies and Cap
tain Jalisco himself asked his freckled
trooper no further questions. They
buried Anastasia and her father on
the hill beyond her adobe. and when
the rurales of Jalisco rode back to bar.
racks at San Luis, by turns they cod
died and carried the red-headed man.
child.-Cnicago Record Herald.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

cool grass where a little red-haired
muchacho daily frolicked in yellow
nakedness. Thither after futile for
ays Jalisco's horsemen liked to ride,
wondering at the red-haired baby Of
Anastasia, munching her tortilla and
gulping the blue-white milk Of her
goats. A red-headed Mexican is a
marvel even In the free zone.
Senior Patricio Dowd rode with the
troop of Jalisco. His face was as red
as his hair. and the freckles on his
nose and neck were the hall marks of
the northern native. So the troopers
nicknamed Anatasia's baby "Patrio-
cio," and make Jokes at the red ru-
rale over their cigarettes and mescal.
The big Irishman grinned and wagged
his head, aware that he was good
Jaliscan, and pleated a Quirt. sitting
cross-legged by the camp fire.
At sun-up one morning Dowd and
six companions hailed at Anatasia's
nut. The door was open. The grass
was trampled az by horses feet. On
the door of her room they found her
stark, bloody rosary twined among
her brown fingers and . tuft ei
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
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I straight black hair In her outstretched
hand. In the shadow of the well the
| old man lay, with his face against q
rock and a flock of scared goats hover
ing about him. The red-haired child
was gone.
"Malajan!s said Dowd. peering un-
der the bed and stirring the white cur
tains as he looked for the boy.
They loaded their rifles and found in
the tawny sand the trail of a single
horse. 1t led toward the foot hills.
and as they galloped with eyes on the
ground the men were sorry for the red
rurale. He rode like a fury with his
blue eyes glued to the trail and his
Spanish spurs goading his horse into q
runaway flight.
There was no keeping pace with
him. The cloud Of yellow that rose
from the hill road where his course
lay swan around In the hot breeze
and faded against the purple hills.
The tattoo of hoof-beats, like a muf.
fed drum or rattle of guns. as they
smote low or loud on the shoal or the
rocks, faded at last, and Dowd was all
alone, galloping. Ten miles from Tol.
acan he found a riderless horse. foam
ing and breathless. Then he stopped.
ping! ing-ng-g," said the rifle Of
Malajan.
Dowd slipped down in the dust and
crawled into the shadow of a great
rock. He heard the two horses scam.
pering away into the canyon. A thou
sand feet above him an eagle sailed
and screamed. The pulsing summer
air was so still and clear that he could
hear his own heart beat. Except the
eagle no sign of life appeared. Upon
the slanting hillsides small dabs Of
dusty green quivered in the heat
against the dun sands. He crawled
upon the rock and measf ed each
clump Of scrub oak and sake till his
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
That Alahaster Neck.

That Alabaster Neck.
at Is no use trying for an alabaster
neck, girls" said the handsome wom-
an, IF you were not born with it.
You may make it bit plumper with
hot baths and olive oil, by exercise
and filling out the chest by proper
breathing; you may make it whittier
with cucumber milk, but recognize
your limitations and be content when
you have done the best that you may.
1 saw a grizzly old carpenter at his
work the other day, and he had the
nearest approach to that alabaster
neck we read about of any one I have
ever seen. 1t was plainly visible with
his old shirt turned away in front.
Contrasting strikingly with the darker
skin of his throat above was neck as
white as milk, without hollow, with
out 4 bone, without a line. 1t is no
use; a beauty. like genius, is born.
not made We must freshen up our
brown necks as best we can. and In
the meantime give thanks that we are
not grizzled carpenters even with ala.
baster necks thrown in."-New York
Times.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Threatened Men Live Long.

