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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

There is more Catarrh in this
section Of The country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronunced il local disease.
and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing TO cure with
local trcatmenbpronouncedi Il incur
able. Science has proven catarrh
% be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by r. J. Cheney e.
Coz Toledo, Ohio, is the only con
stituiional cure on the market. II
IS taken internally in doses from 10
drops 20 teaspoonful. IL acts di-
rect!y on the blood and mucuons
surfaces Of the system They offer
one hundred dollars for any case II
fails % cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials Address,
T. J. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

How much a man is ike his
shoes For instance, both have a
sole to lose; both have been tanned
both are made tightly the cob
blers; both get left and right, both
need a mate to be complete, and
both are made to go on feet they
both need healing, Oft are sold, and
both in time will turn 70 mold.
With shoes the last is first; With men
the first shall be last, when shoes
wear out they are mendcd; when
men wear out they arc mendead too.
They are both trod upon, and both
viii tread upon others. nothing loath +;
both have their ties, aud both in
cline when polished, in the world
to shine; and both peg out
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

From the Monroe wa.shman.

sessment of railroads in West Vir-
ginia this year is unprecedented.
Secretary Dawson has grossly ig-
nored his plain duty. He is hold
ing back the report of the railroad as
sessment, and the county courts have
not been able to apportion it and
the counties, districts and towns to
which it is due are being deprived
OF the taxes. 1t is not known
whether this is pursuant to an ar
rangement made by Dawson as
chairman Of the Republican State
Committee during the recent cam
paign with the railroad companies,
but certainly his course is as singular
as it is reprehensible. His public
career has furnished abundant proof
of his capacity for any wickedness,
and his reward is to be his continu-
ance in the Office of Secretary of
State and the enjoyment of its enor-
nous emoluments of sz5, 900 year.
Auditor LafolIette, who has made
an honest official and hence was de-
feated for reelection by the Repub-
lican State Convention, has written
the County Clerks of the State ex-
planning his inability to furnish the
railroad assessment. From a re-
cent letter of his to County Clerk
]. c. McClaugherty, of Monroe
county, we quote as follows:
All railroad companies make re-
ports for the purpose of taxation, to
this Office, and the same are carried
by us to the Board of Public Works.
Who make the assessment of rail
road property. These reports were
received by this Office and taken be-
fore the Board of Public Works in
the month of May last, at which
time the assessment was made. 1t
was the duty of w. M. O. Dawson,
Secretary of State, who is, by virtue
of his Office, Secretary of the Board
of Public Works and custodian of
the reports and official records of
the Board, to prepare proper re-
cord of the proceeding of the Board
in the matter of the assessment
aforesaid and report it to this office,
at which time it becomes the duty
of this Office to certify the same to
the several County Courts for APP
portionment among the several dis
tricts, cities and towns. AS soon
as made, this Office requested Mr..
Dawson to make up the record of
the proceedings had and to furnish
1t TO us, SO that we could furnish
the same TO the County Courts at
their regular meeting in June and
July. Not being able to secure it
at that time we have, from time to
time. urged him to furnish the same
but he has neglected either to fur
nish it or give any reason for not
doing so. We have been receiving
letters from the different counties
urging us to send the information.
We have communicated this fact to
Mr.. Dawson, and yet he has given
the matter no attention. We have
explained to him that which he al
ready knows, that the failure to
furnish this information to the sew
eral County Courts in time for their
June meetings and later in time for
their October meetings, will neces-
state the call for special session
of Court in every county in the
State, to make the apportionment,
and yet the matter receives no at
tention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Don't fail to read the Brandon
vile letter in this issue, for it makes
"mighty good readin'," and is one
of the best letters we ever published.
A letter like that is real JOY to the
editor, and we owe the writer treat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

