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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
Champion Political Joke.

Mlnnesota's normal Republican ma
jority is between 10000 and 10000.
The Democrats had little or no expec.
tatiOn OF electlng Johnson. One reason
they picked him for the candidacy was
that he was a Swede and would get
the Scandinavian vote. which in Min.
nesota IS a considerable factor. They
hoped he, at any rate. would make a
decent showing, and most OF them
would have been satisfied with that
But Johnson, having accepted the
nomination, made a systematic cam.
paign. His opponent. State Auditor
Dunn, was not altogether popular I'm
his own party. Dunn's unpOpularlty
helped Johnson, against whose record
nobody had anything 90 say. John
'on's popularity increased as Dunns
decreased Something had 60 be done
for Dunn. Then somebody done IT,"
The manner OF doing &C. the madness
Bf SIS method, must stand forever as
the champion political joke Of the
ages. Did you ever see q boomcrnng9
boomerang IS n curved club When
thrown by one who knows how Il
makes turn around IN the air and
comes back TO the thrower. n the
fhrower doesn't look out. the boomer.
ang VIII smash his face.
Ten days before election some boom
erang thrower IN Minnesota printed
and distributed circular scttine
forth that Candidate Johnson's father
had been n drunkard and had died On
the poorhOuse and that his mother
had taken IN washing. You cannot
ind In Minnesota today the tbrOwoi
OF this political boomerang. Most like
" he is and was then an inmate OF The
asylum for the insane.
Some supporters OF johnson, Toe
much excited to know golden opp0r
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
How to Max. 3 Dainty Cover.

Here is Christmas suggestion. A
dainty dressing table or bureau cover
is made Of three embroidered hand.
kerchiefs, lace insertion and edglng.
beading and ribbon. The handker.
chiefs have plain edges and are jolned
by one row of the wide lace insertion
aud two rows OF the lace beading. The
lace beading and insertion border the
cover and are finished with edging.
Ribbon is threaded through the bead.
ing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

his Is what Hon Jake Moore. state war.
T.. & DoWit Il Co, Cbicago flI'-Des,
ofs- have suffered more than tsenty
years from Indigestion About ~ months
ago 4 had grown 50 much worse that I
Cou,d not digest crust OF corn bread and
S2hlu not retain anything on ny stomach.
lost 2s lbs. 10 fact. made no nv mind
that could 1--we but a short time. when =
H'end OF mine recommended Kodoi. con.
sented 10 Try 10 10 please him and was bet
Ter in one day I nov weigh more than
ever did in my Tie and am in better health
thsu Tor many years. Kodoi did %. keep
2 bottle constantly. aud write this hoping
humanity will bc benefited Yours very
tniy Jasc &. Moore Atlanta Aux. TO- 1905
sold 10y Strickler drug store VIM Dent
Ncwburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
He Made Good.

Johnson also had tho moral and men.
tai backbone to make him Johnny-on-
the-spot With his new Job He had
hod no experience IA an editor when
he took hold OF the St Peter Herald
hut he modc good. Ho made good
also os governor OF Minnesota. DO
you want proof7 Then read tho cleo
tlon returns OF 1909. Normally tho
Republican candidate should have won
by about 10000 majority. AS n mat
ter of fact. Johnson won by 72.000 ma.
jority. Somebody asked him how he
did Il.
II only tried 10 make good" replied
Johnson.
No boomerang was thrown I'm the
second campaign. IL Johnson had not
made good In his two years term as
governor ho would have been sent
bnck 10 the st. Peter Herald Office.
AS it IL, hc now stands IN the glaro OF
the presidential limellght. The wash
erwomon circular promulgated by the
unidentified asylum inmate made him
governor, but as governor no made
good himself. Those years OF struggle.
of self effacement. OF mother iovo and
''''"'iiN h'NpNlon III 81. l'elcr gave
him the stamina To make good. When
some one asked him what he consid-
cred the most important result OF his
administration Ms governor he replied:
Law enforcement We have brought
about conditions by which the state
officers obey the law themselves and
enforce IT,"
but Governor Johnson did not stop
ut enforcement OF the laws on the
statute books. BY his influence he
brought about the enactment OF new
laws TO meet conditions One thing he
did was TO have tho legislature give
him board OF tax cqualizers. John
son appointed three OF the best men
In the state. Under the law this board
had only advisory powers. Tho gov.
ernor used his discretion. Tho steel
trust has immense mines I'm northern
Minnesota. These mines were taxed
on valuation OF $3S,00O.0O0 when
Johnson took Office Now they are tax
ed on valuation OF S104 ,OOO. 900, and
the poor taxpayer feels better The
electric railways uniting st. Paul and
Minneapolis are paying twice as much
taxes as they paid before the advent
OF Johnson. Tax dodgers have been
wincing since Johnson became gov
ernOr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
How to Use Potatoes.

