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bills" makers, suppose
you mean), "and $3.50 for breakage
$50 for running carpet; and hun.
dred or two for sundries, and you'll
have nearly two thousand dollars. ,
Well expended, Mr.. Rasher.
would have given a thousand
dollars alone If the Liverpools had
come. Howf Perhaps, if I'd pri-
vately offered them that sum, they
might have accepted, as they're said
to be getting as poor as they are
proude The bills are very moderate
indeen, considering the brilliancy OF
the affair. Five years from now, II
you should live and prosper, you
won't think anything of giving ten
thousand for a grand party once a
year. The Pillsburys do it. What
are you ciphering there on that
piece of paper1 How many pills,
twenty-five in box at twenty-five
cents box, must have been inflict-
ed upon trusting humanity, at a
profit of seventy-hve per cent. on
the whole, in order to have enabled
the PilIsburys to give that ten thou
sand dollar AFFAIR." Pshawl What
a horrible coarse-minded person
you are, to be thinking of such
things. You might just as well
inquire-How many barrels Of mess7
Rasher, you're hitting that cologne
bottle with your elbow There il
goes down upon my Brussels car
pet; thank goodness, it wasn't the
ink-stand. You shouldn't think I'd
have a brussels" carpet on my
iloor2 Did / ever hear about Pad
dy's pigs1 No nor | don't want to.
ga gentleman met Paddy with a
drove OF pigs, and, says he, 80
you're driving your pigs to Bath,
arc You9' and Paddy says, whist
whist If We Place, sir, and don't be
afther spanking SO loud, for sure they
think they're going to Dublin, sir,
or they wouldn't stir stepl'" And
that's just as much like you, Rasher,
as two pins. II l want to drive
you one way, ! have to pretend I'm
driving you another. I'm constant
ly endeayoring-- pull the WOO
over your eyes, If you will have il
so--but it's always for your own
good, alwaysl If you'd a had your
own way, you'd stayed in that three.
story brick, and worn your old
white hat forever I've persuaded
you into house, and a butler, and
carriage, and gloves, and decent
hat, and a party, and--A coat Of
49, ar.~~rsa s-.s-r~.r.o,
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The Union Gospel News is an
undenomipalional weekly religious
paper published in the Caxton
Building, Cleveland, Ohio and is
well worth reading. The paper
has prepared map of the war in
the East that will be a good thing
to hang up and have handy for re-
ference now during the big struggle
between Japan and Russia. The
Gospel News gives il free to get
trial subscribers to the paper and
The Argus is anxious for new sub
scribers, and we have made special
arrangements by which we can fur
nish both papers ten weeks on trial
and a copy of the map all for 2s
cents to pay postage. Send us
stamps for convenience. Address
THE ARGUS,
Kingwood. w. Va.
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tina, the stuff in this keg will send
you to Albany peniientiary for a
right smart while. or co'ss il is
whiskey--of course
fihen another man smells of the
keg, ard yct another. and purity
soon ! seed they was puzzled. One
Of them finally pulls out gimlet
and bores a hole in the head, and
When saw what come out OF that
keg was so dun Knocked out ,hat
l could not believe my own eyes.
IL It was not water then | am pos
sum. Yes, sab, il was clear water,
and them Eve men stood thar and
looked at each other like SO many
idiots. The old woman's words
about sulphur water and rheuma-
tics hi; me all at once, and / began
TO laugh. That set the boss of the
gang almost Wild. He jumped up
and down aud yelled at me;
''Joe Baker you old reprobate.
but am good mind to throw you
over . cliff What are you doing
on this mountain at this time OF
night with a keg Of water on your
shoulder
It's fur the old woman's rheuma-
tics, / answers. "She uses about
three kegs week the year around.
"But what are you dipping IT up
at night fur1'
"Bekase il is got to be dipped it
up at night to have any yariue.'
"You are an old liar. You was
headed the other way. from home
when l stopped you. How do you
account fur that1'
al don't account says with
Singer. i was simply looking
around yere fur bear tracks. 1
wanted togit some bear fur TO go
with the sulphur water
never seen five madden men in
all my born days, and some of them
war fur giving me the switch. AS
they had no proofs agn me they
had to take off the handouts and
femme go, but l tell you it did hurt
thar feelings to do it. When get
home with my keg the old woman
was waiting fun me, and as opened
the door she looked up with grin
on her face and says:
"Joe did you find company on
the mountain"
eur suah-6ve revenoo men,
'And you didn't Try to get away7'
tNot bit.
Did they seem to feel powerful
bad about anything in periickler9'
eyes that sulphur water. When
did You change them kegs on me2'
When yo' was eatin' yo'r snack
I jest felt that sunthin' was gwine to
happen, and / wanted to save yo'.
Don't yo' go to steppin' high an
feelin' peart about it, bekase yo'd
have gone TO prison but fur me.
The Lawd sent the fdgets to me,
worked the rest out to save yo'r
hide"
"That was a sharp trick of hers, >
l said, as the old man came to the
end Of his story.
"Couldn't be beati" he chuckled,
as he rose up to wind the clock and
turn the cat outdoors. mo, it
couldn't be beat, and the next key
of whiskey all went fur shoes, cali
ker and snuff to reward the old WON
an. AS fur them revenoo men, they
got the laugh from everybody, and
it was Vars befo' folks got over
askin' them if they was drinkin'
sulphur water.
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KIngwOOd. March 10. 1904,
Mrs. RASHER'S
CURTAIN LECTURES
THE OLD MAN PAYS UP THE PART,
BILLS PROMPTLY,
But he Is not Fashionable Enough TO
Suit the Old Lady.
NUMBER FIVE.

