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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Best Forum. Teller.

The quest Of noblenen for wealth
IN America has been talked about for
decades; but few. II any. can rival Bar.
on Assebach IN being witty in . prac.
teal way.
Miss de Millyuns. his prospective
wife, was entertaining tho baron enc
evening. and apropss Of lovers moth.
1ugness she asked:
did you. barren. ' e 90 to . for
tune teller?"
Eyes. mees, many times. But the
last time was best"
Where did you ger
Il went to the probate court to hnd
out about your grandfathers WILL
Sunday Magazine Of the Chicago Rec.
ord-Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08

W. q. Smith. der. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cured me Of that and the Kidney
Trouble. l take Dodd's Kidney Pills
now to keep from having Backache. !
am " years old and a farmer. You are
1t liberty to publish this testimonial.
and you may use my picture in con.
nection with It." Correspond with Mr..
Smith about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music Of National Anthem
(English and German words) and reel
pes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free
Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Cruel Art Of Warfare.

One hundred years ago General Nc
Clure. learning Of the disastrous re
suit Of the American campaign ir
Lower Canada and fearing his OWL
force would be attacked by the British
resolved to e~vacuate Fort George and
abandon the country. This he accord.
1ngly did, with all his troops, and with
such precipitancy that he left behind
his tents and stores. His retreat was
accompanied by an act that had left
m indelible stigma upon his name
The frost had set in early and severe.
The snow lay deep upon the ground
Yet at 80 minutes notice, of 15O
houses in the Canadian village OF
Newark, he fired all save one, and
drove 400 helpless women and chill
dren to seek shelter in the log huts
of the scattered settlers, or in the
bark wigwams Of the wandering In.
dams.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Evolution Of Billiards.

EVOLUTION OF Billiards.
The development of the billiard Ia
BILE has been interesting. In those
far back days when billiards seem first
to have become an indoor game, a bill
lard table was about the size of a
big rsem. The average table was 30
feet long and 10 feet wide. The size
was gradually and irregularly de-
creased, until the present standard
carom table was introduced at q bill,
lard tournament held in Samson hall,
Philadelphia, in 1854.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
10 EPILEPSY CONQUERED,

New Jersey Physician Said to Have
Many Cures to His Credit.
Red Bank, N. j. (SpeciaD.-Advices
from every direction fully confirm
previous reports that the remarkable
treatment for epilepsy being admin
istered BY d.. Perkins of this city, is
achieving wonderful results. Old and
stubborn eases have been greatly
beasfitted and many patients claim to
have been, entirely cured.
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write 1t N to Dr.. H. w.
Perkins, Branch -. Red Bank. N. J.,
for q supply Of the remedy which II
being distributed grstuitously.-Adv,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Both In and out.

Mrs. Pankhurst, the English mill
tant," said at a luncheon In Chicago:
We are all jailbirds, all of us Eng
lish militants. / called one afternoon
at Mrs. Golden S~anderson's.
lis Mrs. Golden Sanderson in?' r
asked the butler.
Yes, madam he answered, grave
ly. In for seven months"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08

There are affiliated to the American
Federation of Labor ITO international
trade unions, with their $1,000 local
unions, 36 state federations, 5S7 city
central bodies and $50 lozal trade and
federal labor unions having no inter-
nationals.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08

