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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
KNGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY JANUARY H. 1906
HISTORY OF DAWSON FAKE.

The fact is that the tax reform
which Mr.. Dawson and his support.
ers preached in that campaign is not
the tax reform that finally became
law. The fact is that more of the
reform ideas espoused by his enc
mics in that campaign were en-
grated IN the new laws than there
we're of Mr.. Dawson's. Indeed, as
soon as he was nominated Mr.. Daw-
son dropped most of his primary
tax reform thunder which had been
used to secure votes and turned out
to be only stage thunder. and appro-
priated the platform Of those who
had opposed him almost bodily.
The people now understand that tax
reform was not an issue in that pre-
liminary campaign except in so far
as it was lugged in to save Mr.. Daw.
son from defeat. .--Moundsville Her
aid. (Rep.)
The Herald states the case tersely
and correctly. THE ARGUS was in
full sympathy with the tax reform
which the Dawson people espoused
during the primary contest, and so
expressed itself. But no sooner was
Mr.. Dawson nominated than they
changed front and were willing to
accept any fake tax reform that
would inure 10 the benefit ofE.heir
Machine ticket. The only question
that concerned the Dawson people
was, how they could fool all classes
of taxpayers in supporting their
ticket. They were profuse in their
promises, and succeeded in fooling
those who were for genniaf tax re-
form. But with all their false prom.
ises could the Machine succeeded in
nominating Dawson had il not been
for the wholesale bribery in the pm
mary election and the elimination
of the Credential Committee ? The
ARGUS thinks not.
The Insurgents are partly to
blame for compromising with the
Machine after ii had cheated Col.
Charles F. Teter out of the nomina
ton for Governor. The Machine
was'to blame for fooling the lnsur.
gents In the first place, but it was
the fault of the Insurgents for allow
ing the Machine to fool them the
second time. As the Machine is
travelling over the State holding con.
fereDces and appealing to the In
surgents to come back in the fold
In order to "saye the party" the
question is, will the Insurgents per-
init themselves to be fooled for the
third time by the Machinea
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
A RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, We recognize the land
ing upon our shores of the ignorant,
the vicious, the lawless, the aged,
the imbecile, the weak. minded and
OF poor physique, and the paupers
OF the old world as constant
menace to our institutions, and be-
lieve that it should BE- viewed with
alarm by all loyal and patriotic
citizens of the entire country, and: /:
whereas. notorious abuses have re-
suited from careless and unlawful
granting of citizenship to aliens,
therefore, be il
RESOLVED, That we urge upon
Senator's and Congressman the i'm.
portance OF the enactment of laws
to restrict immigration by an in.
crease OF the head tax, the educa.
tional test, a thorough physical ex-
animation and more rigid inspec-
uon at the port OF embarkation,
and be il further
RESOLVED, That we urged upon
Senators and Congressman the inn
portance of a revision of our system
of naturalization by the enactment
of such laws as will require unifor-
nifty of naturalization certificates,
coniine the jurisdiction of natural.
izing aliens to United States Courts,
and permit no alien to be naturalized
or entitled to the privilege Of an
elec,or until he shall have resided
within the United States ten years
at least, and is able to read intelH.
gently and write.
hereby certify that the forego.
ing resolution was adopted at reg
ular meeting ofGladevalley Council,
Junior Order United American Me.
chanics, held on the 9th day of
January, A. D., 1906, and that this
Council has membership of az in
good standing. l.. l.. WILSON,
IT,. S, Recording Secretary.
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nal. From it IL will learn the lesson
that all the Republican papers Of
the State are not the serVile tools OF
the Machine. II is a wholesome
lesson for the Journal to commit to
memory, II may be the means Of
converting II from its wicked ways
and lifting the lid that the light may
penetrate its bitter partisanship.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
nEDIcA1Ep TO TIE MACmIxE.

Fake, hope and graft, and Of
these the greatest is graft. A sug-
gestion for Christmas motto for
the West Virginia machine. Sis
tersville Review, (Rep.)
We commend the above to the
charitable consideration Of the Jour
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
At THE TURN OF THE YEAR.

