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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How to Mako Caramel custsrd.

After cooking half cupful OF sugar
TO caramel pour In quarter Of cup
ful Of boiling water, stirring and cook
ing until dissolved, then add three cup
fuls OF scalded milk. Beat the yollKs
OF six and the whites OF three eggs
very light, add half a cupful OF sugar
and scant half teaspoonful OF salt.
dilute with n portion OF the hot milk
and when smooth stir into the other
ingredients, strain and turn into indl-
vidual molds. Cook In n pan OF boil
Ing water till the center Is firm and
when cold arrange for serving. adding
a light Drowned meringue made OF
whites Of three eggs beaten very light
with six tablespoonfuls OF sugar and a
quarter of teaspoonful each OF salt
and almond extract.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
PARkERssuRo DISASTER.
Water Tanks Collapse, Killing Three
and Destroying Much Property.

BY the bursting Of two huge water tanks
in Parkersburg early last Friday morning
three persons were killed, four fatally In
jured, and many less seriously hurt. The
tanks held the whole OF the city's water
supply. The damage is estimated at
$3.50, 900.
Rushing down hill the food swept away
houses, knocking them against one an
other, and throwing the occupants from
their beds into the icy water. When
searching parties went through the ruins
they found the remains Of Walter Wagal,
his wife, and their small child.
Twenty houses were demolished and
twenty more flooded st.John's Lutheran
church, which was ruined, acted as q bull
wark against the worst OF the food and
saved many houses from being swept away
and the lives Of those in them.
The bursting OF the tanks was due 10
an accident, the supports OF one giving
way and causing it 10 fall on the other.
IL was at first thought that the tanks had
been blown up by some miscreant with
dynamite
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
ODD FELLOWS HOME.
Thousands OF Dollars VIII BE Spont In
BesutifyIne Building and Grounds.

Further changes in the plans for the
Odd Fellows' home, now nearing compile
ton in Elkins, have been made by Hon
septimus Hall and others Of the building
committee for the beautifying Of the home
and It's surroundings and for its santa
ton. More than $40, 900 will be expended
on complete system Of tiling and drain
age. Instead Of the ordinary wooden floors
the first floor will be Of tiling or mosaic.
The landscape on the farm will be further
enhanced in beauty Ivy lake.
Before the building is completed and
the grounds improved, IL is estimated that
more than $4,000 will have been ex.
pended, although the contract price for
the building alone was only s75, 900. The
home will not be formally dedicated be.
fore next August or September, and per.
haps not that soon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
carmsek,s slaxers Guilty.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2o.--Thej jury
in the case Of Col. Duncan Cooper and
his son, Robin Cooper, who were charged
with the killing Of Senator Carmack, after
deliberating more than 100 hours, re-
turned a verdict Of guilty Of murder In
the second degree against the defendants
this morning. Punishment was 6xed az
twenty years imprisonment for each man.
Motion was Immediately made for a new
trial, and pending the hearing Of the
arguments on this motion the Coopers
were admitted 10 bail i'm the sum Of $25. .
600 each.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
Drop Hlp ordered slim sharplp

man Peruna he goes loco on paten'
medicine an gifts the guilty party.
Jokes on you, Slim. nomernate Pc
runa fer mex sheriff"
Exhausted with the eff,4t aud pain
OF talking Mckee dropped his head
upon Hoover's broad breast I'm n faint.
Hoover bore him down TO the spring
and bathed his wound and mouth.
Mckee revived and in broken phrases.
which were accompanied with blood
from his pierced lungs frotbing out
OF his mouth. continued his observa-
tions on the ridiculous and unfortu
nate mistake Peruna made in KILN
him.
"Dern fools bes' fr'en'-1 would
herd-'th low down intellecks-nev'
'preciated-no chance-to be frs class
bad man"
And so Buck Mckee. desperate.
lied. like many another ambitious soul.
with expressions Of disappointment on
hls lips.
fTo bc continued
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How 70 Care Eor snou..ho...

