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Amador ledger., 1906-01-12
Horace to Susan.

"The ballot and the bullet go to-
gether," Horace Greeley once said to
Susan Anthony. '"You women say
you want to vote; are you prepared
to fight, too?"
"Yes,- Mr.. Greeley" answered Miss
Anthony 1--WE are prepared to fight
exactly as you have always fought
with the point of a goose quill"
Amador ledger., 1906-01-12
DMZKFECTED BARRIERS.

Our German cousins have gone far
ahead of us in hygienic requirements
with reference to barber shops, ac-
cording to Consul-General Gsuenther,
of Frankfort.
The municipal restrictions apply not
only to the utensils and cosmetics, but
Amador ledger., 1906-01-12
The longest lane had a turni,

The longest lane had turning,
1t is part of natures plan.
And the river wide, we lag beside.
Is crossed by single span.
The longest night has a morning;
The sun never fails to rise.
And the mountains of doubt we worry
about
Are stepping stones to the skies.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-12
Has no ReDeatec

A young Irishman, who had married
when but nineteen, complained of the
difficulties of married life and swore
he'd never marry so young again if he
lived to be the age of Methuselah.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-12

and Immediately
AlOngSide Has Been
Taken up Under the
Desert Land Lasv
BY False SSuearzng
tie Land E0tdenfiy
Being NOn-Deserz.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
PROM THE OLD DpcKEuE STATE.
Youngstown, O.. April IL. 1906.

Youngstown, o.. April IL, 1906.
Editor of the West Virginia
Argus Find enclosed tI.oo sub
serption for The Argus. We find
we could not keep house without it.
II brings to us news Of gladness,
and many times have we been very
much hurt upon hearing and seeing
through your columns of the death
Of some of our warm friends. But
such are the ways Of the Great
Creator. 1t has been some time
since l wrote to your paper. So at
my leisure l thought would write
a few lines to inform our many
friends and old acquaintances,
which we have left back in the old
West Virginia Hills, that we are
still alive and prosperous in the
old Buckeye State-Ohio ! Iwould
just say that am working at the
present time in William Tod's
factory, one of the largest in the
world. They take out castings in
this foundry that weigh IS tons.
Our pay-days in this quiet city of
between 6s. 900 and 10000 inhabi-
tants every two weeks, is over half
a million dollars, so you can see by
that report that we are living in
very good city. full of industry and
employment, with fine street car
lines to all parts of the city, and
also to all the surrounding towns
and cities. We also have one more
fine park added to the list since l
last wrote to you, making four fine
parks to 60 to "In Under the Shade
OF the Old Apple Tree"
saw through the kind and most
welcome visitor, The Argus, that
our friend, Mr.. Martin, was awarded
a nice present on the 18th day of
Irelands's exercises. We were sorry
we could not be present, but we
both send our best congratulations
to him and his many warm friends
for their speediness in bringing to
the town of Kingwood one of the
most netdful of roads for traffic,
and for the daily and constant use
of passengers.
/ would also state that we have
changed our place of residence
since last wrote to you. We are
living at No. 38 Lane avenue, FIVE
squares from the Main street,
Federal. would just say we would
be very glad to have some of our
friends write to us, as we would be
pleased to answer. We would also
like to have our friends pay us a
visit the coming summer.
In conclusion we wish Mr.. Brown
success. With regards to our
friends, we remain,
Yours respectfully,
Mr.. AND MRS. ]. II. WALTERS,
Youngstown, Ohio.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

produces more for the money and
with the labor saving machinery in
use In American yards, II is a ques-
ton whether labor is relatively much
more expensive than that abroad.
One of the greatest evils that foreign
ship builders have complained of in
the past few years, especially in
English yards, has been the refusal
of the workman to "deliver the
goods" The restriction of output
there had been reduced to a science
so that the ship-masters claimed
labor was costing them almost as
much as it cost IN the states. There
was strike in several OF the Eng.
lish yards recently over the introduc-
ton of American pneumatic riveting
tools. and the new machinery was
finally allowed by the men on the
astonishingly unreasonable condition
that they should not turn out any
more work per men per day with the
machines than they had previously
done without them. But the seekers
after subsidy claim that there is no
discrimination against American
buyers in the cost of material and
labor is the whole problem. Finally
that So, 900, 900 worth of subsidy is
the least they eau do with.
The threat of the labor unions to
enter the political field has develop
ed into fact by letter sent from
the headquarters OF the Federation
in Washington to all the central
labor unions of the country advising
them OF the determination OF the
national officers and asking them to
pledge themselves to the movement.
The unions claim to have 2 900, 600
voters enrolled and as il is the first
time that as a body they have enter
ed into politics, the result ought to
be instructive.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

