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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-16
December Term Now In its Second
Week.
MALT CASES ARG IN THE MAJORITY
List OF Grand and Petit Jurors-indIct-
monts Reconnaissance
Rather Busy One.
Grand Jury.

w. w. Shoch, Foreman.
Matthew higgins G. III. Shaver
Walter Ridenour Calvin Younkins
John II. May ID. S Wilt
Il. w. Wbetsell S. T.. Lee
j. G. Elliott G. @. Graham
U. G.. Watson George w. Orr
A. III. Wilson j. III. McCool
G. j.. hardwood Leroy Shaw
w. T.. Rath ID. X. jackson
Z. w. Wolfe A. L. Bolyard
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-16

how to find out If you have Kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
B~inghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mis-
take, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, and don't let a dealer sell You
something in place of Swamp-Root-if
you do you viii be disappointed.
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bHOuIU LIdNC IUG DGSI.
Sold by druggists in
hfty-cent and one-dol-
lar sizes. You may
have q sample bottle
by mail free, also a
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your kidneys are weak or out of order,
you can understand how quickly your en-
tire body is affected and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
II you are sick or "feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. A trial will con-
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If you need a medicine you
should have the heet
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
MOULD GET VEAL mi gu CklY
Farmer Had Nothing Hut cantaFnp
for the he M ID '.l 81 the Street.
9eiss W Magician. - e IS

a patent medicine salesman upon
the streets Of a small Maine village
was giving a free sseight- f-hand per-!
formance in order to collect a crowd.
Presently he took a hand kercbief from
his pocket. held it by one extreme cor
ner, shook It, tossed 1t into the air.
caught it in his hand and took from
tia 25-cent piece. 1; s3sS35
There" he remarked, you see i
take this quarter from the. handker-
chief. although you saw for yourself
that the handkerchief was empty. I
can get another this way" he added.
and apparently plucked one from the
air.
GOSH" an old farmer In the little
audience muttered; that Teller must
not keer much fer money. II could
do thing like that, you BET I
wouldn't stick at quarters I'D take. q
half dollar every time -: Exchange,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09

Edwards. Outside 1t is picturesque,
with Its sweeping lawns, winding
walks and flowers. Inside, one might
imagine oneself in. stately colonial
home. Mrs. Edwards has fancy for
antiques, and what has been lacking
in her Inheritance of almost priceless
pieces has been supplied from the art
centers Of Europe and America.
Still, simplicity prevails, notwith-
standing the Chippendale and old ma
hoganies and brasses and antima-
CAESARS, with handkerchief work, some
Of them still doing service after rs
years existence. The bedroom which
the president will occupy is in chintz
and handmade old-fashioned cur
tains. with four-post bed. all Of them
heirlooms.
Il am hoping" said Mrs. Edwards,
that my sister-in-law will be suff-
GENTLY restored to health to accom-
pany my brother on his visit to the
coast. You see, 1t will be SO much
pleasanter for William, for then 1t will
mean pleasure trip for him, and, Of
course, we should enjoy having Mrs.
Taft with US. She Is very fond OF
southern California. having spent a
winter In Santa Barbara once, and she
has longed ever since to return here
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
WILL SHELTER TAI /
Los Angeles Residence to Be
white House, for a Time.
Chief Executive VIII Be the Guest Of
Ills Sister, Mrs. Edwards, and Nu-
nerous Family Helriooms viii
Surround Him.

Los Angeles. Cal.--The pretty, vine
covered nome of DR.. and Mrs. w. "A.
Edwards on the West Adams street
heights will become the nations
White House" for the brief time that
President Taft visits In Los Angeles.
Mrs. Edwards is the only sister OF the
president, and with her he lis to make
his personal and official home while
he is in Los Angeles In the autumn.
Beneath the same roof lived the
mother of the president for the last
few months of her life. And within
the various chambers. President Taft
will find himself surrounded with
many familiar objects the family
heirlooms.
The family treasures, Of all the
pleasures awaiting the president, will
perhaps most greatly interest him.
There Is an old-fashioned clock in
the old-fashioned living-room That
clock was ticking the seconds away
when the present chief executive Of
the nation first saw the light of day.
The timepiece belonged to the grand
mother of the president. who, in turn.
presented 1t to her daughter. And.
just as 1t kept time and struck the
hours in the childhood Of Mrs. Ed
wards and her brothers, 1t continues
to. serve in the, same. capacity +
In another place is an old fashioned
warming pan, besides andirons and
cedar chests and colonial furniture,
all Of which have been a part. as 1t
were, of the youth of the highest off,
cial in the land
The home is an expression Of the
cultured and artistic taste of Mrs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
AUsTRIA's WAR ON SNAKES
New Additions to the Empire is Badly
Overrun with Rep
tiles.

