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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

TO his party and especially to the
cardinal principal of the Republican
party, the policy of protection In
the first place, | do not believe that
Under the provisions of the law the
proposed Commissioner of statistics
can obtain possession Of any OF the
vital statistics which the people
ought TO know and in the second
place, am certain that il any such
statistics were complied they would
never be made public as long as
there was a Republican in the
White House"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
ALBERT A. BROWN, &e1T
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE.
Travelling Statesmen Specially
Rigs New and First Glass,

Dewitt Witch 1Eoze1 6a1vo.
The only positive cure for blind bleeding
itching and protruding piles. cuts, burns
bruises, eczema and all abrasions of the
skins. DeWitt's is the only Witch Hazel
Salve that Is made from the pure unadul-
terated witch hazel--all others are counter.
feiis. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is
made to cure-cunterfeits and made TO sell
Tunnelton Supply Co, DR. w. NJ. Dent &
Co. Ncwbnrg Kingwood Pharmacy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

NO. ~ Is the regular accommodation ro,nx
west and stops at all stations So"s
Trains marked &, stop reguiarlv and trait.
stop. o'"ei'faihso onct
trains marked J stop TO receive and dis
express. D"Sn"ko or
O. w. BAssErT, General PASSENGER Agent
baltimore. Nd.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
tt /

Referring to President Roosevelt's
sensational story, prominent mem
Der of the House and one freely
spoken of as the next Democratic
leader, said to your correspondent,
"The reason for Mr.. Roosevelt's
unprecedented action is obvious.
He appreciates that no genuine anti
trust legislation is to be enacted by
the republican majority. He knows
that in so far as the trusts are con-
cerned the Nelson amendment
and the Elkins bill are absolutely
innocuous, but he has assured the PEG
pie that antitrust legislation would
be accomplished at this session and
now he wants to convince the peo-
pie that he has kept his word.
This he proposes to accomplish by
creating the belief that the Standard
Oil Company is opposed to the
Nelson amendment. II there had
been any real objection on the part
OF the Standard Oil people they
would have pursued very different
methods. OF course, with a large
number of the people the Rookie
Teller story will go and they will re-
gard the President as a modern st.
George valiantly destroying the
trust dragon. To those who know
the facts, however, the whole sen.
sation is ridiculous.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

One object has been attained by
the disclosure made by the Presi-
dent and that is the close relation
of the Speaker of the House to the
trust interests. To those on the
inside this has long been known but
the Rockefeller story was the occa-
sion for the Associated Press to re-
veal the fact that the Speaker
actually drew the publicity sub
stitute for the Nelson amendment
which was favored by the attorneys
of the Standard Oil Company.
This amendment was urged upon
the conferrees but was rejected by
them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
Proverbs

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul.
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of pure cod liver oil
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared for delicate
stomachs.
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be-
cause it is SO perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For all weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
IS the most satisfactory treat
ment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

