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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
Pleasant Valley.

Correspondence OF the Argus
Our school is progressing nicely with
Amos Wolf as teacher.
a literary was organized al Pleasant
Valley School House on last Friday night.
The following officers were elected: Presi.
dent. w. A. Ringer; Vice President. Win.
field Frankhouser; Secretary. s. N. Smith;
Assistant Secretary, Amos Wolfe; Treas.
urer. Floyd Frankhouser: Editors S. ~.
Smith. Amos Wolfe. w. A. Spikcr and
Odus Spiker All persons interested. are
invited to come and take part in oui
literary.
II. SFs and Malissa Smith from Terra
Alta. are visiting at their old home
]. s. Ringer has returned from Morgan.
town. from where he had taken load Of
produce.
Spencer +. Gale has returned from
Morgantown with his heipmeet. which he
has chosen for life. He will commence
merchandising in this section soon.
Okey Jenkins met with painful acct.
dent on last Saturday evening In remoy.
ing pistol from his hip pocket IT was dis
charged, the ball entering his hand
There is number OF men working on
Big Sandy creek said to be cutting out for a
railroad.
The Hudson Mill is doing good work on
Buckwhcat lin quantity and quality con.
sidering condition Of buckwheat
Some OF the farmers in this section are
somewhat revived in regard 70 getting the
money for their coal
Coal men seem 20 be more plentiful in
this section than Christmas turkeys
Lucian Wolf expects to start for Morgan
town soon where he will probably spend
the winter.
Poultry. butter and eggs are high ia
price here now Turkeys dressed ~ TO
IS cash, or 10 in goods butter and eggs
"a cents Better prices have not been
paid for many years
small problem for readers % Argus
carpenter in finishing ceiling. has "a
space ~ inches square and has one plank
TO al that space. The plank Is rs inches
long ard inches wide. Cut this plank
once in two so Il will exactly 6ll the space
Of ~ inches square
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
The Eclectic Magazine.

The personal element is strong in the
January Eclectic Magazine General Louis
Boiha's striking aud touching article on
"The Beers and The Empire" is reprinted
from The Contemporary Review. There is
a bit Of personal "reminiscences entitled "a
Generation in a City Pulpit by the late
DIR. Joseph Parker of the City Temple,
which derives an added interest from the
fact that il was written but few days be.
fore his death. Lord Rosebery's fine tribute
to Mr.. Gladstone, in has address at the un-
yelling of the Gladstone statue at Glasgow.
IS given in full. There is blending of
personal and literary interest in Mr.. Francis
Gdbble's discriminating study of "The Ar,
of Emile Zola" and in Mr.. Walter Freuen
Lords rather slashing article on .Jane
Austen's Novels" An exhaustive review of
'Italian Poets Of Today" from The Quarter.
ly Review IS at once brilliant and informing.
Professor Sayee gives an account of his
decipherment Of the Hiltite inscriptions;
Catherine /. Dodd writes Of the place of
Fairy Tales in the School Room" Edith
Sellers is the author of charming descrip-
ton OF Danish and Russian Old-Age Homes;
there is delightful study Of "The Little
Boy" by May Byron, an article on Dreams
by Andrew Lang, clever short story, and
sketches OF travel, short essays, poems,
etc. The Living Age Company.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
A FEW OBJECT LESSONS.

A Vermont Senator, when equal
suffrage was discussed in the Leeis-
lature the other day, opposed it on
the ground that the interests of wo-
men were fully represented already.
TO prove this, the legislature pro-
ceeded TO vote down the bill giving
the Governor permission to appoint
one woman on the board of each pc
nal institution in which women are
confined bill for which Vermont
women have petitioned for years.
The child labor bill came up in
the Georgia Legislature a few DAYS
ago. This is a measure in which
not only Georgia women but women
all over the country are interested.
1t involves the health and welfare
OF thousands of children. The gal.
leries were crowded with women in
expectation of the debate. But the
bill had 90 be laid on the table be-
cause there we're not enough mem
bers present to vote on it.
Frances Power Cobbe recalls the
fact that in England when the mar
ned women's property bill was pend
ing the House was counted out six
times for want of a quorum.
Ia Massachusetts, the women have
succeeded this year in getting the
laws Of inheritance equalized for
husband and wife but it has taken &
years to secure this self-evidently
just measure.
II is said that women can get all
they want without the ballot. But
how long does it take? If women
we're forbidden TO use The railroad
across the continent. and IL thew
complained Of the injustice, il would
be no answer 10 tell them that they
could get from New York to San
Francisco by going around Cape
Horn.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
CIRCUIT COURT.

