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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-19
Mrs. RASHER'S
curtain LECTURES.
RS. RAsHER GIVES A SUPPER TO
THE AUTHORS AND ARTISTS.
Mr.. flasher Dlsgraces Himself by civ
Ing Some Original Poetry.
NUMBER FIFTEEN.

(S0fo voee. wish Felicia
would leave that fellow for awhile.
He's quite too agreeable; and she's
looking so pretty, now, with her
eyes so full of smiles and her cheeks
glowing, he'll fall in love with her.
Artists are all very well to patronize,
but when it comes to sons-in law,
it's another things" Bless me, Mr..
Flummery. / did not know you
were so near "That gentleman
talking to my daughter owns mil
lions of acres of the loveliest and
richest lands of the earth, owns dia-
monds and pearls, and the uncount-
ed gold of a thousand sunsets.
Pshaw does he really, or are you
speaking in metaphysical sense
You know they don't take the gold
of the sunset at Mays OF Tiffany's
and prefer that kind that has the
stamp of the mint on It, that's al
ways current. "Like old mother
Bumsby's wine !" Rasher, remem-
Der; make no puns but good ones
tonight. What's that, Mr.. FUN
merry bad pun is often better
than a good one, if it's only bad
enough Well, that's queerl don't
forget you've got to write me some
verses, Mr.. Flummery. I'll have
little game supper and invite Fiiz,
and some others, when IFS ready
to be read. Do you PROMISE
hope you're enjoying yourself
Mr. Easelby. But you always do
admire my pictures. I feel proud
to be surrounded byso distinguish
ed a gathering, and you are one Of
the brightest stars in my sxletree
Of guest. How do you like this
one The vendor assured me that
it was an old Italian copy Of the
original Rattle. ! didn't know they
had rafsies in old times to sell off
paintings. That's what we ladies
do now, when we get lot of pin.
cushions and fancy articles left over
from our fairs. It's very good
plan. I've no doubt the old masters
got rid Of good many in that way,
for ] often hear it mentioned. I |
was very much charmed with your
reception, the other evening, Mr.. I
Easelby. You artists are really get. /
ting to have very good society about /
you. ! saw good many Of our /
weslthiest people present We /
didn't use % think much Of your /
class but we're getting over our
preiudices. There's Mr.. Money |
bags, taking to that young fellow
with the seedy look, as If they we're
equals We appreciate talent, Mr. /
Easelby; it is one Of our privileges.
Dear me where's the man gone
] DO believe he's going of before
supper and = haven't ssid anything
ia the world % offend him. I've
treated the whole set as well as If
they could return the compliment.
a. .srf-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-19

al see you advertise for donkey, q
said the man who looked as If he
had something for sale. ooh, yes, .
said the busy man, stopping his
work fora minute to look up, "but
I want one with four legs"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-19

The following machinery all rebuil,. r..
paired. reprinted. tested and warranted In
COON running order. Russell and Gaar
Scott 10 hip traction engines, Russell and
FLICK hip. fractions. Russell IS 10 "a
hip Compound traction. G.. & G.. Cooper
- Il p. traction, Russell Compound I6 10
10 hip portable, almost new), 4 McNamar
portable, ~ TO ~ h p Redman Station.
airy engine, (no boiler) IS hip. price fIoo a
medium Saw mills. Russells make. practi.
caliy same as new mills with or Without
saws. one 81 Diston Inserted saw new. Az
! 20 mp portable engine Russell make. with
Geiser Saw-mill, both right hand. "a In
serted saw head blocks. all complete.
engine and mill overhauied, price, "a il Il.
$3.50. This rig is practically new having run
only years. A few good second hand
thrashers al factory as we'll as several sec
ono hand Traction Engines. Massillon
ONO We are general agents for sale Of
Kussells machinery. we buy sell and
trade Tor second hand Boilers, Engines and
Saw-mills. Write us your wants.
w M. KINcAtD.
Cameron. VIVA
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-19
THE UT

I'liE output - the keynote 90
4 proht. L. dt.cisi,ne upon a
price az which 10 sell. a manu-
facturcr. no matter ~ihat Article
he has TO Offer. considers how
many be IS likely Ia sell. and
bases his charges accordingly.
II - quite reasonable. too. II
tailor sells only two suits OF
clothes each week. bis income
must come from the profit OF
these two suits. n ne can
however. double or treble his
output without materially Ia.
cressing his working expenses.
he can naturally afford TO make
the pr0ht on each suit much less.
Again. this outrat decides
the boy power. Il is ony
Necessary 50 state that there
have been manufactured and
sold over
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The West Va. Argus.

