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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

some other material and produce the
effect OF a new frock.
A smart blouse shop is displaying
waist In sheer white linen tucked
across the front and fastened on the
left side. Running from the point OF
the shoulder down to the belt on each
side are lace ruches. The sleeves are
long and trimmed with bands of lace
and lace frills.
The blouse illustrated is O simple
affair that is attractive for all seasons.
The low collar is very comfortable, but
1t can be made with n stock and plain
long sleeves, when It becomes some
what different I'm effect. For general
wear French flannel is n good material
to use, the dotted variety being smart;
in fact, any fabric adapted to tailor
ed finish Is suitable.
JUDO CHoLLET.
This May Manton pattern is cut in
sizes from "a TO A inches bust measure
Send 10 cents TO this office. giving number
(63SS), and II WIN be promptly forwarded
to you by mail II I'm haste send an ad-
ditional two cent stamp for letter post.
age, which insures moro prompt delivery
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

The board of control is said to have
Topped off thirty-seven of the employees Of
the Weston asylum. This is one Of the
best evidences that the state treasury is
at such low ebb they have to lop to save
the states credit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

About the only solace we have is the
knowledge that the followers of the ring
and the machine will not be such ardent
supporters of 'tax reform" after they
plank down their spondulix when the
sheriff presents them with the tax receipt.
IT the ducats are not forthcoming there's
the TEN PER CENT interest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21
same mind

II the people will investigate they will
find that the high protective tariff is as
big humbug as "tax REFORM" They
are twin thieves who combine TO rob the
plain people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

There is one thing which the people
should be grateful for and that lie that the
board Of control is looping Off useless Office
holders. The state capitol should be- a
good missionary field 10 do a little prun-
inc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

Senator Samuel Beauregard Montgom-
cry antedates Senator Benjamin Franklin
Bailey about three years in submitting a
bill in the senate for n tax on the produc-
ton OF gas. Taylor cannot steal Preston's
thunder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

The boys and girls in THE ARGUS popu-
larity contest are more than making
things warm. 1t was hardly expected
that much would be done for few days
yet, but they are early getting into the
game and quite number of coupons have
come to this Office already.
Our enumerator last week got too am.
bilious and recorded lot of votes that
should not have been turned in until the
fifth week of the contest. Nothing but
coupons are to be counted until that time.
So we have taken of the extras and will
hold them until the proper time. No
harm has been done, but the other con.
testants can form pretty good idea oil
what his opponents are doing.
OF course the road to the scholarship in
the Tri-State Business College is quite q
long one, yet the prize at the end of the
contest is well worth the effort. You know
what the other prizes are. They are Ger.
tainly worth striving for.
1t is a notorious fact that nearly all in
your territory would prefer THE ARGUS,
as it has all the county news, and you gel
it generally twenty-four hours i'm advance
of the others. THE ARGUS prints NOR,
country correspondence each week than
all the other papers in the county com.
bined, which makes it especially desira.
BILE.
Go to your friends and ask them to sub.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

Even those who have been so loyal TO
the ring and the machine feel that the in
crease in the tax receipt under tax re-
form" is not entirely due TO the floods,
which the Journal alleges.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

When you reflect that "tax reform"
permits Bill Dawson to enjoy 1000 a
year and expenses, you should be thank
full that there are no moro Bills claiming
the honor as the "original tax reformer. q"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

Auditor Darst is getting pretty chesty.
The way he sailed into Gov. Glasscock on
his production tax on gas would indicate
that the state officials are not all OF the
same mind
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

One Of the things which it will pay to
remember is the TEN PER CENT inter-
est that you will have to pay if you do
not lift the tax receipt before January l..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

The bosses Of the Republican party are
talking about holding conference in
Washington. Must he receiving bad news
from the outposts.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21
kiNowooD. OCTOBER Il. 1903

Politics and repairing fences were not
overlooked at the state board of trade
meeting.
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rent issue should reach not later than Tuesday
Address all communications. business and other
wise. to The ARGUS. Kingwood. w. Va.
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Leaves are falling. Babies don't fall
away while taking DIR. Fahrney's Teeth
ing syrup. 1t makes sap-blood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

a brick dust sedi-
ment, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearance often
indicates an I'M
healthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; too fire.
quent desire 90
Daeg ~ ~ uatug,
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WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner, Maine.-"I have been a
great sufferer from organic troubles
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21

