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sampsOn's Ride.

with Apologies to T. Buchanan Reed
Out Of the mouth Of Santiago Bay.
Where the Yankee blockading squadron lay
An ominous cloud Of smoke uprolIed,
Telling of how Ccryera bold
Was making dash that fateful cay,
Daring for freedom and deadly fray.
Ard Sampson eleven miles away.
Leading the desperate Spanish van
The flagship Maria Theresa ran.
The admiral's pennant at her peak.
And erowding behind her jowi by cheek,
The Oquendo, Colon and Viscaya
Came s,eaming out in grim array,
Aud Sampson eleven miles away.
Then came those maritime dogs OF war,
The terrible Pluto aud fierce Furor,
With dreadful torpedo and quick FIRE gun,
Well calculated 10 fight and run;
But the little Gloucester bars their way
And sinks them both in the fearful fray.
With Sampson eleven miles away.
The Brooklyn, Texas and Iowa,
Ana Oregon, too, were blazing away
In style TO make the Dons feel tired,
The Spanish flagship was quickly fred
Aud soon beside the Oquendo lay,
a burning wreck of Cabapas bay.
Aud Sampson only i've miles away.
Then "Fighting Bob Of the Iowa,
Took special charge of the Vizcaya
And chased her along the Cuban shore,
A half dozen miles or more,
Until she sank in The smoke and spray,
The pluckiest victim Of the day,
And Sampson only three miles away.
Like frightened stag with hounds in chase
The Crislobal Colon kept her pace,
But the Brooklyn baked her at every turn,
With the Oregon banging away as,ern,
Until She reached Cuban bay
And struck her nag to Commodore Schley,
With Sampson still one mile away.
But like his namesake of ancient day,
Who thousands with his jawbone did slay,
Bold Sampson came on the scene all right,
In time to claim everything in sight,
And from his repor, 1t is safe TO say
Ha'd have won the victory that day,
If he had been forty miles away.
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saved Ter ChlId.sLife.