4 First-class paper, entered as Second
class matter In Third-class Postonhce
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Passenger Schedule OF the Holly River
4 Addison Railway.
IN EFFECT MAY Of 100,

Close connections East and West. vim
y g O trains.
JNo. " McGRAw. GEo. A lITcuuKR.
resident. General Manager
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m. for the West.
No. connects with B. & o. No. 46ats.7s
p. m. for the East
& y. No. S. az ssss p. m for the West
10. ? connects with y. & o. Nos. = and 4
No. connects with B.& @. Nos. zasnd -
" HANsT, Philadelphia. Pa.
J. J.. DAVIS.
Kingwood. Gen. Manager.
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The West Virginia Northern Time
Schedule.

IN EFFECT NOV. a.. ,oo..
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{. Stop only on signal, or notice to Con
ductor F X BRETT GenerslManaser.
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KinEwoOd, May 10. 1904
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
UNDESERVED PRAISE.

Ex- Governor Black, who made one of
the nominating speeches at Chicago
was so anxious to exalt his subject that
he lacked very little of making himself
ridiculous. Here is part of his speech;
The fate Of nations is still decided by
their wars. You may talk of orderly
tribunals and learned referees; you may
sing in your schools the gentle praises
of the quiet life; you may strike from
your books the last note OF every mar
tial anthem, and yet out in the smoke
and thunder will always be the tramp
of horses and the silent. rigid. upturned
face Men may prophesy and women
pray. but peace will come here ii
abide forever on this earth only when
the dreams of childhood are the accept
ed charts to guide the destinies OF
men. Events are numberless and
mighty, and no man can tell which wire
runs around the world. The nation
basking today in the quiet of content
ment and repose may still be on the
deadly circuit and tomorrow writing
In the tolls of war.
The plain meaning of this rhodomon-
tade is that our country is likely to be
rrecipltat,d into foreign war any
day, and that in such event the Amerl-
can people will be fortunate in having
a man like Roosevelt to lead the coun-
try to glorious victory. Mr.. Black 5
forebodings ara groundless-or they
would be If we had different Presi-
dent. If our Government gets into a
war with any of the great powers. it
will be the fault Of the head-stroag
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
WALTER WELLMAN.
Thinks 1t VIII BE Parker ON Second
Ballot.

Walter Wellman's St. Louis Special to
the Chicago Record Herald.
That Judge Parker will be nominated
for President on the second ballot of
the Democratic Convention is a proba-
bility so strong to amount to a
moral certainty. The platform made
for him is to be conservative-that is
no reafirmation of the Chicago and
Kansas City silver planks, no compro-
mise with Bryan.
All efforts to organize the opposition
to Parkers nomination have come to
naught. The New York jurist is a
strong leader against a weak and scat
tered field.
Unless a change shall soon come in
the situation he will continue to grow
stronger through the force of attract
ion and the field to become still weaker
and more scattered. Already there are
signs that the Parker probability is sc
great as to produce some hing like a
band wagon rush among the uncertain
and anxious components of the field.
Hearsts forces. assembled by pecul-
lar methods, are already going to pieces
and many of his former adherents are
seeking shelter in the Parker column.
The Parker forces will organize the
Convention and write the platform.
Colonel Bryan is making desperate
efforts to get control of the Committee
on Resolutions and secure adoption ot
a platform which will in part vindicate
him. He will fail TO control the com
mittee or to have any marked influence
upon the Convention.
1t Is the purpose Of the Parker man
ayers to write a platform which shall
not unnecessarily offend Bryan and the
radicals, but to avoid all appearance OF
compromising with them.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1904.
coNTEMPrIBLE THEATRIcALIsM.