OF Washington, while much Of the
greater portion OF the north has q
kindlier climate than Stockholm or st.
Petersburg. There is more railroad
building 500 miles north of the Cana
dian border than there is for the same
distance south of it.
In concluding his reasons for the
creation of such conservation machin-
cry for Alaska, Secretary Lane says:
"In short. I would construct the ad-
o surely lead to prompt and con-
tinuous development of Alaska as a
part Of the United States upon a plane
commensurate with her possibilities in
dustrially, agrfculturally and socially:
alaska should not, in my judg-
ment, be regarded as a mere storehsuse
of upon which the people OF
the United States nay draw. She has
the potentialities of a state. And what
ever policy may be adopted should look
toward an Alaska Of homes, of indus
tries and Of an extended commerce.
Strongly as I would urge this meth
cd of management-for it offers a rare
opportunity to exhibit the efficiency OF
q republic would not have Alaska
wait for needed legislation until the
merits of such a plan could be passed
upon by congress. Those things which
appeal to me as Of immediate neces-
sity upon which Independent action
may be taken are ~ the construction
of railroads In the territory n (2)
the opening Of her coal lands"
Secretary Lane expresses the opinion
that privately owned railroads would
not be constructed in Alaska for many
years, except as adjuncts to private en-
terprises. He regards it wise, therefore,
for the government to undertake thei1
building.
Other Recommendations.
Secretary Lane expresses frankly his
dissatisfaction with the operation OF
the homestead law as to the timber
lands. He says the "homesteader," after
getting patent to the land. promptly
sells it for $4,000 to $40, 0oc to some
lumber company, without making an
effort to comply with the spirit of the
law. Thus the government loses the
timber and the land and does not gain
a real homemaker. Such homesteaders
add nothing to the wealth of the ma
ton. The law should punish them, in
fact, as frauds. There Is a remedy for
this condition Of things, and it lies in
the selling Of the land and the timber
separately.
Much attention is devoted In the re-
port to consideration of the reclama-
ton of arid lands. Discussion Of the
subject is replete with interest to the
farmers who locate on the various pro-
jects. Secretary Lane suggests that
they be given a longer time than 10
years in which to pay for their lands,
because they are genuine pioneers in
a new field Of work, on the success OF
which depends greatly the rescuing OF
a vast territory" OF these reclamation
projects, Secretary Lane says:
1.-THE west can use prof1tably and
wisely 800, 600, 600 in the next 10 years
to the advantage Of he whole govern
ment. If the government will place
upon a leasing basis these western re-
sources with which we have been deal
ing it can have an increased fund for
the continuance of this work and an
increased assurance of the return Of its
advances"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
A OLD MAN.

MI. W. D. Smith, Ethel. KY. writes:l
7 have been using Dedd's Kidney Pills
for ten or twelve years and they have
done me a great deal of good. / do
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08

!
not think I would be,
alive today II It
were not for Dodd'e
Kidney Pills. I
strained my back
about forty years
ago. which left it
very weak. I was
troubled with infam-
nation ~ tho h1od.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infnmma-
ton ,allays pain,cures wind collie, 25c . bottle.Ay
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Nothing to His credi

Nothing to His Credit.
Nowadays when a man tries to
make both ends meet he is greeted by
a loud laugh of derision."
Quite 80. And it is generally sus-
pected that he is lacking in lnesse.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Odd Expressions.

There is one thing which / cannot
understand" 81
What is that?"
why high-colored versions Of tie
ruth are called white lies"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08
Absent-Mlnded.

NDtenp.MInnE0.
S. CATER the elopement)lI have
s~crived a letter from my father. Dear
Npa Is SO absent-m:nded.
Hem what way?
she-He inclosed a lot Of millinery
and dress making bills, and forgot to
put in the money to pay for them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-08

Not Much Of . Fortune.
Alice-My face is my fortune.
Ethel-YouT have no iDeoms tn =
ny, dear.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
FOR The CHILDREN
Concerning Owls.

About 40 OF the $50 known species
OF owls inhabit America. They are
much dreaded by the little woods peo-
pie and the small inhabitants Of the
barn, says the Farm Journal. The
scrcech owl with his big head and err
tufts IS useful In destroying mice and
beetles, but the poor little birds trem-
BILE and hide ut the FIRST note of his APP
proach In the twilight The barred
owl with his large round head and big
eyes Is skillful mouser and bird
and when by chance he loses
his way to and from the holes In the
trees where he tries to hide in the day
time the birds take their revenge by
tantalizing him by tapping their wings
In his face. At night he sees clearly
and Is wide awake. so not the faintest
mouse squeak or 1utter of bird wings
escapes him, 1t Is said that owls have
two or three sets OF young In the
course Of a season, and after Matching
the first pair OF pretty white eggs the
mother lays one or two more, which
she leaves to be Matched by the warm,
fuzzy bodies of the owlets while she is
busy hunting food for their greedy
mouths. Then another egg Is laid and
Matched the same way, and so on until
In the same corner in q shallow, downy
spot may be seen baby owl three
parts grown, another few hours old
and two eggs ready to hatch Mt differ
emit times. four stages In all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
A Wonderful Tree.