The Republican party has brought
the country to shocking state Of
affairs and there is no end to the
scandals and exposures that are con-
stantly being brought to light. That
keen observer of affairs, the New
York Post says;
"The present is a period of havoc
and upheavel. The gale of reform
that RACES o'er the land lays bare
most hideous conditions. A dollar.
lied society, insenSble to all but
pricking sel6shness, makes possible
corruption high and low. Bribe,
graft, knavery, exploitation, inves-
tigation, disclosure, confusion,
shame, in all the avenues of activity
the public ferret is at work. This
is period of iconoelasm. Idol af-
ter idol crumbles in the fierce glare
OF revelation. An age whose nigh.
ty achievements are grounded on
confidence finds itself at the apex
OF its triumph preoccupied in reveal
ing vast betrayals of trust. Aud
the bewildered soul shocked into
uncertainty snatehes desperately
after fragments Of that primal faith
which binds society together, fear.
ful les, the slow fruits of an sgelong
altruism be lost to this universal ex.
pIoita,ion."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

The suggestion of Judge Parker
that the next Democratic candidate
for president be a southern man,
may not be accomplished at the next
election, but there is no good reason
why II should not be. The South
has many favorite sons who would
admirably fill that great Office and
with departing prejudices and a
united country, which is now eyi-
dent, the bars will be thrown down
and no imaginary barrier will shut
out candidates from every section.
The only questions that will be
asked by united Democracy will
be: Is be honest and has he the
ability and experience to serve all
the people1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

1t will be interesting to see what
the Republicans will do with the
resolution, introduced by Repre-
sentative Hardwick Of Georgia,
directing the Committee on Elec.
ton Of the President, Wee Presi-
dent and members Of Congress TO
institute a thorough investigation
Of the amounts Of money contributed
to the national and congressional
committees in 1904 by whom they
were made and how they we're
expended.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

Speeches on political subjects
delivered in the United States SEN
ate are said to but seldom change
the votes OF Senators. The forensic
ability of Senator Bailey and his
unanswarable argument that Con-
gress has the power to prohibit the
infenor federal courts from issuing
temporary injunctions against the
enforcement Of orders of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, prov
ed one Of the exceptions. Senator
Hale, political opponent, ac.
knowledged that he and other Re-
publicans had been convinced by
Senator Bailey's arguments that the
power TO restrict the courts was in
herent in Congress. No Senator OF
the present day has such a record to
boast OF, and il is a personal and
political triumph that lifts Senator
Bailey to the pinnacle OF fame as a
Democratic orator, debater and
Constitutional lawyer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
GRAFTON PREsBYTERY.
Rev. Stoetzer Retired as Moderator
and was Succeeded by Rev. Davis.

From the Fairmont Times.
The Presbytery of Grafton, which
has been in session at Warrington
since Tuesday, adjourned } esterday.
Rev. II. G. Stoetzer, of the Presby-
terian Church OF this city, was the
retiring moderator. He opened
presbytery with a sermon on Roman
z:7I, "Thou, therefore, which
teachest another, teachest thou not
thyself." Theme, "Realize Your
Own Ideals"
Mr.. u. A. Clayton was the dele
gate to presbytery from the local
church. All ministers from the
churches of Grafton presbytery were
present except Rev. William NJ.
Hudson, OF Clarksburg, who was
detained by the serious illness of
of his wife. Rev. Z. T.. Moran,
Mr.. f. M. RIttenhouse and Mr..
Frank Seastrum. OF Fairmont, were
present, and Mr.. Robert Hoge of
Monongah.
Rev. w. o. Davis was elected
moderator and also sent to the gem
eral assembly. Mr.. w. A. Gould,
of the French Creek church, was
the lay commissioner selected for
the general assembly.
The churches reported increase
in membership, interest and benevo-
lences.
Rev. A. M. Buchanan, ID. D., OF
Morgantown, is the stated clerk.
Rev. r. M. Ramsey was elected
temporary clerk. He also read an
interesting narrative on the state oi
religion IN this presbytery.
The pastoral relations existing
between Rev. Charles HelIlwell and
the Warrington Presbyterian Church
were dissolved. Rev Hclliwell goes
to the Second Presbyterian Church
of Ballaire, Ohio. The church oil
Weston is also vacant, the call oi
the church not being accepted by
Rev. Frazer.
Rev. c. c. Gould was received
into the presbytery.
All Presbyterian teachers, officers
and scholars of Sabbath schools are
urged to attend the session Of the
summer Sabbath school Of method,
at the State University at Morgan
town the last Of next June.
Several new churches were report
ed TO presbytery.
Presbytery adjourned to meet ia
the handsome new church latel,
dedicated at Terra Alta next Sep.
tember.
The Grafton district c. +. con.
vention met IN the Presbyterian
Church yesterday afternoon at s:sc
O'Clock, opened by an address by
Rev. r. NJ. Ramsey Of Kingwood
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

|, Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss, the treas
urer OF the Republican national
committee, does not care to discuss
the arrest Of Mr.. Perkins for his
liberal donation to the committee Of
the Life Insurance money, that
should have been sacred TO the
widows and orphans Of the policy
holders. President Roosevelt and
Chairman Cortelyou are equally
mum on the subject and have made
no move for restitution of the large
sums to the Life Insurance CON.
panies.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

With the President scurrying
around after Cabinet material and
Secretary Taft appealing for help
to make up his mind, the Senate all
mixed up on railroad rate regulation
and the Republican members Of the
House trying TO show the dear peo-
pie how they love them, Washing
ton IS having all the political ex-
citement It cares for.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
EST VIRGINIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 49, 1906
REPUBLICAN SCANDAL.
Disgraceful Condition OF the Consular
Service.

| biskraceiut CONDITION or the Consular
Service.
The exposure of the scandal OF
the shameful doings OF our Consuls
in the East is further proof of the
degeneracy of Republican poll,
ticians. When President Roosevelt,
appointed these consuls on the re.
commendation of Republican Sena.
tors and Representatives, he knew
they were political strikers for those
Republican leaders, He was given
notice that they were mostly grafiers
or the Republican politicians would
not be urging them for appointment.
The only palliauon tor the Admins.
tration is that Mr.. Pierce, Assistant
Secretary of State, was detailed TO
make special investigation of the
Consular Service in the East, and
his private report made to the Pi esi.
den, and lately called for by the
Senate exposes the scandals. Some
of these consuls are stated to be
drunkards, others graf,ers--men who
accepted office merely to fill their
own pockets legally or illegally.
The President has, no doubt, en-
deavored to cleanse and improve
the service by forcing the resigna-
lion of some of the grafters for "1he
good OF the service" but many
worthless incumbents still remain.
"While there has been much pro-
gress," says the New York Post,
"there are many consuls who do
not reflect credit on the country.
There was the one at Coburg, for
instance who turned the consulate
into disreputable resort and made
every exporter contribute sample
for use in furnishing the consulate,
or to be disposed of for the benefit
of the consul's pocket. Careful in
vestigation would have shown the
mans unfitness for office before his
appointment. The State Depart
ment removed him for the good of
the service but Mr.. Roosevelt, in
the eyes Of the Coburgers, added
insult to injury by appointing as his
successor that Saylor who obtained
unenviable notorie,y by trying to
defraud the State of Pennsylvania
when serving in its Legislature, and
who was officially denounced by the
Governor. There are plenty of
other cases on record in which the
President or the State Department
connived at the appointment of un
fit men,"
Their records and the disgrace
they have brought on the country,
make the ears of every American,
when travelling abroad, tingle with
the remarks Of foreigners, who point
to the Official representatives of this
country as typical citizens of the
United States. The decentralization
of the Republican politicians seems
ubiquitous, yet there are plenty of
honest Republicans who would do
us credit but they seem to have no
chance in the race for office as they
do not generally belong to the politi-
cal machine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

Representative Littauer of army
glove contract fame, and ihe warm
personal friend and close political
adviser Of President Roosevelt, has
announced his intention Of retiring
at the end of his present term.
After the voters get through with
their job next November, there will
be a good many compulsory retire.
menis. Littauer evidently sees
rocks ahead.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

The coal trust is very anxious
for US to believe that it has not put
up the price Of coal, but il il wants
to appeal to public opinion, It
should reduce the freight and advise
Congress TO abolish the tariff duty
and price Of coal would come down.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