ln three weeks time our chubby little
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skeleton writer Mrs w Watkins OF Pleas.
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NOTICE no LIEN HOLDERS DO at
~ persons holding liens by Judgment.
or otherwise on fhc fcTl csfatc. or any
p1fl thereof of lamcs Wallace
lu pursuance ol a decree of thc Circuit
Court of Preston County made In a Cause
therein pending fo subject fhc real estate
Of fhc said ilmcs Wallace to ihc salts.
faction ol iNe liens there ou you are here.
bf required fo present go claims held by
son a0d each ei you against the said
James wallace which arc iicns ou bis
real estate of any part of t fof adlHdi.
cation 90 mc. at loy Office in kingwood
Preston County West Virginia on of
before ihc iJih day of Fchfa8ry g. ID.
fQos Given under my hand iiis rNue
dag OF January a. ID foc3
~ WATSON Commissioner
=. y. Crogan Afty ~ 1909 f3.go.
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I WILL earnestly seek for myself and do
i what can 20 help others attain the
highest New Testament standard Of cxpe.
rcncc and life. / will abstain from 40
those forms of worldly amusement forbid.
den by tie discipline Of the Methodist Epis
copal Church. and ! Will attend SO Tar as
possible the religious mcciln.s Of the
Chapter and the Church and take some
active part
BENEDtCTfON.
Leader--'rhc Lord bless thee and keep
thee.
Responsible Lord make his face shine
upon thee. and be gracious unto thee
All--'lhe Lord lift up Ills counicnauco upon
thee and give thee peace. Amen
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a girl in Quebec has this in her album,
signed "Rudyard Kipliug
There vas small boy in Quebec,
Who was buried in snow % the neck.
When asked. care you friz 2o
lie said, 'Ycs. IB;
Bui this ISN'T cold in Quebec "
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
Our New Possessions StIll Taking On
Much Time In Congress.
The Democrats are Fighting Reckless
Republican Expenditure OF
Public Money
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, January ss. 1904 When
Representative Cannon. Of Illinois. intro.
duced ia the House on Monday his urgent
deficiency bill' carrying an appropriation
OF 5000 600, in round numbers. and in.
Guiding an appropriation Of Ssoo. .ooo for the
establishment OF a military post at Manila,
he little realized the storm which the
measure would bring about his head.
Although many of the provisions of the
bill were pronounced extravagaut by the
minority Il was the las, named appropri.
alton which drew the fierce fire OF the
Democratic orators and under the scath.
Ing arraignment OF MIR De Almond aud
his colleagues, the Representative from
Illinois spent most unhappy afternoon.
In the heat OF the argument Mir Cannon
committed hlmsels TO the statement that
the United States was In the Philippines
TO stay and il was on that ground that the
Democrats attacked his position. While
space will not permit the chronicing OF
Mr.. DE Almonds brilliant speech. the
following is worthy OF quotation: sDo we
lack the power aud the right to take the
hand OF the spokesman from of the Islands
OF the tar-away seas Do we lack the
power and the right To give liberty TO
10. 600, 900 people who are struggling and
dying for it' Do we lack the power and
the right to take the mailed hand from the
throats of men who are CRYING out Tor
liberty and Tor Independent national exist
ence' All. no we do not lack either the
power or the right Who Is not interfere2"
The bill is still before the House.
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Catarrh has become such a common
disease that person entirely free from
TINS disgusting complaint is seldom met
with. IL Is customary 20 speak Of Catarri
as nothing more serious than bad cold,
simple Inflammation of the nose and
throat. IL is, III fact, complicated and
very dangerous disease; IL not at first h
very soon becomes so.
The blood is quickly contaminated by
the foul secretions. and the poison through
the general circulation is carried 10 ali
parts of the system.
Salves, washes and sprays arc unsatis-
factory and disappointing, Because they do
not reach the seat OF the trouble s. S. s.
does. 1t cleanses the blood of the poison
ana eliminates from the system all catar-
rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly
and permanently the worst cases.
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kindly take notice ihsl Elys Liquid
Cream Balm is Of grcat benefit Co those
sufferers from nasal cafarfh who cannot in
hale freely through the nose. but musttrcat
themselves by spraying. LIQUID Cfcam
Balm differs in form but not incidentally.
from tbe Cream Balm Chat Gas stood for
ycarf at The head OF rcmodice for caslffh.
il nay bc used In ans nasal afomizcr The
price Including sprayIng tuhc is Us cts.
Sold bp drHfe.afe and mailed by fiy Bros
81 Warren street Sew york
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While the Republicans 10 the House are
opposed to reciprocity, there arc those
among them whose constituents are de-.
manding the removal Of the duty on certain
schedules and they say they will have
their way Representative Babcock de-.
clarcs that he will be able to bring TO light
his Dill lowering his duty on the products
of the Steel Trust and that he can secure
sufficient votes to make it a Jaw Mr
Iawncy. Of Minnesots tells me that be is
only awaiting an appropriate opportunity
10 Introduce some measure removing the
duty ou bulbs imported fsom Holland.
