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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

So come on, Gertrude, ana organize your
club. Hope YOU VIII succeed, also hope
you VIII invite yisltors 10 your meetings
come 10 Stockdale sometimes. and II
would be the greatest pleasure 70 attend
one of ycUr club meetings, Don't suppose
J would know you, Gertrude, II | were to
see you, but have heard your cousin,
A. c. speak OF you until It seems we are
real friends school Girl" / ike your
letter 10 the hoys. You say IT boys VIII
take their sisters, instead 81 taking others
snd letting sister stay al home, that other
girls viii Ike them better phats true,
SonP boys think they must take their
good side Of her I'll tell you, ! had rather
take his sister sometimes. She wants TO go
MS bad as ] DO Where has WiINe Naucnr
gone TOT Can't you write ~ a letter, OLD
poyi Not long since / was In the city or
San Antonio. Nnle strolhng around ! got
lost looked OF the name on every street
corner. but soon found was completely
lost AZ last / found myself In front or
nice building and inside l heard the
merry chatter Of voices. ! walked In ana.
to my surprise, saw Arthur Weatnerspy,
Phulp webster, Old Fashion Girl, Wood.
bine. Peter Snipe and O host OF others
! never knew before that there was clur
organized there. asked rnuip VINO
started the band, and he told me II was
stella Vi. Plummer, was about 10 shout
"Hnrrah for Miss flummer' when nwOkc
Much love 70 Miss John, Mrs. Foster aud
Eappyhammers. ! am as ever. the same
old "GrumDlesome Jim. "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Horteuse. Texas.--Dear Happyhammers;
Please enroll me as q member Of your
happy band Of boys and girls. / have been
thinking for some time that would write
to you all. hut this Is my first attempt
My papa takes The Houston Post and J en-.
JOY nothing better than reading the Hans
page. / am going to school and Ike It very
much. ! live in the country and Ike II
fine. true Hap, Mittie Parrish.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Pianco Texrs-Dear Happvhammers: !
hatenH lenF 10 stay. hut ! love 20 hear
~ enatfe- Taps ? have n very sore
foot; It is blood poisoned. ! sot It 9ois-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02
When you get old and ugly.
As people often do,
Remember that you have a friend
That's old and ugly, too.

with love aud best wishes to all. Your
true friend Viola May Brown.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Dayton. Texas-Dear Happyhammers: /
am little girl 10 wears old, who likes
10 read the page very much Ny father
takes The Houston Post have no pei
except white bantv rooster. Best wishes
70 Mrs. Foster aud the dear old page.
FloJine Baker.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Harvester. Texas. Dear Happyhammers:
We arc not through picking cotton yet, but
soon will be. We are going TO make eight
bales. We made 200 bushels OF corn /
am IL years old. With love TO Mrs. Eos
ter and thG Haps, Carrie Jones
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

McDade, Texas-Desr Happynammers:
AFTER an ahsence OF several months, will
cali ard chat awhile with you, How
many OF you Happyhammers ever visited
the marble quarry IN Burnet eountyf /
have, ami Il fully repaid me for the trip.
I'he stone from which the capitol al
Austin and the Jetties at Galveston were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Tullnc. Texas.--Dear Happyhammers;
viii YOU please admit one OF Luling's ~,
year-old girls to ion your happy band?
have been reading the Hans page for
quite Il while and enjoy II very mucn.
have been wanting to try that old waste
baskets strength for quite a while 70 SEQ
IL he or I were the strongest, on, / bet
he heats me-hope he won't. though. Say,
Hans. I have no pets. hut ! have a sweet
little sister. whose name Is Apnic. She
is8 wears old Nv name is Lillian, but
my little sister gave me a nickname- Fee.
A new Han. lillian Speed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

H0TTInTC, IFNH5----TITd fITUVI UUIrTuTFT
II has been quite n while since ! have
written You all q letter, hut have heen q
silent reader all The while and hope !
haven't been forgotten Our school started
last Monday with about thirty pupils en-
rolled already and we viii have more later
Horfense IS a very pleasant place 10 live
I'M. I would describe II to Won all. hut Il
would take up too much space. What is
10 be our next contest; think shall
vote then ais / have never voted vet.
wake up some OF YOU dreaners and tell
M YOUR dreams. ! enjoy them so much
but. saw, don't some Of you dream with
your eyes openi I dream a great deal.
mt NV drenms are never very Interesting
80 I will not tell any. With best wishes
to all, ! am your old-time girl.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-02

Saratoga. TexsS.-Dear Happyhammers:
J want TO Join the happv band am 10
rather lives In the Inn. Goodbye
can't play any more. Nellie Jones
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
DANCING AT COURT.