snowshoes need very little care. You
don't have to wipe them dry with a
chamois, for instance-the prescribed
treatment for skates When taking
them of merely tap them against the
wall or n tree to shake free the cling.
Ing snow and stand them up on their
heels outside. Never attempt 20 dry
them before fire. When they are put
away for the summer select a dry
place where there viii be no danger Of
mice
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
1T PASSETH UNDERSTANDING.
Late Governors Rulings Cause Some
Comment.
Randolph Enterprise.


w. Nj. o. Dawson has always moved
in Il mysterious way his wonders 20 per-
form and one Of his recent performances
certainly passeth understanding-his veto
OF two OF the good roads bills passed by
the 1909 legislature. When these bills were
drafted Gov. Dawson was frequently con-
suited and where the commission felt
that certain principles incorporated i'm
the bills might be Objectionable to him
the governor was consulted The com
mission had occasion 20 confer with the
governor on two occasions, and at those
conferences hc expressed himself az being
favorable 10 a road tax and 20 a state
road fund. No sooner, however, were
the bills presented 10 him than he re-
versed himself, just why it has never been
stated Either he was insincere at the
time he received and expressed his views
TO the commission or else he was insin-
cerc at the time lac disapproved the bills
Perhaps lac never expressed his real CON
victiOns on these bills.
Having vetoed the two bills in ques-
ton the commissioner Of public roads be-
comes mere figurehead, whose only ar
duous duties will be TO draw his salary.
Further than that Gov. Dawson's ac-
ton in vetoing the road bills for the rea-
son that lac did not desire 10 add any
more state taxes is inconsistent in view Of
the fact that he was instrumental in hav-
ing passed bill taxing inheritance, an
other limiting the terms Of notaries public,
another diverting per cent Of taxes col
lccted from public utilities from the coun-
ty treasury into the state Golfers. That
thc last named tax will work hardship
on counties with their limited lcvies no
one can successfully question. That all
these tax measures are merely another
form OF direct axation-subterfug 30
avoid putting taxes back on the tax tick
ets-cannot successfully be contradicted.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How TO Trost a Black Eve.

Often I'm playing a child VIII run
against some object which VIII bit the
eye, and as n bruisc on the eye is not
only more disfiguring, but more pain
ful, than one anywhere else on the
body It IS well to know what 10 do
for It. Immediately after the eye has
been struck with enough force 10 make
It black apply a cloth wrung out OF hot
wator-as hot as can be borne. Apply
new cloths rs hot rs can be stood for
twenty minutes, and the blood which
has collected and clotted VIII become
thin and pass or 20 its proper chan.
nels
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

Another most notable evidence of tie
revival Of business iu the VI. & X. region
b. found in the large orders for coal placed
with the Elkins companies, says the Nor
gantown Dominion. a special contract
has been signed for 20, 900 tons Of coal TO
be shipped from mine No. . az Kiugwood.
This will keep the plant busy for a year.
Contracts have also been made for the
output Of No. ! at Richard and Of No. g
at Masonsown. The new stei tipple At
Bretz VIII be completed about the first u
May and the works viii resume operation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
Sound Argument.

Every bufncss carried ON in q town
u2ht % bH represented On the local new.
paper. 10 soc. - many persona who dc-
ire e. know 1mci in q the placa TIE
home paper }. one 9f tho moss iorcc'ul
Advertisements Of q home institution. u
speaks Of the enterprise Of tie place and
to strangers II illustrates the spirit and
energy of the people. 10 is always well
TO bear in mind that seekers for homes
and business locations never pick out
dead towns. A small town where people
are enterprising often holds forth to the
prospective settler greater opportunities
than do the larger cities -Barboursville
BudOpt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How to Make a Cheap Bookcase.