Sunday-Peel, steam. mash; add milk,
butter and salt; then beat till they are
light
Monday 90 Baked potatoes I'm theh
jackets.
Tuesday-Peel and bake with roast
Of beef.
Wednesday--Creamed potatoes.
Thursday - Peel, steam and serve
whole.
Friday-Peel, cut In thin slices length
wise, sprinkle with pepper and salt
and fry In butter.
Saturday-PotatOes boiled in their
jackets.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
Strike Settled Without Riots.

The way Governor johnson settled
Il strike last summer shows HIS power
as conservative official The miners
IN the Mesaba range went out, and
there was imminent peril OF violence.
Instead Of sending his state miIItia 10
the scene Governor johnson himself
went, alone. He talked with the strike
leaders and with the employers. lie
visited the strikers and heard their
grievances. He gave them good nd
vice. II they remained orderly. he
said, no troops would be sent, but n
they became violent no would he
forced TO quell their violence with sol.
diers' The strike was settled without
riots.
Some persons take pleasure I'm com.
pafing John Johnson with Abraham
Lincoln. This is due 60 the fact that
both men had immediate ancestors OF
the Kind that. ns n rule, do not pro.
duce society swells. Johnson seems
10 have much OF the homely honesty
OF Lincoln and more dignity than
'Honest Abe" Whatever lac may turn
out 10 DO In the future. we must 20
back 90 the original thesis and assert
that if Johnson had been a candidate
Tor head sheik OF Fifth avenues -Four
hundred or for chief chimpanzee OF
the Newport set that iunatlc's circular
would have defeated him. But no was
running merely for the governorsbiD
or the plain, common, sensible. intellI-
gent people OF an American common
wealth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

When one bathes every day one does
not care to take a clean towel each
time or to use some one else's towel
To avoid this trace with lead pencil
the name or initials OF each member
Of the family in the plain space that
Is on the end Of each Turkish towel
and then work over in outline stitch
with red marking cotton. which is n
fast color even when boiled. In this
way each knows his own towel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

Hon. William l.. Douglas, OF Mas
sachusetts, in late speech declared
that "the blighting tariff tax on raw
materials has so checked the indus.
trial growth OF New England that
great numbers of men are forced out
OF employment and compelled to
emigrate." Ex Gov. Douglas is an
authority on economic conditions,
and the Republican standpasters
have found no voice to reply to his
speeches for tariff reform.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
4 FTER all, the American people de,

~ spise snobbcry There Is bet n
4 very small class among us that
apes oristocracy and puts an
cestry upon n pedestal TO kiss tho dirt
at It's feet For proof of this we have
only TO look 10 Minnesota, wherein
dwells man who I'm these antccam.
paign days is being exploited for n
presidential nomination 10y thousands
OF men who never saw him and never
heard OF him until three years ago
why this mans presidential boom?
Just because he has made good" de-
spite the fact that his father died I'm
the poorhouse and his mother took I'm
washing. Nobody disputes the popu-
lar assumption that Governor John
A. Johnson IL an able man and OF pres
idential dimensions. But, for all that.
he never would have been mentioned
for the presidency save for this poor
house and washerwoman story. Upon
this foundation we base the proof that
America, heart, head and hand, Is still
essentially antisnob.
In 1904 the Democrats OF Minnesota
nominated for governor country edi-
tor, the st. Peter Herald man. John
johnson was n pretty good country ed
itor. too, but there were some 700 9th
ers In Minnesota. ST Peter is n
small town, and the Herald is n small
paper. But Il is not necessarily true
that n small paper I'm small town has
n small man at the head OF IT, Plenty
or instances 10 the contrary might be
cited. but Johnson's Is enough For
hfteen years Editor Johnson had run
the editorial end OF the Herald. while
his partner, Henry Esslcr. had run
the mechanical end. Both took IA hand
Mt the business end. Johnson became
secretary and then president OF the
state editorial association So tho other
editors knew him. and they liked him.
Johnson had served one term as
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