NOTICE--A rebuilt steam engine and boiler IL
virtually as good a new rig. We can save
you money Here Is a partial list on hand now.
We have Is fractions made by Russell Il co -one
8. two 10. one l2 49, one is HIP single cylinder
rigs; in compounds. Russell make, one i6 and one
~ HP :; one Geiser 10 HIP. one Frick 9 HIP one
Gaar Scott II HIP; two Leaders. one ~ and one IL
HI. Portables mounted on wheels, one Russell
70, one 10. and one HIP; one Leader IL HIP one
Maggie HIP. On skids, Houston & Gamble
self-contained engine and boiler 20 HIP. mounted
on same skids, absolutely new. never run only 10
TEST ~ VIII sell for less than half original cost
one Seiser and two Russell medium mills all yir.
tually as good as new. We have a big lot Of in
serted tooth and solid tooth saws 5O-in. to 56-in
All hammered and in very best repair: much
cheaper than new saws: one large balance wheel
and several large pulleys; several governors. one
wagon truck. will carry 20 tons new except bnbs.
they are locust. Also. we sell new machinery
russell make: threshers. sawms. traction and
portable engines. Write US your commands or
come and see us WIN. NJ. KINCAID,
Cameron, w. Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21
VANITYS VISIONS.
Tho Smart Black Coat--When Re-
modelling an Old Gown.

Hip length black coats of silk. braid
or satin are worn with the finest lin
gerie and lace gowns. This comblnn-
ton is quite a contrast and very stun
ming.
The very latest fad Of the society
girl is the breakfast cap, made up in
swiss. sheer lawns. lace and ribbon.
In remodeling old gowns grenadlne
wolfe and chiffon may be laid over
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-10-21
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect Il.
How To Find Out.

Flll bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twentv-fonr ho,ys.
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what To DO.

the back are also symptoms that tell YOU
tne kicneys and bladder are out of order
aud need attention. ~'
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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
By Edward F. Caf1ill

is not only unfair, but untrue.
Alluding to the fact that
Los Angeles has promised
promi5ed,' mind yod, not any
thing more tangible as yet
to spend S10,0O0,o0O on the
San Pedro harbor, it CON
tinues:
San Francisco asks the state
to vote s10,oo0.0O0 to improve
her harbor, and would make
Los Angeles pay quarter of
the cost. Will Los Angeles do
it? She will not.
No indeed, Los Angeles
will not, because nothing OF
the kind is asked. To begin
with, the Express very we'll
knows not San Francisco but
the state of California owns
the San Francisco water
front. And Los Angeles is
not asked to and will not pay
a penny toward the improve
ment of the San Francisco
water front. If the state
votes the bonds, as it ought
TO and probably will unless
the selhshness of Los Angeles
prevents, the bonds are not
payable out of taxes, either
principal or interest. Every
dollar of both principal and
interest are to be paid out
of the harbor charges, wharf
1o,o xtx,& rL.41 ~,v 1nA vaf1te
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

tuition absolutely forbids the, {
vision of states, and quotes Il
section in point thus:
New states may be admit
ted by the congress into, this
union; but no new state shall
be formed or erected within
the jurisdiction of any other
state; nor any state be
formed by the junction OF
two or more states, or parts
of states, without the con-
sent to the legislatures of the
states, as we'll as OF con-
gress.'
Attention is called to the
punctuation of the foregoing.
Was it the intention of the
trainers OF that section that
the qualifying clause with
out the consent of the legis-
latures concerned" should be
carried back past the semi
colon and be made to apply
to the seemingly independent
declaration that mo new state
shall be formed or erected
within the jurisdiction of any
other state? Some able
lawyers have declared that
the qualification clause must
be construed as applying only
to the language Immediately
preceding, and not to that
ending with the senlicolon,
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

and got hung TIP on ledge for eight hours. A Los
Angeles dispatch tells US that meanwhile his COM
panions went along the shore in boat in search
OF him and Flint finally pulled out of his pre-
dicament with rope
II the senator can not bottle up his obstreperous
neighbors he is likely to get hung up pre-
dcament' from which rope won't save him.
FRANK SHORTS EpISToLARY STYLE
Frank Short, the Fresno attorney who repre-
sents the water power interests at irrigation
gesses and such gatherings, has written open
letter of purpose to obliterate Clifford Pinchot from
the map after having first denounced him a
usurper and foul conspirator against the power
and dignity of the people. The letter is odd and
entertaining document stuffed with clumsy sarcasm
and inflated egotism, of which offer example:
| notice your constant reference to yourself as
the friend of the small man" and of the western
people. l have often noticed that the adroit
friend of the poor and the small in using
his friendship in political way a who has
been small poor. Therefore,
compete with along these lines because
happen to have been born poor, small, and among
western people, and have stayed reasonably poor,
reasonably small, and continued to live among the
people of the west Few have travelled
studied harder than have in the effort TO under
stand the resources of the and western people
and their real interests And if thought your
policies in their interests and that my
ployment interfered with the interests of the
people would at resign and advocate your
of your poor small men, but
not quite unemployed but believing in our scheme
OF government and believing that local self govern
ment in its elementary and direct sense, through
the people themselves is essential to the perpeuity
OF republican institutions, am forever opposed to
your policies dangerous and hitherto unsug
gested departure from these essential and whole
principles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
EDWARD F. CAHILL