Go TO any furniture dealer and get
from him three wooden window shade
boxes and line them with white moire
paper and cover with brown wood col
ored paper. You may have to buy the
boxes. but they Will be only about 10
cents apiece. Have n table I'm your
room and place these boxes so they
will rest on the table and against the
wall. 1t is best to separate them with
wooden boxes Of equal size covered
with brown paper. This makes
splendid three shelf bookcase in which
small books can be placed. If one
cares the boxes can be covered with
paper TO match the room.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
Plenty OF Maple Sugar.

CoNNELLsvmLg, Pa March 23.--An
open winter has caused a record run Of
maple sugar sap in the mountains Of
Fayetto and Somerset counties. The flow
began early in February and shows no
signs Of abatement. Many farmers arc
having trouble in disposing Of their pro-
duct. Sugar Is selling at cerits a pound
and syrup at 65 cents gallon. The usual
price Of maple sugar is 10 cents a pound -,
while the syrup rarely sells for less than
81 a gallon
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How 10 Bon. a woman,. ooIIar.

The collars on all the waists for wo-
men are higher than they have been
for years, but, strange 60 say, they are
not at all uncomfortable, for they are
cut In such way that the head can
move easily. They are shaped TO a
comfortable height under the chin and
gradually slope up until they almost
touch the ears, and from here they fol
low the line OF the hair. II is impos-
sible TO keep these collars In place
without bonlng them well, and these
bones should be carefully sewed I'm or
else they Will dig into the neck when
the head Is moved. Collar supporters
can be bought ready TO be sewed into
the collar. and any height can be pro-
cured. To bone collar properly one
should have five bones, one for the
back and two for each side. The one
for the middle OF the back should be
sewed on the right side of the back
and should be sewed straight up and
down. The two highest bones should
be sewed on under each ear and should
be slightly slanted. The bones should
be slanted toward the back. so that
the head can move freely. The small
er bones should be sewed nearer to
the front and should be slanted also.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
LYNCH LAW
Mob Hangs Desperate 10 Telegraph
Pole.
HAD ATTEMPTED TO KILL OFFICER
Whitnor. Randolph County. Scene OF
Troubie-Poiieemsn May Recover.
No Prosecutions Expected.

Joe Brown, who Thursday afternoon
shot Chief of Police Scott White, of Whit
mer, n lumber town in Randolph county,
was taken from the Whitmcr Jail nc | 10
Friday morning 10y an orderly mob of
some % or 30 men, 10 the street side near
the Jail and hanged TO II telephone pole.
The mob, satisfied that it, work was ius-
titled and done, quietly dispersed White
is still alive and will probably recover.
Brown on Thursday afternoon appeared
in Whitmer for the first time in four
years, he having broken from the Jail nc
that timc and successfully cludcd the onl-
GERS OF the county. He was under the in
fincnce OF strong drink and Scott White,
chief of police of the town and the son of
the mayor, quietly informed Brown that
he must choose between being orderly or
going 10 Jail. Brown became curapcd
drew gun and shot White in the chest
then fleeing through the streets of the
city to the mountains posse gave chase
and in wild part of the district they
came up with their man, who immediate
ly opened fire on his pursuen. Without
iniuring any Of them iu the least he him
sell was shot i'm the arms and gave up.
His removal TO Whitmer occurred late
Thursday afternoon. The affair had 80
wrought up the residents of the town that
It was practically agreed upon that the
man must be hanged.
Az Ia ~ nfaIn.ly IN.,,Ia,, 81. -
of prominent citizens made their way 20
the lookup, where Brown was incarcer-
ated. The two guards who had been
placed over the desperate were over
powered, the prisoner taken out and
hanged TO telegraph pole Brown, IL IL
said. really expected 10 he hanged and
made no effort 10 escape.
There was talk Of removing the man 90
Elkins, but this had been abandoned
since his removal from the Jail would
have been met with his immediate death
at the hands of the cnraged civilians.
IL is not likely that any prosecution
Will occur since II would be necessary 10
prosecute the majority of the people of
the town. The police, too, would have
TO be included, since they made no effort
to shield the assailant Of their chief.
Brown, who was between 55 and GO
years OF age, has borne bad reputation.
He has served several terms in various
iails. Some four years ago he was given
Jail sentence for an assault upon a po-
lice officer in this county. He broke con-
iinemont, disappeared, and until his ap-
pearance in Whitmer had not been seen
nor heard of by local people
The bullet from Browns gun entered
Whites jaw, passed through TO the back
Of his neck and lodged there. At the
Davis Memorial hospital in Elkins an
operation was performed, and though the
bullet was not located his condition is
such that his recovery is quite probable.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How to Get a Pair Of Shears Free