Make lather Of good soap and hot
water, then squeeze the lace through
and through the latter several times,
taking care not to wiring it Rinse I'm
milk, when the lace Will become quite
crisp without being too sun. If n
cream shade Is desired. add cold tea
TO the mix TIL the proper shade is oh.
tained. Iron on the wrong side on
some thick, soft material.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

TO clean wall paper, first brush the
walls thoroughly with a long handled
broom which has been covered by
duster, then wipe with clean cloths un-
I'll all dust IL removed. Cut n stale
loaf Of bread In four pieces and lightly
wipe the paper with II, holding the
bread by the crust and rubbing down.
never up or across.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

came n drunRard. Like many others
OF his unfortunate class, he went
from bad 10 worse" Finally the local
authorities placed him I'm Sthc poor.
house, whcro after some years no died.
Mrs. Johnson was left with six chill.
dren TO support John was only twelve
years old, but he arose TO the occa.
sion. He insiste3 upon quitting school
50 that lac might help. lie got Job I'm
u grocery store. a grOcer's boy has no
snap as job, but some or them have
snap as individuals. John Johnson
'hey probably called him Johnny then
-Got SO n month, which he turned
Wer TO bis mother. He found time Ia
deliver laundry" washed aud ironed
by his mother, his splendid heroic
mother, and also 60 deliver papers ON
the carriers route-the town paper
After two years OF this groccr's boy
Hte no got Job In the drug store NJ
slightly higher rate OF pay. From this
time on his mother quit taking In
washing John supported the family.
Ia the years following three OF the
little sisters died, and John Johnson
was I'm debt 10 the undertaken. The
boy studied hard while working IN the
drug store. The little public library
was In the same block. lie read many
books from the library, being chiefly
interested in history Meanwhile he
studied pharmacy, too. and eventually
he became a registered pharmacist.
Real Journalist With a Real Job.
After nine years IN tho drug store
John Johnson became q journalist m
the cities q journalist IS sometimes de-
scribcd az q newspaper man out OF
Job. In ST. Peter John Johnson was n
real journalist with q real job, pay
ing for a half interest ln the Herald,
for which friends who believed in
him had put up the money. Johnson
had paid OF the undertaken lie had
bought IN the two room family home
stead. which was about 90 be sold FOR
taxes. and he had added other rooms
aud Improvements.
SO this was the story discovered by
tho st. Paul reporter. It was 50 mag
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

N you have a clock with a pendulum
and II is inclined TO run slow screw up
the little thumbscrew for that pur.
pose. IL It Is as high as II VIII go and
still runs slow, take on the thumb
screw, put n washer on and screw II
back on again. You will find the clock
Is regulated.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

Stockings Of boys often require n
great deal OF darning. In the mending
Of bad holes, especially at the knees
and heels, a piece OF net Is often Of
great service. Lay it over the stock
ing and darn In and out Of its meshes.
In this way a neat fepalr may be
quickly executed, and II is strong too.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

John Rihs, Of Vining Ia says. u have
been selling DcWitts Kidney and Bladder
Piils Tor about year and they give better
satisfaction than any pill / ever sold There
ste dozen people here who have used
them and they give perfect satisfaction In
every case. ] have used them myself With
hne results Sold BY Suickler's drue
store W NJ. Dent. Newburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

Ecmrmbcs that when the stomach nerves
ifU or weaken dyspepsia or Indigestion
must always follow But strengthen these
same weak inside nerves with Dr. Shoop's
Restorative. and then see how quickly
health will again return. Weak heart and
kidney nerves can also be strengthened
with The Restorative where heart pains.
palpiiaron or kidney weakness is found
Don't drug The stomach nor stimulate the
heart or kidneys HAT is wrong Go 10
ths cause Of these ailments. Strengthen
these weak inside nerves with DR.. Shoop
Restorative aud get we'll. A simple, single
test viii surrey tell. Sold by Sirlcklers 5
drug store
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