Threatened men live long," some
times-when. for instance, they chance
to be criminals whose counsel are anx-
ious to make a record. Almost ten
years ago a man in the State Of Wash
ington was convicted Of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be
hanged. The sentence has been thrice
reaffirmed. but the man has not been
hanged yet. The State Supreme Court
and the United>States Supreme Court
have had the case before them, in the
form of exceptions and objections.
during these ten years, and the con-
demned mans attorney deculares that
he has still many cards to play
Youths Companion.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Hairdressing and hats.

Now that 'foreheads are in," to
quote the famous phrase of the hair
dresser, the forward tilt of the hat is
imperative. Placed straight or on the
back of the head, it gives bare, bleak
aspect to the brow which is by no
means becoming. OF course. all fash
ionable women have discarded a
fringe, except such slight tendrils of
hair as serve to soften the outline of
the temples. The fringe, indeed.
which had become common to all
ranks, and which was often to be
seen touzzled, ill-combed and worse
brushed, an unbecoming mat, indeed.
had sunk very low and was doomed
to extinction, but 1t must be remem.
bered that a different style of hair.
dressing demands q different shape
and poise of hat.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
r AN EMANUEL JALISCO, ell
captain, was the natural son of
q Spanish grandee Saw what

AN EMAN UEL JALlSCO, e.
captain, was the natural son of
~ Spanish grandee. Say what
you will of the modern Mexi.
can, he loves class and would rather
die In the service of a noble master
than live In bondage to a rich peon.
Jalisco's troop of rurales boasted Its
bachelofhood. There was not a mar
ried man in 1t. Its men were the best
fighters. its horses the swiftest, its
rifles the most deadly in all that in
comparable cavalry which is the
;scourge of the rebel and the pride of
the loyal men of Mexico.
In Jalisco's troop marriage meant
expulsion or exchange. To have ties
that fettered the heart to life was re-
garded as disability. Debarred from
these weaknesses Of the average sol
dier, Jalisco's rurales regarded fight
ing as a pastime and death mere in
cident.
When Malatan and his twenty
Apaches were driven from the States
across the Rio Grande Jalisco's rurales
rode into the free zone to make war
upon the outlaws. Malajan was
half breed, his Aztec ingenuity min
Cling with his cruel audacity of his
Apache blood. He preyed upon In
dian, Greaser and Gringo with impair
tial ferocity, and even when his score
of maurauders was scattered or dead
Malajan. like lone, starved wolf,
prowled upon the hills and skunk along
the canyon walls that lie like titanic
breastworks and trenches between
Sonora and chihuahua. Clad In the
dun and yellow leather of a vaquero.
with red handkerchief about his bull
neck, the rurales had often seen him
from afar-a brown shadow skulking
among the brown rocks, his rife ready,
his red neckband blazing like a red
eye Of defiance.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
THE AREA OF PROHIBITION.
Many States in Which 1t Exists In . Ma
jority Of tho Counties.

0x00Y 9U0t6D IN w nlCh ~ L-4istS ~ = @'-~
jority Of tho Counties.
Constitutional prohibition is limited
to a fGw States Of which Maine, which
accepted Its flrst prohibition law 1851;
Vermont, which established prohib.'
ton in 1852. and Kansas, which adopt
ed prohibition In 1881. are the chief.
There are many more States in which
qualified prohibition exists in certain
counties. -
There are sixty-six counties in Ala
bama, and in fifty-six of them prohi-
bition has been established under the
existing license system. adopted In
1889, which provides for local option
BY popular vote. In Arkansas fifty out
Of the seventy-five counties. in Flort
IA thirty of the forty-five. and in
Georgia every one Of the 1871 counties.
except those containing the four larg-
sst cities Of the State. are under pro-
Aibiton.
In Iowa there is prohibition in seven
ty-four of the ninety-nine counties, In
Kentucky ninety of the 119, In Missis-
Sippi in seventy-one Of the seventy-five
counties. in Missouri in eighty -four OF
the 115, In North Carolina In sixty of
the ninety, in Tennessee in seventy
put Of ninety-six, in Texas In 12O out
Of 246, in Virginia in forty-f1ve out OF
LOG, in West Virginia in forty out OF
Afty-four counties.
In Southern States generally the
basis of political division is the coun-
| ty, and Iowa is the only Western or
Northern State which has adopted the
principal of prohibition by counties.
Elsewhere the division is either the
city or the township, and in many
New York, Pennsylvania and New
England townships prohibition has
been established locally and Is as
much in force as If the voters Of the
whole State had adopted it as a fea-
ture of the Constitution.
There is very little Constitutional or
local prohibition in the Pacific States,
outside of California, but in the North
west, Minnesota which adopted pro-
hibition law many years ago for a
brief time, has several hundred pro-
hibition towns.
South Carolina Is the only State
which has adopted the dispensary sys-
tenn, under which the State assumes
monopoly Of the sale Of liquor.-New
York Sun.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Wash Skirts.

