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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26

Is it a burn? Use DR.. Thomas.
Electric Oil. A cut? Use Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. AT your druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26

Some men are too lazy TO enjoy q
vacation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
Ice Cream Supper at Garner.

Rs The ladies of Garner will give &
l.vn party and ice cream supper on
Tulv 9th for the benefit of the Meth.
dist church. There will be good music
FOR the occasion, and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
\. 4 y
Miss Fannie Spruill has just re.
turned from visit to Old Point and
Richmond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-26
SAM SAUL "CUICIDES."
Narrowing Message Left i'm Bottle
of Green TablctS-IIOt
Time il Took,

Some small bows, playing in the
branch which starts beyond the con-
Jnuat1on of Morgan street and flows
down past the penitentiary, found on
the bank blue bottle III the mech
of which was stuffed small scrap
of writing paper with some words
written on it in pencil.
The boys looked and the message
that met their startled eyes was this;
Look down by branch and find
my body have it carried to John
Brown.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
MORE FUN.

The merchants and doctors will
have lots of fun telling the assessor
the name of every person who owes
them, and the amount they owe
them. They will have to swear to
every account, and swear to each
account whether they can collect 1t
or whether they cannot. Every ac-
count that they believe they can
collect will be assessed to them to
the full amount. If the merchant
or doctor has from 81, 900 to $50
600 standing out, and they consider
the parties owing them good, al
though they may not be able to col
lect the same for years, It will be
assessed up against them and they
Will have to pay tax on it. This is
one feature of the new tax law that
that will make mighty interesting
reading for the merchants and doc
tors if they read upon the new tax
lawl 1t is going to add a nice in
crease in their taxation and one
which every merchant and doctor
in the State of West Virginia will
no doubt appreciate. It will give
them a good rating in Bradstreet
and Dunn & Co, if they never col.
iect the outstanding debts.
We would suggest to merchants
and doctors that it might be to their
interest to vote for the Democratic
nominees who are pledged to repeal
this Republican measure" as the
Journal proudly calls H..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
UNIFORMS OF CLUB
ARE CONVICT MAKE.
GARMENTS WORN
BY REPUBLICANS
S. N. Steel Marching Club Of
Moundsville in Prison
Made Outfit.
UNIFORMS WERE WORN
AT THURSToN MEETING.
Trousers Manufactured for Klee &
Sons in Moundsville
Pen.tentiary.

The Republican marching club of
Moundsville has been equipped with
prison made uniforms.
The club is named for S. M.
Steele, sheriff of Marshall county.
Steele is said to be slated for the
position Of warden Haddox at the
Penitenitary, where Haddox is APP
pointed by Governor White to be
State Tax Commissioner, at the fat
salary Of 81, 900 and travelling ex-
penses.
The State of West Virginia gets
90 cents a day for the labor of each
convict engaged in the manufacture
Of the uniforms made for the S. NJ.
Steele Marching Clab. The con-
victs work eight hours. They come
into competition with free labor,
which demands wages several times
sixty cents per day. As matter Of
course, the prison made uniforms
could be purchased much cheaper
than uniforms manufactured by hon
est well paid union labor.
Governor White is said to have
slated for appointment to one Of the
fatest Offices in the State, the man
whose marching club is equipped
with convict made uniforms.
There are 80 members in the S.
~ Steele marching club, or at least
that number turned out IN convict
made uniforms at the meeting sd
dressed by Senator Thurston.
The white duck trousers worn by
che Republican marchcrs we're man.
uiac'ured in the penitenitary at
MoundsyiIie, for the firm Of Joseph
EIce q Sons, which has contract
Tor the labor Of a certain number of
convicts at 90 cents a day.
The white duck trousers we're
taken from Klee & Sons shop in the
prison, 90 the West Virginia cloth
ina store, owned and managed by !.
a B.oyd, a member Of the board
~ directors Of The State prison.
They were wrapped and delivered
90 The S. VI. Steele marching club.
Itis more than likely that before
tdc close Of the campaign the S NJ
Steele club viii be invited 10 turn
out in Republican demonstration
in Wheeling.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
= e e e a ALTA, ~
PROSPERITY.