Washington. He had been sorting
over potatoes that day and had go,
things mixed. He said that Washing
ton and Nero had gone down in
history together, and that the Father
OF his country and Captain Kidd
would never be forgotten while the
fires of patriotism continued to burn
He was proceeding to compare
Washington TO Scipio when he was
called to order and sat down with a
jar that shook the hall.
Just about that time Lish Billings
came sauntering in. II had been
whispered around that he was the
only man in Jericho who hand't
come with a guess, but nobody had
dared to ask him. AS soon as
Deacon Spooner caught sight of him
he said:
81 observe that Mr.. Billings has
just entered the hall. May / ask
him to give us some information on
the subject of church bells1"
"You may" answered Lish. awe
seen a dozen or two in my time,
and they was always hung up in a
tower or belfry."
"Well1"
"wSll," you are going TO buy a
bell for the meeting house, but
don't understand where you are 60
ing to hang it. Will it be to the
fence or postS There's no tower
or belfry."
'By John, but he's right" shout
ed the Deacon, after an awful
silence. eve are getting bell
before we've got belfry.
Why did't some of you thick
headed people think of that2"
"Why didn't your" replied a
dozen voices in chorus.
"It wasn't my fault. was
bossing the bell, and / supposed
some of you would look out for the
other things. What are we going
to do about it1 It's no use to get a
bell TIL we get belfry."
perhaps the tin peddler can help
us OUT" said some one, and there
were shouts of "peddler" 'peddlerI'
from all over the hall. AS he
didn't stand up in response, Deacon
Spooner held up his hand and said:
perhaps Mr.. Billings will be
kind enough to act as a committee
of one to step across to the paint
shop and bring the peddler overa"
at wouldn't be any use," replied
Lish, with a grin on his face. "He
left town half an hour ago, and he
had a gait of fifteen miles an hour
on him when he ratified over the
bridge"
The people were benumbed for
thirty seconds. Then they broke
loose with yell and began thump-
ing one another, and it took some
OF them four weeks to get rid OF
their black eyes and skinned noses.
Deacon Spooner lost four front
teeth and most of his chin whiskers,
and Fearnought Pilgrim had his nose
Knocked OUT of plumb and his ear
bitten. Night closed down on
scene of carnaga, and the sun came
up on picture of Oscillation, and
it took the town ten years to recover
its childish confidence in lightning
rod men and tin peddlers.
-x.u<z~rz
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
hOrsantoWn 4 KinsWood Railroad.

Time Table No. @.
IN EFFECT $50 A. NJ. DEC. 1. 1000.
All Trains Daily Except Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
3. 81 Q. TINE TABLE
Taking Eject Nov. sard, 1909.

EAST hound.
Tram ~ ~ s a. =, ~.n
Grafton-... ga a. "a Ok II - 20 "a y: r. N
Newburg 49,. la 4SIsi ~ 30 siVte
Tunneiton....s42f , ise,5 q q a. lies
Rowlesburg - - IL 1, 90 JHs
Terra Alta ..s5lO - a . A aolss ~ ~
Oakland 49,. As 90 az II "a % = = 90 : 20
a. The new FLYER" No. H. leaves Grafton At
80 90 p; M. and Is due at Terra Alta a.
SD SD; the only stop in the county. eIeent
d h9SNwiespurg, flag station, aud Oakisnd
at all stations. ana stops
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

Stop only on signal. or notice to Con.
uctor.
F. X. BRETT, General Manager.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

IN EFFECT MAY 40, 1907.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
1T REFORMED HIM.
A Most Remarkable Fight Between a
Man and a Tree.

Most Hemarkdple Fi9Ht pShWSS"
Man and Tree.
1.-THE most remarkable fight | ever
saw" said the man who keeps a tab
on unusual things, was between
man and a tree. / don't suppose any
person ever saw an exhibition of this
sort, and when tell you that the man
displayed wonderful nerve 1t Is no ex-
aggeration. 1t Is unnecessary for me
to say that the tree did not make the
attack first. The man thought the
tree had offended him and he would
not brook any sort of discourtesy. He
was q thoroughly docile man. He
never spoke harshly to any person or
maltreated any animal. And besides,
he was a polished gentleman and ex-
tremely polite and careful not to Of
fend or injure any person or thing.
On this OCCASION, I'll admit, he had
fingered too long at the cups delirious
rim. He started home. In the road
he met a tree. Some distance ahead
he saw the tree and observed that 1t
moved from one side of the road to
the other. He vainly attempted to
keep out of the trees path as they
came nearer to each other. His eff
fort was useless. He staggered full
against 1t. He stepped back, with hat
in hand, and could observe that he
was apologizing, and then, from his
gestures, l knew that a parley was
taking place. No doubt he had exact
ed the same polite consideration from
the tree that he had given, but the
tree ignored his polished manners and
and his apology. He quietly laid his
coat and hat aside. Then he squared
himself in front of that tree and as
Stunning a fistic fighting attitude sailed
In. You would not believe me, per-
haps, but that man fought that tree
Just as II he was in fistcuff with an
other man. In five or ten minutes he
fell to the ground completely exhaust
ed, his hands bleeding and with
number of bruises on the face. His
nose was broken and one of his eyes
was closed and black. When he awoke
he was dumfounded. He could not
realize what had happened until
told him that he had fought big
oak tree until he was too weak to
stand. From that day on he never
took q drink. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Kris. OLEARYS ANIMAL
Told By Mrs. Mary Callahan.
A Young Woman Then.
NEIGHBORS MIXED COW
Is Owner Not Present When an Up
set Lamp Set Chicago on FIRE
Were Out of Cream, and Thought
To Play a Joke on an o'd
Friend.