Next TO fat commissioner
ship" and there are many such un-
der a Republican administration,
the delectable task of representing"
this government at coronations
promises to be the most sought af-
ter. The selection of representa-
tiyes to attend the coronation of
King Edward will necessitate the
selection of similar representatives
at other coronations. The KING of
Spain is soon to be crowned, and
that will afford another opportunity
for American hunkies to kow tow
and salaam at the feet of royalty.
1t seems, too, that there is no lack
of Americans anxious for the Job.
We may confidently expect to be
represented at the cornation of the
Grand Panjandrum of Begun, the
elevation to the throne of the High
Cockalorum of Kibosh and the con-
ferring of the sceptre upon the
Ahkoond of Swat--unless the Amer
lean people recover from their
spasm of Imperialism and insist
upon a return to the plain, simple,
honest and unaffected ways of the
fathers. -Commoner.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
THE GROUND noe THEORY.

1t is generally agreed here that
Mr.. G. Hogg, Esq, saw his shadow,
If he was fool enough to be out last
Sunday a week ago. The weather
since is a strong indication that his
theory works alright. 1t is said by
way Of explanation that when he
goes Tito his hole at the opening of
winter, he curls himself up closely
on one side and sucks one paw till
Feb. and. Then he backs out and
looks the landscape over, taking a
few turns around, to take the kinks
out Of himself from his long nap in
one position, and then goes back
into his alternating quarters and
curls up on the other side and sucks
the other paw for the rest Of the
winter lie curls up so closely in
order to keep warm and from get
ting hungry and gets so stiff from
his long snooze that he can't turn
over or around, without coming out
Of the hole 50 as to get at the left
hand paw, Upon which he diets him
self til Easter Sunday, when he
comes out to stay.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
"BACK TO THU OLD HOME"

Here is an item from the Nor
gantown Post that we cannot ignore
and allow to go unchallenged
Monongalia county has only two
prisoners in her Jail, and both of
these were born and bred in Preston
county, and resided there until they
crossed the line and were arrested.
If Preston would take her prisoners,
Monongalia might get along very
we'll without Jail. Lawbreakers
from the buckwheat belt are getting
a little shy of crossing the line, and
prisoners from that section will be
scarce here in the future.
In fact both Of the Morgantown
papers have been exploiting their
ignorance by making statements
similar to the above. The fact is
that Major Fields is back where he
belongs. He is strictly Monon-
gala county product and his family
are right there yet, his mother, wife
sister and the rest Of the crowd so
far as we know, living right in Nor
gantown. The Major was taken
out Of the Monongalia county Poor
House when about FIVE ) ears Of age
and broughtto this county by Thos.
}. Watson, who took him to his
home and kept him awhile till his
wife (6rst wife) died, and being
then unable to keep him longer, had
70 take him to the Preston County
Poor House, where he only remain
ed a short time till he was taken out
again, this time by "Aunt Polly"
Fields, who kept and raised him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13

The odore Roosevelt, Jr., eldest
son of the President, is seriously i'll
from pneumonia in his room at the
Groton School, Groton, Mass. The
boy caught a severe cold last
Wednesday from going bareheaded
outdoors, but no special attention
was paid to it until Thursday night,
when symptoms of pneumonia de-
veloped. The case not yielding to
treatment it was decided to notify
the lads parents, and on Friday
Mrs. Roosevelt left Washington for
Groton on the suggestion of DR..
Warren, who is in charge of the
patient. At midnight Saturday the
President started for the bedside of
his sick son, ordering special car,
which had to be attached to the
regular train for Groton. The la
test reports are that the boy is in a
very dangerous condition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
IMPERIALISM.
field.