The last number of the Review Of
Reviews contains pictures and
sketches of several newly elected
Governors and among them one of
A. b. White who is about the best
looking man in the crowd.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Secretary Hay has received a dis
patch from Minister Conger telling
of the presenting to the representa-
tive of the Chinese government of
the joint demands signed by all the
foreign ministers at Pekin, but he
has expressed no oppinion as to
when an answer was expected nor
of what the nature of the answer
would be when received. No off
cial of this government will express
an opinion, but from the tenor of
private conversations it is believed
that most of our officials expect the
answer to be one that will have a
tendency to open negotiation on
several important clauses Of the
joint demands, rather than to ac-
cept or refuse outright. The
Chinese Minister to the United
States also expects that sort of an
answer and has gone as far as TO
publicly express the hope that
negotiation would result in moderat-
ing several of the demands, which
he thinks too severe.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Gov. Elect A. b. White has ten
dered his resignation as Collector
of Internal Revenue for West Vir-
ginia, to take effect Feb. 18th in
order to get ready for Inauguration
as Governor of the state March 4th.
lt-is not known yet who will succeed
him in his present fat Office which
pays $4,000 per year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03
Kingwood. lanuary 3. 1901.

The English are still being badly
Bocred in South Africa and the peo-
pie down there have still "got their
Dutch up"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Now that the term of the late
Sheriff of the county has expired, it
IS no more than we'll deserved JUS
tice to say that he has made the
best Sheriff, Preston county has
ever had, and we have had some
Sheriffs that were hard to beat. In
awarding the belt to Lloyd c. Shaft
er we make no invidious comparison
and do not desire to detract in any
way from the reputation of any of
his predecessors. Elk Sheriff Shaft.
er has always been prompt in all his
business, collected promptly and
without any fuss or trouble and
paid every obligation promptly as
soon as it was due and presented
and even before some times. He
has always been courteous and
obliging and has a host of friends
irrespective of party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Senator Shoup, of Idaho, has
not abandoned either effort or hope
of reelection, although the number
of votes pledged to him is eight
short of a majority of the Iegisla.
ture and he thus replied to the
report that he had retired from the
race "rhe publication that l
have retired from the race for the
Senatorship is utterly without found
alton. have had no idea of
abandoning the contest, and will be
in it to finish. ! have not been
in the habit of giving up fights, and
am very well satisfied as to the out
look" Senator Shoup is naturally
not doing any talking about where
he expects to get votes to re elect
him, but there is no doubt of his
having substantial reasons for ex.
pecting them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Six hundred miners of the Baker
ton Coal Company, at Sterling No.
IL, near Barnesboro, on the Penn
sylvania railroad, are reported as on
strike by National Organizer Ed
ward Mckay, who visited the min
ers. The strike arises from the re-
cent introduction of mining mach
ines, and five mines of the company
have been forced to suspend opera
tions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Secretary of State Dawson closed
up another big coal deal to-day by
buying $500 acres of coal land lying
between Roaring Creek below AL
bFightsyille and Dority Creek
above St. Joe, and lying northeast
Of Albrightsville, including lands of
the Bishops, Cranes and others.
The price paid was $40 per acre for
the coal, and Mr.. Dawson just took
up the leases of Offutt & Lakin and
paid them a bonus for them on the
outside.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

add to, rather than relieve your suffer
inEs. IF Your flesh does not heal readily
when scratched, bruised or cut, your blood
is II bad condition, and any ordinary sore
is apt to become chronic.
Send for our free book and write our
physicians about your case. We make no
charge for this service.
HE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ALBANIA. Ga.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Easy terms IS hip John MeNamsn
Sawmill Engine and Boiler cutoff rig all
complete. Good job with H. Address,
l.. W. HAIBKrrrER,
II Function, w. Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

The absence of the Republican
leaders in Congress, most of whom
are spending the holidays away
from Washington, has caused some
of the correspondents to send out
some very wild guesses of what
Congress is going to do and to
leave undone during the remainder
of the session. If you like that
sort of thing, you can guess for
yourself as well as any correspond
ent can do it for you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

No travelling canvassers are en-
ployed, Terms for local agents will
be sent upon application. All money
should be sent by p. o. order, Ex-
press order, or by Bank draft on
New York or Chicago. Do not send
individual checks or stamps.
THE ARGUS and The Commoner
both one year for Sr.7s.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03


