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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-22
ST. PETERS REWARD FOR
THE HENPECKED NAN.

With a solemn mien and an air
sedate,
When up at the top of the golden
stair
A man and women ascending there
Applied for admission. They came
and stood
Before St. Peter, so great and good
In hope the City of Peace to win,
And asked st. Peter to let them in.
The woman was tall and lank and
thin.
With a scraggly beardlet upon her
chin;
The man was short and thick and
stout,
His stomach was built so it rounded
out;
His face was pleasant, and all the
while
He wore kindly and genial smile /;
The choirs in the distance the
echoes awoke,
And the man kept still while the
woman spoke.
go, thou who guardest the gate, :"
said she,
We came up hither, beseeching thee
To let us enter the Heavenly land
And play our harps with the
Heavenly band.
OF me, St. Peter, thefe is no doubt.
There's nothing from Heaven to bar
me out:
I've been to meeting three times a
week,
And almost always I'd rise to speak.
"He never would pray with an ear
nest vim,
Or go to revival or join In hymn;
So | had to leave him in sorrow
there
While | in my purity, said my
prayer:
He ate what the pantry chose to
afford,
While l sang at church in sweet ac-
cord;
And If cucumbers were all he got,
It's chance If he merited them or
mot.
."But, o. St. Peter, love him so.
To the pleasures of Heaven please
let him go;
I've done enough-a saint I've been.
Won't that atone9 Can't you let him
In2
But in my grim gospel | know tits so,
That the unrepentant must fry below:
But isn's there some way you can see
That he may enter, who's dear to me2
'It's a narrow gospel by which |
pray,
But the chosen expect to find the
way
OF coaxing or fooling or bribing you
So that their relations can amble
through
And say, St. Peter, it seems tome
This gate isn't kept as it ought to be
You ought to stand right by the
opening there.
And never sit down in that easy
chair.
"And say, St. Peter, my sight is
dimmed.
But don't like the way your whisk-
ers are trimmed.
They're cut too wide and outward
toss;
They'd look better narrow, cut
straight across.
Well, we must be going, our crowns
to win,
SO open, St. Peter, and well pass
IN"
ST. Peter sat quiet, he stroked his
staff
But ipspite Of his Office he had to
lMgh;
Then he said, with a fiery CLEAN in
his eye,
"Who's tending this gate, you OF ~"
And then he rose in his stature tall,
And pressed the button upon the wall,
And said to the imp who answered
the bell,
Escort this lady around to-
Hades."
The man stood still as a piece of
stone
Stood sadly, gloomily there alone;
a lifelong settled idea he had
That his wife was good and the was
bad;
He thought if the woman went down
Below.
That he would certainly have to go;
That II she went to the regions dim,
There wasn't ghost Of chance
for him.
Slowly he turned, by habit bent.
So follow wherever the woman
| went.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-22

A young Frenchman, has devised
an improved diving apparatus with
which he has been able to explore
the bed of the sea at the depth Of
$40 feet--which is the deepest that
any living man has ever gone below
the surface. His description of the
objects seen at these depths is most
interesting. In some cases he has
been attacked by vicious giant crabs
and in others by the devil fish,
which latter he says however is
easily scared away.
At depth Of 100 feet the sun is
still easily seen as disk OF reddish
light; where it shines directly on the
sand it takes on the look Of pure gold.
II the diver gets in the shade Of a
rock and looks up to the sky he can
see the stars at mid day. Alta
depth of z25 feet little can be seen
and at gas the darkness is so com
plete that an electric light is needed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-22

Editor-Does II pay to advertise
in my paper ? Well, / should say
it does. Look at Smith, the grocer,
for instance. lie advertised for
a boy last week, and the very next
day Mrs. Smith had twins.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-22