Austria's new territory is undesir-
ably rich in snakes, mostly of the
poisonous varieties, and the govern
ment is taking vigorous measures to
exterminate them
In the ten years from 1896 to 1905
the average yearly death roll from
snake bites in Bosnia and HERZEGOVINA
was 13 persons. and 1885 head OF: cat
tie, horses and domestic animals. Be
sides this, hundreds of persons were
bitten by snakes, but recovered
Since 1906 the provincial authorities
have given money premiums for the
killing of snakes. In that year 3O,O56
dead snakes We're brought in, of which
25,43S were poisonous. Next year.
when the official reward system be.
came more generally known, these fig
ures increased enormously, no fewer
than 28O,718 snakes being killed, in.
GLIDING 271,685 poisonous.
Last years figures were very nearly
the same, and it will be some years
before the work of determination can
be anything like completed. But at the
same time the number of persons re-
ported bitten by poisonous snakes
seems to be steadily decreasing 2Ob
IN 1907 and. 140 last year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
ASKS DIVORCE FROM INDIAN
Mrs. Pearl Bernard Says Her Redskln
Spouse Refuses TO Become Civ
llIzed,

Des Moines. Ia.-Mrs. Pearl Kruger
Bond Bernard, whose latest marriage
was to A. F. Barnard, an Indian de-
tectiye, has asked for a divorce,
charging excessive jealousy and cru
city. She declares in her petition
that she married her husband in or
der to help him to become civilized
and shake OF his bad hahits, but that
he still shows the racial traits Of saw
agery and has beaten and mistreated
her repeatedly.
Mrs. Bernard had an interesting
marital career in Chicago. Her mar
riage with Bond, was declared void in
Chicago courts on the showing that
the ceremony had been performed
within a year after the last divorce
decree had been promulgated. To the
surprise of every one she did not re-
marry Bond, and became the wife OF
Bernard and left to take. charge Of
his interests in Tulsa. Okla. where
she was hailed az his squaw Of
5" Laughing Eyes. :"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
frigerator; plant makes the Ice used

frigeratori plant makes the Ice used
in the house.
The lawns and terraces cover acres
of ground and are designed after some
OF the pieces at Monte Carlo. In front
OF the house is the central garden.
This is an expanse of lawns, with
granite walks crossing at even angles
and leading to the house. The hardy
shrubbery is artistically arranged and
presents suitable approach to the
mansion.
The central court, around which the
house is built, is an elaborate piece
of the gardeners art The central
figure is large marble nude statue,
which was made by an italian sculp-
tor. Its cost is estimated at $4,000.
From the appraised hand water sprays,
casting dew over the shrubbery and
lawns.
Swimming Pool in Gardens.
In the rear of the mansion are the
Venetian gardens. The high walls are
of marble and the pool is built of mar
bic, bottom and sides. While this was
first planned for lagoon, change in
the plans made it swimming pool.
Pagodas form a boundary to these
Venetian grounds, and climbing vines
almost hide one from view in them.
At the other side Of these gardens are
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09

stone Is the decoration which forms
an arch over the principal entrance to
the building. Out OF OF the face of this
great block is cut beautiful design
OF the chase. In the middle is the
large head Of a deer, five feet across,
with bold showing of antlers, the
top extending beyond the confines Of
the general design Beneath is a game
bag Enclosed in netting and beside it
bow. On either side of the head
crouch two life-sized figures of hounds.
At each end of the design is a horn
OF plenty with display of fruits, and
in the background are a wreath of
leaves, CULVER, arrows, a hunters
horn, spears, a gun and a hunters
knife. The. piece cost Mr.. Hartman
$12 900.
Water Is Brought from Lake.
THE water for the mansion comes
from Cranberry lake, which is a part
of the Hartman estate and only an
eighth of mile from the residence. 1t
is brought in 16-inch pipes, and as the
lake is higher than the house the
gravity system of pressure is en-
ployed. Il,
Although the house is fireproof, hose
connections have been installed on
every floor and in all the corridors
and hooks, and the water for this
purpose is brought from another small
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09

Italian and Grecian gardens, with their
wide expanses of velvet-like lawns
and terraces. Looking out on these
grounds is a large room in the corner
OF one wing of the building, on the
first floor, which is so arranged that
the large windows swing apart and
form a broad veranda in summer,
while in winter they are closed and
with crate fire burning within will
be used as living room
On the roof of the building is a
tower, from which point most beau
tiful view of the country surrounding
for miles is afforded An elevator runs
from the tower to the ground floor.
4 beautiful design in Indiana. lime
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
OPENING OF CHEYENNE RIVER
INDIAN RESERVATION.