1t is not worth while to argue the point or
elaborate it further than to remark that it is big
enough to supply the foundation for healthy law
suit if action should ever be had on the section.
TO TAKE IN ARIZONA
The latest twist to this wholly dscreditable
movement born of petty jealousy is that the Los
Angeles politicians want to drag Arizona into the
mess If they could persuade Arizona to take in the
fourteen southern California counties, making Los
Angeles the capital of the new state that would
be a happy arrangement-for Los Angeles. But
there are politicians in Arizona as we'll as in Los
Angeles, and they are not easy.
WILL AFFECT STATE POLITICS
The one consequence of any moment likely to
issue from the affair the unfortunate resduum of
sectional jealousy that will remain. That will con-
tnue for years to be factor in state politics and
it NAV prove fatal to the aspirations of candidates
who hail either from Los Angeles or San Francisco.
What effect this jealousy may have on Frank
Fnts chances for election next year it is hard to
say. should not imagine that those chances would
be greatly improved by the following threat which
find printed in large capitals by the Los Angeles
Herald:
II the counties of southern California to be
forced by the tools of San Francisco and the
northern part of the pay unjust share of
the taxation, it is very certain that the people
of these counties will to increase the
possible burdens of that taxation by increasing the
bonded indebtedness
With the present population of the southern
counties and the immense increase that population
is undergoing, there is doubt that anything like
solid vote cast by the citizens of southern Cali
fornia against the proposed bond issue for San
Francisco's harbor will defeat that issue
A VICIOUS THREAT
The patry spirit of this threat lies in the fact
that it speaks OF San Francisco harbor bonds as
burden state tax payers when in fact the state
has never paid penny on account of this harbor,
and never will be asked to pay. The spirit of that
threat based on lie, is purely malignant Does
Los Angeles imagine that we will forget these
things? Los Angeles, I believe has harbor anlbi-s
tions of its own.
ANOTHER OF THE SAME
These threats and shameless misrepresentation
of facts are not confined to one Los Angeles paper
find the Express taking the same line. which
elicts sharp rebuke from the San Bernardno
Sun, to wit:
That great and good paper, the Los Angeles
Express, guardian of Angeeno morals and keeper
of the public conscience, have "barreleds its
own before it started out on its wild eyed state
division crusade Disregarding Mrs. Malaprops
advice about comparisons, it seeks influence sem
tment against San Francisco by making one that
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
BASE JOURNALISM

DAOE JOURNALISM
What sort of journalism is this that prints
malicious lies, knowing them to be lies, for the
sinister purpose of creating sectional jealousy and
hatred between north and south?
Remember that all this ot1tcry, these harrow
ing squeals, come from Los Angeles alone. Ven
tura county, whose assessment raised 100 per
cent, says the judgment fair. Moreover, Los
Angeles gets no support whatever from its neigh
Dor counties in the cry for state division
FLINT TO THE RESCUE
A reader of this column writes me:
1t is calculated that the railroads, in spite of
raised assessments, will pay no more taxes than
before, because the county increase has reduced
the state rate. AT the time the railroads, not
wishing to take any chances, raised shippers
freight charges 10 per cent Can you beat 1T?
As long the people vote for railroad
candidates they may expect just such treatment.
Southern California has tried to throw off the
railroad yoke, but SO far has failed. At the next
election she can, if she WILL remedy the wrong
without secession Secession IS to run away. We
need the good people of the south to help redeem
the state
This observer should know that Senator Flint
has undertaken protect his people from the rail
road companies. Mr. Flint is a southern product
and apparently the people of that region get the
sort of government and the sort of newspapers they
deserve
FIGURING ON CONGRESSMEN
The politicians doing some lively figuring.
on the next congressional and legislative appor-
tionment to be made following the coming census.
They have agreeably settled it among. themselves
that California will get three new places in the
house of representatives. In fact, shall get moth
ing of the sort. We shall be lucky if we get two
more representatives and we may not get more
than one. The of the politicians lies in the
assumption that the present basis of representation
will be continued. That basis is one representative
for every 10000 of population If this ratio were
to govern the next house its members would be
greatly increased, and already the body is of TN
wieldy size. If memory serves, the basis of rep
resentation in the nineties was one member for
every 10000 population Next time they quite
likely to raise it to one member for every 250OO0
or thereabouts. If the population of the state
100000 you see where that would bring US out.
Where they are to get their three additional con-
gressmen is mystery to me.
GOT NO GOAT
Senator Flint went hunting goats on an island
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

that interpretations pay for land that will be reclaimed
with this money, the land to be owned by the state
That was as unfair and deceptive attempt at
argument any defender of a bad cause was ever
mt To
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26