Joseph Jackson and William M.
Schaffer we're allowed sz for drawing
the jury for this term of court.
l.. M. Jenkins allowed So 20 fees
as constable in the case of State VS..
G. V. Wolfe charged with felony.
{. w. Fawcett, allowed ss,7o as
constable in case of State VS.. O. /.
Harvey charged with felony. Also
S7,So in case of State vs.. Art Liston
and 81 in case of State VS.. Joseph
Menear and S., 30 in case against
James Allen Britton.
James A. Lenhaft allowed srz7
as Jailor for keeping felons in the
Jail and S33 for keeping lunaiics.
J. L. Mckenzie vs.. VIM. f..
Helm etal Report of. W. Watson
commissioner approved and defend.
ant given 80 days to pay sos, 90 or
his one sixth interest ia real estate
as mentioned in report is ordered
sold at front door Of Court House
by P. J. Crogan, after giving $500
as special commissioner in the said
case.
This is all the proceedings except
Chancery matter which we will give
complete next week.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
SCRIPTURE RHYMES
FOR CHRlSTMAS TIMES.
By N. n. REID.

We should all remember
The Twcniy-ffth day of December;
II is called Christmas Morn,
For on this day our Savior was born.
When Adam was turned out Of Eden Above,
Gcd promised him in mercy and love,
That he would send a Redeemer into The
world,
Whose blood-stained banner lie would
unfurl.
BY the Pa,riarchs aud Prophets of old
His coming was long foretold;
The angels appeared upon the earth,
And announced to the shepherds Of Ills
birth.
The angels left their Home Above,
And delivered to the Shepherds a message
of love;
"Behold. glad tidings to you we bring,
Unto you this day is born a Savior and
King"
The Shepherds gladly received the word,
And started at once to see the Lord.
Although IL was hundreds of miles away
To the place where the Infant lay.
God guided them on their way,
by cloud they were led during the day;
a bright star appeared, and by its beautiful
light
They were guided safely during the night.
Until they came to the place
Where they beheld the Saviour's face.
The Shepherds did rejoice and sing
And give honor to their Lord and King.
These tidings we're revealed TO King Herod,
Who at once sought to destroy the Lord;
And in his mad, determined rage,
Slew all the children under two years of age.
Joseph and Mary were warned in dream
OF King Herod's wicked scheme;
So the King failed in his cruel plan,
For the Infant was carried to distant land.
In that land He was permitted TO stay,
Until King Herod by death was called
away.
Then lie was returned to His native land,
Subject to His parents until lie grew to be
man.
Taught His doctrines through all the land,
Until He had completed Salvation's plan;
Then Suffered and died upon the Cross
To redeem world of sinners lost.
BY His enemies lie was thus slain,
After three days He arose again;
lie was so Divine that He could not die,
But aseerded TO God His Father on High.
Proved to be the Redeemer of The world,
Whose blood stained banner we should
unfurl.
We should all our voices raise,
And sing our Great Redeemer's praise.
Praise Him from whom all blessing. flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him for His redeeming love,
Praise Him until we meet Above.
Then praise Him with departed friends,
Where His praise shall never end;
With saints and loved ones gone before,
We may sing His praise forever more.
ReedsviIle, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25


One death resulted from the wreck
of No. the fast train east, Monday
morning of last week. A broken
rail at Offutts Mill between Terra
Alta and Oakland, sent two Pullman
Coaches over the bank, MASKING
them up pretty badly and the
wonder is that more passengers were
not hurt or killed. Six were more
or less hurt and one Of them Mrs.
w. p. Miller was thrown through a
window against a tree and her back
broken, so that she died next day in
the hospital at Oakland. She had
come all the way from California
and was going to Cumberland and
got that near her destination and
lost her life. The train was nearly
an hour late and was running very
fast to make up lost time and how
the other passengers escaped is
miraculous. The accident happen
ed about daylight, while the pass
engers in the overturned coaches
were asleep. They were thrown
out in their night clothes in the snow
but thankful to escape with their
lives.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
"Keep your eye on Kingwood."