United States Consul $500. 40 Amsterdam.
has made an extensive report on this
subject iu which hc shows that wc import
from tz7s COO 90 100000 worth OF bulbs
from Holland pcf year and that wr scil 10
Holland hOur worth iu the nciehbofhood
Of 90 500 600. u bis trade Us likely t0 be-
lost 60 thc millcrs and farmers Of the
United states unless some measure is
passed which VIII remove The duty om tho
Dutch bulbs
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AZ this writing it is safe TO say that Cuba
reciprocity, ifit comes before the House.
viii receive little consideration. In fact,
reciprocity In any form. unless. possibly
an arrangement could be effected whereby
the United States would receive ali and
give nothing, is too advanced for the
Republicans Of the lower chamber whose
knowledge Of economies can be summed
Up in one word protection" Nevertbe.
less. the argument OF Senator Plat, Of
Connecticut, that failure 60 grant some
form OF reciprocity to Cuba will result i'm
almost immediate annexation, has had
great weight with the Senators and ID is
more than possible that reciprocal
arrangement Will be made by treaty and
without consulting tho House
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The Ways and Means Committee OF the
House is deyoting its time 10 hearings Of
Representatives OF the tobacco and sugar
lnicrsts in this country and ia Cuba
apropos OF the proposed reciprocal re-.
lations with that island That there is
any earnest desire on the part Of the
Committee TO ascertain the real status OF
affairs in Cuba must be doubted by anyone
who has an opportunity to hear the mercl-
less discrimination Of the Cuban rep.
rescntativCs. Their somewhat limited
command Of English Is drawback i'm
itself and when to that IS added dispo-
sition on the part OF the members of the
committee unrestraincd by the chairman.
TO confuse and browbcat the Cuban
Witnesses IL can hardly be credited thar
the committee desires t0 arrive at the
facts.
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Many parents do not know that their
chid s sIcky and cross aud frcum simply
because they iaIi 90 give t some Of that
syrup 90 kiil and cxpcl from its little sfom-
SCH and bowels iho worms chat are thc
cause OF JOS distress Worms have brought
many little loved ono to bed of sickness
and 90 its grave that rs cent bottle Of this
remedy would have saved
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Ono ~ ifc best known Gsuiicucs pro
duc'ng high grade whiskcy and handling
hnc vines desires in corfcs pond with O re-
liable gentleman. vlfh thc view OF having
him represent them i0 Preston and Sur.
rounding counties. to seli their goods Co
families and consumers direci This is q
hfftclass opening for party who IS well
acquainted 'u TIE coHaH anl can be made
very rcmuncfaiivc. Aik kes9
P.o Box d iacIaaau, o.
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No 7 connects with b. s.. o. No. 3 sts 80
= m. for the West
No. 3 connects with b & o. No. 40 at5:4o
p m. Tor the East
No. connects with B & O. Nos q
No. . connects with B. & o. No 46
II. HANsT. Philadelphia. Pa,
a. NJ. LANE.
Kingwood, Gen. Manager.
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lhc wonderful activity of thc new cen
tufy is shown hy 600 enormous demand for
tur world best wofkcrsaDr King Now
iiic fIiIf luf Constipation Sick Head.
ache biNouenfes OF any trouble of stomach
liver or Kidneys they're unfiyaicd Oni,
1sc at The Cooke Go store
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. discussion. which ihc Republicans say
should have taken place iu executive
session bot which occurred on he aoor of
Che Senate in open session recently rc.
yealed che prodigality Of ihe Republicans
10 the expenditure of thc public funds
Growing oni Of the effort 90 pass bH
providing messenger Cor one OF thc minor
senate committees. t transplrod th4t 4t
thc present umc fho amount spent for
messengers and other employees of Che
Senate exceeds Use aggregate salaries and
mileage Of tbc Senators themselves 30 U.s.
% wciiknoWn faci chat many of these
employees arc entirely unnecessary and
shat thcy arc SIMPLY result OF Use sp0ns
system. having been appointed without
rcaHfd i0 thoir useluincss aud because
fhl Senator who secured thaif employment
had reasons of Dis own fof wishing Co
support thcm tt che expense of thc eov-
ernmont The total amount now paid Co.
fhc sptcial employees 90 The senate
aggregate. according 90 thc estimate 0f
Senator Plaft. some $500 COO while Seua-
lorial salaries and mrioags smounf 20 but
$3.50. oeo.
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Senator Rawlins is preparing to contest
every step towards the enactment OF tho
Philippines bill as reported aud he will be
ably assisted by Senator Cubcrson. on
Inesday Senator Rawlns made a strong
appeal TO his colleagues TO do Justice to
the Philippines. lie said that the present
measure is calculated 10 preven, trade
relations between the Islands aud this
country and 10 continue the necessity Of
mataining large forces Of soldiers there in
order to preserve order The policy OF
The administration IS such" he declared,
''as to permit the officers cf the American
Army TO replenish their fortunes at the
expense OF the unfortunate Philippines and
then return TO this country 10 live la
ahuencc. Senator Vest Is preparing for
vigorous onslaught on the ship subsidy
which will soon be up for discussion
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Enioy Life