An exchange recently asked "How
much is Nicholas Longworth ?o ?
IF Nick is going TO answer we would
also like to add that now popular
question And where did he get it2"
Mistress-Didn't the ladies who
called leave cards
Bridget-Thcy wanted TO, mum,
but / towld thin ye had plinty av
yer own and better ones, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

| Montgomery, February s.-(Special.)- )--
 The opinions were handed down in the ! following cases by the supreme court
 of Alabama today: Haralson, Judge-The State of Alabama
 vs. Jim Thomas, appeal from Montgomery city court. reversed ana rernanded.
 Jesse B. Bolton vs. the State of Ala
 bama, appeal from Jefferson criminal court, reversed and remanded. Tyson, Judge-Do ex dem Anniston
 City Land company vs. w. J. Edmondson, appeal from Anniston city court, reversed
 and remRnded.
 State ex rel A. B. Perdue ct al vs. H. B.
 Abernathy, appeal from Birmingham city
 court, reversed and remanded.
 Richard Murray ct al vs. Julia s. Barnes
 ct al, appeal from Mobile chancery court.
 affirmed.
 Dowdell. Judge-Jane Everett ct al vs.
 H. c. Jordan ct al. appeal from Houston
 circuit court affirmed.
 J. D. Holman ys W. M Calhoun. appeal
 from Houston circuit court, reversed and remanded.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
 company vs. W. J. Randle. administrator
 appeal from Birmingham city court. af- nrmed.
 Hilton & Bentley V J. W. Taylor. ad- ministrator, appeal from Houston circuit court, reversed and remanded. John Glover vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Autauga circuit court, af- flrmed. rr
 Mary Foley, administratrix, vs. Pioneer | Mining and Manufacturing company, ap- peal from Birmingham city court, re- versed and remanded. Anderson, Judge-Jim Hill vs. the State | of Alabama, appeal from Anniston city | court, affirmed. G. Obar & Sons company vs. Phillips | Buttorff Manufacturing company, appeal from Marshall circuit court, affirmed. l w. F. Davis ys. Lourania Denham, ap- peal from Marshall chancery court, re-
 versed and remanded. ~ William Redd ct al vs. John H. Wal lace, trustee, appeal from Jefferson chan | cery court reversed and remanded. T. J. Moody Ys. w. T. Atkins, appeal from Pickens chancery court, affirmed in
 part and in part reversed and rendered. Hewes & Booth vs. Ella Loveman, ap- peal from Birmingham city court, af- 1 hrmed. | Dave Brasher vs. Shelby Iron company, ] appeal from Shelby circuit court. af- l hrmed.
 l Denson, Judge-Alfred Hatch vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from Mobile | city court, reversed and remanded. | Tobe Williams vs. the State of Alabama, 1 appeal from Montgomery city court. af- | frmed.
 | Ben Martin vs. the State of Alabama,
 appeal from Russell circuit court. re- | versed and remanded. -f+ l Isaac Shirley ct al ys. the State of Ala bama. appeal from Monroe circuit court | affirmed
  Sherer ct al, appeal from Fayette circuit | court, reversed and remanded. Ex parte T. J. Mathews, application for
 mandamus. against c. K. Miller, as judge
 of the city court of TaladeBa. application , denied. l Johnson. Nesbitt & Co. vs. First Nation al bank of Gadsden, appeal from Gadsden | city court. appeal dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
Decision Held Up.

Washington, February, S.-Secretary Bonaparte reserved his decision in the cases of Midshipmen Charles M. James of Iowa and William T. Boyd Jr., of iili- nois both of the second class, and whom are under sentence of dismissal for haz- ing Before the decision on these cases the Secretary will look more closely into the facts and possibly consult with the President. It is not clear to the depart ment whether the entire sense of justice will be better served by recommending the accused to the elemency of the Presi- dent or by approving the sentence of dis missal.
 The Secretary had already signed an order for the dismissal of Boyd and had prepared an order to the same effect in the case of James when he decided to con slider the cases further. A telegram was sent to Annapolis countermanding the order regarding Midshipman Boyd that in the case of James had not left the de- pertinent. The announcement that Mid shpman Jules James of Virginia was n- plicated in hazing was incorrect The lat ter had not been reported for hazing, and the mistake was due to a conformation of initials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the Union station. Bir. minEham; .fs -a,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
TO BE INEXPENSIVE.
European Rulers Will Be Governed By
 the Presidents Wishes.

