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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
Mondan, Mareh 81. Io03.
ihe following described real estate

ihe I0IIoWing descrlbod real estate
a House and Lot situate in Cranes Ad.
ditiOn to the town Of Terra Alta. In Pres
ton county. West Va. and designated upon
2 map oi record in The Clerks Office Of the
County Court Of said county 20 Deed Book
No 81. page $50. as lots IS. s. and o. and
being the same property conveyed by O. q.
Crane 20 9. Sprigg Sands by deed dated
the 18th day Of June. 1901 and recorded Ia
the ONCE OF the Clerk Of the County Court
Of said county. In Deed Book o. page II3
The said loss front on Highland Avenue.
each los being 5ofcct front and extend back
40 feet to North Alley.
Upon said lots there has been erected q
hne modern dwelling house elegantly fin.
ished throughout and entirely new
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

King Edward, accompanied by
Queen Alexandra, and surrounded
by the court and all the officers of
state, opened parliament last We'd
nesday. The usual search was
previously made by yeomen carrying
ancient lanterns and armed with
halberds to discover If there was
any Guy Fawkes plot. All the pomp
of the occasion and the full ceremony
was observed strictly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
floMMIssIoNER.s SALE.
W ". waterson Lumber Co.
Sands & Davis

Byvirtue Of a decree OF the Circuit Court
Of Preston county West Virginia. rendered
In the above entitled chancery caase now
pending in said Circuit Court the under.
signed Special Commissioner will Offer for
sale al public auction az the front door az
The Conrl House OF said cnnnlo on
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

President Roosevelt carries his
strenuousity into every thing he un-
dertakes. He had the While House
torn down and thrown out the
windows during the past year and
rebuilt at cost of 5000, 900 and
now wants an appropriation Of 500,
600 per year for expenses IN addi-
ton TO his salary Of $50, 900 per
year. He also had an Office bull,
on the White House grounds at a
cost Of f65, 900. These sums are
fast out doing the reckless expenses
OF the Courts Of the Old Worlds.
Who says that we are not getting
well along towards full-hedged i'm.
pcrialism2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
fI'o the unknown heirs Of Della a
i Bunker and w. Is Allen

fIo the unknown heirs Of Della A.
Bunker and W - Allen -
You viii take notice that on the 7uh
day OF March. ico3. before the Circuit
Court Of Preston County. West Vireluia
az the Court House Of said County In
EingwOod. will move said Court 10 re.
lease The lien retained By John Barton
Payne. attorney in fact. in 4 conveyance
executed BY him 10 stephen H. Phillips
81 page of. in the Office Of the Clerk OF the
County Court 81 Preston County West
Virginia. and also 10 have released a Ger
tain other lien retained in a conveyance
made by said Payne as attorney in fact 10
Frederick kcchiiuc. and which convey
ancc is recorded in Deed Book g page
2oz. 3. a. -. HARTMAN
81 bis Attorney
=. J.. CROGAN 76 Toos 4.st.
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TERMS or SALE. Enough cash in hand
10 pay the. costs Of suit and expenses of
SAFE ana the residue IN two equal payments
que IN SIX and twelve months respectiveiv
lhc purchaser 10 execute interest bearinc
notes With good security for the deferred
J. CsocAN Special Conn -
w. Watson. Clerk OF the ci,o,o
Sourt OF Preston county. West virginia A.
nneIeDy ccfthy that r. J. Croean. Speciai
commissioned. has given bond with good
security as provided by the decree OF sale
~ the above entitled cause.
20 % n 20 8o) W Watson. Clerk
10 Ira Fortney or his unknown beirs.-.
You VIII take notice that on M .,.
day OF March, 1903. before fbc Ci,e,,i,
Court OF Preston County. West vi,sioia
the Court House for said connt,, T..
nllngwooo ! viii move said Court fcr \
release OF the lien executed Nv tt"n,.,
rpoitney as attorney IN fact for ssid ia
rg95tney ~ conveyance 70 w. K Wilson
wmeh conveyance Is recorded In Deed
BOOK NO. ~, page f7 10 the olico oS tbe
Clerk OF the County Court OF Preston
county West Virginia. CAtFn piss.
By his Attorney
r ]. CROoAN 30 foorss,
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THE KINGWOOD NATIONAL BANK