Have you got thc biuesf Wouldn't YOU
bc more happy and hopeful 10 your liver was
"a bit more active and your bowels not quite
50 consiipdtcd' Better take Mexican
Root PIN Only rs cents q box
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Dr 20 tiardman Eye Nose Ear end
Throat Specialist Speciaclcs and Ariif.
c.al Eycs Fiucd Grafton W Va
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YOU WIIlL FIQD k GORDIKL
WBLGO1QB.


The people demand "A cough remedy that
tastes good cures quickly and only costs
twenty-five cents. Remember such rem.
cdy Is Mexican syrup for Coughs Colds
and Consumption. Physicians recommend
30 To- their patients. for mo- othcr reason than
that it has proven more healing than any
other medicinal compound when the throat
Or lungs arc affected and r. cough is fr0ub.
lcsomc. Many families always have bot.
tlo in ihc house. for. taken iu time DO never
fails 10 cure quickly aud thOrOueliv
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In the Senate the Phil ppine tariG bill
is being discussed. On Tuesday Senator
Lodge made long speech defending the
action Of his committee in amending the
bill passed by the. House. As the Senator
from Massachusetts was expatating upon
the advisability of continuing the open
door policy and the advantage to bc
derived from trade with China. a Demo.
cratic member remarked soto voce.
The gentleman's next step towards
building up our trade with China will be
the re-ennctment OF the Chinese exclusion
law ] suppose
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T. a. FEDERER.
AuctiOnee1.,
GLADEsyuLg, w. Va.

An experienced auctionecr and
viii go anywhere in Preston county.
Charges moderate.
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Mr.. 7. a. Williams. 9

IT,
chant Of Spartanbure. s
1 had a severe case OF
nasal Catarrli. with all
the disagrccabic effects
which belong 90 that
disease, and which
make life painful aud
uncomfortable. used
medicines prescribed bv
leading physicians aud
suggested by numbers
OF friends, hut without
getting any better. 1
then began 10 take ). s.
5. II lad the desired
effect, aud cured me
after taking eighteen
bottles. In fiiv oriutau
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The West Virginia Northern Time
Schedule

IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 2. 100. /.
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DIR. G. R. sILvERwoOD,
ID h ~ tbs II,

WIZ be Mt his Kingwood Oflce in
tne ALbm0Hr l'ULDINo from list TO
10Th of each month -
:, AZ his Terra Alta Office In the LAmp
sive, each month.
~ ALL CLASSES or DENrAL WonK
DONE
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
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BUSY ALWAYS
WHY i?
crandfathers Choice

and we will offer them to you unaduterated
year old at 81 90 per full quart. quarts.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
r. OF HIGH SPEED.
Examples of the Strenuous Life on
Transportation Lines.