Extract from an address made by
Robert G. Ingersoll
ga little while ago l stood by the
grave of the old Napoleon-a mag
nificent tomb of gilt and gold, fit
almost for dead deity-and gazed
upon the sarcophagus of Black
Egyptian marble, where rest at
least the ashes of that restless man.
leaned over the balustrade and
thought about the career of the
greatest soldier of the modern
world.
al saw him walking upon the
banks of the Seine, contemplating
suicide. saw him at Toulon-I saw
MIN putting down the mob in the
streets of Paris--I saw him at the
head of the army in Italy, saw
him crossing the bridge of Lodi
with the tri-color in his hand-I
saw him in Egypt in the shadow of
the Pyramids-I saw him conquer
the Alps and minglc the eagles of
France with the eagles of the crags.
| saw him at Morengo Ulm and
and Austerlitz. l saw him in Rus
STA, where the infantry of the snow
and the cavalry of the wild blast
scattered his legions like winters
withered leaves. saw him at Leip.
sic in defeat and disaster-driven
by million bayonets back upon
Paris-clutched like wild beast
banished to Elba. / saw him es-
cape and retake an empire by the
force of his genius. saw him
upon the frightful field of Water
loo, where Chance and Fate com
bined to wreck the fortunes of their
former king. And saw him at St.
Helena, with his hands crossed be.
hind him, gazing out upon the sad
and solemn sea.
81 thought Of the orphans and
widows he had made-of the tears
that had been shed for his glory.
and of the only woman who ever
loved him, pushed from his heart
by the cold hand Of ambition. And
1 said ! would rather have been
French peasant and worn wooden
shoes would rather have lived in
a hut with a vine growing over
the door and the grapes grow
ing purple in the rays Of the autumn
sun. would rather have been that
poor peasant with my loving wife
by my side, knitting as the day
died out Of the sky-with my chill
dren upon my knee and their arms
about me. would rather have
been that man aud gobc down TO the
tongueless silence 81 the dreamless
dust than To have been that impef
ial impersooation Of force and
murder"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13

There are three territories that
sh ould be admitted into the Union
at once, as they are clamoring for
admission and are far richer and
have more people than several States
already in Uncle Sans family.
The three are Oklahoma, New Mex
leo and Arizona, but as they would
be Democratic and add six moie
United States Senator'S to that side
of the house, the Republicans have
already decided not to admit them
at this session OF Congress.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
Call for District Institutes.
Specially Reported Tor The Argus.

Specially Reported FOR The Argus.
NKwBvRc. w Va. Feb'y. 3. Ioo7:-The
same to be held at Newburg Feby Is for
Lyon district at Aurora. Feb'y. "a. for
Union district; at Terra Alta March l. for
Portland district and at Kingwood. March
8. for Kingwood district
Said Institutes will be conducted largely
on the same principle as the regular county
institute and will be for the benefit Of the
teachers employed in those districts and
such others as may wish TO attend Two
sessions will be held, at 9 a. m. and p. m.
Arrangements should be made by the
teachers Of those districts for a night
session, and a special program for the
same. prominent feature. II possible.
would be to secure an educational lecturer
for the night session to which the public
could be cordially invited.
LIST OF TOPICS.
l. What shall the teacher read out of
SCHOOL,
4. What are the essential marks Of a good
teacher7
3. Problems Of school seating and furni-
ture.
. How much time do you give to the
subject of writlng9
S. Do you encourage drawing in your
SCHOOL,
0 What arc you doing to secure the full
attendance of your school?
7. Have all your pupils secured tile
lately adopted text books?
8. What is your greatest difficulty in
securing discipline1
., Have you blinds in your SHOOT room9
II not whose fault Is It?
10 How may a teacher get the necessary
books for pupil when the parent refuscs7
H. Do you give special attention TO the
temperature of your roomY
IA Which is to be preferred. a room too
warm or too cold7 Why?
I3 What is needed in - district to
make our school work more cHective7
"a: Do you spend too much time on
Arthmetic7
IS Do you teach enough mental arith-
metic in the schoolsl
10 Are you ever tardyp
H. What can be done for the careless
parent
49, Are you teaching geography according
to the new or old methods?
10 How shall we secure more intelligent
reading9
20. Seat work for the class not reciting-
How do you keep them busy7
II. Should the incident pupils be de-
tanned after school hours7
~. Elements that characterize success
full discipline.
a. How far is the teacher responsible
for moral training2
a. Spelling-How TO teach it,
IS. Composition work--IIas ii place in
the public schools' Do you require itY
40 Do teachers attempt too much2
a. When should pupils begin to use pen
in wrting7
49, What amount of home study should
be requircd9
20 How frank should teachers be with
parents concerning the work of pupils
30 Duties of school officers
81 Review when? WHAT
Let each teacher in their respective
districts be present at these institutes and
assist in making them marked success
An effort will be made TO have the dis.
cussion on the above topics short and
practical, and therefore Of practical
benefit to the teacher. Short and practical
talks are rather to be admired than long
winded discussions
FRANK w. CANDY County Supt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13