No. o337.
Authorized by the United States Govern.
ment to do General Banking Business,
pursuant to the National Banking laws.
~ Opened for Business on WEDNES.
DAY. SEPT EMBER 10. 1909.
We invite the public to call and see us
and respectfully solicit your patronage.
We offer
Security. Courtesy
Accuracy. Dispatch.
IRA T.. ROBINSON, President.
JAS. w. FLYNN. Vice President.
). III. WHITE, Cashier.
DaroGtors=
Davis Elkins, lanes w. FLYNN
Ira T.. Robinson, Neil |. Fortnev
5. II. White. w. r. Davis.
Vincent T.. Cooke.
Mems Zero gloves for Ioc per pair will
wear as long as sI.oo buckskin. Att. NJ.
Aibrights. Hundreds are selling. Send
or come for pair.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

On our first page will be found
the annual prospectus of the Wheel
ing Register, one of the best papers
published anywhere. The Daily
contains call the news that's fit to
print" and worth reading and the
Weekly is an epitome of the cur
rent events of the week, besides
containing much valuable matter of
special interest to our own people.
We furnish The Weekly and the
Argus both one year for sI,7s.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

We have received from Hon.
Thomas c. Miller, State Supt. of
Free Schools, report from his de-
partment covering the past two
years and containing much matter
of general interest. The book is
filed with tables and statistics on
the condition and finances of the
school work of West Virginia, and
also contains many handsome illus
trations of public school buildings
of the State. The report Is the best
we have seen yet, and involves a
vast amount of painstaking work
and energy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

The Keyser Echo has been pur-
chased by Albert A. Dorsey of the
Parsons Advocate. The price paid
is $4,000 and Mr.. Dorsey took
charge this week. He will continue
to reside at Parsons and own and
operate the Advocate as heretofore
and also the Echo now. Prof. ]. w.
Stayman the Principal of the
Keyser school has had charge of the
Echo for some time, but had more
than he cared to manage and so
disposed of the plant.
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turnpike 81 miles West OF Kingwood
In pursuance OF the authority vested in
US by 2 decree OF the Circuit Court OF
Preston County. West Virginia in the
Chanccfy Cause therein pending. Of
Bishop Brown vs. G. NJ Bishops heirs. o.
entered on the 10Th day Of December. foo7
we viii, on MONDAY the 73rd day OF March
1903, proceed TO sell the track Of Ioz acres
mentioned in said decree. az the front
door Of the Court House in Kngwood. the
some being a Court day upon the terms Of
so much cash In hand as may be necessary
TO pay the costs Of Suit and expenses Of
sale land as much more as the purchaser
may elect 90 pay aud for the residue upon
a credit Of Q 70 and ~ months. taking from
the purchaser interest bearing notes with
good personal security, for the deferred
insialments OF purchase money
DEscRlp1IoN This tract is known locally
as the Miller Farm" II is improved LAYS
well, aud IS underlaid with
SEAMS or VALUABLE COAL
Sale will begin az 8 O'Clock d. M
February 10th. 1904
Mil ]. foRTNEY
O.. So, ~viNiiiHeiVutfhs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

On our fourth page will be found
the School bill introduced in the
House by Hon. w. B. Freeland of
this county. 1t has some good
features and might be made to work
all right. As it is new thing for
this State, our people are uncertain
as to the success of the experiment
and are divided in opinion as to
the merits and dement's of the pro-
posed law. However it seems to
meet with favor in the Legislature
and has some strong supporters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26
and perhaps other public
impr0pemenks
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

J.w. WATSON, Clerk
z-26-I9o3-4t-so.4S.)
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

Lying on the Kingwood and Morgantown
Turnpike 81 miles West OF Kingwood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-26

= W MONROE
Bond with security has been given as
required by law and said decree.
- foo4 Af6.og
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
An AlIigntor's Nest.

