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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
A GOOD OWL STORY.
A True Account OF How II Was Killed
and the Contents Found In It's
Home.

Specially Reported for The Argus
write this for the benefit Of all sports, as
in fact for any one that may like 10 read
true story Of the owl For some time pas,
Mrs.Wm. NJ. Garner Of near Kingwood, had
been missing her chickens, also few turkeys,
and at first thought it the work of some
hunters who who often come out there from
town and some will pay big price for
turkey to take back and tell that il was a
genuine wild one. Well, must get back to
the truth about where they went. There
stood on the hill jus; opposite what is known
as the Raven Den Rocks a large chestnut
tree and in this tree there lived probably
the largest owl in the world. So, as I visit
Mrs. Gamers place quite often and am
very fond of chickens, l thought TO try and
locate where those good things were going,
as eggs were also missing at night So 1
came to the conclusion that il must be an
owl and knowing too that they make their
homes in old trees, began TO pound on the
old hollow snags near this place and the one
that spoke of happened 10 among the FIRST
for me to go 20 and after hitting Il few
hard blows with my AK I heard rumbling
something like the blasting of rock at
Rowlesburg and FIRST thought 1t was that
but in looking to the top of the snag, be-
held the largest owl that ever laid eyes on,
and as had no gun, / thought was gone,
but as ! drew my ak back and he saw that
meant fight, he started and flew to the
Raven Den rocks. l knew he would be
there the next day so / got S. H. Garner
and few Of the men that are logging in
this section and we went to the snag about
o'clock and one of the men pounded on
the snag and soon we heard him start and in
few moments he was on top of the snag.
Just then S. II. Garner (who is Just young
man, but with little practice will make a
good marksman) turned his shot gun
loaded with buckshot, loose on him and
back he went into his home in the snae.
Thea we fell to work and cut the snag
down and TO our surprise, we found about
six feet of the snag flied with bones of all
kinds from wren TO some of the largest
turkey bones ever saw. There we're also
81 hen eggs in his home Some broke by
the fall, while others were all right and
seemed TO be good fresh eggs. There we're
perhaps about FIVE bushels of egg shells
among the bones. Also rabbit fur in great
abundance. measured this owl myself
and found it to be ID feet from tip to tip;
OF feet from end of beak to end of tail and
weighed IS pounds, feathers and all.
BrcRvvtrrA. Rut
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
ANOTHER POsToFFICE FIGHT.

About the greatest farce-comedy
we know of just now, is the per-
formance going on in Wheeling over
the postoffice fight, with James Kel-
sey Hall, the business manager of
the Intelligencer, and Hon. George
A. Laughlin, President of the Board
of Trade, as the star performers.
Tuesdays Register published a col
umn of love letters that passed be-
tween these we'll known gentlemen,
and it made good reading. Mr..
Hall is candidate for Postmaster
of Wheeling and has been making a
hot fight for it. 1t seems that Mr..
Laughlin wrote letter to Washing
ton denouncing Hall as unfit for the
appointment and'giving some very
warm reasons for the faith that was
in him. The Postoffice Department
sent two Secret Service men to
Wheeling to investigate Mr.. Halls
reputation. His friends got on to
it and were hot about it, even 60
ing to Washington to investigate the
Postoffice Department in turn, and
compelling letter of apology from
the Department at such an unheard
of proceeding; their excuse being
even more remarkable and to the
effect that they thought Mr.. Hall
was the Postmaster as the reason for
investigating him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
Call for District Institutes.