"Father, mine hour is comet The
twelfth stroke falls,
| faint before Thy Throne amid the
snowsl
Here at Thy feet the burden I lay
down
A heart, all deep despair and bitter
ness,
For deeds undone that / was given
to do,
And many battle lost upon the
way.
My strength diminished to this fee
bic end,
Weary and old l die; my youths
fair dreams
Forever vanished in this cold, gray
mist;
The frs and hemlocks, black above
the SHOWS,
Like shades of passions spent, envi-
ron me;
Sorrow alone remains, and vain re-
greet,
Remembering the promise of my
springl"
Down from His Rings of ever circl-
ing Light,
STOPPED pityingly the Lord Of Heay-
en- and Earth,
And laid His touch upon the dying
year.
"Beloved. risel | give to thee
again
Thy radian; youth, more glorious
than OF old;
Sweeter aud wiser, stronger with
each death,
For the endeayer and the burdens
From cycle unto cycle Go, once
more,
And love and strive and conquerl
Thou art Mine,
And Mine the Event, and / will not
forsake.
Lo. in the East thy star shinesl II
Is Mornw-M. +. Buhler, in
Watson's Magazine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
MEN ARR OFTEN QUEER.

Men are like chickens; they always
want to ge; on the highest roost.
Some men are so exceedingly
modest that they shun the naked
truth.
A man will smile when you speak
of his level head, but call it fiat and
he gets mad.
The man who attends to his own
business has steady job.
II 1t is true that clothes make the
man, some men ought to change
their clothes.
Nature has wisely arranged it so
that man can neither pat his own
back or kick himself
The man with nice silk hand.
kerchief is the one who is most
afraid OF sore throat.
When man divides his property
among his relatives he should send
Immediately for a fool killer.
II Darwin founded his theory on
evolution onthe monkey shines man
is continually cutting, he didn't
miss il much.
A mars curiosity never reaches
the feminine standpoint until some
one tells him that his name was IN
yesterdays paper.
When man gets about so old,
he can recoDect a great many Incl
dents that never happened at all
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11

IL is announced that Ben +.
Sayre, who was distanced by MAJ.
Elliott in the Msrsbalship sweep.
stake race, will be candidate for
the nomination for State Senator
from the Eleventh Senatorial Dis
trict. II would be retributive jus,
tice If he should secure the nomi-
nation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT
FOR the Corporation of the Town Of Terra
Alta. Preston County, West Virginia

means
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11

A Baltimore & Ohio freight train
was wrecked at Rowlesburg early
Monday morning. Several cars
went over the bank. The telegraph
system vas badly crippled for
short time. One Of the large poles
was torn up and carried over the
bank by the wreck. Fortunately no
one was hurt the trainmen all being
in another section Of the train. A
wrecking crew was called and in
short time every thing was in run
ming order again. The wreck was
aused by the spreading Of the rails.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11

Mai. Chss. ID. Elliott can con-
sole himself that in the loss of the
News he gained four years Of the
United States Marshalship,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11

The Parkersburg Dispatch and
News have been consolidated, and
hereafter will be issued as the Dis
patch News. In the consolidation
of the papers the insurgents score
victory over the State Machine.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Countess Castellane Must Give Up
Millions to Retain Her Children
Has Choice of Paying Counts Debts or AAouving
Hin, to Keep the Boys-Tragic Ending of
Sordid International MARRIAGE

Paris.-Anna Gould, the countess of
Castellane. probably will pay $1,000
900 for her three sons.
Count Boni de Castellane, father
of the children, demands possession
of the children and gives the daughter
of the first great American million
aire her choice between paying his
debts and giving up her children. I'm
less she pays the debts the French
court probably will hold that she can
not take them from France without
the consent of the spendthrift noble
man who. since March 4, 1895, when
he married her, has squandered over
100000 of Jay Gould's fortune and
now seeks to make ii $14,000,000 be-
fore he will release her.
That the Goulds will pay the $4,000
900, settle the debts of Boni de Cas-
tellane, even those of the usurers who
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02

have preyed off him for years, is be-
lieved by their friends and by coun-
sci in the case. If the Goulds remain
firm, Count Boni will ask the court to
forbid the mother to take her children
beyond the jurisdiction of the French
courts. He will plead that If the chill
dren are given into the custody of the
mother they may be taken beyond the
reach of the courts. and If the court
upholds his contention, as the law
yers believe it will, the count may
win.
The children for whom the countess
may pay s1,666,666 each are:
Boni de Castellane, aged ten years.
George Gould de Castellane, aged
nine.
Jay de Castellane, aged four years
and six months.
Perhaps every mother in the world
has said she would not take a million
dollars for her baby, and now the
American girl who became the best
known, if not the most famous, noble
woman in Europe through the lavish
misuse of money, has the opportunity
of buying her children at a price little
in excess of what she paid, only few
years ago, for bed.
If the final payment of $5,000,000 is
made, Anna Gould will have paid ST.
6S9.19 a day for her husband and her
title-and her children-which even
now she may lose.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02