Admiral William T. Sampson was
Ga years of age last Sunday and has
been placed on the retired list. The
New York World in speaking of the
matter says that
Admiral Sampson does not know
he has been retired and never will
know. He does not know what the
outcome of the Schley Court of In
quiry has thus far been. He does
not know that the President has the
final appeal from Schley under adj
visement. His mind is gone, prac-
tically. At times there are Aeeting
intervals of intelligence, but he can
not frame into words the thoughts
he may have. Most of the time he
is quiet and utterly oblivious of
what is going on around him. He
has rallied little during the last
day or two, but his case is hopeless.
He may die at any time, and he
may live for days or weeks. As the
doctors describe il, his life is slowly
ebbing away. He is weaker every
morning than he was the morning
before
When we saw him at Morgantown
two years ago at the big Chadwick
Day humbug, he looked to be in
good health and the PRIME of life,
but it seems that he has failed very
fast during the past year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
KingwoOd. February IS. 1909

If Tunnelton is determined to
have the County Seat location bust
ness submitted to vote, we insist
that it be done at the Republican
Primary election, which will likely
be held in April or May. This will
end the agony long before dog days
setin, as it will be hard on the Coal
Center politicians to keep up the
fight till the ides of November.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13

On last Monday evening the Re
publicans Of the House met in eau.
Gus and considered the proposals to
limit the representations Of the
Southern States and, IN the words
Of one Of the members present.
"labored the whole night and ac
complished nothing. They talked
yolubly and wildly for several
hours and then Representative Ser
emo +. Payne came in and told
them they did not know what they
we're talking about and as large
number Of those present had come
10 The same conclusion, they ac.
cepted bis dictum and adjourned.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
SCHOOL BOOK BOARD
Makes Contracts For Five Years. Re-
adopts the Books Now In Use.

