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i,is children ias,ructed al Hon,

George w. Mitchell, of Austen, was
placed under arrest Wednesday morning
OF last week 10y John Ball, truant officer
oi Lyon district, being accused Of violat-
ing the compulsory school laws OF West
Virginia. Justice Cool, OF Ncwburg, de.
Gliding 10 make test case of Mr.. Mitch
ell, wa on hand, only requiring Mr..
Mitchell, his wife, and Mrs |. n. Russell
his children's teacher, To- walk from their
home TO the home of Mrs. Mary King
where the trial was held +. w. Horch.
Ter, superintendent OF the Austen Coal &
Coke Company, and ID. A. Jackson were
present.
Mr.. Cool soon learned from qucstonin.
the witnesses that Mr.. Mitchell was ha,
ing his children receive regular instruc.
tion at their nome, and that in keeping
"' children from the public school u,
Idd no idea or intention OF allowing a. .,l
10 grow mp uncducatcd, butsolely for th,
purpose Of giving them a better chance.
MIR. Ball, the truant officer, proved the
star witness in the case Coming unex.
pcctedly to the home of Mr.. Mitchell he
found the girls with their teacher in Their
class room, and Mr.. MitchelPs wish %
use him as witness was granted
Justice Cool ruled that Mr. Mitchell
was innocent of any violation of the law
and dismissed the case.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
DOU BILE TRAGEDY.
Waitress Shoots Engineer at Hotel al
Morg antown aud Then Suicides

John Watts, chief engineer. at the Ma.
dera hotel, Mvrgantown. died at 9:S6
O'Clock Friday morning from the effects
of a bullet wound inflicted by May Mas
sellc, of Hazelwood, Pa, a waitress AT
the same hotel. The woman then turned
the pistol ON herself and fired, the bullc,
lodging in the abdomen. She died at the
Hartigan hospital Saturday afternoon
after making confession of her guilt.
The shooting took place i'm the woman's
room in the employees department of the
hotel about $50 o'clock Friday morning.
No one heard the shots fired, but the
pantry maid, who went To call the wait.
ress, found her just outside her room.
where she had dropped. The door wa-
locked, and Mr. Watts was inside on the
bed. He had been shot through the tenn
pie. Mr.. Watts has wife and To chill
drcn in Morgantown. May MaSselle has
been employed at the hotel for a year.
She is said to bc married woman, hav-
ing separated from her husband.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05

Hundreds 81 friends attended the fu-
neral at Terrn Alta last Thursday after
noon oi the late w G. Shaicr. whose
tragic death resulted from injuric, us-
,aino5 In rr,avsv ,ccior, moor r.,
ington, KY The body was removed from
the home Of his sister, Mr. Miller, 20
the Baptist church. where Rev. ~. &.
Chcnowcth preached the funeral sermon,
paying tribute to the upright life and
goo accomplishment oi the deceased.
The services at the grave were con-
Quoted by the knights ot Pythias. ol
which he was valued member Floral
tributes came from Sunday schOol
throughout the state, and from the Wed
Virginia Sunday School Association, oI
which he was the head for many year,.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
HOled Out and
Pulled the Hole
In After Them,

Up to about 1860 the Mammoth Cave
OK Kentucky was widely advertised by
its owner. But the owner died that
year and left the cave to thirteen heirs
scattered over the country. The lucky
thirteen devoted themselves to drea ms
or spending the big income which the
cave had been earning for many years
because 1t had been advertised. But
they forgot to keep up the advertising.
Now the cave Is visited by compare
lively few persons instead of by many
thousands annually. as I'm the days
when It was advertised.
But the great cave conveys lesson
to every business man. II you Quit
advertising. your place will be ignored
BY the public even more than Maj
moth Cave is ignored. because you are
not even a natural curiosity.
See the point7
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
Maple Forest.