A more contemplate piece OF tneat-
Realism has never been seen than the
dispatch read to the Chicago Conven-
tim about the Morocco bandit. John
Hay must have groaned in spirit turn
ed away and wrung his hands In ais
tress when he got his orders from his
chief 20 write that dispatch to Chad
wick. 'Perdicaris alive or Raisuu
dead"
when the dispatch was sent. things
were moving along as quietly as could
be toward effecting the release OF tho
semi bogus American, meeting place
having been agreed on. where the ran
som was to be paid and the prisoner set
free. This was undoubtedly known to
our state Department, and yet In the
face of it a mountebank defiance must
he published against the Sultan of Mo-
rocco. II the time of receipt Is made
public, we venture to predict 1t Will be
shown Chairman Cannon got his tele-
gram before Admiral Chadwick got his.
II was a communication for the conven-
tion and not for the Sultan OF Morocco.
IT was aimed to inspire the warlike
sniyit of the ofice-holders who had
rathered at Chicago to put up a man
"a a candidate who had already,
through the exercise of the powers OF
hts ONCE, put up himself. That dis
match which was to galvanize the Of
f,ce-holders for one moment into ex-
hibiting some little enthusiasm for
their work, succeeded for that moment.
hut even the office-holders must look
hack ON the incident with a perfect
eonscientiousness that they were made
the victim of a trumpery fake. AS for
the country at large, the telegram fur
nishes Just another proof of the SEN
acknowledging character of Roosevelt.
Europe can AFFORD to hold its sides with
laughter IN viewing the school boy
performance, but every American must
be offended In his just pride in having
the great Office OF President belittled
by an exhibition of a wholly misplaced.
untimely, farcical, blood and thunder
kind. We charge the authorship to the
President, for John Hay. when boy in
breeches, was never guilty of so ride
ulously strutting an offense against
rood taste and good sense. His whole
life is a contradiction of the thought
that he was anything more than the
dumb agent of a superior in author
tty.
We must be permitted to draw a
customary moral. If the people of the
United States want a Government for
four years, characterized throughout
its course for limelight work, let them
elect Roosevelt. He will give them a
stomach full of the STACEY in public
business 1t is rumored he has one
big card up his sleeve that he will
play In event of his success. He is. by
this report. to turn upon the tariff
robbers and destroy them utterly, re-
newing and demonstrating his life
long conviction that the protective sys-
tenn is a gross evil, unfair. upright
eous and meriting death 1t is quite
within the bounds of probability that
he would attempt such a feat. Ger
tainly he would. II elected, see to 1t
there was either excitement enough at
home ortabroad to satisfy his consum-
ing thirst to be talked about among
men. He 10 no common chicken, to be
sure
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04

times. and he has also called on all his
friends. to support the candidacy of
Judge Parker. Yet the Cleveland talk
will not down. despite the embarrass-
concerted movement here so far to pit
Mr.. Cleveland's name before the Con-
vention.
John P. Hopkins of Illinois, if cleve-
land were nominated, would emit
cheer that would be heard clear to Chi
cago. because that would mean a close
fight In Illinois and the submergence
OF Bryanism: But Mr., Hopkins sees
candidate and would pledge the votes
of Illinois to Parker If they were free
of Mr. Hearst
Wisconsin. whose delegates are in
structed for E. c. Wall, would drop Mr..
Wall in "a minute and vote for Mr..
Cleveland If his name came up.
Ohio would wheel into line for the
Sage of Princeton with it's forty-siz
votes if the Cleveland candidacy could
be put forward.
New Jerseys twenty-four votes ars
Parker's only in case Mr. Cleveland's
name is not mentioned before the Con-
Vention.
One need not be in much doubt as to
what Colonel Guffey Of Pennsyivania
ate Cleveland
Massachusetts with her thirty-two
votes instructed for Olney, would re-
main with Olney only long enough for
1ht' ClHey 70 give MS authority TO
break away for his former chief.
1t Is difficult to conceive Senator Cor
man voting for Mr.. Cleveland for any
once: but Mr.. German is said to enter
tain the view that Cleveland is the only
man who can win, and 1t would not
be the first time Mr.. German has NOM
mated Mr., Cleveland He withdrew in
1892 at Chicago and left Hill To be run
over by the juggernaut.
Here then is the strength that might
get behind Mr.. Cleveland If his NOM
nation should appear TO be possible and
polite. But beyond these States there
Is nothing that could be claimed for
him; A deadlock in the convention.
deadlock brought about>by combina-
ton of the forces OF Mr.. Bryan and
Hearst, Mr.. Olney and the other sup
porters Of Mr.. Cleveland. might cause
a condition to exist in which the con-
vention could be stampeded for Cleve-
land. But that condition will be diff
powerful pressure of an aggressive
character Is employed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
THE PARTY OF IDEALS.