The School Book Board for Pres
ton county held a meeting in the
Court House here Monday evening
and Tuesday forenoon of this week.
The first session was held Monday
night, and the business finished up
at noon Tuesday. The members
were all present except Lee A.
Smith, of Union district, who is
teaching at Eglon this winter, and
as it is "a miles and the roads al
most impossible with snow drifts in
many places he was unable 10 get
here. Those who were present were
Hon. II. Amos Hartley of Mason
town, Miss Lynne Waddell of Bran
donvllle, County Supt. of Schools,
Frank w. Candy of Newburg, A.
w. Carrico of Rowlesburg, Samuel
N. Roger of Gainesville, ]. J. Kel-
ley of Ear, Kenneth L. Burke of
Terra Alta, and J. Slidell Brown of
Kingwood. The Board organized
by electing Mr.. Hartley as Presi-
dent for another term, and Mr..
Candy is Secretary by virtue of his
Office as County Superintendent of
Schools. The contracts made by
this same Board in 1897 for a Pc
Rod of five years, will be out July
Ist, and the law provides that the
Book Boards of the various coun-
ties shall meet between Jan. Ist and
April Ist and make new contracts.
There were several representatives
here of School-book publishers,
who appeared before the Board and
made propositions and submitted
prices.
Among those present were A. ].
Wilkinson of Grafton, and Charles
l. Zirkle of Philippi, representing
the American Book Company of
Cincinnati S. ii. Bowman of Fair
mont, and A. F. Wilmoth of Elkins,
representing CHM & Company of
New York John A. Cessna of AL
toona, Pa, representing the Chris
TOPPER Sewers Company of Phila-
delphia, and Floyd Gale of Bruce
ton, in the interest Of ID. c. Heath
q Co., of Boston. The Board ex-
amined a good many books and
went over the work carefully, and
after considerable discussion finally
re-adopted the books now in use,
and made no change to amount to
anything. The following books
were adopted
Baldwin's Primer. This is new
book and splendid thing for the
children. 1t does not do away with
any OtneI DOCK.
The Eclectic Speller, McGuffey's
Readers, five books.
Heath's Primary Arithmetic in
place of Rays Primary, and re.
adopted Rays Practical and Higher
Arithmetics.
Re-adopted Brooks Mental Arith-
metic and Algebras and Geometry.
Re-adopted Houston's Physical
Geography.
There were some books before
the Board that are better and more
up to date than some we have, but
as it would make more trouble and
confusion and extra expense to
adopt them, it was finally decided
to "bear the ills we have in prefer
ence to flying to others that we
know naught of" and re-adopt the
ones already in use. So there will
be no change or expense to speak
Of The board adopted resolutions
thanking the President and Secre-
tary for their courtesy and kindness
in the discharge of the extra duties
of their Office, and to Miss Waddell
for coming all the way from Sisters
vile to attend the session.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Republicans Raising Rows Over R4v-
enues and Reciprocity
ROOSEVELT REPRIMANDs HIS FOR.
MER COMMANDER GEN. LEON
ARD WOOD.
Senator Morgan and Mark Hanna
Have Tilt.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 8,
A sensational meeting of the Ways
and Means Committee marked the
first day of this week In the Capitol,
during which an Unexpected attack
on the extreme protectionist policy
of the administration, precipitated
by Representative Babcock of Wis
consin, almost resulted in heart
failure-metaphorically speaking
on the part of Chairman Payne, and
left the old gentleman in actual
tears. The motion to favorably re-
port the bill providing for the aboli-
ton of the war taxes was before the
Committee when Mr.. Babcock
moved to amend the bill by the adj
dition of his bill reducing the duties
on the products of the Steel Trust.
With the utmost confidence Mr..
Payne called for the ayes and noes
and the result was vote of 6 to 7.
Two Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis were unavoidably absent but
had the latter been present the COM
mittee would have been committed
to policy totally at variance with
the wishes of the leaders of the
party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13
THE BISHOP ESTATE.

The late Charles NJ. Bishop was
considered one Of the most careful
and systematic business men Of the
county yet he left no will behind
so far as can be ascertained. A
careful search has been made through
all his papers and documents by
representatives Of the family, but no
will was found About one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars
worth Of Bank Stock, Government
Bonds, Notes and cash was found
in his safe at home and in the Vault
Of the Bank here, but no will. So
it was agreed that the widow should
administer on the estate and she
swore in and was appointed yester.
day, and gave bond in the sum Of
SIso, 900, with William G.. Brown
and Charles Y. Bishop as sureties.
There is much valuable real estate
and a number Of farms and coal and
timber land in different parts Of the
county and quite a number Of
houses in Kingwood and Rowles.
burg, that are al renting AZ good
rates and il is bard to estimate the
total value Of the estate until the
appraisers 60 over itin detail, but f.
will aggregate several hundred thou
sand dollars Hon. James c. Nc
Grew, James w. FLYNN and Charles
w Forman have been appointed
as appraisers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-13

The main Orator of the occasion
will likely be Big Chief Samuel
beaugardmontgomery,w who will make
a speech that will double discount
that of Logan, Chief of the Min
goes. Among the other Chiefs
will be Great Mishenewa Josepha-
miller, Great Sachem Arnoldjaybon-
aheld, Great Incohonee Billjlavelle,
Big Chief Charleswashingtonwolfe
Great Sycamore Willissheridan-
taylor, Great Sannap Edwardmwil-
liams, Great Keeper of the Wig
wan Milfordcgibson.