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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

The Whatcom Blade, of Wash.
ington, in a recent issue has this 70
say Of a former Prestonian.
J.. T. White returned Sunday
from Spokane where he had been
attending meeting Of the State
Bankers association. Mr. White
says he never attended a meeting
where pleasanter relations existed,
and every citizen Of Spokane seem.
ed 20 make 10 a duty 90 make the
occasion pleasant one. Spokane
hospitality will ever be remembered.
lie says that Seattle was well rep.
resented and that fl was impossible
% influence the bankers to come TO
Whatcom next year AS Seattle was
hHed upon early .n ,be session. but
that assurances we're given that
Whaicom would be % line for the
year following Mr. White wal.
elected Vice Pre- dent of the organ
izatlon. 10 an account Of The py9-
ceedings the Chronicle said .hat T.
J.. White addre. on nThe Shin
gle Industry Relating to Banks. r
was interesting and instructive. and
was read from an unique design.
the paper being fastened ON shin.
gle
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

1t has been discovered that the
newspaper liar was early on the
scene in the Flat Top coal region
which suffered so severely from the
late food. The greatly exagger-
ated reports were the work of this
newspaper artist. One of New
York's yellow journals sent out a
man to write up the food and he
felt it his duty to get in as much
realism as possible so he hired a
number of dilapidated negroes to
lie as if dead on a pile of debris left
by the torrent and the photograph
which he thus made was turned in
as a genuine pic ture of cadayers
left in the wake of the food. FL.
Clarksburg News.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
The Greatest Editor I'm the Southwest
and Some OF His Rather Personal
Paragraphs.

Once more our heartfelt sympa-
thies are aroused on behalf of our
esteemed contemporary. He de-
clares that he fired three shots at
us on the street last Monday, and
we declare that we never knew any
thing about it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

"Miss. Ida, will you marry Me. ?"
ola. Col. Neb., how you do run
on Why don't Utahk sense?"
90, la. MINI. earnest. Wyo.
why can't you believe me?"
al Kan. What is your income?"
"Tenn. thousand"
"Interview Pa. and Ma -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

This delightful resort, high up in
the Allegheny Mountains, on the
broad plateau known as the Glades,
on the Main Line of the Baltimore
x Ohio Railroad, opened on June
Ist and excursion tickets are on
sale at all ticket Offices at Very Low
Rates. The special attractions this
year will be the West Virginia State
Teachers Meeting, on July and to
4th; the INSTRUMENTATION Camp
Meeting, July 9th to 18th; Woman's
Home Missionary Society, July
goth; Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society July 27th; Chautauqua
Summer Schools, August 1st to roth
and the Annual Session of the
Mountain Chautauqua, August 1st
2Sth. There will be special axcur-
sions from New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and inter
mediate stations on July 10th and
August 9TH for which special low
rates will be named.
For detailed information call on
or address Ticket Agents Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
COUNTY INSTITUTES.
Teachers in Session This Week and
Next Week.

Eight different counties are hav-
ing Institutes for the teachers this
week as follows:--
For Cabell county, at Milton,
with Prof, c. w. O'Brien and Mrs.
Mary r. McGwigan as the Instruct
ols.
Clay county, at Clay Court
House, with L. l.. Whitney and
Miss A. G.. Gibbons as instructors.
AT Hamlin for Lincoln county,
with A. G.. Hughes and A. S. Bell
as Instructors.
For Mcdowell county, at Welch,
with Prof. f. II. Crago, of Wheel
ing, and l. B. Bush as the Instruct
ors.
At Winfield for Putnam county,
with w. E. Morris and Miss Anna
Work as the Instructors.
For Raleigh county, at Beckley,
with JOSIAH Kelley and ]. c. Ram
sey as Instructors.
For Randolph county, at Beverly
with Prof. w. H. Gallup, Superin-
tendent of the Morgantown Schools,
and Perry McBee, formerly of the
Terra Alta Schools, as Instructors.
AT Oceana, for Wyoming county,
with Prof T. b. Mcclure, of
Wayne county, and B. II. White as
the Instructors.
Next week Institutes will be held
in eight counties as follows:-
For Barbour county, at Belington
with Prof. w. II. Gallup, of Nor
gantown, and T. J. Humphreys, as
Instructors.
AT Arnoldsburg, for Calhoun
county, with Prof. Joseph Roster,
of the Fairmont Normal School.
and U /. jenkins, as the Instruct
ors.
For Mercer county, at Athens,
with Prof. 7. II. Crago, of the
Wheeling Schools, and l. b. Bush.
as the Instructors.
At Williamson, for Mingo county
with R. A. Riggs and c. M. o.
Brien as the Instructors.
For Morgan county, at Great
Cacapon, with Prof ]. Walter
Barnes, late Principal of the Fair
mont Normal School, and G.. Gin
ton Hanna 4znd cousin to Mark
Hanna, as the Instructors.
For Nicholas county, at Sum.
mersville, with Prof. w. G.. Brown.
Of Fayetteville, and y. r. Murphy.
as the Instructors.
At West Liberty, for Ohio county
with Prof w. NJ Foulk. of the
Piedmont Schools, and Anna +.
Reeves, as the instructors.
Week after next Institutes will be
held in seven counties as follows: q.
Berkeley, Brooke, Gilmer, Logan.
Peasants, Richie and Roane. The
institute for this county, to be held
the last week in August, will be held
in the handsome new High School
building at Terra Alta, and will be
| good one, as usual Several In
structors will be present during the
session and examinations will be
held az The close Of the Institute.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
DR.. Miles
Gore