The New Bedford Standard has this
comment on the Republican platform
and ticket:
The victory of the Republican Party
and ticket in the coming November VIII
not be due to the platform. 1t will be
due to the confidence which thousands
of voters have in the man at the head
of the ticket that he we'll and fifty rep
resents the traditions and tendencies
of a party which began with ideals and
which has endeavored faithfully to
maintain them.
That is what we would call lefte
handed compliment One of the ideals
of the Republican Party has been that
negro is in every way as good as a
white man, and Roosevelt is the man
to carry it out. True, the Republicans
entirely fail to live up to 1t in the
North, so far as practice is concerned.
but they cling to the theory. Another
of the ideals Is a strong Government,
and their candidate is the man for that.
even to ignoring Congress and all other
constituted authorities when they con-
fiict with his wishes. Most of the ideals
of the Party are. and have ever been,
contrary to a democratic form of gov
eminent, and they could hardly have
been found a man in the United States
who is better suited to these ideals
than Roosevelt is.
But we think The Standard is a little
too cock sure when it speaks of tho
victory of the Republican Party" as II
it were an assured fact The Demo-
Gratis propose to have something to say
about that. and they will say 1t in a
way that will count for something, IL
we are not badly mistaken. True, our
Party can so act at st. Louis that the
Republicans will have a walk-over. but
we are not expecting anything of the
kind. We look for such action as will
make the Party and the candidate of
| ideals look very sick in November.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04

pected TO lead the fight in person in
favor of displacing the entire regular
delegation from New York and placing
on the temporary rolls of the conven-
ers of the Cooper Union meeting
which Mr.. Bryan addressed a little
more than a week ago in opposition
to Judge Parker.
to make an effort to displace the reg
ular delegation from New York has
been received with incredulity by the
friends of Judge Parker but they now
say that there is little doubt of it, and
they are preparing for the test Iney
are ready to expect anything from Mr..
Bryan. The only apparent course to
base such contest on Is that the del
eEates elected at Albany are not DEM
ocrats, because they are instructed to
vote for Judge Parker. Mr.. Bryan has
taken the ground that Judge Parker
is not a Democrat, because he Is sup
ported by the financial interests of New
York He would read out of the party
ali Democrats who do not believe the
way he does.
The incident serves to show the
lengths to which Mr.. Bryan Is going 10
defeat the party that will no longer
A plan has been agreed on to tell
Mr. Bryan just as soon as he comes
here that his day of dictation has
passed. He will be informed that he
ton. and to win an open fight II he
can but that the party wants him to
say at the outset whether he Will abide
by the decision of the Convention. He
will be reminded that he has been
been mentioned prominently for the
Presidential nomination, and intimat-
ing that he will bolt.
He will be asked to say whether he
will bolt or abide by the decision of
the majority. He will also he told that
there is no question that the majority
is against him. and that he must make
up his mind at once what he proposes
Mr.. Bryan will be warned that there
Is no likelihood of the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms being reaftirm-
ed. and he will be given the fullest OPP
portunity of knowing what he is to
expect.
TO have any effect on Mr.. Bryan. and
one can readily imagine what his reply
will be to the men who have follow
ed him in the past and are now pre-
pairing to desert him.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04

blunderer at the White House. And
II such an unfortunate event occurs.
Roosevelt is one of the last men we
should select to lead the country out
of the trouble. Mr.. Black was absurd
but perhaps he couldn't do any better
with the subject he had. There was 30
little to be said of Roosevelt as a
statesman that the speaker was COM
PEELED to draw on his imaginatioif for
something laudatory, but II the best
that can be said Of him is that he would
make a great war President, II would
have been better to say nothing. The
people are not likely to agree with Mr..
Black on that point.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
THE FAME OF ~prx1E.-