NEwBURG, w. VA. Feb'y 3. ioo2:-The
same to be held at Newburg Feb'y. Is. for
Lyon district; at Aurora. Feby a. for
Union district; at Terra Alta. March 1. for
Portland district and at K!ngwood. 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 a. m. and p D. M
Arrangements should be made by the
teachers of those districts Tor night
session, and a special program for the
same. a prominent feature II possible,
would be to secure an educational lecturer
Tor the night session to which the public
could be cordially invited
LIST OF TOPICS
l. What shall the teacher read out of
SCHOOL,
a. What are the essential marks of good
teacherp
,. Problems Of school seating and furni-
ture.
3 How much time do you give to the
subject of writing2
S. Do you encourage drawing in your
SCHOOL,
What are you doing to secure the full
attendance of your SCHOOL,
T. Have all your pupils secured the
lately adopted text books?
8. What is your greatest dmculty in
securing disciplined
9 Have you blinds in your SHOOT roomp
II not whose fault is il?
10 How may teacher get the necessary
books for pupil when the parent refusesf
II. Do you give special attention to the
temperature Of your room?
H. Which is to be preferred, a room too
warm or too coldY Why
10. What is needed in -- district to
make our school work more electives
a. Do you spend too much time on
Arithmetic?
IS Do you teach enough mental arith-
metic in the schoolss
70 Are YOU ever tardy2
~ What can be done for the careless
parent
70 Are YOU teaching geography according
to the new or old Methods
70 How shall VIC secure more intelligent
reading'
20 Seat work for the class not rcciting-
How do you keep them busy
a. Should the indolen, pupils be de-
tanned after school hours3
~ Elements that characterize success.
iul discipline
. How far IS the teacher responsible
for moral irainingf
- spclling-How 90 teach it2
Is. Composition wofh-flas tia place in
the public schoois' DO you require ~
20. DO teachers atcmp, too muchp
y. When should pupils begin 20 use pen
in writingf
20. What amount Of home study should
bee rcquircd2
40 How frank should teachers 10 with
parents concerning the work Of pupils7
30 Duties of school officers.
81. Review whcnt What,
Let each teacher iu their respective
districts be- present US those Institutes and
assist in making them marked success.
an effort viii bc made to have fhc dis.
cussion on The above topics short and
practical and therefore of practical
benefit to the teacher Short and practical
talks are rather To- bc admired ihan ions.
windcd discussions
PRANK W. CASSIDY County supi
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
Mid-Winter Excursion to Washing
ton. Very Low Rates

In accordance with its usual Gus
ION, the Baltimore & Ohio K. X.
will, on February 20, 1907, run a
Popular Mid-Winter Excursion TO
Washington at very Low Rates for
the Round Trip, allowing ten day
return limit on tickets, including
date Of sale.
Splendid trains, through coaches,
Pullman parlor and sleeping cars.
These delightful excursions afford
splendid opportunities TO visit the
National Capital during the session
Of Congress. For tickets, time Of
trains and full information call on
or address any Agent y. & o. r..
X for full information.
A most complete and fully Illus
trated Guide 70 Washington may be
purchased from Agents y. & O. X.
r. a. ten (Io) cents per copy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Republicans Ratified Over the Cen
ditiiion Of Affairs in the
Philippines.
THE WAITING GAME NOW PLAYING
ON CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
A Department OF Commerce and Labor
Established.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. T.,
Iooa.-The statement by Senator
Hale that the time is at hand when
conditions will grow worse and
instruction prove more widespread
in the Philippines, when, irrespect-
i've of party lines, Congress will be
compelled to consider means of get
ting rid of the islands, struck dis
may in the ranks of the Republican
members of the Senate on Monday
afternoon. The warnings of the
Democrats have beer listened to
with little respect and when noted
have been regarded as actuated by
solely partisan reasons, but this dire
prediction by the venerable Sena-
tor from Maine proved the means of
startling his complacent colleagues
from their self-satisfied lethargy and
hereafter they will be more sus-
ceptible to argument and less likely
to credulously accept every state
ment emanating from an interested
War Department.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
FACTS VS. FICTION.