ERSONALLY I am unable to see
any serious objection to division
of the state of California, and I
can see many cogent reasons in
favor thereof. The communities
that have grown up south of the
7 Tehachapi pass are for the most
part alien in temper and spirit
from ours. Some of them are
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CORPORATION


1t is model autobiography of corporation
lawyer. All my life," goes on Mr.. Short Il have
worked along the paths of toll and industry, and
therefore might be presumed to know as much
about toll and small, plain people as yourself who
was born to wealth, luxury and distinction Mr..
Short is just one of the plain people, while Pin
chot-well, Pinchot is suspected of sleeping iii
pajamas- Then, again, says Mr.. Short, while YOU
dealing with attorney of these interests
you will also have to reckon with Frank H. Short,
American citizen, native OF Missouri who has
to be shown This sounds like challenge for
Pinchot to personal combat with the two Mr.
Shorts, the corporation lawyer and the man from
Missouri, equally we'll equipped to gouge fran
chise eye, but son OF toll too honest to do
either.
For the rest Mr.. Short makes noble defense
of the constitutional right of his clients to grab
everything in sight and with difficulty forbears
from calling Pinchot an anarchist.
Yet imagine that if the American people
ever take time to consider the comparison between
himself and Pinchot which Mr. Short invites they
will not take long to arrive at the conclusion that
if Brag is a good dog, Holdfast is a better.
PETER PUMYEA'S STEEPLECHASE
Look out for heartburnings aplenty over the
presidents visit to California. Already one hears
the rumblings of discomfort. The president, for
instance, is allowed by the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce to devote just half day to visiting nine
towns in San Bernardno and Riverside. A local
publicist remarks to this program that "the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce has the entire direc-
ton of the whole trip CALLING thing for the other
cities
Twas ever. thus. Sorrowful memories of Peter
Pumyea's justly celebrated stceplechase recur and
of that unhappy day when he lashed his foamng
four in hand through the streets OF Oakland on
hot gallop by order OF President Harrison and the
vanished fabric OF presidential vision left but blue
streak behind.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-24
lMaIIlill ten
News Notes.

MAISEyTNGToN. Nay 2l,-Mrs. H.
q. Anderson was IN waeeling last
week to attend the funeral Of Low
Ripple. He was formerly a resident
Of this city.
Rev, R. E. o'Kane left tnis morning
for trip in the East. He will return
the latter partSof the week.
Miss Nell Quinlan, of Clarks5urg,
is visiting at the aorne of Mrs. John
oHare on washington street.
NJ. and Mrs. Thos. Hanley and lit
tie daughter. of the Pitzer farm, spent
Sunday with relatives and friends.
Mrs. NJ. P. Brady and Mrs. WIN. Nc
Kinney spent Sunday in. town.
The South Penn on Co. drilled in
their Hayhura No. 4 at Rymer last
Saturday. 1t made between forty and
fifty barrels per day so far and may
Increase to a great extent when shot
Is put in.
The little daughter OF Frank Huey
at Logansport, who won the gold ring
given by the Falrmont West Virgin
Ian last Monday morning, spent yes
terday in town and was envied by all
her little friends in being the pos
SCISSOR Of such handsome present.
L. S. Schwenck has gone to Par
kersburg on few days visit.
Mrs: ]. T. Haskins returned today
from few days visit with relatives
in Sistersville.
Mrs. Cnas. L. snodgrass expects to
1o've tomorrow for Mt. Clemens,
Mich, to join her husban on a few
weeks visit.
U. A. Clayton, Of Fairmont. was
city visitor Saturday.
Mrs. E. ]. Doheny was Fairmont
visitor Saturday afternoon.
Miss Mile Dots was visitor in
town to-day.
Mrs. A. ]. Hayes and daughter,
Flora, are visiting relatives in Fair
mont for a few days.
Miss ocie Hardesty is a visitor in
Norgantown for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Coleman, of
Pennington, were guests of relatives
mere last evening.
w. V. McIlwain, of Pennington, has
been called to Bellsire by the serious
illness Of his brother. =
Miss Mary Hampton. of Portsmouth,
is The guest Of her sister here for a
few weeks.
L. C. Planners, of Washington, Pa,
WAS a business visitor in Warrington
yesterday.