West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-17
THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER. =
Westward the Editor Takes His
Way.
Gone Down Into Arkansaw TO See II the
Old Man Has the Roof ON His
House Yet.

PULLMAN PALACE CAR EYRIA,
b. & o. S. w. r. r.,
Sunday, April IS.
EDITORIAL NOTES ON THE FLY.
Left the present County Seat of
Preston yesterday afternoon and
came out to Tunnelton on the Linn
tied Express over the w. v. n.
At the new County Seat Gin their
dreams) we found beautiful lake
front opposite the Union depot,
and the Court House site under
three feet of very muddy water, so
that If the Temple of Justice is ever
located there, it will have to be
built on piers and ferry run to it,
but even then so much water sur
rounding it would drive some Of the
county officials mad and probably
start them to drinking, but not the
water, however. The citizens of
the "Venice of Preston" claim that
the railroad is going to,put in thing
that will knock the bottom out of
the new 'Lakes of Killarney" and
make the place as dry as Kingwood
was about year ago when the drug
store was having trouble with the
County Court.
We met DR.. Tom Hassan, from
Cumberland, at the Coal Center,
taking orders for his "Elixir of
Life" Cereal Nervine He was at
Kingwood not long ago, stopping at
the jenkins House.
We also found Charley Beer
bower at the new County Seat hus-
ting around to beat the band-and
Carrico. His dearly beloved schol-
airs had lost sight of his aurora
borealis crown of glory for few
days, and were wondering how
much of the red-brush he would
bring back with him for use in the
school room.
This morning we took No. 3, or
rather it took us, and we have been
having a very pleasant ride in one
of the magnificent Pullman Palace
cars that is as elegant and comfor-
table as any first class hotel, and
covering ground at the rate of at
least forty miles an hour besides.
We are taking the advice of Horace
(not Tucker, bnt Greeley,) to 60
West, and are bound for Arkansaw
to see if the old fiddler has ever got
the roof on that house yet.
AT Clarksburg Henry Clay Sam
pie, of the Fairmont Free Press,
joined us. He is Treasurer of our
State Editorial Association and also
delegate from this State to the
National Editorial Association,
which convenes in Hot Springs, Ark,
Tuesday morning. At Parkersburg
we were joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
Silas P. Smith, of West Union, and
Maj. w. S. Wiley, of New Martins
vile. Mr.. Smith is editor of the
Record and Maj. Wiley is proprie-
tor of the good old Wetzel Demo
crat. So that we are five (instead
OF seven) so far, one lady and four
delegates, but we are expecting to
meet others at Cincinnati from the
southern part of the State, who will
come In over the G. & o. Our
handsome, genial and chrome COM
plexioned Governor is also ex-
pected to be with us, as he is Past
President of the N. +. A., and on
the program for an address on
"The Editor in Politics" As he is
bright and gaudy example of what
an editor in politics may come to,
we are expecting something good.
Ever since one O'Clock we have
been gliding smoothly along through
the ''green fields" not of Virginia,
but of the propagaung grounds for
West Virginia Republican Office
holders, bank clerks, etc. The
wheat and grass look much better
over here than in our section, and
is growing green now. In fact,
Mother Earth is "Wearing of the
Green" and every true son Of Erin
is rejoicing once more after the long,
hard winter Of our discomfort. We
are running into the "Queen City"
of the West now, and have two
hours stop before starting on an all
night run for St. Louis.
These random notes are written
on the train at the rate Of from 10
to SO miles per hour and are there
fore ncauRht on The nYn and con.