The short stitched tucks which dis
pose so tastefully Of the fulness at the
back Of the waist, consisting Of some
six in all, can, if preferred, be termin-
ated at graduated intervals, although
in q wash skirt 1t is not wise to run
deeper down than seven or eight
inches, as after washing there Is apt
to occur an unpleasing, strained look.
Indeed, the chief aim in working out
both these skirts to a logical conclu-
sion has been to make them Of thor
oughly practical order in view of their
being materialized in washing Suffs
of light ephemeral coloring, and at a
rough calculation fair allowance for
either would be four and half yards
of double width or eight of wide sim
gle, that computation accounting with
care for everything, such as facings
and the like.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Blessing the Crops.

A curious old custom has been re-
vived at the village Of Castleacre, in
Norfolk-that Of blessing the crops.
The parishioners gathered at the
church and formed in procession,
headed by the vicar and choir. After
pafading the village they proceeded to
visit the fields Of growing corn, at
one Of which a service was held,
hymns sung and blessing pronounced
by the vicar on the crops of the par
ish. The procession then returned to
the church. singing recessional hymns
By the way, and dispersed after re-
saving bensdiction.-London Globe,
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

Jalisco offered new saddles. gilded
spurs and ponies to the rurales who
should bring to camp the head Of
Malajan. For a year they stalked
him, and his deeds of blood and To
pine made naughty children tremble
in every pueblo from Monterey to the
capital.
Near Tolacan, Jalisco's headquar-
ters, lived Anastasia, comely seno-
rita, whose blind father herded goats
upon the mesa. She had a well at
which rurales loved to drink, and in
the shadow of her blue adobe there
were stone benches and a patch Of
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

=
To succeed in any industry It Is
quite necessary that there should be
. steady. continuous progress. and the
cattle breeder breads booms because
they are not the legitimate outcome
of normal conditions. 1t is only the
poor breeder. the man who does not
know how to make a living out of
hard and intelligent work. who looks
forward to the booms. trusting that
through the artificial stimulation of
the market he will in some way get
more money than his work is leglti-
mately entitled to.
Permanent success In cattle raising,
as in most other farm departments, is
the reward of careful, consistent and
persistent work. pushed along steadily
with an intelligence that grasps every
important factor Of situation and
never permits leak to 60 long with
out investigation. The farmer who
studies the cattle industry in this way
will make living; nay, more than a
living. There are too many instances
of permanent successes to doubt this.
But such men do not make their
money from the booms. On the con-
trary they prepare for the hard times
during the booms, disposing of their
stock at the proper time. and very
often buying more breeding stock
when prices are depressed and others
are anxious to sell to get rid of win.
tering the animals. A long continued
depression in cattle raising is just as
sure to be followed by q return Of
good demand and prices as the reac-
tion from the boom IL bound to come.
One must study the two In their prop
~ relations and not be diseoura9cd
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