Most Remarkable Is the travellers
tree of Madagascar. 1t sometimes re-
sembles the banana, but grows taller,
the leaves extending upward, arrang-
ing themselves In n graceful fan shape,
the entire group resembling a gigantic
fan forty feet In the air, formed OF
twenty-four or five leaves, each ten or
twelve feet long.
1t is called the travellers tree, as 1t
takes the place OF springs or wells and
In the driest times, when all the pools
and springs are exhausted. produces
an abundant supply of clear. cool
water. This is obtained by cutting n
hole or piercing the base OF the leaf
where 1t Joins the tree, upon which n
stream OF water Will flow that equals
that OF any spring-a welcome supply
to the weary traveller.
1t is also called the builders tree. as
houses are made of It and water tight
roofs from the leaves, the smaller ones
of which are used as cloth for clothes
and various purposes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
C0lORAD0'S ULTIMATUM.
For While II Made Napoleon III. Sit
Up and Take Notice.

UP and Take Notice.
The man who sent the first private
message over the Atlantic cable was
commemorated In recent Cornhill
Magazine. According TO that maya
Inc, 1t was William Gilpin. who was
appointed governor OF Colorado by
President Lincoln In 1901.
The line was ready for business on
Aug. 3, 1896 At that time Napoleon
I'LL was I'm the plenitude OF his power.
His every movement was eagerly
watched from both hemispheres. He
was believed to have his eye on Bo-
hemja.
Mr.. Gilpin was man of humor, and
1t occurred to him that IL would be n
good joke TO hand to the agents Of the
Atlantic cable this message for the
French emperor:
Denver, Colo, Aug. 4, 1866. To
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor,
Tuileries, Paris, France: Please leave
Bohemia alone. No interference will
be tolerated by this territory.
WILLIAM GILPIN."
Mr.. Gilpin wrote his dispatch merely
In the exuberance of humor The ca
bio people, eager for custom and know
ing that the former governor of Colo
RADIO could pay the bill, forwarded II.
1t was duly delivered at the Tuileries
and for awhile startled and mystiGed
the emperor.
The freak cost Mr.. Gipin ESQ, and oil
he got for his money was the reputa-
ton OF tnaugurating the Atlantic cable
and the satisfaction of playing joke
on the French emperor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
SLEEP DISTURBING BLADDER WEAKNESS
BAckACHE- RHEUMATISM, QUICKLY VANISH

the blood. and drive It out of the
system.
So sure. so positive, so quick and
lasting, are the results obtained from
the use of Croxone, that three doses
4 day for few days are often all
that is required to cure the worst
case of backachc. regulate the most
annoying bladder disorders. and over
come the numerous other similar
conditions.
Ii is the most wonderful prcpara-
ton ever made for the purpose. Ii
is entirely different from all other
remedies. There is nothing else on
earth TO compare with it. Ii is SO
prepared that it is practically impos-
sible to take it into the human sys-
tenn without results.
You can obtain an original package
OF Croxone at trifling cost from any
first-class drug store. All druggists
are authorized to personally return
the purchase price II Croxone fails to
give desired results, regardless of
how old you are, how long you have
suffered. or what else has failed to
cure you,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