regulates the hearts action,
while it stimulates the digestive
organs to make new, rich, red
blood which gives strength to
the whole body. Sold by drug
gists on a guarantee.
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

l was about to advertise my nay
bur de other day to git shet of
some oh de cats in his back yard,
when a policeman cum along and
wanted to know why | kept five
dogs and a goat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

We had TO throw a man out of
the postoffice and break his leg the
other day in order to maintain our
dignity as an official of the govern
ment: but as a private indivual we
are paying his hospital expenses
and sending him flowers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Here is an item from the Clarks.
burg News that We appreciate very
much indeed
The News Acknowledges a pleas
ant call from j. Slidcl Brown.
President of The State Editorial
Association The Deacon, as he ig
aiiect.onately called BY the craft, IS
a most genial fellow and hustler
VINO makes things come TO pass.
lie is even nov planning for the
next meeting Of the association.
We know it viii be a great success
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

1t may be all de better fur a baby
to be kicked by mewl befo' he am
var old and thus come to under
stand dat he am bon into a world
od trubble and has got to take his
share OBJ hard knocks.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

AFTER a man so vars old has got
through dyein' his ha'r and tryin'
to make folks believe he is only IS
he will settle down and give de
world de philosophy dat comes
wild gray locks.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

hev allus held dat honesty am
de best policy, but at de same time
when | hev traded off an old gun
fur a watch l hewitt thought it nee
essary TO call attenshun to de rust
holes in dc bar'l.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

We all like to stand we'll in de
esteem OBJ our fellow men, but no.
body knows just how many friends
ne has until he sots out to find
somebody to indorse his note at de
bank.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Whenever we delve into philos-
ophy we sigh bekase man was BON
wicked, but if we get up next maw-
min and find our chickens gone we
yell fur de police to arrest him fur
what he couldn't help.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Once in awhile time and remorse
may compel man to restore what
he has robbed you OBJ, but it's
heap better to git a lawyer after
him right on de start and not take
any chances.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

De man who believes in luck am
gwine to be out oh coal half de
winter, and de man who depends
upon Providence am gwine to fall
off de roof oh his house four times
out OBJ five.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

As secretary of the local vigi-
lance committee we feel it our duty
to warn Major Hunt, who has been
hanging around town for the last
year or two, that a sudden disap-
pearance on his part will be certain
to add to his longevity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
BROTHER GARDNER.

De man who can't look back to
de past and see whar he has made
fool of hisself is not one to Parn
wisdom in dc future.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Most oh us am guided by con
science, and yet at tic same time
we remember dat de other Teller
will hev de law on his side if dar
am too much shortage.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Last Tuesday evening we went
over 10 Rocky Hill and read our
original poem on Washington to an
audience of 500 people. We were
rather hard pressed on the way
home, but after a race of three
miles we shook off all pursuit and
got back to town with only bullet
hole in our hat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

When the Lone Jack Recorder"
says that we shoot the business men
of this town into advertising with
us, it perverts the truth. By the
use of gun we simply convince
them that advertising pays, and we
leave it to their judgment where to
place their ads. Send them in early
and avoid the rush.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Next week we shall throw open
the gates of our private editorial
graveyard to the public as summer
park, and everybody will be well
come to lounge about and make
himself at home. 1t is a good place
for one to sit and reflect on the
mutability of life and may possibly
lead some one into better paths.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

The gossip floating about to the
effect that General Childers was
laying wires to Be appointed COVER
nor of this territory is without foun-
datioD. He so assured us when we
called on him with a gun yesterday.
We propose to fill that Office our
self, as is generally known, and we
are keeping pretty close track of
events.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