I've only one lasting regret with
regard TO my first party. To be
sure Pm sorry of that prank of the
young gentlemen, breaking up the
crockery 50. which was rather wild
of them; but youthful lndiscretion
must not be judged too severely,
especially when committed by the
members of our first families. You
wish they had spared your punch
bowl7 You and Griggs would have
had fine times over that punch bowl
this winter, wouldn't your Pm
sorry it was broken, Pm sure. for it
would have been a comfort for me
ct the opera and other places, where
you don't choose to go along--"and
where | don't choose to have you"
Ito think you were comfortable at
home. But, as / was saying, I've
only one lasting regret, which is
that I didn't succeed in getting the
Liyerpools here. I'D set my heart
on having them, which knew would
be the means Of fixing nay position
in society. What's that? Ifthere's
any danger Of my slipping out I'd
better be fastened in with a bottle
Of liquid glue1 What a tormenting
man you are, Rasherl You've no
more sympathy with my peculiar
feelings than--don't hug me, don't3
amt your spare-ribl get outl call
me your duck or your goose, if you
want to, bat don't dub me your
spare-rib any more. can't stand
it,
Mrs. Fitz Simmons says that our
cards Of invitation were very unique.
told you / understood such mat
iers, and that they would be Just the
thing. Did I have "Compliment.
airy" printed on all Of 'em, or were
the reserved seats one dollar extra7
Don't be inquisitiye, my love.
Come into our room and let the
girls dress. Hurry yourselves, my
darlings, for there will be foods Of
company here within an hour.
Seni.toilet, you know; but III run
in and see how you look before 60
down.
You've been round this early set
Ting up Diils9 well, must say, if
you live to be a thousand, youTl
never learn how to 90 things gcntecl.
". As long as people know you
are rich, and can pay when you get
ready, they're in no hurry to be
paid It's only poor people. or
those in Doubtful circumstances.
who have to pay on the spot II u
wasn't convenient for you 10 pay, Of
course you'd have to; but seeing
you can just as vel; pay any time,
people fell hurt to have YOU settling
~ 30 soon. IL amt the style.
These folks would rather you'd be
ID debt to 'em than not But you'd
rather not be9 Thar was very com
mendable when you did small
business, and wanted 70 be certain
about making both ends meet but
it wouidn'l burt you a bii now IL
you never paid your debts Let me
see The bills; $50 for cards, enqrsv-
ing, ETC; saoo for aower saso for
mus.c, $500 for wines; goo for
supper attendance Of walters, loan
q silver etc. Chat mans bills arc
always enormous, bui j couldn't be
sure Of a success without bling;
200 total. odd the mllliners
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Do You Want to Buy