Alllgators' nests resemble haycocks
more than anything else to which they
can be compared. They average about
four feet in height and five feet in
diameter and are constructed of grasses
and herbage. First the mother gator
deposits one layer of eggs on mortar.
like floor, and, having covered this with
a stratum of mud and heritage about
eight inches thick, lays another set Of
eggs upon that, and so on to the top,
there being commonly from 100 to 200
eggs in nest. With their tails the par.
ents then beat down.the tall grass and
weeds to prevent the approach of un-
seen enemies. The female watches
her eggs until they are hatched by
the heat of the sun and then takes
her brood under her own care defend
ing them and providing for their sub
6istence
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07

We get nothing like the pleasure out
of our lawns which the English do.
Where we are at fault is that we do
not use our lawns TO anything like
their full capacity of enjoyment Here
and there we use them as the framing
of lawn tennis or croquet courts (Which
we make either of dirt or asphal). and
here and there we mark out upon their
surface baseball diamond. Still rare.
ly and only In limited localities they
are used for the playing of cricket
Both the latter games, however, re-
quire for their outllelders rather field
than lawn, within the ordinary mean.
ing of the word, and. speaking broadly
and generally, it may be said with
truth that we have no games which
require only lawn and nothing more.
Nevertheless the two games of jack
o. the green, or lawn bowls, and quoits
have held their own through ten cen
turies at least In Great Britain and
In later times have spread with the
race to the remotest parts. which might
be played on tens of thousands of
lawns in America, to the great advan.
tage of the players and to the enhance
ment of the pleasures of country life
Country Life In America.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
The Soil was Not Consenini.

II was Aunt Rebecca's first visit to
her niece, city girl who had married
n few years before and begun house
keeping In pretty town In southern
Michigan.
Myrtle" she said, looking out of the
kitchen window one morning. "you
have fine patch of ground here that
seems to be going to waste. Why don't
you plant peach trees? They grow
beautifully in this climate"
mo, aunty," replied the young wife;
"the soil is too poor. have tried IT..
You remember those canned peaches
you sent me year before last? They
were the finest ever saw-finer than
any that grow here. Well, l saved the
stones. and, without saying anything
to Robert about II, planted them out
there In the yard. but not one Of them
ever came up-not single onep'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
illustrating the Solar System,

The solar system Is well illustrated
by the following statements: Let the
sun be represented by globe two feet
In diameter. A grain of mustard seed at
the circumference Of circle 164 feet
In diameter will adequately represent
the size and distance Of Mercury. The
earth will be represented by pea on
the circumference of circle 284 feet
across, and Venus by another pea on
the outside of 430 foot circle. Mars
will be adequately represented by a
pinhead at 654 feet, and the asteroids
by grains Of sand 1000 to 1,200 feet
away. An orange at the distance Of
half mile will stand for Jupiter, a
very small apple at four-ffths Of
mile will stand for Saturn and cher
ry on the circumference of a circle ~
miles across will represent Uranus.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
Chinese Juntice.

The China Times relates an extraor-
dinary case of Chinese Justice"
A Mr.. Jen was betrothed to Miss
Han and paid his money to the wo-
mans parents. Then he called on the
parents to have the contract fulfilled
and was told that the promised one
was the bride of another.
Having paid his money he considered
he was entitled to the girl and went
TO her husbands house to carry her
off, but she was not at home. He then
laid his case before the magistrate.
The girl was arrested and sentenced
to be "kua-ed," the magistrate arguing,
"If you are so wicked at twenty years
Of age, at the age Of eighty you will
be menace to the Celestial empire"
The process Of kua-ing Is very similar
to the ling-chih, or slicing to death
punishment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
EngIand's Oldest AIehouse.

The oldest licensed village alehouse
in England is claimed to be the George
inn, In North st, Philip. The license
dates from 1897. Each story of the
picturesque old structure overhangs
that beneath. The front Is broken by
bay windows, porch and a fight of
stone steps leading to doorway in the
and windows, and a turret built against
the wall incloses an outside STAIR
while in the yard still remains part of
the old gallery found in SO many hos
telries of the middle ages. Most Of
the front is timbered, and n curious
chimney surmounts each gable. The
upper floor inside is of plaster.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
The WnY PennIe SIT.

1t is one thing to have chair and
another to know how to sit on 1t. The
ideal of n graceful sitting posture has
varied IN the different ages of the
world. The Egyptians sat bolt upright,
the knees and feet closely pressed to-
gether. 1t was the ceremonial attitude.
The Greeks and Romans, when their
seats had no backs and they were at
liberty to forget their dignity, sat
STOPPING, with one or both elbows sup
ported by the arms. The Chinese ideal
was the knees and feet wide apart.
They have maintained that attitude In
sitting for 4,000 years. The SaXons and
early Norman kings are represented In
old manuscripts and ON coins in the
same position. Down to a date COM
paratlvely recent kings and queens re-
ceived sitting stiflly on their thrones,
any marked change of posture being
thought to derogate from the royal dig
nifty. They now receive standing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
: numor Of nor. nna uiri..