Next Thursday will be New Years
Day and the Kingwood Municipal
Election comes off that day, as the
law provides that it shall be held
the first Thursday in January. Any
one wanting to run for Mayor can
have it or most any other place on
the ticket as they are all going a
begging, the town offairs being in
such bad shape that no one wants to
tackle the job. So far there are no
candidates or tickets out at all.
Mayor Ford says that he will not
serve another term at all as he has
had enough of it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
Terra Ala.
Correspondence Of The Argus.
Rain is the order Of the day

Correspondence Of The Argus.
Rain is the order OF the day.
Miss Ashby is boarding az Mr.. Guus'.
Mrs. VIII Warwick is able 10 be out
again.
Mr. Vanhosen and Mr.. Brothcrton met
with a very bad accident sunday
There was wreck between here and
Oakland. Number two jumped The track
and two cars went over the bank
Miss Mable Rlgg re,urncd home Saturday
from Keyser.
&. 2. Harncr and wife and Miss Anna
snopp arc going to Morgantowu to spend
the winter there
Mr.. and Mrs Hadley Smith we're visiting
their sons Wilbcu and Laura smith. Of
near Bruccton.
Will Moore was In town on Saturday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

George Foolhardy Baer, Presi-
dent of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad and by the grace of God
general owner and special manager
of the State Of Pennsylvania. has
begun preaching States rights as
vehemently as ever did the fire. eat
ing statesmen Of the South in ante
bellum days. In his speech at the
annual dinner Of the Pennsylvania
Society ia New York last week he
gave notice 10 the "finkering poll
ticisns" who have been trying to tx
up the coal strike that they must
quit-that they must no longer think
Of regulating the affairs Of Penn
sYlvsnia." And rising to his full
height, on the tip toes Of his patent
feathers, he exclaimed: "Tnere is 4
tribunal, the great true unbiased
tribunal, the Supreme Court Of the
United States, which will protect
the citizens and State Of Pennsyl.
yania in their sovereignty during
the cry for the seizure oflands with
IN the State" II Pennsylvania is a
sovereign State, and If God has
committed its management TO Baer.
the coal miners and their friends
should cease TO stroke his hair the
wrong way. and allow him to enjoy
his winter siesta in peace.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
ALICE 5TONE BLAcKwELL.

a citizen Who was seven years in
arrears for his home paper, who had
never had a good word to say for
the editor, and who was always OBJ
posed to public Improvements, was
dying, so the latest story runs.
"How do you feel1" asked the edi
tor who was on hand to write the
obituary "All looks bright before
me-" gasped the dying man. 81
thought So" returned the editor,
you'll sec the blaze in ten minutes. .
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

The House of representatives has
passed, during the past week, the
Union Railway Station bill which
the Senate passed last session and
which provides for union station
in Washington to cost not less than
$4,000, 900. The cost to the gov
eminent will be So, 900, 900 paid
directly to the Pennsylvania Railway
and anamount, variously estimated
up to So, 900, 900, for land about the
station and damages to contiguous
houses that will have to be RACED.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

While many of our exchanges are
not issuing this week and taking
holidays, The Argus comes out as
bright and newsy as ever. 1t is
time honored custom in all back
woods's Offices to lay off two or three
times year and issue no paper on
Fourth of July and Christmas and
perhaps Ground Hog Day or some
other of the numerous holidays in
the calendar, The Argus goes right
on, rain or shine, holiday and every
other day and comes up smiling every
week. We are now on our Four
teenth year with the paper and have
never missed an issue yet and do
not expect to, even il we break old
man Methuselah's record.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

