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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-22
THE PRESTON COUNTY GIRLS.
BY T. A. GALE.


Oh the Preston County girls,
With their faces all SO bright;
Some with diamonds, some with
pearls,
Some with hair like golden light.
Oh the lovely girls of sweetness,
And of pleasure and of joys;
Some are famous for their neatness,
Some for kissing pretty boys.
Oh some have beauty just skin deep,
And some not quite so much;
Some love at the boys to peep
And some you don't dare touch.
/ cannot wonder at them then,
That some heart with rapture
trills;
While classed among young gentle
men
On Preston County's lovely hills.
Some girls like to play with toys,
And some like peanut candy;
Some girls like to kiss the boys,
Whenever they come handy.
Oh Preston County's girls are sweet,
But some like little noise;
While some like better to seat
Themselves among the boys.
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AN ANSWER
To "Whv Women DO Not Wish the
SUFFRAGE"
BY Ida CALVERT oBEScHArs.

From The Atlantic Monthly.
This is not DR.. Lyman Abbott's
article from the Atlantic Monthly.
1t is merely a brief statement of
facts by a woman who does wish
the suffrage. A statement of facts
is something DR.. Abbott never
makes when he writes on the suf-
ferage question.
In the first place, women do want
to vote. They prove this by vot-
ing as generally as men whenever
they are given the right of suffrage.
Many women think and say that
they do not want vote, and here
are the reasons why:
Ist. The average woman is sadly
deficient in self-respect and in a
sense Of justice. Disfranchisement
does not favor the developement of
these qualities, and women have
been DISTINGUISHED 90 long that
they submit meekly and tamely to
injustice, and no indignant throb
stirs their hearts when they read
the words 'idiots, lunatics, crimi-
mails, minors and--woMEN. 1t
seems to them perfectly natural and,
on the whole, rather sweet and
lovely that they should be ranked
politically with idiots, lunatics,
felons and children.
and. Women have for genera
tons been taught that their best
and highest empire, is to please
men, and as men are said 10 dis
like strong-minded women, women
frequently choose to appear weak
minded in order to win the favor of
men
grid. Woman suffrage is not yet
fashionable enough to attract the
masses Of women. II the ASCOT
ated Press should 10. morrow send
out telegram announcing that the
Four Hundred of New York and
Newport were forming suffrage as
sociations, and that it was good
form to want to vote and bad form
not to want to vote, in the course
of month the suffrage associations
would out number the finch clubs
and euchre clubs, and the Atlantic
Monthly would publish no more
articles on ''Why Women Do Not
Want The Suffrage"
Make woman suffrage pleasing
to men and fashionable with society
and the average woman will want to
vote. But let sense of justice,
the spirit of ID. A. r., be reused
in a woman, and with this her self
respect, and she will not care
whether woman suffrage is popular
or fashionable. She will want to
vote and she will not be ashamed to
say SO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-22
The PIaia Truth.

such good Republican authority az
the Chicago Inter Ocean makes a ter.
rife arraignment Of the result OF the
policy. In n recent editorial that pa-
per said, yet Il may be doubted if
one-half the heads OF the American
families are in az favorable a position
as they were in 1877 That f. tust
what the Democrats have been claim
ing - the result Of the high protection
given the trusts by the Dinghy tariff
and that prosperity to The trusts f. dis
astrous 70 the great mass OF the PEG
pie who have 20 pay trust prices. Re
publican voters should ponder on what
this organ Of their party admits, and
Democrats should call their attention
70 u and TO another paragraph from
the same article. which says:
The plain truth IA that fully one
half the workers Of the United States.
the men whose incomes ere from 5000
70 1900 a year, the men who are net
ther In trusts nor labor unions. have
not been getting their share OF the ma.
uonaI prosperity
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-22
CHASED OFF THE JOB.
Young Livery Man Broke Hame String
Getting Away from Irate Manager.

