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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

prominent writer speaks Of the dullness Of the study
of science compared with college course which in
cludes literature and art and surprised the
Der Young men and women who prefer the latter for fits
romantic and often exciting qualities should be much the
larger Perhaps the ddgery of science is more conspc
than that Of most other departments of education but
st is often lighted By incidents which almost or quite
sensational The drudgery of chemistry for exampe-he
need Of Infinite patience and marvellous mastery of
aisis fairly understood by anybody has had no
experience the laboratory; yet the novelist OF dramatist
often relies chemistry his most startling and tragic
situations. In trial IN York recently it was shown
that if should buy Of the arsenic Of commerce
dissolve it in any liquid administer to another with
fatal effect the chemist confront the muir
derer months Identical poison exactly in the
form in which it had been brought from the druggists
While the study Of chemistry does not call for the high
est mental qualities demonstrates the great degree Of
which is possible attain laboratory work
and the wonderful capacity Of for taking pains
such the referred to the chemist can deter
mine posons are absent from the stomach or tissues
well any which may be present The lives Of accused
persons frequently hang the decision Of chemists Dry
and forbdding the study appears many it has its dra
matte and intense moments, whether the question to
solved involves the conviction murderer or the art
dcial production Of the clouds of the sky
Nothing could be less inviting uninstructed than
the field c mathematical astronomy, where the student
does not enjoy the wonders Of telescope vision which
the enthuoiasm ST the observer Yet it has its dra
matte and triumphant moments its astounding achieve
which show the transcendent power of the human
brain and which give deper purer joy than the most
successful OF money makers know The discovery Of
the planet Neptune for instance made not By observa
ton, but by calculation Computing the perlrbaons of
Uranus French astronomer could account for them only
by the pesence Of another large body So exact were his
calculations that he directed observer TO turn his te
scope to particular point the sky at particular mo-
ment and Neptune was for the first time Mathemat
he
large planet in the solar system which may discovered
by sight at any time
II every department Of science there are possibilities
Of thrilling achievements and devoted student the
1ae'e classification Of what be unimpoant facts
IS full Of interest and promise From the accumuatlo of
such facts may developed general principles which VIII
far toward the solution Of some Of the great v
teries Of the universe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

yard round which the house is built The Arab home is
somewhat Of prison for the who rarely
abroad They take their walks upon the fat roofs which
are common to all eastern lands But few Arabs live in
houses They great wanderers Wherever you travel
in Algeria you always meeting large caravans the
move. These Bedouins live in tents, which simply
camel cloths stretched over boughs. For the part
they very poor the produce of very
sheep and goats
But, although poor the Arab is always picturesque.
The European beside the Arab, looks ridiculous Let his
top hat be shiny his clothes well fitting
his form straight he looks disadvantage beside
the figure and the flowing drapees of the wandering
Bedouin whom he depses The Arab poor without being
abased he sordid without being mercenary. his
raggedness has grandeur about It."
The chief item in the Arab costume is white cloak
called the burnous which the whole figure It has
hood which protects the head from the Beneath
this there all sorts gorgeous jackets and vests The
legs bare but the covered with rich red leather
shoes dyed with the juice Of the pomegranate group
OF Arabs is always striking but few remarkable gath
erings viii be than in the market places of Bskra,
where hundreds Of Arabs assemble each day buy and sell
cattle dates and other wares.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
A Help 70 BurcIars