From twelve ON an Increasing per
ccntage of the children rellnquish the
Idea that self Is necessary In the joke
and give more impersonal accounts.
Girls more frequently than boys quote
the humor of the refined adult and In
personal experiences often describe oc.
caslons of their own tlmldlty. This Is
probably due to the different home
training II girl receives. she Is con-
tlnually drilled ito be lady" which
In most cases means to drop her natu
raj instincts and to initiate the adults
of her environment About twelve she
loses the fearlessness she has hitherto
shared with her brothers and becomes
good prey for their soaring" schemes
This seems to develop the boys teas.
Ing abilities. for, while before almost
all their tricks were on their own sex.
now the acme of their fun as recorded
is to frlghten some girl or to make her
look ridiculous. A boy Of twelve II.
lustrates this tendency and by his
mixed clauses gives further material
for smiles. "The best Joke | saw
played was putting a bunch Of fire
crackers by n lady that were not Mt.
and they scared her."-Centurv.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07

A traveller says: "rhe strangest craft
have ever seen were the balsas Of
Lake Titicaca In Bolivia and Peru.
These balsas are made of an aquatic
plant growing In the waters Of the
lake. The principle on which they are
constructed by the Aymaras Indians
proves their ingenuity. A bale of hay
naturally aoats In the water and ac-
cording to the quantity of dried grass
used in constructing the boat do they
control the displacement or carrying
capacity. These boats are likewise fit-
ted with mast and sail, and In some
instances carry from eight to ten per.
sons. The Indians travel long distances
over this vast inland lake. the surface
of which Is oil level with the summit
of the Jungfrau of the Swiss Alps"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07

Yhe Japanese Nnd Their Fnnns
Tb the japanese the fan Is not mere
lyfa means to the end of cooling the
atmosphere. 1t is a thing Of meaning,
of art. 1t tells story. and there Is
even a suggestiveness In the manner
of using or wearing II. The whole his
tory Of Japan could be read from fans
II enough of them were put together,
and every political event of Importance
Is pictured on these airy trlfles There
are different fans for every conceiva-
BILE occasion. Even dolls have their
own fans. and children have theirs.
The geisha girls have n particular kind
of fan. and jugglers, too. use one with
appropriate decorations. There Is a
fan used only ut the solemn tea feast,
and n war fan of iron, covered with
lacquer Generals have silk fans, with
iron sticks, and there Is a dangerous
dagger fan. The bamboo water fan Is
dipped in water frequently while be-
ing used to make the air cooler. The
ancient court fans of Japan were fold
ing fans of wood, decorated with silk
artificial flowers, and each noble fam
lily had It's own flower, that no one else
dared use. Color, shape and decora-
tion Of the japanese fan all have their
meaning, the flowers and birds their
symbolism. Thus to give fan with
flight of white storks upon 1t Is to wish
long life, while cobweb design is for
mnurninu
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
Ancient Football.

Philip Stubbes wrote In 1883 I'm his
book ON "The Anatomie OF Abuses:"
"For as concerning football l pro-
test unto you II may rather be called
a FRIENDLY klnde of fight than play
Of recreation; bloody and numbering
practice than felowly sporte of pas
tyne. For dooth not every one lye In
waight for his Adverserie seeking to
overthrow him and to picke him ON his
nose, though it be on hard stones, SO
that by this meanes sometimes their
necks are broken. sometimes their
backs, sometimes their legs, sometimes
their arms, sometimes one part thrust
out of joynt, sometimes another; some
times the noses gush out with blood,
sometimes their eyes start Outright
ing, brawllng, contention, quarrel pick
Ing murther. homicide and great effu-
sion Of blood, as experience dayly
teacheth."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
The Wonderful Tond Hone.