the purchase of site in the famous
Avenue Malakoff and to order work
men to reproduce lie Petite Trainon,
the retreat of Louis XIV, home of
the famous Nine. de Maintenon, to
copy the most infamous, licentious
court of history. Millions poured into
the building. One bed alone cost al
most a million dollars. Art treasures
were purchased.
One fete given by Boni de Castel-
lane swept away a ninth of the yearly
income of his wife. which was 5000, 900.
Millions were spent before they
were earned. The girl with an income
of nearly million dollars year was
in debt.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Children May Prefer Father.

The attitude of the children them
selves toward the warning parents is
rather inclined toward the father.
They are more French than American,
having been raised in France and in
such luxury and extravaganza that
they scarcely know the meaning of
money, the thing that has caused all
or almost all-the woes OF the
American girl who allied her millions
to a doubtful French title.
Their loyalty to their mother is I'M
doubted, but between America and
France they choose France. because
the older ones have been trained in
French schools, and, deeper than that,
because they have been reared In the
religion of their father. IL the choice
lies with them it will be France and
the Roman Catholic church on one
side, and the love of their mother
and money-on the other. The coun-
tess herself has become almost
French.
The s5,000,0OO children are hand
some anu CltNCI yOuh6oNCAos ohN NhN
youngest, who bears the name of tha
great and piratical pioneer million
ARE. is declared to be the hapdsom-
est child In Paris. His portrait has
been painted by the most famous art
lists of France. and as baby his beau
ty attracted attention everywhere.
The physical perfection Of the chill
dren ia marveled at by sociologists
because the mother is understood. sal
low and irregular of feature, while the
father is small, effeminate, and yet
handsome In his way. He might be
called pretty rather than handsome
Il isn't the Anna Gould OF IL years
ago who IL fighting for freedom and
her children and willing, perhaps, to
pay the remainder Of her magnificent
fortune for the privilege Of returning
70 America with her children. II 10
not the Countess de Castellane. leader
Of the royslists In Paris, the proud
sst Of the proudest society set In the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Finds Comfort in Baby.

The countess was not happy-but
then Boni was born and came to COM
fort her. Her husband continued his
wild extravagances until even Paris
maryeled. Millions seemed to have
turned his head. The nursery for his
heir in Petit Trianon was furnished
at the expense of more than the ordi-
nary man makes in a lifetime.
In June of 1897 the income for the
year was spent. Boni still was buy
ing. He bought from Asher Wertheim,
of London, curios for which he could
not pay. This bill later proved one of
the direct means of his dowafai..
Among other things that he wanted
was an Italian palace. He bought one
at Verona at stupendous price. In
1t were IL ceilings by Tiepolo, and
the count wanted them transferred to
Paris. IL was done and then-they
we're sold at enormous loss.
The year 1898 was marked by Cas-
tellane's duel with Henri Turot and
his blackballing in the Jockey club.
But still, with her two sons, the lit
1c ~CuheCoo WhS DuSy ahu hOuhu
solace In them, even when the ex-
travagances of her husband and his
wild actions caused doubt as to his
sanity. His eccentricities and his half
insane desire for notoriety amazed
even Paris. He planned a riot direct
ed against the president of France at
the races at Auteuil. and he and his
wife were among the chief actors In
the comedy drama which cost them a
fortune.
Boni was becoming ridiculous. He
proved himself skilIful at fencing,
wounding one adversary. Even his
title was attacked; he was ridiculed
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02