i can tell you one thing" said the re-
tired burglar we gentlemen Of the road
know good deal more OF the value OF
the small things of a household than the
families do who own them. Now it would
naturally appear that a creaking door
would be an alarm to the sleepers as well
as 70 the person entering a house. at mid
night, but il isn't so in either case You
know there's q saying that creaking doors
hang long. The people who live in a
house that has r creaking door get so
used to il they never hear IL. or II they
should waken they sleep again as soon as
they recognize the sound. The best work
I have done has been in a house where
the doors CTeaked and groaned at the
Hghtest touch.
The next best aid 70 Us Is a clock.
You can have no idea how noisy a clock
IS until you have been without one in
your sleeping room and then start IN with
one Of those round nickel-plated time
pieces that you can hear all over the
house and out in the backyard. I could
test the silver on the dining table or make
would prevent anyone hearing me. Just
so often it VIII give a click that would
waken the seven sieepers, but nobody
pays any attention 20 IL
But the best help OF all IN our trade Is
bless II little heart-the baby Every
body is so dead sleepy in the house where
there's q baby that a roll OF thunder
wouldn't waken en- and II the baby
cries they can't possibly hear any other
sound o meath Either way you take e
the baby is the burglars best friend. and
We re always good 10 the little shay
ers. Record Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25


Excuse me, sir" sad the dissgrseabls
man. but that open window Is very an
noying."
I'm sorry. but I'm AFRAID your have
10 grin and bear IT,
u wish you would Close Il, sir"
Would Ike 70 accommodate you. but
car. Q"
DO you refuse to close that window.
sir?
II certainly do
III you don't close it, VII"
IN bet yog won't
"If 7 80 over there. 7 viii"
"lli give sou olls you Won &"
"Iu ask you once more, sir, VIII you
close that window
no. sir ] VIII net
'-Then wiz. sir.
Z would Ike 70 see you DO "a
IN show you whether J WI CT lot.
sir
why don't you close =
''It-appe2rs-Io be stuck
"Os coursa Il IS I tTtcd . close Il be
fore You came IN.
Ard then the disaereeabis PASSENGER ,slt
childish and = ether passengers hucElet
au6ibiy --Til-B.ls-
The Baxrer Spring Interstate R=uzian
association has wul out = 2 1E1t With
Commander Martin Norton q TIE skate
e. A. r. department ard TIE c1zrrzlrs1s1
VII bs eoulpeaed 10 furnish the sssoei4-
-lon with tents for IS rs1aior- Cox
rua1EeE Norton raflsed 70 furnish tLe
rerts ualess the directors = th= sszsc.a-
tEar sent hsn prcgrau showing IKE
ar-slsar,arts 1-E permitted hin 20 e-t os-
tt-. rr..4~-aerts Nhscf d.1 -ct sIit hE
- asfarary general ~zs esi5es 81 fgr 81
rul1ior co she matter ard he4c shsz Yer
t1a -ras Z tne Rr3zs a11 s--st t1zuish
the teztA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
LIFE DESERT.

The Arab of today is of the most fascinating figures
TO be met with especially if you met him at home This
Is the opinion Of Air. Percy l. Parker expressed in an ar
uce on Arab Life in the Desert in the Harmsworth Mag
azine The cases little islands beauty set in sea
OF sand. consisting Of multitude Of palm trees growing
where there sufficient Arabs say the palm
Stands with its feet in the head in the fires
Of Heaven Without the palm the desert indeed would
be '-1ninhabited and uninhabitahIe~
There are some 500 oasas in the Sahara desert Of va
Gus sizes one CT the chief is Ba which has not less
than 10000 palms and from which We get large quantities
Of our dates To see after hours weary travelling SO
raoy palms in such setting is sight impressive as il is
hes.at.ful
le French Sahara covers l22.5oo square miles. and
5e arabs live II II In the cases they build their houses
beneath The palms which afford mach needed shade from
the hex Sunred mud bricks are The chief ins used
il making these houses. Palm tres provide any timber
necessary The houses stories hish But Cor the
low doorwaya one would think they hgh walls only
AL internal light obtained by opening on the court
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
ROASTING EUROPE ALSO.