{. Stops only on signal OF notice 10 Con
ductor
Train IS connects al Rowlesburg witt. B.
q .. Hsin (z7 on Sund sys) for east ~ @ 90
am.
Train y connects ~ Rowlesburg with y.
4 =. train "a Tor east AZ 80 y ~.
Irain t6 connects at RoNlesbufg with B
= o. train (27 on Sandsys) IRON west Al
BOO m. and with from east ~ 7ssz an
Train - connects a. kowlesburg with B
4 o. IL from west AZ go q m.
BRETT General Manager
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
TTTESr VIRGINIA NOR rHERN p. X
w To effect q sfober - too

No. connects with & o. No. 4 vest
bound and No. $ eastbound.
No 3 connects with "a O. Nos. a and
eastbonnd and No. & westbound.
HhNkf HANST. General Manager.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19
John johnson of Minnesota
one OF the Common People, Forcef In Character Who Looms
Up IN the Presidential LimeIight-How He "Made
Good" Despite the Adverse Circumstances
of His Early Lfe
of His Early Life.

tunity when they met Il face Co face
were pcrturbed 10y this circular aud
urged the candidate to make II strong
denial OF the statements.
Il Cnn'In NNns 1nhn.nnt. nnI.l ......t..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

Some sure things are sufer Than others.
bank account 10 the Terra Alta Bank IL
one Of them -Four per cent paid on dine
deposits.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

state senator. ana some Of the politl-
clans knew him md liked him too But
he was defeated for reelection, being
Democrat In Republican district,
and when his party placed him at the
head OF the state ticket he was plain
John Johnson country edifor
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

Gov Johnson, Of Minnesota, has
been indorsed by the Democratic
committee Of that state Tor the nom
ination for President. The vote was
68 for Johnson to z3 for Bryan.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-19

81 nANNA.s GRkEN sRAL PAINr
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-06
BIG SPORT PROMISED
ON LOS ANGELES DAY
VENICE PROGRAM F0RETELLS
LOTS OF FUN
Chamber of Commerce and City Coun'
Gil VIII Attend and Keys of
Beach Towns VIII Be
Presented

LOS Angeles Day at Venice" will be
celebrated Saturday, August 8. with
gondola races, canoe races, ball games,
boxing exhibitions and band concerts.
The Los Angeles chamber of COM
MERGE and city council have accepted
the invitation to be present in a body.
Mayor H. B. Eakins will offer the keys
of Venice and Ocean Park to Mayor
A. c. Harper, and the fun will begin.
A large crowd is expected, as the pro-
gram of festivities and amusements is
unusually good.
Every hour of the day. from 10 in
the morning until late at night, Will
have it's special attraction. Plans are
being made for aquatic sports OF all
kinds.
The official exercises will begin al
1:30 o. m, with the presentation OF
keys at st. Marks plaza. There will
be music by the Venice of America
band.
Judge Alton B. Parker has beer
asked TO be one of the speakers.
Freddie Welch, who is now training
will box a few rounds with several
men of his class at p. M, and James
]. Jeffries probably will umpire ano
James Morley act as time Keeper
These events will be free and will take
place in front of the Amphitheater.
A grand display of fireworks at
D. IN. will be followed by aquatic Sports
in the new bathing pavilion ana pal
In the dancing pavilion.
Adequate transportation service viii
be given by the Los Angeles-Pacit1c
and extra trains will be put on to ac-
commodate the expected crowd.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-06
"A Square Deal