Washington February S.-Today Baron von Hengel-Mueller, the Austrian am bassador here and acting dean of the dip- ,lomatic corps after conference with of ficials of the Washington government. ad- yised his government 1t Is the wish of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt that no expensive gifts shall be presented to their daughter on the occasion of her marriage next week to Mir Longworth. MT. Hengel-Mueller in his circular to the diplomatic corps here has informed the members of that fact and 1t can be stated that the other European governments will follow the example of Austria What ever presents are sent will be in the name of the sovereign. They will be In the na- ture of personal expression of good will, and not as presents from the gov- ernments themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
TOMBiGHEE VALLEY RAILROAD
 COMPANY

Ar. R:a m. Healing Springs..Lv l ;00 D. m. Trains on above schedule run only on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week. Fir further information write
 JOHN. T. COcHRANE,
 President and Genral Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
REESE RELIEVED.
Annapolis CourtmartiaI Will Assemble
 Again Next Tuesday.

Annapolis, F ebruary s.-Captain Corwin P. Reese, who has served as president Of the courtmartial which has been engaged in the trial of midshpmen on the charge of hazing here, has been relieved of that duty and Capt J. B. Murdock has been detailed in his place, The court will re- assemble on Tuesday next, and 1t Is known that there are still number of cases to be brought before 1t.
 An official order was received here this morning stating that Midshipman VII liam T. Boyd, Jr of Ilhnors. second class, had been convicted of hazing and sent enced to dismissal by the courtmartial and his sentence had been approved by the Secretary of the Navy. shortly afterwards a telegram was received at the naval academy, stating that the order had been rescinded As the case was not an az gravated one, it is believed the reviewing authorities may decide to pardon him. Boyd defended himself before the court martial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
PoT GROVE TRIAL BEGINS.
Edward A. cudahy, Jr., Is First Wit
 ness Examined.

Omaha Neb., February 8.-JThe jury was secured today for the trial of Pat Grove charged with robbing E.. A, Cndahy of s25,0O0 in connection with the Kidnapping of the Iatter's son In 1900.
 The Introduction of testimony was begun just before adjournment, Edward A. Cud- ahy, Jr., the boy who was Kidnapped, being the first witness caffed He gave an ar. count of his experience while a prisoner for the day. .i1@ Ess445say a.a-,
 Young Cudahy has not been able to positively identify Crow as one of the kidnapers Crow Is alleged to have changed very much In appearance in the past five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect July 2s. 1905.

Trains leave Birmingham as follows: s:s5 d. m.-No. 3S, for Atlanta, Washing ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia -s New York and the East Pull
 man Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Birmingham to New
 York. Dining car. Brming-
 ham to Atlanta.
 $40 a. m.-No. 19. for Montevalo, Ma
 plesville. Selma and way sta- .s, tions. 4.s U:& D. m.-No. s5, for Columbus, West
 Point. Winona, Greenwood
 and Greenville; also Sheffield
 and Florence and North Ala
 bama points.
 s:4o D. m.-No. 15 for Cordova, oakman.
 Corona and way stations: also a Blossburg.
 b:l5 a. m.-No. 22 for Anniston. Hefin and
 way stations; also Rome, Ga. $50 D. m.-No. 36 for Atlanta, Charlotte,
 Richmond, Washington. New
 York and the East. Pullman
 Sleeping Car Birmingham to
 Richmond, Va.
 4:05 D. m.-No. 24 Anniston. Atlanta and
 way stations; also for Jack sonyille and all Florida points
 also Talladesa, Ala. tO:20 D, m.-No. 37, for Columbus. West
 Point, winona Greenwood and
 Greenville. Pullman Drawing
 Room Sleeping Car Birming-
 ham to Greenville. l0:96 D. m.-No. 21, for Selma, Mobile and
 way stations. Pullman Draw aet- ing Loom Sleeping Car Bir-
 mingham to Mobile. Il 30 D. m.--No. 9S, for Atlanta, ,-Anniston
 and way stations Pullman
 Sleeping Car. Birmingham to
 Atlanta Sleeping Car can be .#ff occupied at Union station s:3o 4Ff- D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping ear reservations apply passenger office, Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 5osl Bell and 6l7 Peoples. 5 J. N. HARRISON. Dist. Pass. Agt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
AutomobIIIsts Elect Officers.