The memory OF Mrs. Catherine
O'Leary, who, 1t has long been sup
posed, was concerned in the starting
of the Chicago fire, is now vindieateo'
although her COW. long ago passed to
the shades, still stands convicted. VI
all the light that is now being thrown
on the history of Chicago, none per-
haps will be more interesting than
the history Of how the 0Leary COW
was impelled TO kick over the lamp
and start the blaze. To the end OF her
life Mrs. O'Leary asserted that she
was asleep in her bed when the nrst
alarm bells startled the dwellers in
DeKoven street Her story was sub
Stimulated by atfidavits Of herself and
her husband, but by the average Chi
cago citizen the legend of Mrs.
O'Leary and the COW has been &C
copied.
In a little house on the Northwest
Side Mrs. Mary Callahan, an alert lit
tie woman of % years, who on the
night of October 8, 1871, was one OF
a party of young people, told the
story of the starting of the fire ana
the causes that impelled the partici-
pants in the affair to secrecy.
ut was the high spirits of a crowd
Of lads and girls who wanted to play
a Joke on our old friend, Mrs.
o'Leary," said Mrs. Callahan, land
we we're holding party in the home
of Patrick Mclaughlin. which was In
front of the O'Leary home and barn,
at 1877 DeKoven street. Mrs. Nc
Laughlln set about getting tea, and
found that there were but few drops
of milk in the pitcher. We knew
the O'Leary cow was in the shed In
the rear. and started for the milking
stable. carried the lamp, and Den
nv Connors said he would milk the
cow. Any of us girls could nave
drawn milk in a minute, but there
must have been few cows In the part
of Ireland where Denny came from,
for he knelt down on the left side
of the cow to milk her. In the dim
light I'll never know whether the COW
kicked or Denny fell over the stool,
but the lamp went over. Every one
of us fought our best to keep down
the fire. but our efforts were hopeless
against the high wind and the dry
timbers."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
AustraIIa and the Navy.

The Commonwealth Senate lately
passed the Naval Agreement bill. The
agreement, which is based on the con-
illusions arrived at by the Premiers'
conference in London, is for a colon
ial contribution OF 100000 annually
for ten years notice after the eighth
year. The naval force on the Aus
tralian station is to consist of one
first, two second and four third-class
cruisers and four sloops. A branch Of
the Royal Naval Reserve will be form
ed In Australasia, consisting of %
officers and TOO men, and four of the
ships mentioned above (the other
ships being kept In commission are
to be manned By 1900 Australians
and New ZealAnders. to be paid at
Australian rates. The bill has al
ready passed the House OF Represen-
tatives.-Pail Mall Gazette.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
saahoard Florida Excursion.

For trains of November nth the Sea-
board Air Line will sell cheap excursion
tickets to Sarasota, Fla The Manatee
ountry) good fifteen days. For full
particulars, booklets on fruit culture and
trucking, address WE. Conklyn, Cen.
Agt.. I4II Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
Pa. -2o-3w.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Biz Circus Coming.

Flaming posters throughout this sec
ton of the country now proclaim the
fact that Sig. Sautelle's new big three
nng. 78-car railroad circus. menagerie.
ROYAL Roman hoppodrome and historical
Wild west will exhibit at Annapolis. Fri-
day afternoon and evening, October 80.
Already the small boy and his older
brother are happy in anticipating the
coming of this vast tented amusement
enterprise, with all its mighty wond-
erings. This season Mr.. Sautelle has
enlarged his shows in every department
and his greatly augmented list OF per
formers and feature acts has made II
necessary that he add a third-nng
Overlapping the ring is verltable maze
Of trapezes. ropes and bars. while on
the ground and in the AIR a hundred
O more men, women and dumb anima S,
are employed in rendering a perform
ance which taxes the best skill and ut
most strength and the very lives OF all.
Beware of ointments for catsrrh thai
Contains Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely defange the
system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such ARTICLES should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable ply sicians, asthe damage
they will do - ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive fIom them. Hall
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o.. contains nc
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hall {
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
Ii is taken internally, and made in Tole'
do, Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Tesla
fnonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Notes of The Shipping.