IA assured you when you buy DR.. Pierce's
family medicines-for all the ingredt-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle-wrappers and their formulas
are attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
American forests and while potent to cure
are perfectly harmless even to the most
delicate women and children. Not drop
of alcohol enters into their composition.
A much better agent is used both for ex-
tracting and preserving the medicinal
principles used in them, vtz.-pure triple
refined glycerine. This agent possesses
intrinsic medicinal properties OF its owny
being most valuable antiseptic and antf
ferment, nutritive and soothing demGb
cent.
Glycerine plays an important part In
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery In
the cure of Indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour rlSlngS,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stom-
ach, biliousness and kindred derange-
ments OF the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery"
IS a specific for all diseases of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether OF the
nasal passages or of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its Lucrative
stages it will yield to this sovereign rem
edy if its use be persevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh of the Nasal passages, II is well,
while taking the "Golden Medical Dis
covery for the necessary constitutional
treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times day with DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
aanarallw fha
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chial. throat and lung affections except con-
snmption in its advanced stages. the "Golden
Medical Discovers" is most efficient rem
edy. especially IN those obstlna ate hang-oni
couebs caused by irritation and congestion OF
the bronchial mucous membranes. The "Dis-
covery Is not so good for acute coughs aris-
ing from sudden colds. nor must it be ex-
pected 10 cure consumption in It's advanced
sfaaes--no medicine win do that-but for all
fhe obstinate. chronic coughs. which II neg
Ierted or badly treated. lead up TO cOnsump-
Aon, IL Is the best medicine that can be taken
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-06
BOMBARDED BY
BROKER PARTNER
MESERVE PR0CURES ARREST
OF O. H. BURBRlDGE
CLAIMS HE AND HIS DAUGHTER
WERE FIRED AT
Wealthy AngeIeno Is Represented as
Wandering About Duck Farm,
Shotgun and Carving
Knife in Hand

q. N. Burbridge. wealthy stock
broker, member of the Los Angeles
stock exchange and interested with
II. w. Meserve. clerk Of the superior
court, in an extensive duck breeding
farm near Inglewood, was arrested
yesterday and placed in the county
Jail, where he still remains, awaiting
his arraignment before Justice sum-
merfield, which will take place today
Burbridge's arrest was caused by
Meserve, who charges the broker with
threats to kill himself and his daugh-
ter, Ethel A. Meserve.
According to Meserves story. Bur
bridge reached his home, adjoining
the duck ranch and located a short
distance from that of Meserve, last
night shortly after Mrs. Burbridge
had left the house, from which she had
fed because she feared her husband
would commit some act of violence.
Burbridge carried with him double
barreled shotgun, recently purchased,
which he handled in a threatening
manner. Later in the night Burbridge'
finding the doors of his home locked
broke into the place and remained IN
the house several hours.
"At about o'clock this morning,
said Meserve, "Burbridge came to my
home and fired two charges of shot
into my daughters window. He then
repeated the bombardment in the To-
cation of my room. Turning away he
fred eight shots into the. air, arousing
the whole neighborhood.
HE called to me to come out, ana
when l asked him what the trouble
was all about, he replied: I'll send
won all 10 HI
my wife and I went out on the
porch and she was ordered back INTO
tn house by Burbridge, while he told
me to stay where | was, keeping the
gun pointed in my direction. HIS
clothing was awry and he wanted a
pin to hold 1t together. l offered him
a match, and when he was in the act
of taking it from my hand L grasped
the gun and, with the help of sew
eral Japanese, secured the weapon"
Meserve then started for the city
to file a complaint against his part
uer. but. with his mind disturbed by
fears that something might happen
at home, he soon returned and dis
covered Burbridge wandering about
the farm with a carving knife in his
hand, threatening to inflict injury on
the Japanese if they did not return
the gun. He was then brought to the
county Jail, and later appeared before
Justice Summerfield for arraignment.
The case was postponed owing to the
mans condition. and he was returned
to the county institution, bond being
fixed at $3000
-'I cannot understand why that man
should act as he did," said Meserve,
"but believe he has taken umbrage
at something my wife has said to him
regarding his actions of late. / shall
certainly push this matter, unless a
satisfactory explanation is forthcom-
ing"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-06
GUILTY OF SELLING MILK
AND CREAM BELOW TEST
Inspector Testifies That Dairy COM
pany from Which the Storekeeper
Bought More Than Fulfilled
Requirements of Law

Charged with selling milk and cream
below the standard provided by law,
r. ]. ]. Cleveland, who conducts 4
store at Third and Olive streets, was
found guilty by Police Justice Fred
erickson yesterday morning and fined
500.
e. H. Miller, city chemist, testified
that the samples brought to him tested
far below the standard. He said the
milk showed 1.S per cent butter fat
and the cream IL per cent butter fat.
He stated that the cream and milk
appeared as though they had been al
lowed to stand and the top SKINNED
off.
Cleveland testified that he sold the
milk just as he received it from the
Los Angeles Dairy company and did
not know it was below the standard
required by law.
Milk Inspector Crowley testified that
tests made at the dairy company
showed that the cream has been rum
ming per cent above the standard.