Morgantown Dominion.
The other night there was show
in town. 1t would have been called
a leg show any where but in Boston.
One young lady's understanding APP
pealed nightly to a young livery
man who wanted to see more of her.
He made an engagement to take
her driving.
1t was a beautiful moon light
night. That is il would have been
moonlight had there been any moon
But the main part was that the
couple were to 90 driving.
While busy talking to the girl and
hooking up the horses the young
man spied the manager OF the show.
The manager was full of wrath and
sundry cuss words.
On seeing and hearing this miuia-
ture volcsnoe in eruption the young
man being wise guy dropped
everything but the determination to
get away. He ran and the only
thing that kept him from flying was
his inability to so navigate.
The manager expressed his opin-
ion of the lady in terse and vigorous
English and escorted her to the
hotel where she was soundIy spank
ed and put to bed.
The disappointed swain has finally
concluded to tell the story of the
busted iryst and his friends are busy
laughing about il.
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Dark Lantern CURRENCY.

Secretary Shaw's currency scheme
bears the Wall street brand and should
be acceptable to the Republicans in
congress, but 1t can hardly be that
President Roosevelt has approved 1t.
The president dotes on publicity, but
the Shaw scheme provides for secrecy,
ana Wall street appears to have cap
tured both him and the president, for
IL Is impossible to believe that the sec
rotary OF the treasury would publish
Ills scheme without its having been ap-
proved by the president. The absurdity
OF the scheme Is exposed by the New
York World, which says:
THE chief merit of Secretary Shaw's
plan for an elastic or rubberneck
currency. In the mind of its author.
seems to be the secrecy with which its
proposed note issue could be manipu-
lated. The only persons he remarks
with pride, who would know of its ex-
lstence would be the comptroller, the
bank and the few people who would
take sufficient interest in the published
statement OF the bank to compare the
volume OF circulation with the amount
or government bonds on deposit in the
treasury"
The naivete of that Iowa idea" al
most disarms criticism. When Wall
street feverishly watches for the week
" bank statement and stocks fly up
or down In response to a fiuctuation of
Few millions In the relative volumes
or loans and deposits does Mr.. Shaw
seriously imagine that $500. 900 900 of
new notes could be put out in the dark
without attracting attention except
from a few persons whose idle curios-.
lily led them TO delye into volumes Of
statistics7
Secretary Shaw had better look out,
on his periodical visits 10 Wall street.
or the few lambs left there will be nib-l
bling at him, for ne is the greenestlsec.
rotary OF the treasury we were ever,
blessed with
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HANDBOOK OF PRESTON COUNTY.

Il IS felt that a new. mp to date
handbook Of our county would be
very desirable and useful. The an.
dersigned has such a one in prepar.
alton. II will be a general mis-.
cellany Of Information regarding
Preston county aud IL viii include
= business directory The pamph-
lei wiil be put up 10 the most at.
ifaeiiYc style possible, ard Il will
be york that people will wish to
p1eiefve fof reference The proba.
BE date % i's appearance is febru.
sfy next
Price, postpaid. IS cents, SIX
cop.cs.sI.co.
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y a o TiMf TABLE
In Raeci May -. roo,.


WhNrED--SEvERAL PERSONS or
Character sod good reputation in each
state Gone in ihis coqniy feqoifed) 10 repre-.
sent end advertise Old established wealthy
salary So o. weekly rith expenses add
uonal, ~ payauie 10 cash direct each Wed.
ussday ffon head oniccs Horse and car.
fige Furnished ehsn necessary References.
taclossd self addressed envelope. Colonial
Co, 534 Dearborn ST., Chicago. s6t
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- the one that will cleanse the system. set
iIe liver 10 action. remove the bile. clear
thf complexion. cure headache sud leave
good taste in the mouth The fsmous little
plhs Tor doing such work pleasantly and
chectgshY are DcWitts Lille Early Risers.
Bob Moore of Lafayette. Ind says. IAN
other pills have nsed grippe and sicken.
while DcWhfs Little Early Riscrs are
Co. Newburs Haywood Pharmacy King.
wood
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ALBERT A. BROWN, 0uS
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
Travelling Statesmen Speciality
Rigs New and PIHt-CIass.
Terms RoosonabIc.
KINGWOOD. VIVA.
Terms aossonabIo