Europe is having unusual summer heat almost
any Of the United STATES Some districts in Russia
many days when the temperature reached 101 in the
shade still higher In Sweden far north that
country the remarkable extreme of 95 has ben recorded
IN two cities day Paris the best
of So the shade London has reported IS 81
In Denmark Germany and italy, the heat has been
above the usual level and many places those
endured extremes which would be thought very
hard in the United States.
Science tells that the probable fate OF this planet
is to grow colder gradually until life perish
than Arctic winter That the probable
the earth But meanwhile at intervals in the millions Of
years which expected eapse before this final tragedy
OF globe the northern hemisphere is likely have very
hot and very mild winters when the irregularities
of the eas its orbit give the northern half
sphere its daylight than
the average allowance Of darkness short days and long
nights are well into one of those periods now and
the three thousand years the weather may
tend to grow little warmer.
all astronomical changes are too slow be
Of In planning heating apparatus buying clothing
For practical purposes the best calculations the
weather Of the month year nothing than
guesses except general average be indi
Gated the probable temperature for any given
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
The powgR BEHIND INJuNcrloNs.

tn features Of the injunction which
have seized upon part Of the judiciary the
ton Of authority by the which legislative act
popular vote constitutional convention would deliberately
and the ndcton Of penalties by judges for
deeds which criminal legislative body
America would condemn says the Cleveland Leader.
is the sharp conflict in form and spirit between laws made
BY the people and their duly CHOSEN representatives the
side and the DEGREES Of judges the othr. which IS
more obnoxious and alarming to conservative citizens than
anything the Of nnjuncons themselves extra
ordinary the restrictions they sometimes impose
upon their victims.
There no intelligent in this country who imagnes
that any restraints upon the freedom Of individuals
salient features Of Judge Gage Injunction against
striking machnsts in Connecticut could be embodied in
bill and passed by any legislature in the United States
Any such proposed would be voted down by immense
majority by the people any state in the union Congress
would give similar scheme consideration, If it had
the right to deal with such mattres
So judges virtually which are contrary to
the wishes and beliefs of the American people that
they act like Independent rulers enjoying power obtained
from some other source than their fellow coUntrymen It
IS very unAmerican situation which hardly endure
long
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
ASPHALT MAY RE CHEAPER.

It may serve to greatly lessen the Importance Of the
determination Of the Venezuelan courts to the
ship Of the great asphalt deposits in Venezuela there
shall be continuous supply ofo in Texas at the present
Of the output It is estimated that in every one
hundred barrels of oil there fortyfour barrels Of
asphalt This would be equivalent about tsq tons.
Tests thus show that IS per Of Illuminating
Of rather inferior quality may be obtained from the
Texas petroleum asphalt worth about $40 per ton
that probably the valuable compound Of the Texas
product The pentfuness of the asphalt however ought
to lead breaking down of the present monopoly and
a very desirable reduction il price
AT the present time the Trinidad asphalt, which IS
mined under an English colony lease is sold IN
Europe (where it completes with Sican rock at $40
ton less than the price obtained in the United States
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

Admiral Schley is said TO be hot stuff "punctious
procedure. This is gratifying. If there is thing
which VIII haul the American people Of bed at night
it Is punCtilious procedure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

The gamblers in the grain pits have facts TO war
arnt slump They brought it about 70 wipe the
country" gamblers out
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

AS schey VIII 60 after NacLay libel It Is plainly
true that Shakespeare was ia luck By having Richard III
Gle before he arrived.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

Great Britsns next task VIII be TO convince the Beers
lose their freedom
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

There isn't enough water in these parts for anyone to
feel marine enough 10 take sides in the SampsonSchley
rer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

King Edward needs someone to look after him He
must quit speaking Of Americans as loyal subjects"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

WIN $4,000 registered win take an artist to draw
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM 4,

Why not the West Virginia Uni
versity, which already is such an
admirable institution. take another
advance, step in useful education by
establishing professional school to
be known as the "School of Tour
nalism ?" Such department could
be maintained on the same basis as
those of law, medicine, military
science, agriculture, and other sub
Jects now taught; and the University
should be empowered to grant the
degree OF Bachelor OF Journalism.
The twentieth century needs edu.
Gated journalists as badly as it needs
educated lawyers, doctors or teach
ers. The editor should be trained
in political economy, rhetoric, the
art of expression, history, editorial
writing, reporting, advertising, me-
chanical equipment and business
management.
| drop this thought as a pebble
into the sea of West Virginia jour
nalism. Brethren, shall the ripple
die, or shall it reach the farthest
shore
w. ScoTT GApNFp
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
THE GRAND LODGE
or Odd Fellows In Session at Fair
mont last week.