I g - =
The General Land Office at Wash.
ington has designated LIE Beau and
Aberdeen, So. Oak, on the Minneapo-
lis & st. Louis r. r. as registration
points.
There will be about 1000 quarter sec.
tons allotted to settlers.
Who May Secure Homestead.
Under the homestead laws of. the
United States any person, male Of fes
male, who is not the owner Of more
than 16O acres OF land in any state
or territory, who is a native born
citizen of the United States, or has
been naturalized, or declared his in
tention to become naturalized citizen
Of the United States q. e.. one who
has taken out his first papers Of citi-
zenship), who is over the age Of 81
years or the head Of, family, may
make a homestead entry of not exceed
ing 100 acres of any Of the unoccu-
pied public lands of the United
States.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
When the Umbrella Took Fire.

When the Umbrella Took Fire.
Thomas Simpson, the Detroit MALE,
able iron man.is q grave and dignified
person, but once he made joke.
He was sitting with a party Of
friends. one Of whom was smoking an
enormous cigar. The friend had diff.
Guilty in keeping the cigar going, and
by his repeated lightings had frazzled
the end Of it until 1t was about twice
Its original size. But he kept bravelyf
at It,.
Suddenly Simpson began to laugh.
What are you laughing at, Tom q,
asked another member Of the party.
was wondering what Jim would
do when that umbrella he is smoking
begins to blaze" he said. Saturday
Evening Post. s e
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
Edward f. Harriman's PaIatial Country House.

down. Within short time Charles
p. Ford, one Of the most capable and
experienced constructionists in the
state. was engaged by Mr.. Hartman
as general superintendent, and to him
Is due the exquisite home grounds and
site. The incline railroad is most
complete and has all kinds of safety
devices. It Is a pretty trip up through
the trees, and one forgets that he is
travelling up 1,500 feet at an elevation
2of almost 70 per cent. An automobile
with heavy cushions and fitted to run
on these tracks makes the trip from
the railroad station at the foot of the
mountain up the incline and directly
into the house.
Every arrangement that will insure
comfort, convenience, lack of commo-
ton or excitement about the summit
of the mountain has been installed.
For instance, a track leads from the
incline railroad directly into the house
into what is known as the service
Court. The tracks enter a tunnel about
zoo feet from the house and run un-
der the front terrace SO that the cars
cannot be seen from the lawns. ter
races or gardens.
s;sIss Ali american in Design.
The house is a three-story and base
ment building, constructed of a sort OF
granite with Indiana limestone trim
lnings. and IL purely American In de-
Sign. The original Of 1t Is seen In the
old stone5 .houaes sibuiit years ago
There s:e. !o ree,..s connected r::...s.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09

for any emergency that may arise
without encountering the expense,
embarrassment, delay and incon-
ience Of congested freight yards. In
deed surplus of freight cars is a
blessing in disguise both to the rail-
roads and the shippers, for the lat
ter are served quickly only when the
railroads have surplus Of cars idle
and ready for service. Unless we de.
sire another period Of freight conges.
ton, we should welcome tidings of
car buildings operations, so that we
may be assured of a reserve freight
car surplus.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
solid mahogany suites.
Furnished In Finest STYLE,

Furnished IN Finest Style.
The furnishings of all the rooms are
OF the finest. Heavy silk draperies
and rich old lace curtains adorn the
windows and doors, while Turkish
rugs and mats decorate the floors.
Green in the decorations of the rooms
predominates. though there is an &C.
casional touch Of red and brown.
On the third floor are some of the
men servants rooms, and in the base
ment also apartments have been set
aside for the male help. The women
servants occupy quarters in one wing
|sof the second floor, where also are the
housekeeper's apartments. Every sery-
ant has q private room. There are
separate wash bowls in the bath
rooms and each servant Is allotted
one, with personal towels, combs.
brushes, etc.
Just off the kitchen, on the first
floor, are the servants dining rooms.
and like the kitchen are comnletalv
white tile. The servants use a tun.
mel which runs through the basement
OF the whole house. and none of them
comes in contact with the family. a
servant might work In the Hartman
house for lifetime and yet never see
q member Of the family.
IN the basement are the heating an.
paratus. several large boilers furnish.
/ Ing hot water heat, the refrigerator
plant slectric switch oard and other
sESohSnsCGsFg sppurIenanceS. The re.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
THE FREIGHT CAR SURPLUS
1t Should Not Be Taken as an Evil
dence of Business De-
preston.