Any of the following property on
Easy Terms or Cash Down 2 have
few Wonderful Bargains consigned
to meto sell. Look carefully over
them and see if / have anything You
need.
Do you want TO buy store that
is making money! / have two to
sell and if you are interested, write
right away. These are bargains.
have farm consisting OF one
hundred and fifty acres under cult
vation. A good fiye.roomed house
and outbuildings. Two miles from
railroad. UnderlaId with coal and
covered with timber. VIII cut
about zoo thousand feet, oak and
poplar. This is a great bargain.
/ have a half interest in a planning
and grist mill to sell. Will sell
cheap,
DO you have fine FLOODED horse
you want to insure against death OF
disease or accident7
] want to buy about thirty or
forty acres Of land near the 3. & O.
K. r., or near some good town, or
will trade a good lot in Morgantown
on It.
A store, doing $1,000 cash bust
ness monthly, building 3ox4o, four
room house, 2 acres OF land. This
Is bargain. Will sell real estate
or store. Stock will invoice 81, zoo
or 81, 600.
! have a half interest IN a planning
and grist mill for sale in fine con-
dition and ia prosperous country.
A good home for some one with
small capital Write to-day.
100 acres OF land 10 Tucker
county. Some good timber. viii
sell cheap.
200 Acres good timber Red Oak
Poplar, Linn, Oak and Chestnut.
This Is right on the railroad and can
be slipped down the hul to the bot
tom, where il can be sawed and
loaded on cars.
General Store, 10 a good growing
town and dong a heavy business.
This IS a great chance TO get in one
Of the future towns in Preston coun
~. Hustlers can make money here.
q Threshing Machine Engine.
Only run part Of one season. Good
as new. Will sell cheap.
Persons having anything to sell
will do well to consign to me, civ
ing foil description and price.
I will insure your horses or cattle
against death, cheap.
ROBT a. LOAR,
Real Estate and Insurance,
Independence, w Va.
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arms9 Yes, and a coat.of-arms.
which you never would have had
the ambition to look up, and dis
cover who your ancestors we're. if +,
hadn't been for me, What's THAR
Pm a great woman You've told
me 50 several thousand times in the
course Of our connubial relations,
and you havn't said afar from the
truth. intend to be a great wom-
am and il you had one bit or grain
Of spunk you'd be a great man. in
some geographically or officially.
OF some way. You meant / was a
great woman in the corporal sense?
And what kind Of a sense is that9
Come down to the warehouse scales
tomorrow, and get weighed There
Be IS again; sometimes wish to
goodness you'd live in your ware
house, and never come out Of fl;
you'd be more at home there than
IN my elegant Ny elegant yes,
my elegant there's the bell. Com
paoy for the next four hours; bat
you needn't mind about about com
ing down unless you wish 70, my
dear
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1t is, perhaps, proper for the Con
gress to aid the sufferers from the
Baltimore fire by putting building
materials, to be used in the burned
district, on the free list Similar
Legislation was passed to aid the
sufferers from the Chicago fire in
1871. Two or three inquiries, how
ever, are suggested by this legisla.
tom
1. II The tariff does not increase
the cost of building materials or, in
other words. "if the foreigner pays
the tariff tax" as the Republicans
declare. why remove these duties
now9
2. II the removal of the tariff
duties on building materials will
greatly relieve the Baltimore FIRE
sufferers who. for the most part are
wealthy men, why not take off these
duties on all building materials and
thus greatly relieve the rest of the
people Of the country, who, for the
most part are poor and are trying to
build for themselvs as good homes
as their meagre incomes will per
mita
3. Is this government of, by
and for the rich at the expense of
the poore Will some high Tariff
shouter be kind enough to answer
these questions9 Nov don't all
speak at once.
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ias worldwide fame Tor mareoIion,
cures 10 sufpasses any other saive. lotion
ointment or balm for Cuts CONS Bur0r
bohs sores feioas Ulcers letter. Sail
hHenm. fercr Sores, Cbapped Hands
SKIN Erupt0Hs, infalioie for Piles rnre
guaranteed
z5c "a a. Ienbarfs 81 Klnqveos
Cooke supply CO. Of B09csgiiic.
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Chnlce 20 ~ -

We have ecgeniY.fye choice lots left in
The Hartley Addition, also q few one, two
sod Eve acre tracts &. Price SIS to $50 per
loi. Terms % saii y01 Call On on address
The Hauloys - i Lemon 81 r. W. Cobun
MsaoDlovn. ". Va.
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Loss Of Flesh