Bring, send, or mail 10 The ARGUS.
kingwood, w. Va. $l.50, the regular
price Of this paper for one year, and YOU
will get TnE ARGUS for that time and
pair OF shears, as described above, free.
If you order by mail they will be sent
postage prepaid. Such shears, IL bought
at retail, would cost from 75c TO ST.. Do
not delay. Subscribe at once. This offer
is open to old az well as new subscribers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

The sand plant at Independence is now
undergoing some extensive repairs under
the supcrintendency Of Mr. Faith, who
recently took charge Mr. Faith has had
twenty years experience in glass sand and
says the sand at that place is Of a very
fine quality, and when he gets the wet
pan system installed the plant will have
a capacity Of 100 tons daily. with this
deposit Of sand on the western slope Of
the mountains it bids fair TO bring bust
ness 90 Preston county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

BALTIMORE, March 23.--Former At
torncy General Bonaparte says be thinks
he will follow the example Of his late
chief and talk no more for publication.
81 DO you think" he was asked, that
Mr.. Roosevelt will keep silentY'
Mr. Bonapart gave one Of his famous
winks.
IF a lion should swallow him, - he said,
che wonld disagree with the lion."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

When the tongue Of trades coated when
the eyes and limbs of the clerk are dull
and languid, when the raging fever
tackles the empty vitals Of the ill., when
the spider roosts in the cash box, and
bouquets Of decay are on the chandelier,
IL is conclusive that the advertising doc
tor has not been consulted.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How 70 Catch Rnhhi,s

The other evening while the editor WAS
up town looking for news he happened 10
hear q lot OF "old-timcrs" talking over
their hunting experiences. One fellow.
who was a great rabbit hunter in his day.
let ont secret which, II carefully fol-
lowed, would yield a hunter 100 or more
rabbits in single night and the writer
will now proceed 10 tell you how IL is
done: Wait for a good cold night and at
about y O'Clock find good sized rabbit
hole, take along bright red lantern.
place the lantern in front Of rabbit hole
and then you may retire for the rest Of
the night. The rabbits will come ont Of
the hole and sit in circle around the
light. They will be 80 attracted by the
brightness Of the red light that the water
will begin 10 come 10 their eyes and grad
ually run down their body to their feet,
thereby causing them 10 freeze to the
ground and making IL impossible for any
to escape. So that when the hunter
comes in the morning hc will Doc able TO
gather in scores Of rabbits. ICs worth
trying
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

a fire ofunknown origin at Lonaconing
last Thursday destroyed Moran's opera
house, Louis spier's clothing store, Frank
Phillips printing Office, saloons Of Alex.
Boyd and David Murphy, and four other
smaller buildings, entsiiing loss Of
about s25. 900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
Your PRINTING

should be a fit representative Of your
business, which means the high grade,
artistic kind. That's the kind we do. An
excellent assortment Of type, good presses,
and typographical artists. These repre-
sent our facilities for doing the kind Of
printing that will please you. The prices
are right, and prompt delivery the In
variable rule at this o66oc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