As president of the common
council we deplore the fact that we
have to preside at the weekly meet
ings with a gun on our desk and we
earnestly hope that the time may
come when our aldermen will adopt
and be guided by Cushing's Manual
instead. 1t is embarrassing TO US
when strangers are present to have
to FIRE bullets over a members head
or past his ears 20 make him under
stand that an amendment takes
precedence OF an original motion.
Colonel Tanner, who has a ranch
over on Six Mile creek. stopped his
paper the other day without explain
alton, and in a day or two we shall
ride over there and have it out with
him. Any subscriber Of ours within
radius Of 50 miles who stops his
Kicker without satisfactory reasons
may look for Us and our two guns
within a reasonable time. If he
can't shoot faster than we can, he
has got to return 70 the fold.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

MIR. George Hastings arrived in
town from Chicago three or four
days ago in search of his brother
Samuel, who hadn't been heard of
by friends for several months. The
coroner cheerfully went over the
books with him, and it wasn't two
hours before Mr.. Hastings was salts
fed that his lost brother was the
man who was lynched at Wolf Creek
two months ago for being on the
back of another mans horse. 1t is
always pleasure to all Of our city
officials to locate a missing man for
an anxious relative.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

High society in Giveadam Gulch
was considerably pertubed last
week over the report that blue
bordered napkins were no longer
chic at poker party luncheons. Our
word may be taken for it that there
is no change. When one comes,
we shall be the first to know it and
put society upon its guard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

The Shakespearean Trage d y
Company, which was billed for
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
failed to materialize. We sent word
to the manager at Florence that if
he couldn't work three or four jigs
and hold up into the tragedies the
boys would shoot out the lights,
and so they decided to skip us.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

As sort of summer boom this
town is adding seven new saloons
and a chophouse to its list There
are towns in the territory which
would come out with a double
loaded howl over these evidences
of prosperity, but the Gulch is keep
ing the even tenor of its way and
making no spread.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

" The Tribune the best magazine.
ana agricultural journals the following
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Address TRIBUNE New-Yoris Cxtx
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

c. Charles P. Preacher, LIST Sergt.
Co. ".
:. William b, Smith, Sergt. Co. NJ.
8. Oscar Fallen, Pvt. Co. NJ.
Col. Frost, Gen. RCArthur and Gov
ernor General Otis all recommended
that congress grant medals of honor 10
Capt. Van HCughton and Lieut.. Hol-
man for CONSPICUOUS bravery in the
presence Of the enemy.
Following the wishes of many Off
GERS and nearly all OF the men / wrote
% the President April 10,1S99, request
ing the discharge OF the regiment
which had enlisted for the Spanish
a only. The president replied hat
he regiment would be returned as soon
IS transportation facilities would per-
nit. Between the date OF his promise
md his tardy performance the records
show that many transports sailed from
Manila to San Francisco carrying no
cargOeS. An order was Used stating
that privates upon making individual
application would be discharged. Near
iy every private in the regiment at
tempted TO take advantage of this or
Ter but were prohibited from so doing
by their superior officers acting under
llfGCJlOHS IEOLD the WdE SllcllI.
When the regiment had become total
~ unfit for further service it was Or
iered home. The president met the
regiment on its arrival in this state
and congratulated the men for having
voluntarily remained in the Philip
pines after the time for which they had
enlisted had expired and consequently
after the expiration Of the period for
which they could be legally held.
AS a mark of respect to them l met
The soldiers at San Francisco upon
their arrival. They were discharged
from the service on the 9Th day Of Oc-
| tober, 1899, and left San Francisco for
South Dakota on the 9th. The expense
of the journey was advanced by the
| counties to the amount Of 2 S,662.O5,
aided by a fund realized from the sale
Of badges, amounting 20 $2,574, making
in all SCI, 2 COS of which there remains
in the treasury $1.31. 1t was expended
by a citizens committee of which Hon.
| F. A. Brown of Aberdeen was chair
man, Ed. J. Miller of Huron secretary,
and Hon. John Schamber treasurer.
The cost of returning the regiment was
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