The schooner Levy Phillips, Captain
I. w. Parks, arrived here today from
Norfolk, Va, with 100, 900 shingles and
SO 900 feet of lumber consigned to
Messrs Parlett & Parlett. BY a Singh.
lar coincidence the schooner is named
for an old citizen, the late MIR. Levy
Phillips.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Atlanta And Southwest

The Seaboard Air Line railroad offe S
excellent service to all points in the South
and Southwest. Through sleeping cars
from Philadelphia Baltimore and Wash
ington. A la carte Dining Car. Address
w. +. Conklyn gen. Agt.. I4II Chestnut
rect, Philadelphia Pa. o-o 10
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
NOTICE

The party or parties who took three
Registration Books from my office on
School Strt ct on Saturday, October 24th,
will return the same at once or they VIII
be arrested and prosecuted.
John N. DAVIS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
Typewriters Supplies.

For sale at this office. Typewriter pa
per, good quality. 100 sheets for 2octs.
Typewriter ribbons, 90 cents. The patro-
age of typewriteFs is solicited Nv
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-10-26
n 3itten BY a Dog.

Joseph Lewis, son Of Mr.. James Lewis.
boa swain, U. ;. Navy, was severely
bitten by dog yesterday afternoon The
wound was cauterized by DIR. Z. i.
Henkel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
LOCAL MENTION.

F. P Lindsey says he is not a candi-
date for the office of police Judge
J. N Fike and A. D. Walker. of the
board OF railroad commissioners. are i'll
town today.
Senator Fremont Leidy. of Butler
county, was in Topeka today to see
Congressman Curtis
Congressman Charles Curtis has re-
turned home for the summer. lie says
he does not expect an extra session of
the house of representatives.
The county commissioners viii re-
ceive bids March 20 for the supplying
of clothing to the insane of Shawnee
county who are sent to the poor farm,
the insane asylums or the private insti-
tutions.
The joint debate between the Wash
burn College Literary society and the
Gamma Sigma Literary society at
Washburn. which was to have takeH
place next Friday night, has been post
poned until March 3d.
Up to noon TO-DAY there had been no
cases of contagious disease reported.
Just after dinner the following list was
collected at the board of health Office
inside of fifteen minutes: Diphtheria, 12S
Van Buren: scarlet fever, 1928 Van
Buren,; diohtheria, 429 Harrison;
measles, 1924 Buchanan
The new girls literary society at
Washburn college has taken the name of
the Washburn Girls Literary society, in
order that the initial letters w G. L. s.
may be harmonious IN a yell with that
Of the Washburn College Literary So
ciety, the boys organization, with which
it is affiliated The president is Miss
Florence AIcCracken. who resigned as
president of the Alethean society to join
the new organization. The Alethean so
ciety is affiliated with the Gamma Sigma
Literary society, the rival Of the w c.
l. S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
HIGHER THAN EVER.
A General Test Has Come to
Levees at Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn.s March 16.-The cru
cial test OF the great levees along the
Mississippi Is at hand and If they with
stand the pressure of the immense vol
ume of water now rushing southwark,
the most sanguine predictions of the
government engineers viii be fully Veri-
ned. the receiver gauge this morning
marks sd, rise Of siX-tenths since
o clcck last evening. This is the high
est stage of the water ever known here,
and the weather bureau officials predict
40 feet before the crest of the flood
passes. The high water mark in the
great flood of 1897 was 37.3
In north Memphis the situation is as
Sumlng a serious phase Hundreds of
people are abandoning hteir homes and
every industry located along Wolf river
this part of the city has been practi-
cally abandoned and skiffs are being
brought into requisition.
Several railroads have been seriously
hampered by the encroaehing waters
and the azoo and Mississippi Valley
| has annulled many of it's schedules be
cause of WashOuts south of here. Re-
potts from Holy Brush, IS miles north
of here, say that the levee is badly
washed on top by the swift current
Laborers are working to save the en-
baEkment with only partial success.
Hundreds of sacks of sand are being
thrown about the leVee and the sheriff
IS impressing many negroes into ser
N1Ct- ne weak point Is ABOUT l,VUV
yards in length and the water is run
ming over the top of the levee. Re
ports from DyersviLe, Tenn, say i'm
mense damage has been wrought in
that section by the high water. Many
Of the planters in the Mississippi bot
toms have fled to the hills and report
that their homes are being washed
away.
Several steamboats, left here today
for points north and south to pick up
refugees.
New orleans. La. March 1.-THE river
has been stationary here since yesterday
morning The absence of 4 rise is due in
part to favorable winds, which have great
ly accelerated the flow to the gulf. Bet
ter weather conditions have improved con
ditfons generally, allowing the temporary
levees to harden Sensational stories which
have been sent out from New Orleans TO
the effect that levees below Canal street
had broken and that the French quarter
was two feet under water and that the
embankments below Baton Rouge had
gone, flooding go miles of territory and
seriously endangering New Orleans, are
absolutely without foundation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
JAYHAwKER JoTs