The recent session of the /. o.
.. L. State convention at Fairmon,
was the largest and most important
meeting yet held by that body.
Several important reports were
made and acted upon.
Among these was the reports OF
the committee on an Odd Fellows
orphans home. This committee
presented an elaborate report,
showing the amount OF money
raised during the past year for the
establishment of such an institution
and the offers of donations, should
the home be located in a certain
section. They recommended an
annual per capita tax of one dollar,
to he assessed on each member in
thh State.
This proposition, however, was
vigorously opposed by many of the
leading members and especially
those from country lodges. and
was therefore reduced to fifty cents.
A committee of five composed Of
J. A. Book, A. G.. Dayton, o. 6.
Mckinney, ]. M. Chapman and
John Beckley, was appointed TO
view all the proposed locations, to
select the one best suited for the
purpose, and contract for the same,
subject to the approval of the
next Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodge also decided
that the home should be used for
the care and maintenance of old
and INDECENT Odd Fellows and the
widows and children of deceased
members.
The election of grand lodge officers
for the ensuing year occurred and
the following were chosen: o.
Grand Master, C. NJ. Roach,
Grafton; Deputy Grand Master,
G.. A. Vincent, Fairmont; Grand
Warden, ]. M. Chapman, Hartford;
Grand Secretary, f. A. Billingslea,
Fairmont; Grand Treasurer, Henry
Seamon, Moundsville; Represen
tative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, w. Z. Ruttencutter. Mason
City.
The Rebekah Assembly elected
the following officers: President,
Mrs. Emma Porterheld, Benwood /;
Vice President, Miss Alice Rath-
man, Martinsburg; Warden, Mrs.
V. Sayre, Ravenswood; Secretary,
Mrs. Hattie Roney, Collies; Trea-
surer, Mrs. Emma Payne, Hunting
ton The selecting of the place OF
next meeting created considerable
discussion. Elkins was selected
by an almost UNANIMOUS vote, its
only competitor being Pennsboro.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28

Wheeling, w. Va, Nov. 49,
Through a decision handed down
by the Supreme Court of the State,
Saturday, in the case of Johnson ct
al VS.. Hunter ct al, from Ohio
county, Justices of the Peace are
prohibited from trying cases in dis
tricts outside Of the ones in which
they are elected, thus rendering val
ueless thousands of judgments de-
cided by them, and completely revo-
lutionizing the lower judiciary in
West Virginia.
This test case arose in the JUS
tees Court in Ohio county, and
the property consisted of an anti
quated organ and ng-boned spav-
ined horse. aThe plaintiffs, in order
to secure what they considered JUS
tice, entered the case before squire
in another district.
1t was taken from one court to
another, and finally landed at the
tribunal of last resort in the State;
when the point above mentioned
was raised and decided contrary to
the hopes and desires of the hordes
OF hungry Justices in the State. In
the meantime the organ was burned
in fire and the horse died while in
the constable's hands, so there was
nothing left to fight for but the
principle.
Here in Ohio county alone the
sweeping decision will invalidate
over 5000 cases, involving many
thousands of dollars. 1t means a
death blow to petifogging, for here
after every Justice of the Peace will
be compelled to remain within his
own bailiwick.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
Items Of Interest.