Will the Journal, Leader. and Re
publican point out to us where the
prosperity" is located in Preston
county ? We have made a careful
investigation and cannot locate it.
Take the mines of Preston county
and the miners are not making over
two days week. The miners are
leaving the county by the hundreds
every day hunting work elsewhere.
We are sorry to note this fact.
They will be confronted with the
same conditions wherever they 90.
They will find hard times staring
them in the face wherever they
go. In the county of Preston
the merchants will tell you that it
is almost impossible for them to
collect enough money to pay ex
penses. The farmers will tell you
that they cannot find a market for
their produce. This is a pitiful and
sad state of affairs under Republi-
can prosperity !"
To add to the burden of the
farmers and laboring men the Re
publican party have passed a tax
law to increase their taxes three
times what they were. In the
name of heavens how are the farm.
ers and laboring men to meet this
increase in taxation The man
who can stand up and say that this
question is a political question is a
fraud Of the frs, water.
We are willing to leave this cues
ton to the farmers aud working
men to decide We do not believe
that they can be persuaded to vote
against their own interest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
ALMOST UNANIMOUS.

The cheering report comes that
all over the State of West Virginia
the farmers and lsboringmen are
almost unanimous against Bill Daw.
son and bis new tax bill. They are
reading the Acts Of the late extraor-
binary session Of the Legislature and
they find how Bill Dawson's new tax
bill will increase their taxes three
times higher than they we're under
the old tax law. They also find
that the new tax bill starts the in
crease in their taxes commencing
the first day Of January, 1905
They farther find that the new tax
bill does not start 20 tax the corpor
atoms and railroads until the first
day Of January, 1909.
Oh, yes, Dawson and Dayton are
the friends Of the farmers and the
laboringmen
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
NO POLITICS.

The farmers and small property
holders should understand by this
time that there is no Politics in
the Issue of Tax Reform. If they
have entertained any doubts on this
question heretofore the recent cam
paign tour of Dawson and DAYTON
should convince them. When the
Republican primary contest was
raging in Preston to elect delegates
to go to the Republican State Con.
vention Dawson told the people that
he was for Tax Reform. Mr.. Day
ton fought Mr. Dawson bitterly in
Preston county and throughout the
state because he told the people
that he was a tax reformer. Mr..
Dayton did not disguise the fact
that he (Dayton) was an snti-tax
reformer. Mr.. Dayton did not let
up on Mr.. Dawson after he received
the nomination. He followed him
10 Charleston and when the extra
ordinary session of the Legislature
met Mr. Dayton and the representa-
tves of the corporations and rail
roads made Mr.. Dawson surrender
and agree to the new tax bill. This
fact has passed into history. Now
Mr.. Dayton and Mr.. Dawson are
siumping the state together and Mr..
Dayton tells the people that he and
Dawson stand on the same platform.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
SHYLOCK

Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound Of human
flesh. There are MANY
5hylocks now, the GONZALES
cent the consumptivc, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
nd they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
the nerves, strengthens
digestive organs and they
cd the whole body
For nearly thirty years
e.l Emulsion has been the
great giver Of human flesh.
fe viii send you a couple If
ounces free.
5cOTT d BOVINE. chemiats,
fO9-qi5 Pearl Street, New York.
So and ff.oos sil Druggists
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
SAVES rwoFRo,fDEAru

Our little daughter bad an almost fatal
attack Of whO0piug cough and bronchitis. "
writes Mrs W K Havlaud Of Armsnk.
N. ". but, when slI other remedies failed
we saved her Iic with Dr Kings New Dis.
covcry Our niece who had Consumption
in IN advanced stage also used this
wonderful medicine and to-day she is
perfectly we'll Desperate throat and
lung diseases yield Co ~. Kings New Dis.
covcry az 90 no other medicine on earth.
lnfaliibie for Coughs and Colds roc and
ef.oo bottles Trial bottle free.
Sold by ]. a. Lenhari OF KfnEwood .
Cooke supply Co., Of H0wesviilc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Funeral Directors

AND EMBALMERS of thirty
five years experience. We recent
ly purchased a New Funeral Car
and are prepared to conduct fun
erals in the most satisfactory man
ner. Prices reasonable, accord
ing to quality of goods furnished.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Desks.

We have just what the farmer
has been looking for. Just what
no man can do without. Loss of
accounts, valuable papers, ETC.,
would pay for desk such as we
have, many times. We have
what suits the doctor, lawyer or
the candidate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Iron Beds.

We want you to see our Iron
Beds and get our prices. We han
die the best iron bed in the
market.
Also WoodenBeds. If you are
in need of bedstead we have the
variety. style and lowest prices.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Rocking Chairs.

No one comes here looking for
a Rocking Chair but finds what
he wants. The reason is we have
such variety of styles, and at all
prices. No one need so without
Il Rocker Rockers for children.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

The way way Postmaster Mont
gomery is pIunging through the red
brush hunting votes does not CORE
spond with his declaratian of four
tn ousand majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

Tom Startzman and Bob Loar
should be elected TO the House of
Delegates. No corporations or
railroads can vote them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Tables.