The Supreme Court in its late
trust decisions has virtually settled
the trust question, if the Admins
tratIon has the pluck to go to the
root of the evil as far as it can 90,
but to make clean job of exposing
and controlling the plundefing com
bines will require Congress and
President that will take from them
the fostering protection they now
enjoy under the present tariff law.
With all their dark deeds exposed
under the common law, the compile
ity OF these corporations with the
Republican leaders to rob consumers
Of their products by extravagant
high prices, can be divulged and
public opinion will force the re.
vision OF the tariff schedules that
protect them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

What with the cradle trust and
the coffin trust both protected by
the tariff, through the favor Of the
Republicans, the combines have us
whichever way we turn, from the
time We first see daylight until we
join the great silent majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

The Irresistible impulse Of con.
science" seems to be hardly strong
enough with the great majority Of
Republican Congressmen 20 make
them give the statehood question a
square deal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

The White House cook, since the
beat trust magnates we're set free by
the court, dare not send up a rare
roast to the dinner table, as the
memory Of the Beef Trust magnates'
victory makes the President want
them and their products thoroughly
roasted.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
POOLING THE VOTERS.
Promise 10 Revise the Tariff Again
Broken by the Republicans.

The trusts and tariff protected
corporations are in high glee at the
turn political events have taken, by
the concen,ion OF public opinion
upon railroad rate legislation. Mr..
Payne, the Republican leader in
Congress and chairman of the com.
mittee on Ways and Means, which
controls oil revenue legislation, has
declared in signed statement that
there will be no tariff bill reported
at this session Of Congress. This
Republican standpat policy was
agreed to last fall by President
Roosevelt and Speaker Cannon, and
the personnel of the Committee of
Ways and Means was selected by
Speaker Cannon, so that a majority
were ardent protectionists. Thus
those Republicanvoters, who favored
the revision of the tariff that fosters
trusts and allows them to charge
plnndering profits, were again fooled
after voting for many Republican
candidates for Congress who prom
ised to revise those tariff schedules
that protected the trusts, prevented
competition, and allowed tae trusts
to sell cheaper abroad than here.
When those Republican Congress
men who were pledged to tariff
reform, elected Mr.. Canpon as
Speaker OF the House and adopted
rules that gave him autocratic
power over legislation, they knew
they were selling out their con-
stituents to the protected monopo-
lies, and giving the party machine
the power to defeat or pass such
legislation.
The same conditions will obtain
at the election this fall, and the
question is, can the voters be fooled
again to vote for Republican can
didates for Congress who will stand
pat and let the trusts continue to
plunder The consumers Promises
of Republican candidates are of no
avail unless the pledge is given to
keep out OF caucus and vote for a
Speaker who will agree to give
tariff revision the right of way.
That Mr. Cannon will never accede
to, for he Is an ardent protectionist.
The membership of the next Con-
gress will be more evenly divided
between the parties and the result
in any district may determine which
party shall control. The trusts and
corporations will pay money to the
Republican campaign fund with the
understanding that their interests
are to be protected, but none but
voters themselves will furnish funds
or efforts for the election of the
Democratic candidates. That alone
should be their recommendation 10
independent voters, IL they measure
up, as they should to the JeffeTsonian
requirements of ability and honesty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

Attorney General Moody has re.
quested an investigating committee
OF the Mississippi Legislature to
furnish him all the evidence It has
collected against the lumber trust
in that state. In view Of the out
come Of the sparring match Of Bro.
Moody against the Beef Trust, he
probably thinks II wiser to hit a
trust of his own size.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-05-11
KANSAS SPENT SIX MILLION
STATE SPENDS MUCH MONEY
FOR EDUCATION.
And Yet the Expenditures Did Not
Reach the Receipts BY Nearly
$500, 900.