] bad Dyspepaa boz iis wori fofm and feit
miserable most aii che limo. Did n1i en- 8f
eating until after used kodai Dyfperfia
Cure which has completely cured ne Nfrf
W. " saylor billiard Pa 80 appstiie
loss oi strength ncrtousncss. hffdachc.
constipation. bad breath s0as flslnes la
digestion, dyspepsia sud all stomach
troubles arc quickly cured b. The use "a
kodol kodoi represents ihc natural
juices 81 digestion combined With the
greatest known tonic and fcconsffucfigs
properties. ~ cictnses pnfifes ard sweet.
ems The stomach Sold VI Wm al Dent A
Co, Ne~bufg KlnKwood phaTmscy King
wood.
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~ Zach person sho purchases
Land Of the Laurel" before Ian.
. nexi, Wiii be supplicd with : free
copy q The handbook This offer
applies 70 Preston people.
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rhe west yIrgI.ia Northern Time
Schedule
IN EFFECT MAY -. .se,.

p. m. for the East 'S>s
NO 7 connects with b. q. o. No. ats:ae
=. "a. Tor the West. and No. 6 at ?. So for the
no. connects with 3. A o. Nos . and 8.
NO. connects with B.& q. Nos. IS and sx
II. HASsT. Philadelphia, Pa.
A. NJ. LANE. ~"
kinswood. Gen. Manager.
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IT,

While the Republicans fail to
come to an agreement on financial
legislation Secretary Shaw continues
to relieve an imaginary money
stringency. Since September he
has placed SIS, 4So, 200 of the
public money In circulation. He
has accomplished this by depositing
government money in the national
banks to the credit Of the Secretary
of the Treasury and by redeeming
United States bonds before they are
due. 1t is now announced that the
Republicans will appoint joint
committee to examine into the
needs for currency legislation.
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T w. TURNER.
Licensed Auctioneer,
Twelve Years Practice.)

Offers his services to the people of Preston
county at % 100 per day. except Court
House Work at customary price.
Address MAnown w VA
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-22

Secure business education at Central
Commercial College and School of Short
hand, CIarksburg, w. Va.
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I. Stop only on signal. or notice to Con
ductor F. X. BRETz GeneralMansxer.
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talk of Introducing bill at the next
session providing for a regular
guard detailed from the War De-
partment. II is said that the mem.
bers OF the Presidents cabinet will
advocate such a measure.
TIT
A report has just been issued
showing the Post Office transactions
for the fiscal year. The cxpendi-
lures amounted to $r3s.7S4,4 S7.
81 and the receipts SI34, aa4, 443.a4
thus leaving a deficit of 81, 500, o44.
IS. The total financial transaction
for the year including the money
order system, were tI,oa6,73I,4o7.
90, thus for the first time passing
the billion dollar mark. Illusrat-
ing the magnitude of the postal
operations, an official said, "If
errors escape detection in the Audi.
tors Office amounting to I-Iooth of
percent of the business handled,
the sum lost in six years would reach
$500, 900, or Eve times the amount
involved in the postal frauds now
under investigation" ~.
III
The negroes Of the District of
Columbia continue to criticise the
Republican party. At q recent
meeting at which many members OF
the Suffrage League we're present,
the president of the league declared
thatlthe coiored people were going
to create stir If their liberties
were taken away from them.
Another speaker added, "Let us
not be led astray by talk of industrial
education. and holding of property.
II they can steal the ballot they can
steal our property"
I IL
William Calvin Chase said, "If
the Republican party cannot prevent
the repeal of the fifteenth amend
ment when it is in power, let us no
longer support the party as we have
done IN the past. They tell us we
owe the Republican party a debt Of
gratitude. In the name of all the
gods haven't we already paid that
debtr If Roosevelt and his party
cannot come to our rescue / think
that we should with draw our support
from Them" This and other in
dications show that the Republican
party cannot retain the negro vote
from mere gratitude for the past
favors.
TIL
While the Republicans fail to
coma m M arxaao.~s - G.~-:.t
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