The prettiest sleeve links are in the
form of a lozenge.
A pretty gown is one Of linen with
dots of black, trimmed with black
lace.
Persian ends to sashes Of heavy
white silk and broad satin edges are
to be seen.
Welted seams are somewhat newer
than the strapped seams, and they are
much more easily laundered.
In a charming little gown of accor-
dion pleated crepe the pleating falls
from deep yoke of soft puffs. and Ia
cut low at the throat.
White voile, with hemstftched edge
Of colored batiste and embroidery
above, in the design of violets or rose.
buds. is one of the newest materials.
Pretty stocks on shirt waists have a
pointed effect. The hollow under the
chin is pointed and the lower part of
the stock where it joins the waist ia
also pointed. The result is pleasing.
Tailor-made skirts come in light
gray mixed woolen goods and some
with an invisible stripe which is FIRE.
quently of blue. They are light weight
and comfortable skirts for wear when
wooden skirts are needed.
Platinum or gold paillettes or a com.
bination of both on black net are the
latest development in this form of
trimming. A bolero Of the black net
with the paillettes worked on in feath.
er pattern is decidedly fetching.
Baby is wearing open-work stock.
ings with the rest Of the world. These
are on the order Of mems socks made
in combinations of white and delicate
colors, and the whole instep is of the
openwork. In some of the little stock.
ings it has the effect Of being Gro.
cheted.
Some Of the new chambrays are
charming. One of pastel blue il
trimmed with insertions Of valen.
ciennes lace, and Is made with a DO.
lero. worn over chemisette of white
batiste, finished with pointed belt OF
black velvet, studded with steel mail
heads"
Fancy flowered taffetas are made
with shirred waist line pointing ur
at the centre Of the back and front
and curving down and under the arm
These are quaint little old-fashioned
looking gowns, with a finish of lace a
the throat and puffed sleeves coming
= the slbew.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
AcBl!g;9AqRAL cB!;9!j |A
x HINTS Q
Sorghum for Cattle.

Sorghum grows rapidly and will
stand considerable drought If sown
in rows. so "a to have the stalks come
up about an inch apart in the rows,
1t will make tender stalks and will
be eaten readily by cattle. AS it may
be cut at any time before the seed
stage is reached it will be found an
excellent addition to the green food
II the pasture Is thin.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
State Government Of Louisiana

Goyernor-w. W. Hard,
Lieutenant Governor-Albert Este
pinal.
Secretary of Staie-John Michel.
Superintendent of Education--J okz
Y. Calhoun.
Aud;tor--W. s. Frazee.
Treasurer--LedouxE E. Smith.
u. s. SENATORS.
Don Cafferey and s. ID. McEnery.
REPRESENTATIVES.
/ Disirict-R. G. Davey.
District-Adoiph Meyer.
8 District-R. F.. iSroussard.
1 District-P Brazsale.
3 District. e. Ransdell.
6 District-S. M. Robinson.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

In the very old days nearly all Of
a Yachts rigging was hemp. but in
our modern racing craft very little
hemp rope is used. Not only the stand
ing rigging. but a great part of the
running, is steel wire rope. Only the
ropes that have to be pulled on with
hands, like sheets-ropes that trim
the sails-are made of hemp. This
is because steel is not only stronger,
but 1t does not stretch like cord made
OF fbre.--Home Magazine.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21
Latest Styles in Underwear.

As regards lingerie, the empire pat
tern in every possible form is beloved
at the moment. Pretty chemises and
night gowns are made in this wise,
the best perhaps having little medal
lions of old lace or fine handmade
embroidery tied with fancy ribbons in
shades of blue, pink and mauve.
Pretty, too. are pink chemises with
the tops made entirely of lace.
Then there arc empire night gowns
in silk gauze, batiste or French lawn
in white and pale colo-s, with large
falling collars of tuckS and lace.
The peignoir of white muslin, cream
silk or cashmere is at its best, too, cut
after the empire style. Pretty, also,
are those arranged with rows of tuck
ings or gaugings round the waist.
finished with a large pink bow, the
ends of which reach to the ground.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-09-21

Experiments demonstrate that dif.
ferent varieties Of beans. il grown
near each other. will mix through the
distribution of pollen, If the varieties
are in bloom at the same time. The
different varieties of cabbage will also
mix. Tomatoes and peas. however.
do not seem to mix. but melons Of all
kinds will mix and destroy the origi-
nal varieties. so far as characteristics
are concerned.