~ VIC WetS not SO well aCqualnteu
with Bro. Bolden of the Grafton
Sentinel, we might have been mis-
lead by his editorial in last weeks
Sensational in reply to our broth.
erly prod relative to the Swedish
sailors. AS we "render unto Gaze
sar the things that are Caesars" we
made mention of the fact that Bro.
Bolden was young, handsome and
brainy, which the casual reader will
observe by reading his editorial.
The editorial is remarkable for pur-
ity and eloquence of diction, eleva-
ton of thought, and rare delicacy
of sentiment ! We might quote as
sample-"coughed itself black in
the face" and "deluded bombastic
Bryanistic contemporary" which
he proclaimed and vociferously
dwelt upon. If he should steer
clear of the phraseology of the ''gut-
ter" we may expect far higher
products from a genius matured by
the lessons of ga full dinner pail"
and illumined by the pure lights of
Protection to American labor %
But his contention IN behalf of the
Swedish sailors is so absurdly and
preposterously untrue that we have
only to refer him to the coal miners
of our neighboring town of Tunnel
ton. We suppose 1t is the same
agent from Berryburg who came to
Tunnelton and sang the siren song
"There is work for all who apply !"
which called forth some of the
sweetest strains of fancy and of
feeling and the agent, like Bro.
Bolden, felt the divine afflatus of
greatness stir within him. But it
was all draw. When the miners
arrived at Philippi they found that
"There is work for all who apply"
would have to work for less wages
than they were paid at Tunnelton,
and the Berryburg agent was COM
PEELED to pay their fare back to
Tunnelton.
So much for "There is work for
all who apply" This may account
for the Swedish sailors-contract
labor-being sent to Berryburg.
Within the last week we have
seen notices posted warning miners
to keep away from certain mines on
account of a strike caused by a
reduction in wages. We are also
acquainted with the fact that two
cars loaded with the Sentinels la
boring-men we're unloaded at said
mines. We are dealing in faefs-
and not 10 generalities and -four
ish of rhetoric like Bro. Bolden.
We might ask Bro. Bolden to slip
down to the depot in Grafton and
interview some of the B. & o. en-
ployes and ask them il their has
been any reduction in the yard
forces which we gather from the
public print which would indicate
that there is net work for all that
apply nor all those who have been
employed. We might quote from
the best Republican commercial au-
thority--Dun's New York Review
and the New York Commercial Bul.
letin--that the Cost Of living has
advanced 40 per cent in five years, 4"
but the thought Of our contempor-
airy induigiDg in his poetic and ele-
CANT "pigheadiness" to controvert
our facts almost frighten us from
mentioning such things.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

The Kaiser's gift to Miss Alice
Roosevelt, in connection with the
visit to America of Admiral Prince
Henry, is to be gold jewel case,
richly studded with diamonds. In
the center of the lid is portrait of
the Kaiser in enamel, with the imper-
ial monogram in diamonds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
New Hack Line

On and after April u, 1907, will run a
hack lino from kingwood 10 the new mill
below Masontown every Monday, Wcdncs.
day and Friday, leaving KIngWood al 8 a.
m and connecting with X. a w. trains,
returning Immediately after arrival Of train
from Nofganlown.
a. a. Brown,
kinewood iiycryman
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
Kingwood, February 8. 1909

The fight over the postoffice at
Buckhannon has been settled by the
appointment of II. A. Darnell, the
Chairman of the Republican Comfy
Committee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

The last issue of the Keyser Echo
published good picture of Capt.
J. w. Matlick, the postmaster OF
that place and also gave good
sketch of his life. The Captain was
born and raised in Preston county
and served daring the war in sew
eral capacities. After its close he
went to railroading and was in the
employ of the b. & o. for thirty
years, until appointed postmaster at
Keyser, July 1, 1898. He has been
citizen of that place for many
years, but is well known in this
county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

The daily papeis Of the past week
have been filled with accounts of
the bold break Of the bad banditei
Biddle boys from the Jail in Pitts
burg, while they were under SEN
ience to hang for killing a police
man. The prisoners escaped
through the aid Of Mrs. Kate sofeI.
the wife Of the Jail Warden. who
vas desperately enamored with one
Of the boys. They escaped last
Thursday morning about q O'Clock
and made a wild dash across the
county for "life, liberty and The
pursuit Of happiness" which is
supposed TO be guaranteed 70 every
citizen under the constitution
They were over taken Friday eve
ning m Butler county, by officers
Of the law and both shot and
wounded in a dozen places, but
;hey lived go Saturday evening
when they both died game to the
last. The woman, who was with
them, was also shot 10 The eight.
bat viii recover
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