The effort to create great sensa-
tion over the sending Of the Jewish
petition to the Russian government by
president r. Roosevelt falls fiat. The PEI
tition was sent, the czar refused to re-
ceive it because the matter pertained,
exclusively to Russia's own internal
affairs, the moral effect Of. sending the
petition has been attained and that's
the end Of the incid dent. Thegworld
knows fsthea heartless cruelty OF the
Russian auth horities to the JeWs IS well
as the facts Of the Kishinef massacre
and the force Of the universal abhor.
renee aof this cruelty will have more
real influence than q housand petitions.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

The Civic club of Window, Mimi,
is composed almost entirely of CHATEAU
qua graduates. 1t is not a literary club,
although it has many pleasant literary
features in the way of glimpses Of
travel, little journeys to the home of
famous women and papers on women's
work. In September a reception will
be given for the school board and
faculty. The club has standing COM
mittees on music, education, civics and
mothers meetings. Window always
was live, progressive town. Some Of
the best people on earth live there.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

The death of p. M. Arthur, chief Of
the. Brotherhood of locomotive En-
gineers, removes one Of the most in
tluential men Of the day. He was a
conservative and ar.headed leader
and insisted upon strict keeping Of
contracts and obedience to law. He
was opposed to the boycott and other
extreme measures and he recognized
the rights of the employer as we'll as
those Of the employe. His loss will lsbe
keenly felt by all who desire just and
honorable adjustment Of the problems
of labor. 7ss5 @S5 55s sSslss
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

The production of oleomargarine
has decreased one third during the past
ten months from what was produced
during the corresponding period next
preceding. This comes from the new
law which puts an almost effectual
stop to selling the imitation product
as pure butter. People who are now
using oleo are buying it for what it is
and not for dairy butter and nobody
can object to this. There is very little
oleo artiAcially colored in imitation Of
butter now produced and sold. 6
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

LAST year the Minnesota Sugar
Company produced 100000 pounds Of
beet sugarfrom sugar beets raised in
the vicinity of Minneapolis. This year
this output will be- increased twenty
per cent. = When we are talking Of
Minnesota as the "bread and butter
state" we must not forget that she is
at the front in iron, lumber, and grain,
and is also one, of the sugar manufact-
uring states Of the union.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

OF the parents Of children in the
Minneapolis high schools, 4l8 are Ia.
borers, 561 are salesman and agents,
466 merchants, 259. clerks, 228 railway
employees and: 295 professional men
these being the most numerous classes.
This explains the attachment Of the
citizens Of Minneapolis to their high
schools. We believe that all over the
state the feeling is the same because
the high schools are used and appreciat-
ed by all classes Of people.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

'JERMANE telegraphs from Washing
ton to the Minneapolis journal that 5at
present J. A. Tawney of Minnesota is
the most promising Of several pro
spective candidates to become Mr..
Cannon's successor as speaker Of the
national house of representatives. Il
pays any district to keep q capable and
useful congressman: iii office until he
gains prominence and leadership.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

The Columbian congress will de-
mand that the United States shall in
crease it's payment to Columbia for the
right to build the canal from SIC, ,OOO,-
900 to $685. 100000. They may find out
shat there is great difference some
times between asking and getting.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

A coRoNER's> jury down at Chicago
decides that a young woman there died
as result Of tight lacing, resulting in
construction Of the vital organs Of the
body which caused septic poisoning.
Others are in danger Of the same fatal
results, so beware. #
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

CoLoNEL a. fright of these
scond regiment n. N g G., ]. banished tho
canteen from the camp at Lake City
last week, flowing noI uor Qld sons2 os
.the grounds 4se II said ~ - ilist' ildEI
the laws Al the statts 1 liis1i n oiE M sd
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MOVER COUNTY
Entered as second d-class mail matter a
the postofhce. Austin. MINI.

Two hundred men deserted the Sells
circus at Sioux City Friday to work in
the harvest fields Of South Dakota.
They certainly changed to work that
was more necessary for the prosperity
OF the country. z5tE