SOLDIERS HOME.
The Soldiers Home of South Dakota
is admitted by those who have made a
careful investigation of such instltu-
tons, to be the best conducted of any
Of its kind in the United States. It is
claimed to be the only home where the
evil OF intemperance does not exist to
excess. The commandant has been Sc
verely criticised for his strict disci-
pline against liquor but he enjoys anis
distinction today Of having the only
6ober home in the United States. be-
lieye that there are not FIVE men IN
the entire home who would wish to
have it conducted as il was under the
former management. The food is plen-
tiful and we'll cooked. Cleanliness is
a striking feature through the entire
institution.
The hospital, while not p~retentious
in appearance, is especially well ar
ranged. The rooms are light and airy
and it is provided with everything ne
cessary 10 add to the comfort of the
old veterans. Many substantial i'm
provements have been made. A large
number of fruit and shade trees have
been planted and are making fina
growth. A stone walk has been laii
from the house TO the entrance of the
grounds and the road has been graded.
giving the grounds an attractive APP
pearance. This institution should be
especially we'll provided for that the
declining years of the men who SO
faithfully served their country in its
darkest days may be made as peaceful
and comfortable as possible.
CORPORATIONS.
The corporation laws Of the state
need amending. They are entirely too
lenient. The small fees which we ex-
act for chartering domestic companies
and the s~cruplousness with which we
have refrained from taxing these con-
Germs On their capital stock. places a
premium on the organization of Wild
cat concerns capitalized for millions of
dollars and based upon no honest pur-
pose to engage In business mere or else
where. Most of them are speculative
enterprises conceived to furnish char
ters ready made for great corporations
seeking certificates to do business. The
capital Of companies chartered by
South Dakota during tho Last your
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

both a manufacturer's and wholesalers
license.
Third. The statute is not sufficient
ly explicit in defining what a retailer
is. In many places in the state a re-
taller is held to be n who sells by
the drink. The brewing companies
have opened wholesale" houses and
are selling beer by the bottle under q
manufacturers license. A retailer
should be defined and the wholesalers
made to pay a retailers license where
they do a retail business.
Fourth. The druggists have taken ad-
vantage of permission TO sell for med
icinal, scientific and sacramental pur-
poses, and in most Of the towns liquors
can be as easily had at these places as
at the open saloons. The municipality
is cheated of it's license money and the
honest saloonkeeper is subjected to an
unfair competition from a class which
seeks to make dishonest money under
the cloak of a once high and respecta-
BILE profession. These abuses are all so
glaring that they scarcely need men
tioning to be appreciated. Druggists
should be permitted to sell liquors only
on a physicians prescription n then
only in compounded medicines. If per-
mitted to sell in any other form they
should be made to pay a retailers Ii
cense. ,
THE WOLF BOUNTY.
The state auditor reports that there
has been already paid from the state
treasury on account of wolf bounty
the sum of $4,000 and that there are
outstanding claims on file a~ggregating
$685. 900 more. The result OF the wolf
bounty law is a possible expenditure
of $4,000 in less than two years time.
The legislature made a standing annu-
al appropriation CT $1,000 per year to
carry the act into effect, the intent I'M
questionably being to limit the expen-
diture to that amount, in confirmation
of which | quote Section 9 OF Chapter
1876 as follows: Appropriation. For
the purpose of carrying out the provi-
sions of this act there is hereby appro-
priated out of the general fund the sum
of five thousand $1,000 dollars for
the year 1899 and each fiscal year there
after, or so much thereof as may be
necessary and not otherwise appropri-
o4ol 7 ciCpni Tho hill undar tho inn
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

the loss of their citizenship. n diff
ference between the cost OF maintain
Ing good schools II inferior e IS
SO little that there should be no hest
fancy in making appropriations suti-
GENTLY large 10 place our state lnstl-
buttons upon an equality with the best
institution. of other states.
Wisdom would have suggested the
consolidation of our educational sys-
tenn at one point, but have gone to the
extreme in the opposite direction.
Schools were located pursuan. to local
demands instead of in response to a
sound educational policy. The tenden-
cy to a multiplication of Normal
schools should be curbed, as it means
q large number OF inferior educational
institutions at a vast and ever increas-
Ing expense to the state.
At the last session of the legislature
a bill granting 1000 acres of public
land for a Normal school at Aberdeen
was passed. The bill was vetoed. An
other bill was introduced and passed
changing it TO a school OIL technology
which finally became a law by limi-
tation. A bill making a similar grant
of land for a normal school at Water
town was passed and vetoed. | do not
regret the passage Of the Aberdeen bill.
To allow the institution to be located
In the north part of the state was to
forestall a combination in some future
legislature which would have created
a brood of needless schools. The site
for the Aberdeen school is we'll select
ed adjacent to the best residence part
of the city. I have no doubt the in
stitation. if properly managed, will be
prosperous and largely attended from
the start.
/ cannot endorse the Springfield Nor
NAL, that portion Of the state being
s%bundantly provided with similar edu-
c~atiOnal institutions already. At pres
emit it is a puny local school which the
reents unwisely recognized without
reason or authority after the legisla-
ture of 1897 had refused to make an
appropriation for its maintenance.
THE MADISON NORMAL.
= The Madison Normal, under the able
management Of Prof. Beadle and its
~competen. faculty, is now in very