project which he hopes will go a
long way towards settling the negro
question in the South. His idea is
to COLOMBO the negroes in the Philip
pine Islands. He would 90 so far
as to give to each head of family
the traditional "twenty acres" of
land and would furnish transporta-
ton to the islands. He believes
that IN this way the South could be
relieved Of its burden of negro citi-
zens and the Philippines would,
perhaps, be benefited while he is
sure the negroes themselves would
be. There they could enjoy citizen.
ship and work out their own saliva.
ton.
Senator Quay has made a gallant
fight during The past week for the
admission of the three territories to
whom statehood was promised in the
national platform of both parties.
He has met with severe opposition
from Senator Beveridge and his
supporters but in no instance have
they gained.any advantage over him.
On Tuesday it was determined b,
mutual consent to postpone further
consideration of the measures until
Jan. S, the day on which Congress
reconvene. Senator Quay still in
sists that he will win and there are
many members of the Senate who
agree with him, although the Re-
publican machine is exerting every
effort to accomplish his defeat.
TT
The new Cuban treaty has been
received in Washington and forward
ed to the Senate. While there is
likely to be little open opposition to
the bill, on the floor of the Senate.
the members of the Foreign Rela-
tons committee are endeavoring to
open up discussion which will at
least postpone the ratification of the
treaty and which may be so prolong-
ed as to defer its ratification until
after the 4th of March. This dis
cussion, will involve the question
whether the Executive and the
Senate can effect treaty which
virtually reduces the tariff without
the consent of the House. OF
course the House is loud in its
protestatlons of the negative and
many senator's are equally positive
of the affirmative.
TT
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

a remarkable instance Of the ex.
trayagance of the present administra
ton was revealed by the exposure,
by Senator Morgan, Of the expenses
and remuneration OF the Isthmian
Canal Commission. To the great
surprise Of the senators. Mr. Morgan
stated that the members Of the com.
mission we're still drawing salaries
to the amount Of 81, 900 per month
Notwithstanding the fact that their
duties practically ceased when they
handed to the President, nearly
year ago, their last report on the
Panama route. Senator Morgan
stated that the Commission, after
spending, during an entire year. but
two months on the isthmus had
drawn funds to cover their expenses
to the amount Of SG,o7s, 900. Itwin
be remembered thatthis commission
reports directly to the President 10
whom alone it is responsible, 50
that Congress has not incurred any
responsibility in the matter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

We have received a copy of the
report of the Board of Trustees of
the State Normal School of What
com Washington, made to the Legis-
lature of that state and have ex-
amined it with much interest. We
find that Louis p. White, an old
Prestonian is Chairman of the Board.
The school has only been running
three years and has an enrolment
of $40 with Ioa pupils in the Tram
ing School Dept. besides. During
the past two years the school ex-
pended So3,8oo and is now asking
for SI57,4oo for the next two years.
The report shows the school is doing
splendid work and very successfully
managed and we congratulate the
Board and our old friend White in
particular.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
HYDROPHOBIA
Claims n Victim Mt Rowlesburg

aHS N''Si Sihr hau ohc VI the
saddest funerals last Sunday that
ever took place there, being the
burial of poor Harry Ayersman the
catcher of the famous base ball team
of that place. The following dis
patch from Baltimore tells of his
tragic death there:
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. Io.-After
snarling, biting and suffering one
CONFUSION after another IN rapid
succession for fully four hours,
during which it required six men to
hold him, Harry Ayersman, aged
rs, of Rowlesburg, w. Va, victim
of hydrophobia. died of sheer ex-
haustion yesterday at the Pasteur
department of the college of physi-
clans and surgeons in this city.
The young man was very robust and
his terrific efforts to escape from the
physicians were terrific, while the
convulsions were of frightful severity
A towel was placed over his face to
protect the attendants. Young
Ayersman was bitten by dog Nov
ember Io, and showed symptoms of
hydrophobia about a week ago and
was brought to this city only as a
last resource.
The remains were brought home
and the funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at the M. p. Church in
Rowlesburg and was attended by a
very large crowd of friends and
neighbors. The burial took place
in the Rowlesburg cemetery. The
deceased was son of Adam Ayers
man who lived about a mile out of
town and was the main support of
the family as his father has been in
i'll health for some time.
There seems to be considerable
hydrophobia in the country all the
time and ever little bit we hear of it
from some section of the county.
1t is confined mostly to the dogs,
but during the past six months two
persons have died with it, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ison Irons of near
Kingwood and now the above named
at Rowlesburg. There seems to be
more OF the disease about Howes-
vile, as Squire Simeon Mattingly
was in town this week and told us
of losing heifer last week with the
disease, or at least the animal acted
very strangely for a week refusing to
eat or drink for the whole time and
frothing at the mouth and seemed
TO have commissions or fits of some
kind and suffering greatly. The
animal did not try to fight anything
except dogs and cats and would try
hard to get at them on sight. Mr..
Mattingly finally killed the poor
brute to end its misery and save
further danger. Four dogs of that
section were also killed last Satur-
day, one belonging to Ben Miller,
which was shot seven times and
followed clear to Irona before it was
killed. Reese Swearengen killed
two of his and George Myers has his
muzzled and fastened up waiting de-
velopments.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
IMPORTANT.