There was some kind of a wup-
mump town meeting in the Court
House, Tuesday night, to take ac-
tioa on the municipal election, which
comes off to-day. Some charges
have been made against the present
town officials, which are more or
less true, and put them in hole. so
that they got scared and employed
Democratic attorney to help them
out and at the meeting they adroit-
y secured another prominent Demo.
crat for chairman, because he had
been kicking and calling for an in
yestigation. BY getting him in the
chair, they shut him off and sue
ceeded in bamboozling the crowd
into believing that everything was
lovely and the goose hung high.
lhen-the above mentioned attorney
fof the gang moved to endorse the
Old crowd, and il went through BY
default simply because there was
no one 20 fight il.
The Parkersburg Sentinel delivers
Itself in this succinct and vigorous
nauncr
j the manufacturer Of the United
states can sell their products in Eu-
rope and Asia cheaper than the
k1rQP eau manufacturers, will some
we rau Of the east tell us why we
need q protective tariff in this coun-
trF % proicct our home nanufact-
uicr irom being undersold in the
home markets by foreign manufac-
lgrer
IF the statements be true that we
a1e selling iron and steel in England.
kns.'a. japan and Egypt, then Why
~ We need tariff % prevent Eng
h.h manufacturer from sending
'heir good here2 one Of two con.
illusions is unavoidable, either that
Che statements that we are under
selling thc foreign markets are lies.
or chat the tariff IS a straight up and
down steal. The latter is probably
the truth about il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Three Populist Senators-Petti-
grew, of South Dakota Allen, of
Nebraska, and Butler, of North
Carolina-who will permanently
retire from public life on the grid of
next March, have formed com
bination, if Pettigrew can be be-
lieved, forthe purpose of obstructing
all legislation in the Senate and
forcing an extra session of Con-
gress, unless the shipping bill shall
be withdrawn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

is the only purely veg
etable blood purifier
known - contains no
poisonous minerals to
ruin the digestion and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Secretary Long has gone to
Boston, where he will deliver an
address tonight at the annual
banquet of the Commercial Club,
of that city. He will not return to
Washington until after New Years
day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03
wAsHINcToNL LETTER.
News and Notes From the Ma
tional Capital.


IRON our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1000
PresidentMcKinley's holiday present
to the soldiers, sailors and marines
who served in the war with Spain
was to amend the civil service rule
which authorizes the reinstatement
of old soldiers who have at any time
been in the civil service of the gov
eminent so as to include the Span
ish war veterans. The civil service
Commission has always given all
soldiers, sailors and marines who
were honorably discharged from the
service on account of wounds or of
sickness contracted while in the line
of duty preference of per cent
In examinations. That is to say,
they have only to make 6s per cent
in the examinations to get on the
eligible list, while civilians are re-
CURED to make 10 per cent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03

Following is the official program
of the Presidents New Year recep-
ton AT II a. m.-Members of
the Cabinet and the Diplomatic
Corps II:I5-The Chief Justice
and Associate Justices of the United
States Supreme Court justices of
United States and the District of
Columbia Courts, ex-Cabinet Off
GERS and ex-Ministers II.I5-the
Senators, Representatives and Dis
trict of Columbia officials II:4o-
Ofhcers of the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and the District of
Columbia Militia IL m.-The Re-
gents and Secretary of the Smith
sonian Institution, Assistant Secre-
taries and heads of bureaus in the
executive departments; I2:I5 p.
m.-Associated Veterans of Mexican
War Grand Army of the Republic +;
Military Order of the Loyal Legion /;
Union Veterans Legion, and the
Oldest Inhabitants Association of
District of Columbia 1885 to 1870
Citizens.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03
SORES AND
ULCERS.