EsUOO Ws 1 EyOEE
When you can't eat break
fast, take SCOTS Emulsion.
When you can't cat bread
and butter, take SCOTS
Emulsion. When you have
been living on a milk diet and
ant something a little more
risling, take SCOTS
4 9R.
~ ges Fat you must eat
fat. SCOTS Emulsion is a
great Gattener, a great
strength giver.
Those who have lost flesh
want to increase all BODY
ISSUES, not only TAT. Scott
Emulsion increases them all,
bone, flesh, blood and
nerve.
For invalids. for con-
valescents, for cOnsumptiyes,
for weak children, for al
who need flesh, SCOTS
Emulsion IS a rich and com.
Portable food, and a natural
tonic.
SCOTS Emulsion foT bone,
flesh, blood and nerve
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NICHOLAS II.

bunal was bis idea. and he IS strongly
in favor Of peace so long as It does not
prove barrier In the path OF hts en-
pire's growth.
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ALBERT A. BROWN, O.
LIVERY AND FEED SIARE
Travelling Statesmen q Specially
Rigs EsB and PIBt. Class.
Terms Reasonable.
hiNGWoOD, ". VA.

Terms RoasonabIo

FpT NnIos
neW room house in Tunnchon. W
va lhls q one - ihe beti properties h
ppnehen' beng situated ~ the hest resi-.
acnce pssi Of The TOWN Good uaisf and
Ell H.ct1sa,y ouiboidina win sell afa
bargain. For price era terms cali 81. ~
a'dfes Mrs RAW GtncR.
fpnncll0n, w Va.
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Passenger Schedule or tho Holly River
& Addison HALLWAY.
IN EFFEcr MAY 3. Iooa

Close connections Fast and West. viii
JSo. u McGEhW, CSC. a. fIfcpuss.
tf-sident General Manaqsr
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sTArIoNs. wEsT. N0.Is. Nols

t. Stop only on signal, or notice TO Con
daeior TX. BRETT oeneralhfanager
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The West Va. Argus.

A First-class paper entered as Second
class matter in Third-class Postofice
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THE CAR OF RUSSIA.

The emperor OF all the Russias Is In
his thiriy-sixth year and has ruled RUS
sia nine years. The Hague peace tri-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21
MAYOR is FOR IMMIGRATION.
Nc. Mcclellan Lauds Jewish Charities
and What They Do for Aliens.

New York, June 21.--Mayor McClel-
Ian, on behalf of the city OF New York,
last night extended hearty welcome
to delegates from fifty eight cities who
have come here to attend the third BIZ
ennial meeting of the national confer
ence OF Jewish charities. The confer
enee began yesterday and will continue
during Thursday and Friday. The
opening ceremonies were held in the
Temple Emanuel. at Forty third street
and Fifth avenue, and the spacious edi-
flee was crowded. The mayor said,
among other things:
1T gives me much pleasure to testify
to the great efficiency of the work your
charitable societies are doing IN this
city one of the great problems In this
connection concerns the immigrants
that come to our shores. There are
those who see in growing immigration
a great menace to our institutions. but
/ believe that every one who comes
here drawn by the knowledge that be-
yond the western ocean lies land
where freedom reigns. has in him the
making of a good citizen.
cit is for us to educate them in the
reading and writing of our language so
as to make them understand our inst-
buttons. and on you falls the burden OF
caring for their bodies and souls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21
HAS A CLAIM AGAINST PANAMA
Cocoanut Manufacturer of New YorI
Seeks to Collect DAMAGES.