A special dispatch to the Wheel.
ing Intelligencer from Washington,
says that
1t is stated upon good authority
that Mr.. II. S. Whetsell, editor OF
the Preston County Journal, will be
the next postmaster at Kingwood.
Representative Dayton, who has the
recommendation to make in the
case, has succeeded in adjusting ali
differences there in regard to the
pcstmastership, and the way is clear
for the recommendation Of Mr..
Whetsell. The vacancy will occur
early in May.
The above will be interesting
reading to the people here and
especially in regard to Mr.. Dayton
having Succeeded in adjusting all
differences in regard to the post.
mastership."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

1t is now generally understood
that there will be no change in the
Office of Postmaster here till after
the Republican Primary Election,
which will likely be held late in
April or early in May. The Chair
man of the Committee does not
want to take any chances on it,
since he is candidate himself for
the best Office in the county. The
dispatch from Washington in regard
to the next Postmaster here and
speaking of ga vacancy early in
May" indicates that the Primary
will be held about that time, and
the vacancy" will occur then
pretty soon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
/ / /

1t is also rumored that, despite
The assurances which Senator Lodge
is ever ready to furnish to the coun-
try, Senator Hoar's resolution call
ing for an investigation into the
actual condition of affairs in the
Philippines has already disclosed a
state of affairs by no means reas =
surfing to the administration. There
has been decided effort upon the
part ofthe War Department to put
off Congress with few comforting
generalities and fear of exposure by
the Democrats has prompted the
majority to content itself with these
vague reports. Actuated by a more
intimate knowledge of the real stu
alton Senator Hoar demanded an
investigation and while the Philip
pines Committee has not had the
time to go far it has already found
that there has been a tendency on
the part of Secretary Root and his
subordinates to suppress lnforma
ton regarding the less fortunate as
pect of Philippine conditions and
unduly emphasize that which is more
favorable.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

The tragic fate of the Biddle
boys, Ed. and Jack, who escaped
from the Pittsburg Jail last week
only to be shot full of holes by the
officers of the law, has furnished a
nine days sensation. not only for
the Smoky City, but for the whole
country. The boys might have es-
capped had they not taken the jailer's
wife with them. They stuck to her
TO the last because she helped them
to escape and was in love with Ed.
A long letter from him to her was
found in the snow, where they were
all shot and captured, and it makes
very interesting reading.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

Senator Blackburn of Kentucky
rec "tly laid on the desk of the
clerk of the senate the credentials
of Senator elect MeCreary of his
State. They were typewriter on
ordinary paper and attached to
metal fastners. About the same
time Senator Hanna submitted the
credentials of Senator Foraker. The
latter were engrossed on parchment,
tied with an abundance of red silk
ribbon and enclosed in gold let
tered morocco case. democratic
simplicity versus Republican extrav-
agance" remarked Senator Black
burn and the Senators decided the
Joke was on Foraker.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

The Senate has passed the bill
providing for the establishment of o
Department of Commerce and La
Dor and sent it to the House. The
committee proposes to reduce the
salaries materially, leaving Director
Merriam of the Census but S., 900
a year, his reverend assistant So, 900
and so on. This reduction of sala-
ries will greatly facilitate the pas
sage of the bill in the House as the
measure previously considered by
that body and which provided for
the permanent establishment of the
Census Bureau was drawn on most
extravagant scale.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

the Senate will ratify it, prospect
i've of the wishes of the lower
chamber.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06
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chamber.
The action, or rather lack of ac-
ton of the Democrats in the House
is causing considerable worry on
the part of the Republican leaders.
The minority realizes that its views
will be received with little consid-
Grafton except in instances where
the majority is 10th to accept the
onus which may attach to any meas
ure. They are, therefore, refusing
to express their views on the Cubaa
reciprocity question with an object
to compel the Republicans to first
commit themselves. They have,
when questioned on the subject by
the Republicans, simply asked why
the administration, either through
its bureaus or through its friends in
Congress, did not prepare bill and
then ask for it Democratic support.
This question is embarrassing to
the Republicans who, whatever
their action, hope to place on Dem
ocratic shoulders all the blame
which may attach to it. How
long the majority will play its wait
ing game is not known but it is safe
to assume that the minority will
play 1t one day longer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06


am told, on excellent authority,
that Senator'S Lodge and Cullom
have assured the President that his
views in regard to Cuban reciproc-
ity will be carried into effect. II is
the desire Of the Senate that the
House should formulate and pass a
bill providing concessions on i'm
ports from Cuba and a strong fight
for that end will be made by Repre-.
sentative Hopkins, Of Illinois, in
the Ways and Means Committee.
Mr. Hopkins is an influential mem.
Der Of the committee and he will be
ably seconded in the effort by Rep
resentative Mccall while IL is be.
lieved that General Grosvenor. who
appreciates that the Senate will act
II .he House does not, desires such
action II only 20 preserve the dig
nifty Of the House. II the House
should fail 10 enact such a measure
the State Department will negotiate
a reciprocal treaty with Cuba and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06