Examples Of the Strenuous Life on
Transportation Lines.
This is an era of high speed. The
feat of attaining a speed of 105 miles
an hour on the electric railroad be-
tween Berlin and Zossen is the latest
manifestation of the tendency of the
| age. This particular railroad has
been built under the direction of the
kaiser as primarily a military line,
he having made up his mind to test
the value of electric traction in war.
Presumably it's success will induce
the country to be gridironed with
electric lines as first aids" in mobi-
lization. The results of the speed
trials are, however, commercially val
liable, as indicating how important a
factor electricity may become as a
| transportation agency, though we
must know more than we know now
of the conditions under which the Ger
man experiment was made before con
illusions are absolutely safe as to the
utilization Of forces. A vast amount
of knowledge remains to be attained
before WE a figure the commercial
value of electricity as a motive power
on a scale more extended than It's
present use.
But it is not alone in Germany that
speeding up Is the order of the day.
Here in the United States the trans
continental lines are virtually beiD g
rebuilt, the reconstruction being point
ed toward speed. The trip between
Boston and the Pacific coast, which
only a few years, ago spoiled a week
can now be made IN four days and
four hours. This time will be sharply
cut when the improvements between
Ogden and San Francisco, now in
progress have been completed. Ben
ton, we believe it was, who in the dis
cussion of the Pacific railroad project
was wont to point to the setting sun
and say: There is the east" The
speed ace on this contin ent is West
ward, to gain the markets of the east.
At the Pacific coast the fast-speeding
trains will shortly be met by steam
ers much faster and much larger than
any heretofore known in our China
Japan service.
All railroads tributary to the trans
continental system-and most lines
are now-feel the influence of this ex-
pansion and are placing big orders for
rolling stock. The entire output of
American Locomotive Company for
next ear has been contracted for in
advance when it's capacity will be
1000 locomotives per annum. For
through business, for long hauls, the
iron horse still more than holds it's
own. Nor can it be expected that it
will be stabbed for good until the
doubts as to the cost of electricity
for the same business have been re
solved to the point of demonstrating
that it is a cheaper agency than
steam.-Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
RUSSIAN POLICE METHODS.
Torture Abolished by Alexander
Practiced Under Nicholas II.

Torture Abolished by Alexander !
Praeticed Under Nicholas II.
The centenary of the abolition in
Russia of the torture as an organized
system of legal inquiry has provided
the Russian press with a text for nu-
merous articles on the humanity and
progress of their country. No doubt
it was a great step to take, but it has
still to be ratified in practice before
Russia has any particular occasion to
rejoice. In the old days the torture
was applied to all suspects as a first
means of inquiry; and when the un-
happy wretch had been compelled to
confess something-usually, as the
Empress Catharine expressed it, any
thing which was put into his mouth
ne was subjected to a second inquiry"
by the same or more severe means,
in order to secure confirmation Of his
first confession. Occasionally the
whole process was repeated twice
more, with a view to extorting the
names of accomplices. The tortures
applied were much the same as in
other countries, but could be added to
by the ingenuity of individual officials.
Thus, during the reign Of Anne,
when the ex-stable boy and favorite of
the empress, Biron, was in power, it
was a favorite form of torture to stand
a culprit naked in the snow during
the severe northern . frosts Of mid
-:-4z- a-J - i,o-oL Ii-, with h,,oJ-
cts of water, either ice-cold or cold and
hot alternately, a form of inquiry"
which had the disadvantage of too
often killing the poor wretch before
he had time to confess anything.
Thumbscrews, the clog and every form
of whipping and beating, with almost
as many anne for the various pro-
,esses as are to be found in the dia-
logues of the slaves of Roman com
edy, where everyday attributes of the
old Russian halls of justice.
Just a hundred years ago the En-
peror Alexander |. abolished the tor
ture as being a shame and a reproach
ia all mankind" But he forgot to or
der the legal instruments of torture
to be destroyed, and these fingered on,
and were undoubtedly used for an
other quarter of a century. Officially
the torture has, of course, actually dis
appeared-at any rate, those forms of
it which require elaborate instru-
ments for their application are no
more to be found. 1t actual fact,
however, and in secret, there is a
great deal of torture going IN in the
most enlightened centers Of the Rus
clan empire at the present day, and
it is exercised by the police intrust-
ed with the discovery of crime, the
detective police."-Moscow Cores
pondence London Standard.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-03-29
New ~Leauminous Plant.

German papers speak of an annua.
belonging to the leguminous class
growing in tropical Africa which is
largely cultivated by the negroes as
an article of food. It has also been
introduced to some extent in Brazil
The Africans call it Woandsu, but its
botanical name is Glycine subterranea
The fruit, like the peanut, natures IN.
der the ground. The eatable kernel
has the shape of an egg, and is dark
red, with black stripes and a white
hilum like most beans. 1t furnishes
a very white -four, the favor Of which.
after cooking, very much resembles
that of chestnuts. Two pounds of the
product would supply the daily re-
duirements of the human system.
This is one of the very few fruits
which, in a natural state, contain all
the chemical properties Of perfect nut.
riment.