The total amount Of money expend-
ed in Kansas last year for educational
purposes was $5r829, S15. This is shown
BY reports which have been made by
county superintendents to the state
superintendent and tabuiated- The
greater part Of the money expended
went for teachers salaries This ex-
Dense was S3.855,492. The amount ex-
tails was $3.50, III, for Hbaries and
school apparatus $5A.02S, for sites,
buildings and furniture 1904, 119, and
for other purposes S422.5O3-
The total amount received by the
school districts for the support OF
all the schools OF the state was So
SCI, 227. The expenditures amounted
to less than the receipts by nearly
100000. This IS little less than the
amount remaining in the hands Of the
district treasurers at the end Of the
former fiscal year. The largest item
in the receipts was $4.S1S,S35 from
the county treasurers for the county
taxes The figures compiled by the
clerks in the Office OF the state sup
erintendent show expenditures and
receipts for all the schools OF the state
including the first class cities The
expenditures by counties for educa-
tiOnal purposes IS shown as follows:
Allen, S131,32O; Anderson, $45, 1855;
AtchisOn, $74,1 1872; Barber, $26,1z7;
Barton, SIS, III; Bourbon, 1,21O;
Brown $74,1735 Butler, SIS, S7zi
Chase, 81, 639; ChaUtauqua, $55.85S;
Cherokee, &1O6, 61Si Cheyenne, $13,-|
$50; Clark, S16,126; Clay, $50, 4O7;
Cloud, $6S,O25; COffey, $56,441; Com
anche, SS,6755 COwiey, $111, 29O;
Crawford, $142,237; Decatur S34,-
2O9; Dickinson, SS1,T33; Doniphan,
S24,527s Elk, $37s512; Ellis, S34,S155
Ellsworth, &42,S17; Finney, $17.S74;
Ford, 1854; Franklin, S79, 347;
Geary, $4S,97O; Cove, S17,41S; era
h--
39.67S; Greeley, $5,4S6; Greenwood,
&65,297; Hamilton, $1O,1S4; Harper.
$51,S64; Harvey, $65s92I; Haskell,
$3,O54; HOdgemans $13,4 49, Jackson,
S69,184; Jefferson, So, Jewell,
$11,l6S; Johnson, $5S,668; Kearney,
$6,424; Kingman, 9,1O1; KiOwa, $16,-
39S; Labette, $S7,OS9; Lane, $13, 9T1;
LeavenwOTt, $45,511; Lincoln, $33s-
422; Linn, $5S,154; Logan, 1885;
Lyon, $96,117; MasiOn, $73, 1876; Mar
Mitchell, s54.O59; Montgomery, $I2S,-
$40; Morris. 1885; Morton, $1,835;
Nemaha, $79,462; NeOshO, $62,O91;
S70,366; Osborne, $45,232; Ottawa,
S46,753; Pawnee, $33,992; Phillips, |
SCI, 739; POttawatOmie, S4O,244;
Pratt, $33,319; Rawlins, S5S,154;
Rice, $63,123; Riley, S53.4s5; Rocks, |
337, 4S9; Rush, SIS, 1872; Russell, $685.
So; Saline, &73,025; Scott, $3.50; !
Sedgwick, $176,4O0; Seward, $6,127; |
80; Sherman, 320,766; Smith, $54,-
$50; Stafford, $4O,2SS; Stanton, $3,-
314; Stevens $S,4S4; Sumner $113,-
149; Thomas, $29,156; TregO, $1S,51S; /
Wabaunsee, $43,S41; Wallace, $S,123; |
Washington, $74,660; Wichita, $3.50; |
Wilson, S64,149; WoOdsOn, S33,O24; !
WyandOtte, $S15,1SS. Total, $685. |
915,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-05-11
WHAT THE BUGS CLAIM.
Figures Showing the Staggering Cost
TO This Country OF Its Insect Pests.

Figures Showing the Staggering Cost
TO This Country OF Its Insect Pests.
Three years ago it was estimated
that corn, wheat. cotton, potatoes,
annual damage OF nearly S4Oo, O00,-
600. One-fOurth OF this damage was
laid at the door OF the chinch bug,
while the VOTaciOus graSShOpper was
charged with nearly as much more
Half a hundred million was Uncle
Sans bill against the Hessian fly, an
amount sufficient to pay for his
army, and feed il, too This insect is
one Of the legacies OF the war Of the
Revolution which cannot be disposed
OF.
When the Hessian troops landed on
Long Island they brought over, in the
feed for their horses, the eggs Of this
peStiferOus fly. It IS a dark-cOlOred
gnat resembling a decrepit mosquito,
and its larva does the damage, at
lacking the young wheat shoots with
out mercy.
Marching along to the tune OF from
SIS 100000 to S20,000,000 annually,
the army worm IS one Of the most
dreaded enemies OF the farmer. These
deyOurers, an inch long, multiply with
astonishing rapidity, move in armies,
feed hungrily day and night and de-
YOUR every growing thing in the way.
Ugly, green and busy, the cabbage
worm bites $5,OOO,000 or more a year
out Of the farmers pockets-Or gar
dens.
Then, there is the potato bug, the
bane Of every country boy who is OBJ
liged to tend the potato patch. This
bug for a long time made its home al
most exclusively in Colorado and New
Mexico. When il began making its
personally conducted tours east il was
called the Colorado beetle Eight
mated to be levied by this active
worker