Nasal catatrh. an inflammation OF the
delicate men brane lining the air passages
IS not cured ~ ans mixture taken INTO the
stomach Don waste time on them. Take
Ly Ctsam Balm through the n0strils so
that the ievefed swollen tissues arc reached
a. once. Never mind how long you haze
suffered nor how often YOU have been dis.
appointed we know Ely's Cream Balm, is
the remedy YOU should use. All druggists.
SOC. Mailed BY Ely Bros. s6 Warren street.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

Fairmont will remain in the dry column
for another year II the men elected 10 tbe
common council vote as they have prom
ised. The council win stand Eve against
and four for license. The tenth man says
he will not vote on the question. In case
he should change his mind and vote with
the vets a tic would result Mayor Neely
would vote against license.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
wh., a Woman win No, Do.

There Is nothing a woman will not do TO re-
gain her lost beauty. She ought TO be inlly
AS zealous In preserving her good looks.
The herb drink called Lanes Family Medi.
cine or Lanes Tea Is the most efficient aid
In preserving q besutiful skin. aud will do
more than ANYTHING else TO restore the roses
to faded cheeks. Az all druggists and de.f
eFs, acc, :
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

Polly gazcd at Buck in surprise.
Here was n new view OF tho man.
one she had never considered. IL was
strange TO hear this outlaw and bad
man talk OF home. The repetition Of
the word home" by Polly led him TO
continue:
"Yep. up 10 the strip. whore | wuz
borned at. This here climates lee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

Methodist Episcopal church, Tunnel
ton. Service every sunday as follows.
Sunday school. 0;4j a m preaching,
ll;OJ, Junior League. . p. m. class
meeting 500; Epw0rth League, G:f5:
preaching, $3.50. Como 10 as many Of
these services as you can Yon are vel.
come. AmHUR MFRRELfs. Pastor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
How 10 Ksep Tlnwsr. F,om eu,t

When you have any new tlnware on
hand. such as basins. pie plates. muf-
I'm pans and cake tins. rub the entire
inside surface Of tho article with "a
blespoonful or lard. warm for Just q
minute on the top Of the stove and
wipe clean You VIII then have no
trouble 10 the future With your tins
oafffno, r,tefv
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

The only honorable and honest way 10
stop newspaper, says tho Centeryille
(Md.) Observer, is to step into the Office
and pay mp all srrearages, get receipt,
and have your name taken off the list.
To FIRE your paper back ct the publisher
marked refused" when you owe six
months or a year, and never 20 near tho
Office, ia not only disreputable bot super
latively dishonest as wol.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

Wesay without hesitation that DcWitrq
Kidney and Bladder Pills are uncqualcd
ior weak kidney backaclii inilamma-
uon oi the bladder, and ali urinary dis
orders. They are antiscptic and acf
promptly in an cases Of weak back baok
ache, rheumatism, and rheumatic pains
Accept 10 substitute We seil and rec.
ommend them. strickiers drug store.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25

This is the most dangerous time Of the
year 10 catch cold, and il is the hardest
time 70 cure IL. II you should take a cold
q Few doses Of kennedy's Laxative Cough
syrup will act very promptly. IT, laxa-
tive principle cures the cold by driving II
rom the system by q gentle but natural
acuon oi the bowels. Children especially
like Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup. as
Il tastes 80 rood, nearly like maple sugar.
u is sold by Strickler's drug store.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-03-25
OUR washington LETTER
Message OF President Taft Dellshts
Members Of Congress.
PREPARING FOR STAMP TAX LEVY
Enormous Demand for Free Head
stones TO Mark Soldiers Graves.
Two New 6attIeships.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Democrats
and Republicans alike were delighted with
the message of President Taft, and at the
conclusion of its reading, which took hard
ly five minutes, the Democrats in the
house joined in the loud and prolonged
applause. Just twelve years ago President
Mckinley sent 20 congress n message three
times as long when he called congress in
extra session on March Is, 1897, to pass
n now tariff bill.