From the Grafton Sentinel
Miss Ora Bush of Eglon, is the guest this
week of her uncles. Messrs. Theodore and
Albert Bush. in Grafton and on the west
side, respectively.
Miss Tillie Litzinger spent Saturday eve
ming and Sunday at Terra Alta, the guest of
Mrs. G. A. Bolden.
DIR. t. f. Lanham has removed his
Office from the Clark building to the second
floor of the Tregellas building, on Main
street, where he is very comfortably located
While uncoupling cars at Terra Alta,
Saturday night, Marcus Losenstein, third
division brakeman, was struck in the left
eye by the end of an air hose which burst.
His eye was painfully lacerated.
+. ]. Picking Of Terra Alta, one of the
firm of J. w. Rigg, Son & Co., wooden
manufacturers, was in town Wednesday
morning. After a visit 10 the Reform
School at Prunyiowh. he departed for
Wheeling and other points on the Ohio
river on business trip.
Mr.. Ofen f. Morton. the Preston county
author, who will at an early date place his
new book, swimming or Losing ," tale of
the West Virginia Hills, on the market, was
here TUESDAY, and Wednesday on business
connected with his publication. lie left
over the 5th division for Clarksburg and
Psrkersburg yesterday.
5. w. Shraedcr has purchased 1, 500 acres
OF coal land on the Irondsle Valley branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, four
teen miles east of Grafton, and has a large
force of men engaged in opening up the
FreePort and Kittanning veins with which
the tract is underlaid. A contract has bee n
let for the tipple and for fifteen miners
residences. A compressed air mining
machine will be installed and from 600 to
400 men will be employed. The same
company is operating the Tygart's Valley
Coal & Coke Company at Arden, on the
Valley river, twelve miles above Grafton.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
OUR CLUBBING LIST.

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ttt
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
Deafness Cannot be Cared

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachisn Tube
When this tube gets inhamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when IL is entirely closed deafness is the
result. and unless The inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition hearing will be DESTROYED
forever; nine cases out OF ten are caused
66y caiarrh. which Is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
UNCLE RAsTus IN RHYME.


Written Specially for The Argus
Rusefell he revere de name washinton
In black an white:
SO glories in what he hab plighily done.
An dis poem write.
III der praisedn't wush ter diem Wild a
niggah
Why d-n IL. yes,
Ain e got no rite ter cut huc hggsh
In de spreadin' he's mess7
Lor'i low dat ole Teelman wall up he $
well eye
Sech sight ter see;
But de cullcd stomach acquired de pie.
An dat jes suits me
So links I'll supply ter Rusefel for snap
AS he's highered man.
An be crown lariot for dat bully boss chap
or de rough-ridin' clan.
An den ef e done muss sot wild piggah
r Ikin commerdate.
n dis sly ole coon II be prime pal hggah
AS de piIah of State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
w. ScoTr GARNER.


The papers are getting up quite a
boom for Hon. William l.. Mans
field for Congress in the new Fifth
district, and we know of no one
down there that we would rather see
have it. He is editor of the Wayne
News, one of the staunchest and
ablest Democratic papers in the
State, and was editor of the Charles
ton Gazette for some time. He
served in the Legislature with dis.
tinguished ability, and is honest,
fearless and solidly Democratic,
with the good old Jeffersonian brand
that is as impregnable as the rocks
Of Gibraltar.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-11-28
Report of Kelley school, Portland di
srfct Co. tba g., ..o..k

Report of Kelley school, Portland dis.
trict, for the first month.
Enrolled; boys II, girls u, total AZ.
Average daily attendance; boys II, girls n.
total 23. Per cent Of daily attendance:
boys SO, girls SO, total 81. Names of pupils
neither absent nor tardy: girls, Mabel San.
ders, Sadie Guseman, Glades Guseman.
Ruby Albright and Eslella Albright, and
boys, George Guseman, Walter Guseman
and Clarence Feather. Those that missed
only one day; Este Metheny, Verna AL.
bright and Wilbern Albright
We kindly invite patrons and trustees 10
Encourage more Of the children to attend
school while they may, telling them that
there will be time to go hunting after school
is out.
-. +. FITcHErr, Teacher.