impressive appearance revealed q
change.
Still the money went furiously. The
king of Portugal was their guest and
nearly a quarter of million dollars
was spent on him during his visit.
The countess had stood much But
finally, in 1905, the break came. Gees
danes" were one thing-but woman
Of her own class was another. The
name of the Duchess Dues was cou-
sled with that of Castellane. The
duchess. In her way. is as eccentric
A. Castellane. The countess suffered
in silence no longer. She separated
from her husband and then brought
suit for divorce.
The suit was the signal for the cred
itors 10 ponnce down upon Boni- In
France the wife Is responsible for
certain debts jointly with her husband
and the creditors feared the Gould
millions would escape. The Goulds.
having lsvished nearly $4,000, 900 on
the count. refused to pay more. Boni.
the man who had refused TO pay debts
OF honor, calmly offered to make
terms.
And now--unless the creditors are
satisfied, he will use the children az
his last weapon and force q setfls-
ment. n
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openly III the CndnlDeT Oh uCDuIleD, ana
at the end of the year, when ne came
to the United States to get more
money, he was charged with f1eeing
from creditors.
The countess came with him, bring.
ing her two sons, the only solace she
had, and they had an argument on
the ship-neither OF them knowing
the American flag when they saw 1t.
Millions to Save Name.
In 1900 financial troubles were at n
climax. Castellane had openly slurred
the Goulds, especially Helen Gould.
His family openly charged that Anna
Gould was "bourgeoise." Boni was as
reckless as ever. Petit Trianon was
incomplete. Boni came to America
again to get money and failed. The
countess chateau at Dumarais was
ordered sold for debt and only an APP
peal to her family saved II. Trades
men openly insulted the Castellanes
and dunned them I'm public. George
and Edwin Gould gave $1,000.000 to
save the family pride. Boni had spent
100000. besides his wife's income,
and owed over $4.000.0O0.
In 1901 the courts took hand to
save the fortune of the little Ameri-
can. A receiver was appointed In the
person of her brother George. The
family paid $4,000 of Bonis debts
and held the countess fortune to pro-
tect her and themselves. BY order of
the court the income of the Castel-
lanes was reduced from 100000 to
100000 but they fought in court and
got the entire income.
In that year Boni fought Henri de
Roday and shot him in the leg. Also
he gave a boar hunt that cost 100000
for the Grand Duke Boris. He enter
tanned the king of Portugal.
Early in 1903, when Jay, the young
est baby, was a few months old, the
countess suddenly left the count. It
was reported that they were es-
tranged, but Boni came to America
and denied this report. Also he was
charged with refusing to pay debts Of
honor.
Debts were piling up again and the
Goulds were stubborn, refusing to
hand out more millions to be thrown
away.
With her three children to comfort
her and keep her busy, the countess
did not care. But in 1904 the real
trouble began, the trouble that changed
the countess and made her a woman
and a mother instead of the reckless
follower of a more reckless husband.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02


ly boys. She is older. sadder, and
wiser-as well as poorer.
Story Is Tragic.
The story best can be told by years I,
the story of the little girl overbur-
dened with the wealth that Jay Gould
had won by fair and foul means in
the railroad world and the stock job
bling market, who married French
near-nobleman, noble in name and ig-
noble in almost everything else ex-
cept his ability to fight with others
OF his type.
On March 4, 1895, Boni de Castel-
lane, alleged nobleman of France, mar
ried Anna Gould. She had met the
pink and white, dapper Frenchman by
special arrangement of his own-of
which she knew nothing-and perhaps
she had loved him, in a way. Perhaps
she dreamed he was her Prince
Charming. The Frenchman came to
America. He lived in a back room
over a dressmaker's establishment.
He had come to America to marry
money. He said II himself. And be-
fore he married he asked for a mar
riage portion of s500O,O0O and got 3d.
100000. He hadn't even met Miss
Gould when he privately announced
that he would marry her He had lit
tie money, but he was determined to
wed. He went to a hotelkeeper and
explained Then he moved to one of
the greatest hotels in the world and
gave little dinner, and friend"
asked Miss Gould to attend. Within
a month the wedding was arranged. A
month later the engagement was an
nounced. The day of the announce
ment Castellane moved to the Wal
dorfAstoria and began buying on
credit.
The day after the wedding the bills
began to pour in.
They went to Paris and Boni de
Castellane began spending Jay Gould's
millions. His first great exploit was
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Boni Unfaithful.

Boni set up a bachelor establish
ment and the countess began to hear
of ICES danes" the count entertained,
actresses, models, midinettes - the
women he could not invite to his
home. The countess could do nothing.
Paris would laugh il she paid any at
tention to them. They were beneath
her. But at last the American woman
was cropping out. Her renewed devo-
ton to the children and her more
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Death Call Was Sudden.