Oscar Seagle is a stanch American
and proud OF bis American lineage
The baritoDe's family, who are south
erners, lost most OF their fortune dur
ing the war between the states, and as
the father died while quite young the
family was left in rather straltened
circumstances. SO oscar. fred by the
American spirit OF independence,
sought a vocation 90 earn some mon
81 FOR himself and arranged 90 accom-
pany the driver Of a laundry wagon on
his rounds and collect the packages OF
laundry. Some years later, meeting
one of the society ladies I'm London at
. dinner party, tho lady said: Where
have ] seen you, Mr. Seagle7 Your
face seems very familiar" at your
back door, madam, often when you
came 20 complain TINT your husbands
collars were not properly done,7 OK
planned tho singer. with n twinkle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
Even Most Chronic Sufferers
Find Relief After A Few
Doses Are Taken

Backaehe. urinary disorders, and
rheumatism, are caused from weak,
inactive kidneys, which fail to filter
out the impurities and keep the blood
pure, and the only way on earth TO
permanently and positively cure such
froubles, is to remove the cause.
The new discovery. Croxone. cures
such conditions because it reaches
fhe very roots of the disease. 1t
boaks right into the stopped up, in
active kidneys. through the walls and
Innings; cleans out the little filtering
cells and glands; neutralizes and dis
solves the poisonous uric acid sub
stances that lodge in the joints and
muscles to scratch and irritate and
cause rheumatism; it neutralizes the
urine so it no longer irritates the
&endcr membranes of the bladder,
and cleans out and strengthens the
stopped up, lifeless kidneys so they
hlter and sift all the poisons from
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

rabbit moving slowly through the
grass about fifteen yards away. He
fired both barrels and missed, as usual,
but the rabbit still remained IN sight
Once more the minister fred. lie fred
in all thirty-six cartridges and at last
bowled the rabbit over.
Delighted, the minister ran and pick
ed up the rabbit, which. however, had
tied around It's neck a card with the
words, Long life 20 Senior -" then
came the minister's name. IL was n
stuffed rabbit which a keeper pulled
about By string.
ct was year before my minister
forgave me for the trick played upon
him concluded Alfonso.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

so poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day L
found piece Of paper blowing around
the yard and L picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia Z. Pirkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he said,
why don't you try it?' So did, and
after / had taken two bottles ! felt
better and said to my husband, Il don't
need any more and he said You had
better take II little longer anyway
So took it for three months and got
well and strong" - Mrs. ALoNZo Z.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support a family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
Sarcaakin.

A gang OF laborers was employed
digging n mysterious ditch across the
street. 1t was a sewer or n place TO
put gas pipe or something. One
man In particular was working as IL
be were a chorus man in a play, just
going through the motions and pre-.
tending 70 dig ditch. The foreman
came along and spoke TO him. Don't
be afraid" with rich sarcasm. Lean
on III shovel now an thin. n II
breaks Iii pay for itl"-Argonaut.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

Clarence was leaving early that
night The cuckoo had just sounded
the eleventh hour. In the back yard
the family rooster uttered a maudlin
crow. "Clarence," called her father
from an upper window. will II trouble
you 70 step around back Of the house
and throttle that rooster? lie heard
The door close and ne thinks it's day.
light
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
Very TriIlinu.

Ella, the faithful maid. was arrang-
ing her mistress hair one afternoon
when she mentioned that she had
heard Miss Allen sing In the parlor the
evening before.
How did you like her singing.
EllaY' asked the mistress
"Oh, num-" sighed the maid, lit was
grand! She sung just as If she was
garglingw
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
Had Gone Too Far 70 cb.ro.

Little Helen and Jack had grown
up together, and when Jack finally
outgrew dresses and donned his first
trousers Helcn in5isted that she, too,
be allowed to have pair But Jack
said: mo. you don't. either, cause
you started out to be girl and you've
g to keep 1t up."-Chicago Tri-
bune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
What He Would Do

A young lady visiting her relations
on farm went out In the yard to
watch her young cousin play with
a chicken. Watching him for some
time she asked him: willie. II g /
chicken were to lay an egg what
would you do with it?" He looked up
surprised, then said: "Oh, I'd sell it
to museum. That chickens n roost-
er."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
Convenient Pencil sharpener..