Senator Money, speaking for him
self rather than for his party, an
nounced during the progress of this
weeks debate that he believed the
only course open TO the administra-
ton was to retrace its steps, To re-
call the civil commission and to
retain in Philippine territory only a
sufficient military force to prevent
foreign aggression. The Senator be-
lieves that in time the people of the
islands will themselves be able to
formulate system of governmet
best suited to their needs and the
less this government interferes the
sooner that end will be accom-
plished. When Senator Money had
finished the statement of his views
Senator Hale virtually endors-
ed them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-02-06

Senator Jones, leader of the Dem
ocratic minority, said yesterday
that he believed that an isthmian
canal bill would be passed at this
session of Congress and that he
thought the Nicaraguan route would
be chosen. "The mere fact that
the Senators who are supporting the
Panama proposition" he said, care
admittedly opposed to a canal on
general principles will result in all
the Senator'S who are in favor of
canal getting together and passing
the Hepburn bill. That is the
trend of sentiment IN the Senate at
the present time" Notwithstanding
Senator Jones view the attempt of
Senator Morgan to commit his com
mittee to report favorable to the
Nicaraguan route failed and there
IS little likelihood of definite action
until the diplomatic features of the
Panama proposition have been more
extensively investigated. The fact
that Admiral Walker continues his
negotiations with Senior Silva, the
Colombian Minister, would indi-
cate that interest in the Panama
route is not tagging.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-10-30
Another Outrage.

Another outrage has been committed
by the sheep shooters and j. NJ. Gamer
on Is out over 200 head Of sheep.
In moving his bands out Of the Buck
horn country. back Of Lost Valley some
thing over 200 head were lost out OF the
mutton band and were not lnissed until
the next day. When the loss was dis
covered, n man was sent back TO look for
them but was not successful in finding
them. Charlie Ladiges, who was re-
turning from tho mountains with Bar
ker's sheep, happened t. run on cor
raj on one Of the Britton ranches, be-
tween Lost Valley and Buckhorn, In
which we're 1866 Of the missing sheep
dead. They had been corralled and
killed. Some were shot aud many had
their throats cut. After the sheep we're
lost Mr.. Cameron, VINO was in Condor,
was called to the Lone Rock phone and
informed by some person unknown to
him that he had taken up the sheep
aud that unless Cameron agreed to pay
$50 he would turn them loose again.
Mr.. Cameron told him that he was lit
tie high but to hold the sifeep and he
would pay him well for his trouble. lie
does not know who the party was but
hopes TO soon get clue and be able TO
make it hot for the perpetrators Of the
outrage. A number OF other sheep we're
found dead on the hills outside the cor
raj Mr.. Cameron had the Britton place
rented when the sheep were killed,
With the sheep killed in July, this
makes nearly 800 head lost by Mr.. Cam
eron during the simmer.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-10-30
A typical South African Store.

o. r. Larson, of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts store Of
typical South Africa. at which can be
purchased anything from the proverbial
"needle to an anchor" This store is
situated in waller nine miles from the
nearest railway station and about 20
miles from the nearest town. Mr.. Lar
son says: ~ am favored with the GUS
tom OF farmers within q radious OF 80
miles TO many OF whom have supplied
Chamberlain's remedies. All testify to
their value in a household where doc
tors advice Is almost out OF the ques-
tion. Within one mile of my store the
population is perhaps 90. OF these with
in the past IL months, no less than IA
have beeh absolutely cured byOhamber-
lain's Cough Remedy. Thismust surely
be a record. For sale by Condon
Pharmacy.