Chicago, February S.-At the annual meeting of the American Automobile association, which was held today, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, John H. Far son of Chicago; first vice president, w. P Hotchkis of Buffalo; second vice president, Dr. Millbank of Johnson, Cal; treasurer, c. E. Harrington of New Jersey. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad.

Close connections at Pell City with Southern railway and at Coal City with the Seaboard Air Line railway. Nos. l. ?. 8 and daily except Sunday. Nos. 5. s. and Sunday only.
 J. E. FLEETWOOD,
 Superintendent. FELIX A. VOGEL s-- General Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
Bill Fayorabiy Reported.

Washington, February S-The Long worth bill appropriating s5,OO0,OOO for the purchase of American legations and embassies in foreign capitals was favorably reported to the House com mittee on foreign affairs by a sub-com- mittee today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
Fire in Kentucky Town.

Madisonville, Ky. February s.--Fire which broke out today in the business center of Providence for time threat ened to wipe out the. entire city, but was finally brought under control with a total loss of only s10,0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09

notoriety "as an influential personage's charged with confidential instructions. etc: and sought to be noticed as a per son "fesred1 by the Hungarian govern ment The foreign office asserted that no superior official had knowledge Of any tampering with his mail. MT. Storer said also:
 Braun Is said to have been urging in- tended immigrants to go to Canada by the trust line. instead of New York by the Cunard."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
charaed Wlth Eraud.


 Mir. Storer included a copy of a police order issued by the Hungarian authori- ties in 1899 instruotlng officers to appre- hend Marcus Braun. charged with the crime of fraud. MT. Storer stated that the Hungarian government accepted all responsibility as to the identity of this individual with MT. Braun. Mir. Storer also refers to statements published by MT. Braun in Hungarian newspapers that he knew he never could obtain justice in a Hungarian court and consequently had no thought of bringing criminal or civil action for the statement published con corning him.
 4 letter from Mir. Braun to the depart ment of commerce and labor stated that his character had been assailed by Hajos Sandor, who he asserted was in close touch with the Austro-Hungaran consul late at New York, and Ignatles Weller a New York lawyer, who made charges against MT Braun to Governor Roose- welt.
 In a statement by Mir Braun to Mln- ister Storer he asserted that the antago- nism dated back to his report on the new Hungarian immigration law and to 1893 when as reporter for American newspapers, he wrote about Dr. Anto Von Palitzchek, commissioner general of Aus tria at the Chicago Worlds fair and Aus trian consul general to New York. He charged that the action against him was planned by Dr. Alexander Sealy, eounsel- Tor of the Hungarian minister of the in- terior, because of steamship interests.
 MT. Braun charged that Count Tlzsa inspired the conspiracy against him.
 Braun Was Withdrawn.
 MT Loonals eabled MT. storer that Braun had been withdrawn. The minis ter of foreign affairs expressed his thanks and said he had had great difficulty in holding the Hungarian government from expeliing Braun shortly after his ar rival on account of threats of the affect his representation would have on future legislation in the United States.
 MT. Storer stated that Braun asserted to him he had conclusive proof of charges he had made, but could not re- veal the infprmants as they were sub ordinate Hungarian officials.
 MT Storer added that the certificate issued by the Hungarian government rec- ognizing Braun's citizenship of the United States did not necessarily disproye the existence of criminal charges against him, and that the statute of limitations barred action on criminal charges against Braun before he returned to Hungary for his certificate.
 Despite Braun's reported indscretions, MT. Storer said he firmly believed that they saw the secrecy of Braun's corres- pondence was violated, and that he was insulted by the technical excuse put for ward in Justification. Later tho Hungarian government published the promised dis avowal of the former police statement against Braun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
Broke His Hand.
Steel Mill Party.