Ni"c'-i Cor IS. ondrnt of The Argus
&. +. Livcngood sold fine COW Sat
urday.
William Wilhelm is still I'm very criti-
cal condition
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles jenkins were nj
Bruceton Thursday on business
Frank Hanger has been doing photo.
graphic work Tor some Of our people.
Halloween passed off very quietly in
our town. Little mischief was done.
Lc,rdcr Rcckart's smiling face was
sccu 'r 'ur streets Saturday evening.
Tie carpenters are busy working ri
RcckIr Bros. new store on the corner
Newton Ringer gave the farmers OF thi.
community corn husking on Monday
Gay DeBerry and Darius BishoT, @.
Valley Point, were in our town SATURDAY.
Winfield Wolfe was at Brandouvill,
Wednesday evening calling on some o.
the fair sex.
Foster Cuppett and two sisters, Edna
and Pearl, of Orr, were calling at Elijah
Iivengoods Sunday.
Alva j. Liston, of Valley Point, and
Elda Englehart, of Guseman, were at l..
s. Livengood's Sunday.
Guy Bishop, jr., and best girl, Titia
Otto, spent Saturday and Sunday at B.
+. Feathers of near Orr.
Mrs. Jennie Livengood and daughter
Zoe are visiting relatives and friends at
Masontown and Recdsvile.
Sammy Ringer, who has been working
for John Elsey, Of GAINESVILLE, was home
Saturday To sec his best girl.
John Ringer and Miss Stella AMMAN
are visiting friends in Somerset county.
Pa. Get ready, boys, for a serenade.
Forman Bros. moved their sawmill
from j. s. Kelley's to Il. G.. AMMAN \
and expect TO remain there for awhile.
Floyd Schnopp and Miss Lucinda Aw-
man spent from "Wednesday To Sunday
with friends at Terra Alta and other
places MnLIIR.
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Killed by Fall Of slate.

Phil Mitter, aged 10 years, son Of JOS
eph Mitter, of Austen, was killed 10y a
fall Of slate in No. mine Tuesday, Octo-
Der %, 1908. The funeral took place
Thursday afternoon and was attended by
large crowd of sympathetic neighbors
and comrades This is the third death in
Mr.. Mitter's family within two years,
having lost his wife and another son
named Roy. This has been heavy blow
TO Mr.. Mitter, all the more 80 on account
OF the exceedingly sad and unexpected
manner in which his boy met death
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
Interesting Letters from q Host Of
Argus Writers.
SOMETHING DOING In THS COUNTRY
Bright Bits CT News and Gossip Abcut
Ycu and Your Neighber-Ths
Events Of q Week.
Twilight.

Special Correspon ience OF The Argus
c. II. Freeland. OF Terra Alta, is call.
ing on friends out near Bethlehem
Hiram Burke, Of Birds Creek, was a
guest at Rev. :. T.. Hawley's SUNDAY.
Mn. Winnie Wilson, from up near the
Gordon church, Is visiting at John W.
Turner'S.
John Mcdaniel, who bought the J. l..
Sguires farm near here, moved last week
We learn they arr well pleased with their
new home.
Freeman EVcrts had shooting match
last Saturday afternoon. Shotguns PLAYED
a prominent part and John Hawkins was
the victor, having won ten rabbits aud
and the old hen.
David Stuechcl, of Kanes Creek, was
Kicked by one ot his horses few DAYS
ago while hitching up the team to a
wagon. lie is able To walk about the
house, but is pretty badly Knocked out
on account of injuries received from the
kick
August lehman, who lives out i'm the
German settlement, had a valuable shep.
herd dog killed a short time ago. One Of
his boys was out hunting with the dog
and passed through the farm of neigh.
Dor, who. IL seems, has an old grudgc
against Mr.. lehman, and shot the dog
without any orovocation.
Searching parties are ont nearly every
night and the hills around Twilight echo
with the music of dogs hunting the wolf
but no trace OF Mr.. Wolf can he found
Away back in the jungles is large cave
and 1t is the supposition that the wolf has
taken up its abode in this cave, which
Will require nerve to penetrate. The
young man who got so badly frightened a
few nights ago vows he will never pass
through Twilight again after dark He il
almost Frustrated with nervous trouble
and II is feared that he is non compos
mpntis
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
800 Reward, 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is At least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
IN all It's stages, and that is catarrh Hairs
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure nov
known TO the medical fraternity CataTfh
being constitutional disease requires 2
constitutional treitment HANS Cstsrrh
Cure is taken internally. setting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the consututi "a and
assisting nature w doing is work. Tne
propretors have so much faith in its ours
tive powers that they Offer ffoo Tor sny case
that IL fails TO cure Send for list Of testi
mouials.
Address r ! CHENEY & Co Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists zsc
Take Hs.ls Family pills for Constipation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
Old Landmark BeIuT Demolished.