Provide each child with n pencil
sharpener for school use. The best
are the kind that screw firmly to the
edge OF table. Many schools are
equipped with these. The individual
sharpeners that can be carried about
in the pocket or bag are not always
satisfactory. They have n way of be-
coming dulled in very short time.
and they are too cheap to be worth
sharpening.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
MIX and Music

1t Is a little known fact that tho
most delightful music at the present
Is produced by playing on milk.
20 supply OF ivory nowadays does
20 n great extent meet the de-
I'D. Strange as 1t may sound, skim
forms n substitute II is used
making the keyboards of pianos.
~ IN appearance this hardened sub
lice Is hardly distinguishable from
~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

a reversal OF tho rule that II is
-neyer too late TO mend IA found in the
case Of a centenerian OF Hartford,
Conn, who, according TO tho Watch,
man, lived up 70 tho age OF ore hun
dred and since attaining that extra,
grand climacterio has been arrested
sir times for violating the excise law.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

~ ,arpt from an interview with a
'.sitor 70 town, printed In an ex.
ehange: The velocity OF tlme and
tne friction Of years will never erase
tne pleasure Of this visit. The many
peasant rides and kisses from my
once sweet girl friends Will ever lin.
ger WITH me"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
Cheerfulneas.

Mirth is like n flash of lightning that
breaks through "A gloom OF clouds and
glitters for moment; cheerfulness
keeps up kind of daylight i'm the
mind and fills 1t with steady and
perpetual serenity.-Addison
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

Tho ancient Arabic alphabet con.
sisted Of - letters, 20 which four
more have since been added. Tho
Turkish consists Of 80 the Russian az
e, the Spanish Of "a. tho Italian OF 20.
me Latin Of % and the French OF %
letter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

Mix q pref y girl with holiday bog
and soak them IN moonlight tiI mid.
night Squeeze into n tiny corner OF
iho pier Stir well with tho music OF
ioye waltzea. sorvo with an engage
'nent ring Marquis OF Queensborry.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. -" 1 suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got so weak that l
could hardly do my
work. WI en- /
washed my dishes l
had to sit down and
when / would sweep
the floor / would get
so weak that i would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before i did my
busting would have
To lie down. I got
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
kino AIfonso,a Joke

King Alfonso told President Poin-
cares shooting party at Rambouillet
an amusing story OF trick he played
on one Of his ministers in Spain.
This minister, said the king. was n
very bad shot. One day he saw n little
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

Man who examined a naDbtha Jug
with q match Is the samo follow who
periodically investigates a supposcdiy
unloeded revolver and kills a couple
% people.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23
County Directory

CIRCUIT COURT.
Neil j. Fortney. Judge. KinRwood
John w. Watson, Clerk, Kingwood
Meetings For Preston County-Third Tuesday
In March: Second Tuesday I'm June; First r,,rl
day In December at KingTood
COUNTY COURT
Kingwood DiStrict-B L. Brown Kinr,vood
Portland-Calvir DeBerry. Terra Alta
Reno--A. l.. Sidwel. Tunnelton
Lyou-ilayes Sapp. Newburg
Nalley-Bert Il. Gibson. Masontown
Grant-M. III. King. Bruceton
Pleasant-John Il. jenkins, Morgans Glade
Union-Lcc Winters, Aurora
Meetings-First Monday IN january fst Mon.
DAY IN April; End Monday In July; LIST Monday In
October. "
Bert Il. Gibson, President. Masontown
Ed G. Everly. Clerk. KinRwood
A. G. Hughes. Prosecuting Attorney Kingwood
Foster Hartman. Sheriff Kingwood
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-23

There Under Compulsion.
You ought 10 be ashamed 10 spend
the best part Of your life IN JAIL"
said tho kind old lady 10 the prisoner.
Madam" replied tho convict, don't
blame mo for f. J assure you that
am here against my Will"