The recent death of Dan" Emmett
calls up afresh the mystery Of songs
or tunes popularity. and renews the
wonder over the vitality OF a poem or
an air for which we are unable to ac-
count. The well-known story is that
Bryant. with whom he was conducting
a minstrel troupe, requested him to
compose q song In which he could
yell and get up excitement" and that
he went to his room and In an hour had
composed Dixie"
This Is a brief history of whatever
ton with the song. 1t took at once
and no doubt it's author was as much
surprised as any one at Its popularity.
He probably supposed It would do
for temporary filler to stop a gap or
attract the audience while waiting for
something else. and could have had no
conception or provision Of its future
triumphs. And yet. for close on to
half a century the popularity of Dixie
has not waned, nor Is 1t confined to
one section Of the Union. 1t is true
that 1t was adopted by the South when
the war came on, and has since been
looked on as distinctly Southern. but
in all parts of the country it is not
without popularity.
And yet we are unable to account
for the wonderful hold the song has on
the public. The words themselves are
utterly without merit being little bet
ter than unmeaning gibberish, from a
poets standpoint. Nor does the music
seem to be of the character that would
be recognized by the great composers
as a meritorious or lasting composition
Yet there is something in it that has
obtained a hold on three generations.
and Is as popular. especially through
out the South as it was in the music
halls of New York when Emmett him
makes it seemingly immortal no one
can tell, yet, as The Richmond News
Leader says. in speaking of 1t, there
must be some quality in it-some ap-
which the rules of art do not define.
Apart from it's association. it has a stir
and swing and rush which rouse re-
Spouse throughout the world. 1t is
rarely played anywhere on this CONT
nent, North or South, that it is not an
swered with quick applause. In the
South it is sacred, Notwithstanding It's
apparently trivial and mirthful charac-
ter. 1t was a fighting tune in fighting
times and it meant desperate work. To
! the Southern mind 1t brings the echoes
| of the tumultous. fierce battle yells
| from strong voices which shall cheer
no more, the sound of hurrying feet
going on in unison to deathless glory.
the impetuous rush of dauntless thous-
ands whom death itself could hardly
| stay. 1t brought mighty results some
clan would call 1t. fitted to foolish
words. 1t has gladdened and COM
! forted millions of hearts through the
nifty odd years of it's life and sets the
heart to rising in the throat to this
day."
| 1t was wonderful triumph for 7
| burnt cork minstrel to accomplish
ever able to account for the enduring
| fame of what he doubtless considered
| a trifle when he composed Ii.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04
The Longest National Convention.

Harpers Weekly.
The longest political convention in oul
political history was the Democratic nation
al convention which met at Charleston
South Carolina, In 1860. At the end OF
ten days 1t had accomplished nothing. and
adjourned to meet in Baltimore. Ever
when the majority of the delegates recon
vened in the last-named city. they needed
four days to nominate stephen A. Douglas
In 1868, the Democratic national conven
ton met in Tammany Hall. New York, or
the 4th of July. which fell on Saturday. II
did not begin balloting until the follow.
ing Tuesday. and It was not until Thursda,
that the convention stampeded 70,
Horatio Seymour. In 1892, the Democrat
ic national convention which nominated Mr.
Cleveland for the third time was in session
three days Neither was IL until the thirl
day that Mr.. Bryan was nominated by the
Democratic national convention which mel
at Chicago four years later, The Kansa,
City convention also sat for three days. al
though. after the platform was carried
through the Committee on Resolutions h,
one vote. Mr.. Bryan had everything his owr
way.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04

In Wyoming. Colorado. Utah and Idaho
women have equal suffrage with men
Women can vote on schol and muncipa
matters in Kansas
In the following states women have schoo
suffrage; Michigan, Minnesota, New Hamp.
shire. Oregon. Massachusetts. New York
Vermont, Illinois, Connecticut. Nevada
Wisconsin. Washington Arizona. Montana
New Jersey. North Dakota, South Dakota
and Ohio.
Montana and Iowa permit women to vote
on the issuing of municipal bonds.
Women taxpayers of Louisiana may vote
on questions Of public expenditure.
Equal suffrage With men has been defeat.
ed in Kansas, New Hampshire, South Da.
kota. Oregon and Washington.
Women vote for all local officers in Great
Britain, but not ioT members OF Parliament