While large surplus of idle freight
cars is popularity believed to mean a
continuing depression in freight move
ment, the result of business inactiv-
ity, it is not only desirable but vitality
necessary that railroads have on hand
at all times sufficient number of
idle freight cars to handle traffic eff
GENTLY on occasions of pressure or
emergency, says the Wall Street Sum-
mary. While it is undeniably true
that the exceedingly active and pros
porous period of 1867 witnessed a
great freight-car famine and a result
ing congestion Of freight of all kinds,
in nearly every state in the union, it
does not follow logically that any ac-
tivity in business less than that of
the period aforementioned is sign
of continuing depression. When the
car shortage of 1905 was at its height
and was accepted generally as an UNI
failing indication of business prosper
ity, as a matter of fact existing traf-
fic conditions at that time were
source Of great loss to many in widely
scattered districts. Shippers could
not obtain freight cars, communities
could not obtain coal for the same
reason and were compelled to destroy
building and other property to supply
combustible material; agriculturists
could not move their grain or fruit,
and the consequence of this was loss
all around. During this period cars
not in service-were actually tied
up in railroad freight yards owing to
congestion arising from insufficient
motive power, because the railroads
were not prepared to cope with the
tremendous traffic offered them and
had not anticipated 1t.
What a boon a surplus in cars and
motive power would have been at that
time! TO that end we now appear to
be working, as car efficiency stats
tics prove. Car operation has CON
improved and about one-fiftfi
more work is now obtained from
every freight car in service. Sss
Hence the number of idle freight
cars at present should not be taken
as an infallible reflex Of the. state Of
business in general, because condi-
lions in freight moving are different
from what they were 4 year OF. even
two years ago. We can move more
freight greater distance ] ana are
moving It to-day thanS ever hefore: I
J and We have 9 surplus II cars 81 hand
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09

electric bells, while about rs rooms
are not connected, these being rooms
and apartments of the servants.
The house is built around central
court, each of the four sides forming
q Wing. On the first floor there are
four entrances, the main entrance be-
ing from the front terrace, which
leads from long winding walk down
into the woods. This entrance leads
into reception hall which runs from
the central court through to the op.
posite side of the building, and off the
reception hall is the large reception
parlor.
The drawing room, or living parlor,
is 60 feet square. The floor is of sol
i'd oak and so closely are the joints
made that the floor looks like one
hpge wooden surface. The side walls
are of paneled cherry The ceiling is
of plaster paris composition with plain
fern decoration. The molding in this
room is heavy and behind it are Sc
creted the electric lights. The din
ing hall, servants: dining room, kitch-
en- and refrigerators are also on this
floor.
Organs in Entrance Hall.
In the entrance hall large organ,
run by electricity, is erected in loft,
while directly across the hall is an
echo organ. This organ will furnish
the music during the dining hours.
Elevators at two points in the build.
ing carry the members of the family
or guests up and down, while third
elevator is for the use of servants
only. On the second floor are the
apartments of Mrs. Hartman. Mrs.
Harriman's suite consists of three
rooms, a large reception parlor, sleep
ing chamber and bath. Mrs. Harri-
man has the most desirable location
in the building. Her rooms look out
on the southwest corner of the
grounds, over an expanse of beautiful
gardens, granite stairways, coy seats
and pagodas.
Mr.. Harriman's apartments on the
same floor consist of four rooms, his
library and private room, his sleeping
room, reception room and bath.
The reception rooms are about SO
feet square, have oak floors and pan
eled side walls of white. The side
walls in all the living and reception
rooms are of white, the woodwork
having been rubbed down to satin
finish, so that with the application of
the enamel they have a surface as
smooth as the top of piano. The
satin, soft, dull finish is used instead
of the glossy finish. The sleeping
rooms through the building, that is,
the rooms used by the family or
guests, have solid oak floors, and pam
eled side walls of cherry.
Each of the children has suite of
three rooms, and each member of the
family has several suites for guests.
These rooms are palatial in every
way. Solid brass beds predominant
though in some of the apartments are
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
.Ratt,esna,<s. cwn an island.

Laconia. One of those
strange freaks Of animal and reptile
distribution that puzzle the natural
ist Is found on Rattlesnake island I'm
Lake Winnipesankee. s The lake cob
5tains 81 islands Of all sizes from 4
few square feet to hundreds Of acres.
but only on Rattlesnake is there to
be found anything more alarming than
the harmless pretty gartersnake The
country Surrounding the lake III ,monn-
stafnous and we'll wooded. but IL III
I Il Is,s Il ON slsi h tticsnaks ana
has monopoly q ratt lesa
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
BABY HORRIBLY BURNED.
BY Boiling Grease-sk skin All Came on
One Side OF Face and Head
Thought Her Dlsfigured for Life.
Used catlcura: No Scar Left.

My baby was sitting beside the
fender and we were preparing the
breakfast when the frying-pan full of
boiling grease was upset and II went all
over one side Of her face and head.
Some one wiped the scald with IS
towel, pulling the entire skin OF We
took her to a doctor. He tended her
a week and gave me some stun to put
on. But 1t all festered and thought
the baby was dishgured for life.
used about three boxes of Cuticura
Ointment and 1t was wonderful how
It healed. In about five weeks u was
better and there wasn't a mark to tell
where the scald had been. Her skin
is Just like velvet. Mrs. Hare.
Henry St, South Shields, Durham,
England, March 20, 1907 s5s
Potter Drug = Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Bastoa.