We Will continue Our TWENTY
PER CENT. DISCOUNT SALE
until February Ist, 1903. This will
give chance TO make your Holiday
Purchases of us at the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

Secretary Root is actively lobby
ing for his two bills, one providing
for the reorganization of the army
and the other for the reorganization
of the militia, the latter with a view
to establishing reserve force of per
hsPs 500, 900 men who can be called
upon for active service by the Presi-
dentwhenever Congress shall declare
war. The Democrats have discover
ed a number of provisions in the
latter bill which they have shown to
be unconstitutional and the Secre.
tary is now actively engaged in
trying to circumvent their cbiec-
tons. Senator Proctor has been
won over to the side of Mr.. Root
and is assisting him in every way
possible.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

Senator Morgan is seeking to in
terest the War Department 10 a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

In the meantime, the President is
making the present situation pre-
text for urging Congress to appropri-
ate for six new battle ships during
this session, with this end in view
he has entertained a number of
congressman at dinner at which
he presented his views and advanc-
ed the proposition that it was futile
for Congress to expect the President
to uphold the Monroe Doctrine
without maintaining a navy of the
first class.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

Christmas is the most celebrated
season of the year and the holiday
does not belong to any party or peo-
pie except Christian people and the
whole civilized world. 1t is a promi-
nent and imperishable landmark of
Christian civilization. 1t is a season
looked forward to with joyous anti
cipation by all, both old and young,
the great and the small, and we hope
that the realization of your expecta-
tons will be as great as your antici-
pations.
r Let every one lay aside all care
and enter fully into the festivities of
this festive season. Let no sorrow
enter into your family circle or in .
trude its unwelcome presence at the
festal board, if you can prevent il.
Begin the New Year with higher
hopes and truer aims for a glorious
future and a good resolution that
you are determined to keep unbrok-
en-.
Make but few resolutions. What
few you do make should be reason
able and necessary, and then stand
by them as If your honor and man
hood we're at stake. II you don't
you will fail and then your conf
dence in yourself is shaken and
man must have confidence in him
self to succeed in any undertaking
Of life.
Long may you live to enjoy many
happy returns Of the day. Remem-
Der though that this is not time
for riotous living and dissipation
hut rather one for religious celebra-
tons and domestic festivities. Here
is wishing our readers a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
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a movement is on foot on the
part Of the leading citizens Of Rich.
wood district to organize a new
county in the state Of West Virginia
to be cut of from Nicholas, Web
ster, Gfeenbrier and Pocahontas
counties. II the plan carries It is
further proposed TO make Redwood
the county seat. Application to this
end will be made to the state legis-
lature at its coming meeting in
Charleston.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25

This sentiment found expression
in an executive session of the Senate
on Tuesday when Senator Teller
demanded of Senator Cullom, chair
man of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, a statement of the facts.
This Senator Cullom adroitly avoid
ed, but assured his colleagues that
there was every reason to believe
that, at the instance of the United
States, the Allies would sumit their
claims to arbitration by the Hague
in the near future. AS there is no
longer quorum of the Senate in
Washington it was deemed advisable
to postpone all congressional action,
at least until after the holidays,
with the hope that the predictions
of the Senator from Illinois might
come true.