West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-31

Oar Rec Brush Writer Rambles all
Around TIL the Butcher Cuts
Him lDoWn.

ancient sown Of The State Of Valley Is
situated -four miies from Mssontowu, three
from Rohr, two aud one half miles from
the Beaver Hole. on Cheat river. a summer
bsshise piece for Pitnbusg tourists. The
town is beautifully situated in very low
valley surrounded with lofty hills aud mag
indecent scenery, 'n,ersperssd with juneiinx
thichess Of flowers known among the iiterati
Of the district an the 'sbig LAUREL I have
been told that the Polecat Legislative State
Flower naming Committee selected the
Big Laurel s the State emblem. while 6xh-
Ing for speckled trout where thousands are
cauRht annually, IN the sparkling watered
branches Of Bull Run. and the average
euren of this place is mighty proud Of tho
honor.
We have Il upon reliable m,he,iiy that
the Oliver Lumber Syndicate whose COM
psny Is operating just below Mssontown on
the J. Gould. Elkins- Martin Railroad will
build branch road to Bull Run In the near
future. Said road To connect with the
Wabash System at or near the Houston Mills.
Col. Luther Swearingen will be general
Superintendent aud Rev. Skinner Of Friend
fhip will be chief engineer We have no,
as yet been advised whether locomo,ive.
dinkey. electricity. or horse and mule
power will be utilized in transportation.
Also Col. George Shadcr, the Coal King.
the oil speeola,or and The lady embraccr
has bought the John o. Jenkins farm and
he Is now preparing 10 pm, 10 a saw-mili. all
OF which will add greatly to their busting
town, which already hasa daily mail. one
store, pos,ofiice, one esist mill. one planning
mil, two saw-miIs. two school houses, two
churches, and the Major. who Is also the
postmaster. and the policeman M. l..
Jenkins, are Efficient municipal officers.
The following will prove for itself how they
do business with their constituencies. One
OF their citizens had neither washed nor
shaved for Twelve months. lie had grown
in beard Of the Esau fashion ard with the
Ethiopian color with dirt, you could not
tell whether he was hyens or chimpanzee
Bat, after using ten gallons Of soap, five
gallons of sand. three hogsheads OF hot
water, -four razors aud nine pairs Of shears he
was admitted TO The circle OF the four hun.
dred.
You writer was down at hull Run few
days since prospecting IN the 10, enterprise.
We met oss old fsrmer friend and dis
tinguished educational CO iaborer. yobu
Anne Radabaugh. Col. Rodsbaueh is an
old time Democrat and does no, take much
stock in The poIecat Republican party ex-
psnsion OF The uniform idea Of the schools.
lie says the new systsm will 2auperixe every
farmer Ia Preston county, IT'S farce.
.'Look here, Slippesy Bill. says John Ame.
giving his tobscco.a jaw setter and growing
red IN the face. "this p,iecal statute says
that 'aI children between ihe ages of s aud
"a Yeas must attend some public school for
a period OF iwcefy weeks and any offense
consists in The failure TO attend school for
Two days in eael, week. sxrep, in case Of
sickness, or siea,h. or the pupil he o,he,wlse
instructed for like period of ,imc. OF ex-
cepf other reasonable excuses Now, what
Kind nf a law Is thai oihsr reasonable ex.
cuse Why. sIippsry hili. you know that
the Poleeal Legislature IS worse Than a set
Of heashens. Reasonable excuses could be
counted i'y Inc thousand; will name few:
We have many ch,iircn Who are ma suf-
icienily cloihsdto stand such winter weather
as we are having. The liuIe boys aud r,rls
will freeze thrir backs, limbs aud feet.
Why, nearly oDe-haif Of the children have
no books and no way TO ret them.
bsi mus, attend school, to sit there
In idleness. learn 10 swear. lie and steal, and
when upon the play ground. yell like
comm'ncbe Indian until they can I've dis.
iinciIy heard in Mooongsiis county. And
This Is not al. ] see ia the county papers
thai the County Superintendent has ordered
teachers 10 attend these District Institutes
on Fridays. robiiug The children Of one day
Of sehooi to give the teachers holiday and
= good lime"
We aust confess Tint we had never read
the School Law IN the same light that Col.
kadsbaugh had. ard Il does seem that the
Legislature has cot shc cart before che horse.
and after promising Col. Radalaueh ,ha,
We would clotbe the poor children. and
furnish them with free text books, we made
our wsy 10 The Herring Settlement. where
We met Col. Joseph " White, ex.soidier
and politician and statesman. Heinfosned
me that Rev. Iisfd~ay had closed very
successful meeting 81 thsi place Isold the
senator II iisckIebsrney district thar was
more han exceedingly glad 10 learn Of Ibis
friorma'ion. for that nesghborhood IN.
fcc.ed. aud too. within the mcmofy Of
seyefai good citizens, Of set II ehiekea
,hieves and HAT upon ono of lheir raids
they did not stop 81 dozen chickens, bus
killed a sheep and Ief, }, lying upon lot
Belonging to Mr.. Valson. 10 rof and foeni,h
meat fof the vefnln T. Il not strange that
such scsious, and that. too. IN community
full Of moral and religious inliusnces. some.
iimes, never makes an invasion Of The Pose
rusiog Attorneys saneium
Greater Menowns good people are little
short on cash, or possibly as matter of
economy, held festival ia sbe parsonage
on last saiofday night Receipts Il he
evening we're good, the proceeds 90 be used
IN repalrine ihs parsonage 80 that the pastor
can move 10 bis winter quarters Much
praise is doe NJ Jesse Johnson snd wife
for the success of the festival. AN things
passed Of as expected except that one Of
our handsome ladies had two beaas aad
while she and one Of them we're settling
what - whai, the other fellow scflled his
peu BY slipping oa, 10 where he ohes
fellow had hilched his horse, cu,sioe The