Sores and Ulcers never become chronic
unless the blood Is in poor condition lis
sluggish. weak and unable to throw OF
the poisons that accumulate in it. The
system must be relieved of the unhealthy
matter through the sore, and great danger
TO life would follow should it heal before
the blood has been made pure and healthy
and allimpurities eliminated from the sys-
tenn. SIS. begins the cure by first cleans
ing and invigorating the blood, building
up the general health and removing from
s In, ,s system a CONSTANT DRAIN
cffete matter UPON SNE SYSTEM.
When this has been accomplished the dis
Charge gradually ceases, and the sore or
ulcer heals. tits the tendency of these old
indolent sores to grow worse and worse,
and eventually to destroy the bones. Local
applications. while soothing and to some
extent alleviate pain, cannot reach the seat
OF the trouble. S. S. S. does, and no matter
how apparently hopeless your condition,
even though your constitution has broken
down, it will bring relief when nothing
else can. 1t supplies the rich, pure blood
necessary to heal the sore and nourish
the debilitated, diseased body.
Mr.. ]. u. Talbert. Lock Box 14s, Winona Miss
s ssy,; SIX years ego my leg from, the knee to
treated me and made two trips to Hot Springs.
but found no relief. was Induced TO try s. s. s.
ana IL made complete cure. have been a per.
fectly well man ever since"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
WASHINGTON.

The Palouse River Lumber company
OIL Palouse Is putting in a branch ward
in Pullman.
Moran Bros. Of Seattle have bepur
construction of their new workshops
where they will build the battleship
Georgia.
{. B. Horen, travelling agent for the
OF a number of grain warehouses. He
Tacoma Grain company, SAYS he has
secured sites at Kamiah, Sites. Weip.
made arrangements for the erection
pc, orofino, Peck. Lenore. Basalt and
kooskia. Warehouses will be erected
at each OF these points during the com.
ing summer.
4 case Of genuine smallpox was dis.
covered in the railroad camp of R. J
Lice 4 Co. at Old Canyon camp. seven
miles from Riparia. by DR.. J. N. Pc.
cock. county physician.
Development of the recent gas and
oil discoveries near Medical Lake will
be undertaken at once by John S. They.
er, on whose land marked evidences OF
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01

Benjamin r. Brown. OF Wellington.
Ark. has designed the apparatus
shown In the picture for use In destroy
ing insects and noxious weeds and also
for burning stnmps u trees. II con-
eists OF q f1rebox. which burns either
coal or wood. with a rotary fan 10 ere
Ate Intense heat by forcing the draught
The furnace In mounted on two
wheeled carriage, which makes II easy
70 transport II from place TO place. and
arrangement II made for adjusting the
ssxe Of the mouth through which the
merry draught h emitted and also for
revolving the fan by hand when the
machine ID standing still. as when
burning = stump. When utilized for
destroying weeds or burning siubble
the hood 10 adjusted close tn tho ground
and the machine propelled at a rapid
rate. when the gearing puts the fan In
motion and drives fierce heat through
tho opening in 'front.' which cuts .
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
Cabbage for Cows,

A report received at the Department
OF Agriculture discusses the feeding
OF eabbages and cabbage leaves to
mllch cows. Cabbages are usually con-
demned as COW feed owing to theT al
legged effect on tho flavor OF the Ihllk.
A test made showed that the milk of
cows fed on cabbages directly after
milking WAS untalnted. In report
OF the New Zealand Department OF
Agriculture II Is stated that forty tons
to nifty tons OF cabbages per acre have
been grown at the experimental farm
and fed to cows with most satisfactory
results. Up to twenty pounds was Civ
IN to each COW night and morning with
tho result that the Increase OF butter
averaged ono pound per COW.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
THE BOERS SURRENDERED
Kitchener Reports AN Important
Capture by Troops Under French.

London. Feb 2s.-Genera Kitchener.
telegraphing from Middeburg lin the
Transvaal, on the railroad between Pre-
toria and Portuguese East Africa. saws.
The following additional captures arc
reported by French up 10 February -;
Three hundred Beers surrendered. 10
pound krnpp. one howitzcr. one Maxim,
la'h rounds of small arms ammunition.
l53 niles and :,ss horses, S34 trek oxen.
$500 cattle, as0 sheep and 2s7 wagons
and carts. The Beers, casualties were
four killed and five wounded
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
lae~ 10 li.ns = Gate.