We handle a variety of Dining
Tables and several kinds of Pat
ent Tables. Also fall-leaf tables.
If you need a table, you can find
what you want and have chance
to examine it before paying for it
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
You Cannot
A vote for ]. Slidell Brown is a
vote for Tax Reform.

Navy Dayton will need an armor
cruiser to protect him from the
wrath of the voters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

Nero fddled while Rome burnt.
The Journal is whistling while Daw-
son and Dayton are passing through
the grave yard
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Sideboards.

Come in and look at our Side
boards, then tell your neIghbors
how handsome and so reasonable
in price.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

Why don't the Journal explain to
the farmers and small property
holders its reason for deserving Tax
Reform ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Bedroom Suites.

In this line we defy competi-
ton. We have the best suites for
the money to be found anywhere.
They are reliable and have the
style and finish.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

The farmers and laboringmen will
find thar there is no politics in it
when they pay their tax in 1905.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

Chairman Flynn and his army of
bold warriors did not charge upon
a CLOCK Of geese and put them all
TO fight" when they charged upon
Leader Shaw Leader
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Bureaus

in great variety. In this line we
can't help but please you, either
IN style or price, No customer
leaves our store that wants a
bureau without buying.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
The Fall Is Here

And to be in season we are ready
to fall in prices in order to meet
any competition as we will not be
undersold.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
COucheS.

Our Couches must be seen in
order to realize their beauty and
reliability.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Chairs.

Chairs for the Parlor, Sitting
room, Dining-room, Kitchen, the
Hal, Porch and Church.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

A long pull, and a pull all togeth-
er, farmers and workingmen, and
Tax Reform will win a glorions
victory. This is a Tax Reform
year il we stand firmly together.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

Congressman Dayton spoke for
one hour and thirty minutes to
Republican audience at Reedsville,
trying 20 convince them that they
should vote for the party and not
the man. They didn't convince.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

The farmers and the laboring
men want to know why the Repub-
licsns pass a tax Law that compels
them 90 pay their taxes by the first
day Of January or they will be
charged ten per cent interest, while
the railroads and corporation are
given 20 January zoth % pay their
tax and will allow them N per
cent discount IL they pay their taxes
by January 10th. That's the cues
ton the farmers and lsboring men
are asking.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27
Bed Springs

in variety for wood or iron beds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

The Republican Bosses say "Do
not discuss the tax question Z We
can't defend il " You are right
you can't defend il, but the people
arc going TO discuss IL and they are
going to vote against the party that
has passer such an infamous tax
law. You can't fool the people
all the time by shouting. "votc the
straight ticket I" They will give il
20 you straight ! the neck this
time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-27

Don't forget that the Hon. a. g.
Dayton is an arch anti-tax reformer
He left the Navy long enough 70
come out in West Virginia and
Fight tax reform lie vas Of the
opinion that the great corporations
and railroads would be able 20 save
his navy hide If he could defeat
Tax Reform lie succeeded in de
featinR Tax Reform but the people
will skin his navy hide on the 9Th
day Of November.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-09

RECOMMENDATIONS OF
NEWBERRY DELEGATION
DISPENSARY BOARD OF CONTROL RE
MAINS THE SAME.
The County Supervisors Of Registration
New Magistrate in No. s
Township.
Special to Herald and News
Columbia, February S.-The
Newberry delegation met this after
noon and made the following recon-
mendations:
For Board of Control (Dispen-
sary Board)-Jacob Sem, J. Z.
Harmon and J. R. Scurry. AS will
be seen, no changes were made in
this Board.
County Supervisors Of Registra-
tons. N. holland, Thos. J. VIII
son, and L. L. Dominick.
I.B Smith was recommended for
magistrate in No. s, vice Magis-
trate J. H. Williams, resigned.
The recommendations, which are
made to the governor, are Practl-
cally the appointments.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-09
SENSATIONS IN CONGRESS.
Alterations In the Senate Recalled by
Deaths Of Gen. Gordon and
GOV. Br0Wo.
Washington Special to New York

Washington Special to New York
Evening Post.
It is an interesting fact that
though one of the two prominent
southerners whose deaths we're an
nounced this week, rested his tame
on bis military services to the Con-
fede1acy, and the other on his Sue
cessful career as lawyer, both are
best remembered at Washington for
personal alterations in congress
which at the time 0: their occur
renee threatened to lead to the du.
elling field.
Gen. John B. Gordon had his
quarrel with Roscoe Conkling. 1t
occurred in secret session of the
Senate, and the remarkable feature
of its sequel was the deliberate pub
lication of an entry in the journal
respecting it.
When Mr.. Hayes became presi-
dent by grace of the support he had
received from the south, Gordon,
who had been instrumental in work
ing up sentiment for him, was
anxious to help him also with his ap
pointmeuts in all parts of the Union.
Conkling, however, proved an obsta-
Gle as regarded New York. He had
been accustomed to distribute the
patronage of his own State without
hindrance under the Grant admins
tration, and had no notion of sur.
rendering his prestige even to a
new president. Although bitter
Republican partisan, Conkling
had acquired IN some way gooo
deal of influence over a few of the
Democratic senators, and when
Gordon came to drum up recruits
for the support of some of the
New York nominations sent in by
Hayes, he found his efforts
blocked, obviously by the New
York senator. This nettled Cor
don, and set him on the watch for
personal afronts from the same
quarter.
One afternoon, in executive ses-
sion, the clerk had been calling of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-09

