West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-29

our Sanctum we grieve outright to
think that Bro. Whetsell will have
to make another fight for the post
Office
Will the Journal kindly inform an
anxious public how much the taxes
will be in this county on coal, oil
and gas leases1 And who holds the
leases ?
The Journal must imagine in its
innocence that the tax lease will
give the republican Machine another
lease of life. Kinder grasping at
the straw to save from drowning.
The editor of this paper has a
fine girl baby, that arrived at his
home last Sunday. This makes a
pair as we already had a boy and
we now have as many different kinds
as any body else.
In this issue appears another
poem from Willie Hunt that is well
written and hard to beat for a
twelve year old boy. Being young
Democrat he breaks into rhyme over
the election of Uncle Tom Davis 10
Congress.
On our first page will be found a
well written and instructive article
on the Cherokee Nation written by
Oren F. Morton of this place, who
was out in Oklahoma and Indian
Territory this spring and spent sew
eral weeks travelling through that
section.
The Leader this week goes after
Gov. Dawson for riding around over
the country in special cars and &C
cepting free Pullman service from
the railroad after the great fight he
made against the railroads and cor.
porations during his campaign for
the nomination for Governor.
There are some cherries in this
section but most of the early fruit
was killed. There will be a light
crop of apples and few peaches
and pairs. Strawberries have been
plentiful, both the wild and tame
ones, selling at forty cents per gal
Ion in the Kingwood market. AS
fruit was so plentiful in this section
last year it was hardly expected to
have another full crop this year.
Wheat looks we'll all over the
country and the prospect is fine for
a good crop this year. The heavy
snow fall that laid all winter pro-
tected it from freezing and the warm
showers and sunshine recently is
making it grow and develope into
the golden grain that maketh the
heart of the farmer glad while he
oils up his reaper or grinds the blade
of his cradle and makes ready for
the harvest.
1t pains us TO know that the
Wheeling Intelligencer discovered
that the Republicans in the Second
Congressional District sold out /!
They must have been reading the
proceedings of the last Sc ssion of
the Republican Legislature. Sup
pose the Intelligencer demand the
appointment OF an investigating
committee. We need something
like this to enliven politics for the
next few months.
"
There is no particular reason why
the Journal should not blow its horn
if Il can initiate its lungs. For
months il has been suffering from
spasms which was any thing but
inspiring to the horn blower. Now
It imagines that all it has to do is
to blow the tax lease until il bursts
rs abdominal belt. We have no
inclination to interfere il the burst
ing will add to the happiness Of the
Journal. Let il burst
-
The Journal can fool no one in
believing that It is not the plant
organ Of the Republican Machine.
When the Machine gets a few more
knockout drops like il did on the
9th day Of June it will learn that
the newspaper trust cannot fool the
people longer 10 supporting the
Machine. The people have at last
taken the mote out Of their eye and
are looking through clear glass.
The machine has disguised itself for
the last time.
The Journal is devoting consider
able space to The ARGUS. The
Journal recognizes good thing
when it sees 10. THE ARGUS shall
not be less generous with its con
temporary. In fact il has an abid-
ing faith that the laying on Of the
rod will not spoil the child from the
sod. When % becomes necessary
for The ARGUS TO apply the lash il
can do It with fathery affection.
Nothing but affection could per.
suade Us 20 do it
The potatoes and the roses are in
bloom, while the June bug flashes
FIRE in the gloom. The old hen
scratches all day long, and the bull.
frog mars The night with his doleful
song. The barefooled boy gets
badly Drowned, and al night the
musquito buzzes around. Freckles
are growing on the face Of the coun-
try lass. and the old hen eCrafcheq