] opened . gate to-day which was q
back-brcaker. II Was sixteen feet long
and six-board high. with braces. The
owner II apnndantiy able to have gates
on hinges. Every gate ON my farm.
us~d 10 any extent. swings ON hinges
Tho post to which the gate 10 hung
should b. large. At tho bottom
should be spiked two pieces OF scant.
ling two feet long. The hole should
b. four feet deep. The dirt should b.
tamped In thoroughly from the bottom
to top. A gate hung to such a post will
never sax. The post win not yield a
particle. II II = pleasure 10 go In and
out 81 such = gate. A child can open
and shut Il with ease. nor will IL break
the matron's back TO open and shut II
when she nnds Il necessary. ~ all
farmers' matrons will find II once In 4
while: at least. mine has and doubtless
win more than once In the future.
Hinges do not cost much and 4 little
extra labor won't kill.-Twcntgeth Cen.
iury Farmer.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
OREGON.

! Two carloads Of potatoes have lust
been shipped from Oregon City to New
Mexico.
Fat cattle are passing through from
Boise to the Sound markets. Several
trainloads passed during the last week.
committeeman in charge Of arrange.
ments for the woolgrowers' convention
to meet at Pendleton March 5 6, and 7
are receiving information that insures
an attendance of from 300 to 500
1t will cost the people of Oregon who
provide for control and educate their
own boys $30,750 a year for the next
two years to house, control and teach
loo. more or less, unruly boys of par
ents who shirk their duty toward their
sons. says the Oregonian.
The special committee appointed nv
the legislature to examine the books Of
the state land Office have reported that
a defalcation of $4,000 had been dis.
covered in that department, the short.
age having occurred in 1894 and when
George w. Davis handled the school
funds.
W. A. Morris OF Salem. who took the
Carnot medal in the debate between
Stanford university and the University
OF California, Is native of the Polk
county hills. west of Salem. His early
education was received in the country
school commonly known as BRUSH
college,. and later he studied in the Sa.
lem public schools and at Willamette
university.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01

Washington. Feb. a6.-,Mr. Conger has
eabled the state department under date Of
the 23d. as follows:
"A satisfactory eiiet in answer to the
punishment demanded has been received
From this the department assumes that
the punishments are to be substantially as
stated in Mr. Conger's cablcgram received
on the 2lst. The minister has not vet in.
formed the state department of the date
he has selected for his departure from
Pekin for home
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01

There arc two varieties OF cows. SAYS
tho American Agriculturist. the COW
that gives moro than she eats and tho
COW that eats more than she gives.
Which variety would you prefer In max
Ing up u dairy herdl Which variety do
you actually havcy Now there IL no
difficulty about telling the COW OF one
class from the cow OF the other. There
used to be. but there isn't now. The
Habcock test does L. The apparatus
consists Of n small scale. n Rabcock
test. and little gumption. by testing
each COW separately man can soon
tell which ones are paying a profit and
which arc merely boardera
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
Oiso aud I.roee.. nutter.


II Ii asserted that the renovated or
process butter can be readily aud sure
" detected by placing a small piece on
= glass plate ana pressing 1t to a thin
tilin with cover glass. II gives out a
notified appearance Of blue and yellow
under u microscope with u selcnite
plate. while with butter freshly made
there was only plain blue appearance.
The yellow appearance was due to fat
crystals formed by heating and cooling
during the renovating process. Normal
butter has no crystals. Oleomargarine
shows tho crystalllzed appearance even
more plainly than the renovated but
ter. which IL due to the lard and tallow
In II. as those substances crystalline
easily. Out Of over $50 samples Of
alleged butter tested In this way 6a
showed signs by capitalization OF hay.
ing been melted and cooled again. and
most Of these they were able to trace
hack to tho renovating factories
While other tests were used on some OF
the samples this seems to be the most
reliable. Cultivator.