Mrs. Frank E. Merritt, a popular wo-
man of Lapeer. while entertaining at
her home some members of a society
to which she belongs, Wednesday
night. was stricken with heart disease
and died before a physician, who was
hastily summoned, could arrive. Mrs.
Merritt was 33 years old. She former
ly resided in Kansas, and while on a
visit to Lansing in 1893 met Mr.. Mer
rift and was married to him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Barely Escaped.

Hiram Lee. an OLA resident living
near the Pinnacle on Rife river, few
miles from Standlsh, saw four big
bears coming down the hill directly
toward him with several dogs In pur-
suit. He made race for his house af.
ter his gun, but before he could reach
IL the largest bear made a grab for
him, tearing his coat into ribbons.
Hiram let wild yell out of him and
the bear thought there were too many
after him and fell backwards and Lee
ran for the house. He secured his gun,
but by this time the bears had all
crossed the river out of sight.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
THE MARKETS.

Detrcit-Extra dryfed steers and
heifers, S5.35: steers and helfers, 1000
to 1900. $4256$4.50; steers and heif-
ers, 500 TO 1000, S350@4.25; grass steers
and hefers that are fat, 500 - 1000,
$3.25@$4: grass steers and heifers that
are fat, 500 TO 700, $3q so; choice fat
cows. $3.50 $3.75; good fat cows. $2.75
a. 1925; common cows, S1.50D$2; can
ners, 81 a $3.50; choice heavy bulls, $2.75
1925; fair To good volognas, bulls,
So 50GD sass: stock bulls, $2D$2.5O;
choice feeding steers. 500 TO 1000, $3.50
n 1885,; fair feeding steers, 500 to 1000,
1925 N $3.50; choice stockers, 500 to 700.
s275d $3.50; fair stockers, 500 TO 700,
$225 $2.75; stock heifers, $2@$2.75;
mixers, large, young, medium age, $35
q $45; common mixers, S1Sm$25.
Veal calVes-Best steady TO Csc low
err; fair and common, soc lower than
opening last week; best, $76 $3.50;
mich cows and springers, steady.
Sheep and lambs-MarlSet steady with
the close last week; best lambs. s6.75 40
81; fair to good lambs. 1925 % $3.50;
light to common lambs, $3.50 61$6; year
lings, 81. mS5.25; fair to good butcher
sheep $t@$4.5O; culls and common.
Hogs-Market Csc lower than on last
Thursday. Range OF prices: Light 10
good butchers, $66S6.10 pigs. SEQ
S610; light workers., Sc; roughs, $50
$3.50; stays. 1-3 Off.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
A Ride for Life.

After driving twelve miles In an
open buggy, George NJ. Ford reached
the outskirts of Battle Greek minus his
right arm and with other injuries.
While Ford was operating corn
shredder on the Tanning farm his arm
was caught in the gearing and chopped
to pieces. Incidentally his nose was
broken and his body lacerated.
A farmer undertook to drive him to
town, but upon reaching the city limits
police ambulance took him and
dashed for two more miles to Nichols
hospital. Ford's condition is very SER
icus.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
Harvest Help Scarce.

SO desperate are the needs Of the
farmers at Alamo, small town near
Plainwell, for help TO harvest their
large potato crop that the high school
and rural schools nearby have been
closed.
Supt. Calender, with all of the boys
and many of the girls, worked In the
fields either digging or picking up po-
tatoes.
Yet this does not supply the demand
for help and most any kind of wages
are offered TO outside laborers.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-11-02
STEAMERS LEAVING DETROIT:

DETROIT AND BUFFALO STEAMBOAT Co. foot
OF Wayne st., for Buffalo and the East, daily at
Zoo d. m. Sunday at 40 D. m Week End
Excursion, t2.h0 round trip
DETROIT AND CLEVELAND NAV. Co.. foot OF
Wayne st., for Cleveland PittsburR and Eastern
points, daily at 1920 p. m. Week END Excur-
zion TO Cleveland every Saturday. $500 round
trip
WHITE Stan LINE. foot Of Griswoid ST. for
Port Huron and way. ports, daily ut $50 a. m
and ESQ y. m, sunday at 100 q m For Toledo
daily 40 <;oop.m., Sunday at 800 am. and bs00 p m