All early writers attribute wonderful
qualities to toads and frogs and the
various parts of their bodies. Plny
believed, for instance. that IL toad
was brought into the midst of mob
or other large and unruly concourse of
people ''silence would instantly pre-.
vail" A small bone found in the
right side of toads 'of the proper age"
was also believed to have powers over
the various elements. "By throwing
this bone into u vessel OF boiling
water" says Pliny. ut will immediate.
ly cool 1t. the water refusing to boil
again until the bone has been removed
To find this bone, expose the dead toad
on an ant hill. When the facts have
eaten her all away except the bones,
take each bone separately and drop 1t
into boiling water. Thus may the
wondrous toad bone he discovered"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
The Blenbcim spaniel,

1t Is a traditionary custom In the
Marlborough family for each duke to
present Blenheim spaniel to the duch-
ess when she enters Blenheim palace
for the first time as its mistress The
story from which this custom had its
origin is that during the battle of Blen.
helm spaniel followed at the heels of
the great duke throughout the day,
never leaving him until victory was
assured, and the duchess. the famous
Sarah Churchill. In memory of the In.
cident forthwith adopted the spaniel
as her favorite dog.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
HE HE PLAYED PORTER.
How n quick witted Girl Settled n
clever Gentleman.

0tcNer 1enttemuus
On this particular occasion she land
ed In New York from n trip to Phila-
delpha about s o'clock in the evening.
As, suit case In hand, she stepped light
ly from Twenty-thlrd street car at
Broadway, two gentlemen-tall and dis
tinguished looking in full dress, opera
hats, etc.-crossed the tracks at the
rear of the car and met her face to
face.
Garry your grip, num-" impudently
remarked one of them, with all the
airs of "smartie" who thinks he has
done something clever.
Quick as flash into the white
gloved hand went the travel soiled
grip, and with ITO the next corner"
the Clever gentleman" found himself
suddenly transformed into porter,
with n trim little miss walking along
way.
Looking as II he wanted to treat the
matter as n joke and didn't know ex-
actly how, he religlously carried the
grip to the corner. What else could
the poor man do?
Relieving him finally of his burden,
the girl innocently slipped dime into
the elegantly gloved hand (she was
used to having porters assist herr and
prepared to board n car. Not the
slightest suggestion of n smile crossed
her pretty features.
As the whiz of the car finally
drowned the uproarlous laughter and
the That's one on you" of the victims
companion merry twinkle might have
been seen In pair of blue eyes on a
Columbus avenue car bound Harlem
ward.-Phlladelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
TrnlInnc DIsnRrced.

Although Anthony Trollope never
smoked, lie liked being with those who
did. 1t soothed his nerves, he said, and
sent him to sleep. On one occasion,
when he had just returned to London
from South Africa, he was talking at
the Cosmopolitan club to Lord Carna-
Won, Lord Derby, Froude, the historian,
Lord Wolseley and one or two others
equally famous on the future of that
country. In the midst of the discussion
Trollope fell asleep, and after a quar-
ter of an hours doze he awolSe, shaking
himself together like the faithful,
growing Newfoundland dog he so
much resembled. Dissentient even In
his unconsclousness, he spluttered
forth: IL utterly disagree with every
one of you. What is it you said?"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07
The Population of the Moon.

There is plenty of authority for be-
lieving that there is a man in the moon.
In fact, there is authority for believing
that there are women and other ami
mails there. Dante declares that Cain
was banished to the moon and that he
can be seen there at any time. Chaucer
declares that the man In the moon was
guilty of larceny and that he carries a
thorn bush. Shakespeare loads him
with thorns and gives him dog. Ac-
cording to the general version, he was
banished there for gathering sticks on
Sunday, and the Germans have ampN-
fed this theory by giving him a wom-
an who had been caught churning but
ter on Sunday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-01-07


The two most remarkable epitaphs 44
the United States are those of Danfel
Barrow, formerly of Sacranie1Yto, and
of Hank Monk, Horace Greeleye
stage driver The former reads as fol
lows. Here Ia laid Daniel harrow,
who was born In Sorrow and Borrow
ed little from nature except his name
and his love TO mankind and his hatred
for redskins. Who was nevertheless q
gentleman and dead shot, who
through long life never killed his
man except in self defense or by acci-
dent. and who, when he at last went
under beneath the bullets of his COW.
ardly enemies in Jeff Morris saloon,
did so In the sure and certain hope of
glorious and everlasting morrow"
Hank Monks epltaph reads thus:
Sacred to the memory of Hank Monk,
the whltest, biggest hearted and best
known stage driver In the west, who
was kind to all and brought Ill to none.
He lived In strange era and was a
hero, and the wheels of his coach are
now ringing on the golden streets"