The historic Glsdes Hotel, an old land
mark at Oakland, Md, il being demol-
isbed TO make way for progress. The ho-
tel was bought recently by the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. II was erected in 1853
and was a noted summer resort for years.
During the civil war II was the headqusr-
tiers for the union army, and many noted
military men have written their names on
its register. Among them was Mai. Will
liam Mckinley, the martyred President,
who went 10 Oakland 20 attend the fu-
neral Of Maj. Gen. George Crook, the In
dian fighter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05

Trespsss notices for sale at this Office
ioc per dozen.
]. :. Shaver, principal OF the Rowles-
burg schools, was in town yesterday on
business.
Guy Halderman and Charles Manown
went home 90 Philippi to vote, returning
last evening.
The stork visited the home of William
Hartley, Elkins mines, October - and
left fine baby.
Miss Alice Mann, of Bellaire, Ohio, is
the guest of her sister, Miss Mary Mann,
of the Stricken hospital.
Il. shuttlesworth, of Austen, was in
town yesterday. bringing in the returns.
He reports Democratic gain in his town.
marriage license was granted Tuesday
10y County Clerk Walls to Foster II.
Chichester, p, and Lizzie White 20, both
of Preston county.
Miss Gertrude Arthur, OF Arthuriale.
was the guest of Miss Jessie Brown Fri
day and attended the masquerade dance
at the armory in the evening.
The young ladies of Mrs. J. VI. Cranes
dancing class gave Halloween mssquer-
sde dance at the Inn Saturday night A
large number were present and enjoyed
the pleasant affair.
j.. V. Fortney, who is instructor in
telegraphy in the Wheeling Business Col
lege, came home Saturday and remained
until after the election, returning to re-
sumo his duties yesterday.
Your advertising must always give the
right clue To your personal faith in your
business-in your proposition. IL that
faith is small, is stinted-small and
stinted advertising will correctly reflect il.
The new residence, barn, outbuildings.
etc, which Marcellus Hawley is having
erected in the Jackson addition, will be
completed in n few days and ready for
occupancy. Leroy s. Bucklew is the con-
tractor.
j. Ross Manown took another tumble
Monday morning, falling from the top of
a o-foot stepladder and fracturing several
ribs. This is the reward for a charitable
act, helping the blind, one of which lac
was engaged in hanging when the catas-
trophe overlook him. A little matter
like this does not worry Ross. and he is
on deck again as usual
Have you cleaned up your back yards
and made necessary repairs to your out
buildings preparatory to the coming of
winter? II not, il would be well to- get
busy while the days are yet nice, for il IL
unpleasant TO have such matters to attend
To when the weather has become bad.
Get everything in readiness and then you
can sit at your comfortable fireside dur
ing the long winter evenings at peace
with the world.
Public sales should be we'll advertised.
Some persons sell out all their property
10y lacking up few poorly written no.
tees. We believe il profitable to have
bills printed, and plenty OF them, 40 ~
to help get crowd. Besides, unless you
have very small amount of property, it
will pay you 10 advertise in the news.
paper. A single bidder who wants horse
will often run it up $40 or SIS or more,
when If that man was not there the per
son selling would lose that much. So a
person can afford to we'll advertise sale.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
GO TO MURDOCH.
Reception for Pastor.