Jacob Broda. exalted ruler of the Ems ley lodge of Elks. entertained party of friends with visit to the steel plant last night.
 Those in the party were Miss Druyfus of Atlanta; Miss Loeb of Dallas, Tex; Miss Ceasel of Memphis; MT. H. Rich, MT. Baum and MT. Lee Wellman of Bir- ming'ham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-09
VIII eontInue War Tax.

Tokio, February s.-After a prolonged and animated, discussion the bill for com tinuation of the war taxes passed the House of Representatives today by vote of 222 to 125.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-02
DOCTORS ARE PUZZLED

The remarkable recovery of Een
 tha tieoa Mclver, of Vance boro, Me, is ',a] one aSuD]ect of much interest to 1ha uleuical fraternity and d wid. cir,.,e ,.f IF to'enos. el He says of his case: "Owinp ens en severe inflammation o1 lEe Throat ana congestion of the Lupps ,hraa uoctors gave me up to die, when, asa last resort, l was induced to try "f nr a hlng's New Discovery and 1 am han. py ty to Say, lt saved my life" Cures the worst Coughs and Colds, Rron. Ghltis, Tonsilitis, Weak Lungs and La Grippe. Guaran' teed at R. H. Beers & O.. Newtnwn. beelS & Betts, Sandy Hook: F, !. Car, vln; VI ibethel; W. N. Noble, New Milford:
 2. J. Bucki,ngham, Huntington: A lien hoyfe, hs hox6ury Station; G. W. Huri- hurt < O., Rnxbury: c. N. Hatoh. Bridgewater; Connery Pros, Georee, G town; W. B; nawley, sherman; Honau S 5dsH SHpule, e,(' ,G('aey,l93rdsyi!le; e, Ge,rge D. Beardsley, New Preston, drurejsts ooc and Sl.oo Trial bottle free.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-02
SEED CATALOGUE
A HANDY AND VALUABLE COMPENDIUM OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTICUL- TURF.

A HANDY AND VALUABLE COMPENDIUM
 OF AGR1CULTURE AND HORTICUL-
 TURF.
 The annual edition of the popular seed catalogue of Elbridge E. Wheeler of this city, has been issued, and is winning the usual compliments. It must be said however, that this years work eclipses all former issues. The cover is of original design and is very pretty in coloring. There is also some local interest in the book, as it con- tains splendid half tone pictures of Bridgeport's beautiful parks in foli- age. Bridgeport people will be much interested in these pictures, because they are so clear and we'll located, and residents in other cities will have to admit the beauty of the parks when turist, the horticulturist and the gardener and persons interested in flowers want copy of this very com plete and useful catalogue. The en- tire book has been rewritten aud con- tainS more information than ever be- fore. Wheeler sells seeds on honor and says, in introducing the catalogue, that he finds growing patronage aud an lever ready expressed appreciation of hls policy: These reliable seeds yield profitable crops, as is explained in the catalogue. The illustration in the catalogue are we'll worthy the mo- tice given. New photographs have been made and the excellent half tone reproductions show that the best in the engraver's art was sought and se- cured. From vegetables to flowers, every variety of seed known and test ed is offered and explained, and the information thus obtained is assuredly valuable. By writing to Elbridge B. Wheeler, P. o. Box 152, Bridgeport, or by calling at the store, Main and Elm streets, you can obtain one of these very welcome books.
The Newtown bee., 1906-03-02

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