Rice county is still buying coyote
scalDs
Topeka politics will be partially set
tied this spring by reading the water
meter.
Much comes to him who waits. A horse
stolen at Troy in ~ has returned to the
home manger.
Mr.. Bird and the birdlings of Kinsley
have flown to the country for sum-
mer's nesting
A Lawrence woman had three callers
the other afternoon and the society col
umns styled it a reception.
Farm hands are scarce in Jewell coun-
ty. This is surprising in view of the
fact that the salary is SIS monthly
A Leona man dug a post hole and the
next morning it had seeDed full of oil.
Gold shale promoters should not desnair.
Doniphan county has a pair of mules
that weigh $500 pounds and a pulling
capacity almost as great as Uncle Cy-
rus.
A Marion boy of 1s years has never
seen pair of cOpper-toed boots while
it has been 20 years since his father used
a bootjack
A Junction City firm has put in new
bottle cOrking' machine. Of course it
isn't drug store. They all want "un-
corking" machines.
For IS years a Sterling citizen has
held an unbroken notary public commits
sion. He hopes to continue. but was he
for Bailey at Wichita, there's the rub.
Fort Riley deserters are angels" for
the Salina officers One Of the latter
viii pay his grocery bill and Easter bon
net charges from the reward captures.
Twenty men are certain" Of being the
Seventh district congressional nominee
But bird in the oven is worth a whole
cOvey in the brush, they should remem-
Der.
The sudden appearance of three wo-
men, all claiming to be the wives of a
Marysville man, rather startled him, it
appears He is thought to have fed to
Utah.
mer can find il at his Once 1t is IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-16
MRS. GRANTS HOME SOLD.
Washington Residence Bought by
Col Johnston for 100000.

Washington, March 16.-General
Frederick Grant has sold the home of
his late mother. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant,
in Massachusetts avenue. Colonel
John A Johnston. recently resigned
from the army, was the purchaser, and
the price paid was $50, O00
This home was presented to Mrs.
Grant by the friends and admirers of
General Grant soon after his death in
1885. The sum of 500, 900 was collected
for this fund. and about half was used
in purchasing the house. while the re-
mainder was placed at interest to aid
in keeping up the establishment. Mrs.
Grant left the house to her oldest son,
General Fred Grant. and her friends
here believe it was her wish that the
home should be kept in the Grant fam
lily.
Mrs. Sartoris. the widowed and in
valid daughter of Mrs. Grant. who has
lived in the house for the last twelve
years, has moved to an apartment
house with her daughter, Miss Rose
mary Sartoris. Mrs. Sartoris has been
very feeble since her mothers death,
and her friends are quite anxious over
her condition.