An enjoyable reception was given last
Thursday evening by the ladies' aid 30
ciety and Epworth league of the NJ. +.
church complimentary to the new pastor,
Rev. George w. Bent, who came here
from Fairmont. The affair, which was
of an informal nature, was held in the
lecture room of the church, and was
largely attended by the congregation and
its friends. A pleasing program was car
ried out, consisting of Rotations, sing
ing, etc. +. C. Everly gave the address
of welcome. Tempting refreshments were
served and the evening was pleasantly
spent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
Funeral Of v. Y. HundIcv.

The funeral of the late T.. T.. IIundlcy,
who was accidentally killed near Fort
Smith, Ark, while duck hunting last
week, was held ~ Masontown Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services
were conducted at the home Of his father.
G. w. Cramer, s. A. Barker, w. s.
John, VI. f. German, p. G. White and
J. A. Sheppard, Of the Monongalia bar,
acted az pallbearers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05

cures made by DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
II is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DIR. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05

BABIES don't mud cold or take roid 10
kept we'll With d. fsbroeys Trctbng
Syrup Get u anyvherc. sample tree
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No. connects with u & q No. a vest
'ouud and M rRsthound
No con'cris ~uh v. q - Nns "a aud
. "tstbn' = 4 No g NrS,hound
HENRY tNNSt q tai Manager
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05

bladder specialist and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarTh Of the bladder and
Brighrs Disease, which IS the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DIR. Rilmer's Swamp-Root Is not rec
commended for everything butif you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found Just the remedy you need. II has
been tested in so many ways, IN hospital
work and in private practice, aud has
proved so successful in every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers Of this paper, who have
not already tried Il, may have a sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swanp-Root, and how TO
find out II you have kidney or bladder trou-
bic. When writing mention reading this
generous offer in this paper and send your
address 90 DR.. Kiimer Ei--
& Co, Binghamton, ~ - - -,
N. Y. The regular -. 4. r.. ~
hfty-cent and one --@eB
dollar size bottles are Hone % svanpRooe
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, DIR. Kiimer's Swamp-Root,
aud the address, Binghamton, N. Y, on
every bottle,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure TO know of the wonderful
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Nervous Prostitution.

Mrs. Martha Avery, % Graham St.,
Icominstcr, Mass, writes:
"Four years ago 1 had nervous pres
ration. l employed several doctors.
One would say 1 had catarrh OF tho
stomach and bowels, another nervous
ness and another enlargement of the
liver. My stomach was in bad shape.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
Good ucalth a, scvent,.se,cu.
~ the Best Part OF ftlsIIfe

Mr.. j. II. Prince, II. II. 2, Csttaraugus,
N. y, writes: 81 am not very well sat.
islod with tho picture that 1 am sending
y"n' hut when the reader looks Mt this
pictur" II he could only realize that the
original suffered for forty -fivc years, tho
best OF his life, until your kind advice
and prescription cured him. ho would
know from whcnco these wrinkles came.
Next month shall DO sixty-six years
old.n
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05

"ESr VIRGINIA NOR rHERN x. X.
w In effect October "a, 1907.
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address 20 DIR. Kilmer
& Co., Binghanton,
N. v. The regular
hfty-cent and one
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Mr.. Henry Merz, 1905 West Franklin
st., Evansville, Ind, writesi "whon I
hrst wrote To you had bronze h ial trouble
for four years. and had tried several
doctors, but they could do mo no good.
had pain and rafting in the chest,
cough, expcctoration, especially at
night.
III took Peruna, and can now say that
am entirely well. 1 feel ton years
younger since using Pcruna. I recon-
mend Poruna TO all my friends, for
was I'm bad condition.
al am nm old soldier and am seventy
seven years old"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-12

Tho ographe o
GROWING MARKET FOR AMERICAN FooDsTUFFs.