81, 140, LOO 40
The miscellaneous item includis
about $4,000 for sewerage and
other Improvements at the South
Carolina college.
The various items may, Of course,
be very materially changed before
the bill has passed both houses.
THE TAX BILLS.
The house on Thursday passed
the franchise tax bill proposed by
the tax commission. The bill seeks
to impose three mills on gross earn
ings of public utilities and one-half
mill on capital stock Of all corpora
tions doing business in the State.
Then, on Saturday. the house by
an overwhelming vote defeated the
second bill proposed by the tax
commission, providing for the crea-
tion of a new board of assessors, to
be constituted by the appointment
of one member from each judicial
circuit, and this board, instead of the
present boards now having jurisdic-
ton over the various classes of pro-
perty, was to assess and equalize
the assessment of all real estate,
personal property, banks, railroads,
textile enterprises, fertilizer facto-
ries, etc. Under the present law
the banks are assessed by county
boards and the railroads by board
of State officers, and the bill sought
to bring al! classes ofproperty under
the control Of one board. The bill
was strongly favored and advocated
by the tax commission as one of the
most important remedies to be ap-
piled to the present financial condl
ton of the State. It provoked a
long debate.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS.
The house has passed Mr.. Arthur
Kibler's bill creating the insurance
commissioner at a salary of 1900
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-09
GREAT CONFEDERATION
SWEEPS BALTIMORE
ABOUT FORTY MILLIONS OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED.
Fire Swept Through the Business Section.
One Of the Most Disastrous Fires
In History.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 7.-The
fire which broke out at a few min
utes before II o'clock this morning
in the wholesale dry goods house of
John E. Hurst & Co., has ragged
with unrestrained fury continuously
ever since, and at midnight it is uu-
checked, but is steadily eating its
consuming way eastward on Balti-
more street, after having destroyed
almost all of the large stores and
warehouses in the wholesale district
around Hopkins Place and all the
buildings on both sides of Baltimore
street, from Howard to Holiday
streets, from Charles and Baltimore
street to Charles and Lexington,
and On Fayette street from Charles
to Holiday, including total Of
about twenty blocks of the most
modern and substantial business
buildings in Baltimore, involving a
loss which cannot now be estimated
but which has certainly already
reached thirty OF forty millions of
dollars.
Ever since about 6 o'clock, when
darkness came, the fire department,
although aided by engines from
Washington, Philadelphia, VIII
mington and the surrounding coun-
ties and suburbs, has been utterly
powerless to make any effective re-
sistance to the consuming element,
though for hours as many as 400
streams OF water were thrown into
the flames. Indeed, so terrific has
been the heat ever since the FIRE
started and so dense and sufocating
the volume OF flying sparks and
burning cinders that it was difficult
for the hremen to stand long within
fighting distance Of the flames,
while early in the afternoon several
trucks and engines were hopelessly
disabled by flying timbers. At 7
o'clock the situation was so des-
perate that Chief Horton decided
that the only thing left to do was
to dynamite at threatened points,
and thus prevent, as far as possible,
a further spread of the flames. In
pursuance of this plan number Of
buildings on South Charles street,
between German and Lombard,
were blown up. Subsequently the
splendid structure of ]. w. Puts
& Co., notion dealers, at Charles
and Fayette streets, was dynamited
and then the Daily Record building,
Ross drug store, and others. But
this heroic remedy merely delayed,
but did not seriously impede the
onward march Of the conaagration,
and for two hours or more the FIRE
department has stood practically
HELPLESS and resourceless.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-09

the senate and to the speakers that
whatever was felt to be unkind or
offensive in the remarks of either
should be treated as if never utter
ed, and, we are now authorized to
state, are mutually simultaneously
withdrawn.
H. Hamlin,
Timothy O. Howe,
NJ. W. Ransom,
J. E. Mcdonald.
December 1877.
This entry was the first Of its
kind that had been made since the
celebrated affair between Senators
Poindexter and Forsyth, similarly
arranged through the agency Of
Henry Clay more than 20 years
before.