Washington, June 21.--Leopole
Schepp. of New York. head of the
cocoanut manufacturing firm of l.
Sehepp & Co, was in Washington
yesterday, and accompanied by his at
torneys, Finch & Coleman. of New
York called at the state department
TO urge that the government of Pan1-
ma be required to assume obligations
for claim of 100000 which Schepr
& Co, have held for several years
against the Colombian government. II
is contended that as Panama is the
legatee of Colombia In valuable assets.
it should also be the legatee of Colon"
bian obligations.
The claim of Schepp & Co. grey
out of the seizure in 1896 of the brig
antine George w. Whitford, boun
from Porto Bello to New York. with
a cargo of cocoanuts. 1t is alleged the
the brigantine was pursued sevea
miles from shore by the Colombian
cruiser Cordova. and compelled to re :
turn to port. and that in the search
by Colombian officials for contrabana
goods the cargo of cocoanuts was rer-
dered worthless.
Another vessel belonging to the san g
firm was also seized and detained, ana
in this way, 1t Is alleged, a loss Of
100000 was sustained.
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twenty-four miles northwest of Phila-
delphia, to start in pursuit of the Brit
ish. Ike British army under Sir Hem
ry Clinton had been camped during the
winter at Philadelphia. There no
telegraph or railways in those days,
and the British army got quite away
from Philadelphia before Washington
heard Of 1t in the early morning of
June IS. He at once began to break
camp and prepare to march after Sir
Henry Clinton, saying, I'VE shall pro-
coed toward Jersey and govern our
selves according to circumstances"
OF course an army can scarcely pack
up and leave in one day a camp where
1t has lived for months. Part of the
troops started on the march June Is,
the rest June 10. Thus there are two
Valley Forge days, June Is and 10. 1t
is believed that Washington himself
left Valley Forge the 18th. SO that day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21
CHAPTER XXI.

HE moment had struck for the
woman Thorpe did not know
I'LL it, but it was true =. a solitary y,
grand surroundings; an active. siren
uous life among great responsibilities;
Il starved. hungry life of the affections
whence even the sister had withdrawn
her loye-il these had worked I'M
obtrusively toward the formation of a
single psychological condition. Such a
moment colnes to every man. Then are
happiness and misery beside which the
mere struggle to dominate men be-
comes trivial. the petty striving with
the forces OF nature q little thing. ana
the woman he at that time meets Is
| more than woman: she is the best or
that man made visible
Thorpe found himself for the first
time filled with the spirit of restless
ness. His customary iron evenness of
temper was gone. so that he wandered
quickly from one detail of his work to
another without seeming to penetrate
below the surface need of any one task.
But Il week before he had felt himself
absorbed in the component parts of his
enterprise. Now he was outside of 1t.
Thorpe took this state of mind much to
heart and combated it. Invariably he
held himself to his task. BY an effort.
tremendous effort, he succeeded in
doing So The effort left him limp. He
found himself often standing or NOV
ing gently, his eyes staring sightless,
his will chained 90 softly and yet so
firmly that he felt no strength and
hardly the desire to break from the
dream that lulled him. Then he was
conscious of the physical warmth OF
the sun, the faint sweet wood smells,
the soothing cares of the breeze, the
sleepy cicada-like note of the pine
creeper He wanted nothing SO much
as to sit on the pine needles there In
the golden flood of radiance and dream
- dream on vaguely, comfortably.
sweety.
lord, Lord" he cried impatlently.
whats coming to me? l must be lit
tie off my feed!'
And he hurried rapidly to his duties.
After an hour Of the hardest concentra-
ton he had ever been required to be-
stow on a trivial subject he again I'M
consciously sank by degrees into the
old apathy.
"Glad it isn't the busy season. he
commented to himself. Here, | must
quit this! Guess it's the warm weather.
I'll get down to the mill for a day or
two
I There lie found himself incapable Of
even the most petty routine work. He
'sat at his desk at 8 o'clock and began
the perusal OF sheaf Of letters. The
iirst three he read carefully, the follow
ing two rather hurriedly. of the next
49,, -. .Al,.. .:I:..... a
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Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last
Such was the experience of Mrs. S. III.
Newson Decatur, Ala. For three
years she writes. Il endured insuffer-
able pain from Indigestion. stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed In
evitable when doctors and all reme-
dies failed At length / was induced
to try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. / improved at one.
and now I'm completely recovered"
For liver, kidney, stomach and bowel
troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine Only soc. It's guaranteed
by Mcdonald s. Mahood. druggists.
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Top.y rurvie. of Japanese Life.

A japanese book begins at it's right
hand cover instead of the left, as our
books do. The lines of printing are
vertically up and down the page. II
there is any poetry introduced into the
text it is printed in a larger type than
the rest OF the book instead Of small
err, as we are accustomed to see it. The
footnotes appear at the top Of the
page, and in newspapers each para
graph begins with a large period.
In this contrary country the color OF
mourning is not black. but white. Ba-
bies are carried not in the arms of
their mothers. but on their backs. A
Japanese mounts his horse from the