which supplies can be furnished from
the United States is a great point IN
favor of American orders. AS to lumber
fol. the roads IN the way of ties, etc,
much of that is now shipped from the
United States. In and about the Kim.
brrley- mines there are $50 miles OIL
track laid With American rails and the
ties are of California redwood and eN-
uor,ed from san Francisco. y great
deal of oregon pine comes to south
Africa. and all the water used IN cape
Town flows through pipes made III the
United States.
UNCLE SAM ON THE FARMS.
I find Uncle Sam in evidence on the
African farms. His agricultural llnpie-
ments are in use from the Ialhoesi 70
Cape Agulhas, and ms iarni Miisoi ne
nrh 10 be seen on the highlands OF
british East Africa and Uganda. Ihe
,;rsi wagons were brought into that
rouion from Wisconsin by an American
,,ij,ionairc name Mcmillan, who lau
a 30 900 acre ranch near Maroon. lheS
worked so We'll that other planners
have imported them and they are nov
the most common wagon OF tnat iait
Of the world.
nscd. and in Cape Colony saw our
threshing machines and mowers anu
reapers. The Canadians are competing
with us as to harvesting inachlnerS,
and small farm tools are Deliis nov
shipped to South Africa from Eng
land and Germany.
The American windmill is in use al
most everywhere The most OF south
ern Africa is high and dry, and pumps
are needed for irrigation and other e,r
things. Many of the mills come from
Chicago, but some are from Indiana
and elsewhere.
Cape Colony is rapidly becoming a
fruit growing country, and 1t needs
machinery for spraying and handling
its crops. Some of the orchards are
large enough to have nalroW-gase
electric lines in them, and on many tho
fruit is moved to the stations by means
of cars drawn by mules.
BICYCLES AND AUTOMOBILES.
South Africa is land of the bicycle,
and It is fast becoming a land of au-
tomobiles. Every town of Rhodesia and
central Africa which l have visited
has its bicycle riders. l saw women on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-12

bicycles in l<ampala. above Victoria
Nyanza; the government clerks use
them in Nairobi and they are to be
seen everywhere in and about Zanzibar
and Oar cs Salaam. There are 5000
bicycles in kimberley.anG several times
that number in Johannesburg Many
OF the machines ale American. They
sell for about the same price as in the
United States, with the freight and
duty added
AS to automobiles there are quite q
number in Bulawayo, Kimberley, Jo-
hannesburg. Durham, Cape Town and
Dourenco Marquee The French have
imported them into Madagascar and
you can get public automobiles there
tn takesyo over the new roads which
have been cut through into the interior.
There is a great demand for them in
and about Johannesburg. Tile gold
mines run for about 60 miles cast and
west of that city. and the managers
need cars to give quick access to the
various properties. Among the ma
chimes used are some from England,
Germany, France and Italy, and a very
few from the United States.
The most common automobile is a
runabout suitable for climbing heavy
hills. The roads are rough, but few
high speed cars are used. The prices
average something like $1,000. ranging
from Sl,500 upward. ] am told that
there are about 800 cars in and about
Johannesburg, and that something like
{; million dollars worth of automobiles
are operated in the city alone There
are over 200 cars in Cape Town. The
governor Of Cape Colony owns White
steamer and several light makes of
American cars are well known. There
are many English and French machines
in use. ] found n public garage at Bull
awo. which was equipped with French
vehicles, and during my tour through
Algeria. was able to hire such automo-
biles for all sorts of excursions. The
average price per day offered was SIS,
but / found that the rate could be
greatly reduced by judicious bargain
ing.
AMERICAN ELECTRICAL GOODS
WANTED.
One of the big demands here in the
near future is to be in electrical ma
chinery The Zambesi Falls, with its
$4,000 00 horsepower, is to be utilized,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-12

Jungle" was referred to anu | Mas
asked whether the stories Iii it Werc
true / replied they We're not. wnet5-
upon a Britisher at the table answered.:
II don't know can see that TINS
dish of canned beef is all right, hut
the cook tells me he found 1t mans
thumb in the one he opened up yes,er-
day
This man afterward said he WAS jos