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klnewnod. Jtiuc 0. 1901
The Supreme Court has decided
that Congress is superior to the
Constitution and that that old fogy
instrument is out of date. Truly,
\vc arc drifting into imperialism
with a vengeance.
Some of the Tunnclton fellows
got into trouble on Decoration Day
by getting drunk and trying to cap
ture the train on the way home
from Grafton, but a H. <S: O. spec
ial officer who was on the train ar
rested them and made them pay
for their fun.
The l’aw-Paw railroad now build
ing between I'airmont and Fairview
in Marion county, is now ready for
track-laying as the grading has been
completed. The road is 12 miles
long and 350 men arc at work upon
it. Fairview is the center of an oil
and coal section and the road opens
up some good country.
The Supreme Court should have
handed down a diagram with its
decision on the Porto Rico case in
order that the general public could
tell the cardinal points of the com
pass anyhow. As it is we are en
tirely “at sea” and can’t tell where
we are at. _
The bloomer base ball club de
feated the boys at Grafton on Dec
oration Day just as we said they
would last week and now the boys
are swearing that some of the
bloomer girls were boys dressed up
\hat way but we think not for most
any old thing could beat Grafton
playing ball.
Hon. Thomas E. Davis, collector
of internal revenue, has appointed
H. S. White a deputy collector of
internal revenue. He was formerly
United States marshal under Harri
son. He will have charge of the
work in Logan. Mingo, McDowell,
Mercer, Wyoming, Roone, and Ral
eigh counties. His headquarters
will be at Matewan.
Will the Parkersburg Journal
kindly inform this paper how long
the present editor of the Charleston
Gazette has been in the newspaper
business ? We spoke of him as be
ing young in the business and the
Journal takes exceptions to it as if
the Gazette man was an old veteran.
We are always willing to receive in
formation. _
The condition of Mrs. McKinley
since her return from the Pacific
coast, has grown steadily worse un
til there is said to be no hope what
ever of her recovery, and her death
is expected at any time. The fam
ily physician, Dr. Rixey, pronoun
ces her ailment as consumption of
the bowels. She has been in an un
conscious condition and does not
even recognize her husband.
Tom L. Johnson, the ncwlyj el
ected Democratic mayor of Cleve
land, is already being boomed for
Governor of Ohio, and will likely
be the Democratic nominee. As
this is an off year, and Johnson
very popular and wealthy, he has a
bare chance of election, and, if he
should carry Ohio, it would make
him a formidable candidate for the
Democratic Presidential nomination
in 1904.
The editor of the Mannington Ad
vocate claims that he also received
a letter from Mrs. Mary Catharine
licatty, same as she sent to this
office and that it was written in re
ply to the interview published in
the Advocate between its editor
and J. Wesley Ileatty. Wc make
this statement in justice to the Ad
vocate as wc do not rfesire to do
that or any paper any injustice, as
per our criticism of a recent date.
Attorney General h reer has ruled
that the new school law regarding
the county superintendents is inop
erative as it stands. Neither the in
creased duties nor salaries of super
intendents will take effect until new
ones are elected. The decision re
cogni/xs county superintendents as
State officials and the provisions of
the act are not to be in force until
at the beginning of the next term of
office of county superintendents.
In this issue we give a letter from
Harman, Randolph county, as pub
lished in the Davis Republican last
week in regard to the caterpilar pest
in that section, as a sample of what
an enterprising liar ran do when he
tries himself. It beats any snake
or fish story yet out this season and
we warn the writer to keep in out of
all thunder storms else biblicial his
tory may repeat itself. This lineal
descendant of Ananias and Sapphira
should move to Parkersburg or
some place where his talents will
have greater scope
Two trains of twenty ears each
will be require*! to haul the show
features booked for Wheeling’s
Grand Free Carnival ami Mardi
(iras, July S-t^th. None can af
ford to miss this more than grand
show week.
Our Supreme Court in its decision
on our insulur possessions, by a vote
of five to four, has sustained the
Republican Administration, but re
voked the Constitution, rebuked
old John Marshall, the greatest
Chief Justice we ever had, and once
j more reasserted the right of taxation
without representation; and already
the British papers are poking fun at
us, ami declaring that we arc getting
back to “first principles."
Down at Barton, Florida, Wed
nesday of last week a negro named
Fred Rochelle was burned at the
stake by the citizens of the town in
broad daylight and in the presence
of a large crowd who went about it
quietly and with no pretense of con
cealment. The black fiend hail
criminally assaulted and then mur
dered Mrs. Rebecca Taggart by
cutting her throat from car to ear. I
The victim was a well known and
highly respected white woman of
the city ami her assailant was burn- |
ed at the stake on the spot where
he had murdered her.
It is reported that there J arc
other candidates after the Grafton
postoflicc and that Bro. Jim Holt
of the Sentinel is having lively op
position for another term. We
hope however that the present post
master will be able to retain Ids
Holt on the office another term as
lie deserves it and has given good
satisfaction. The patrons of the
office are almost a unit for Holt and
it is only a few of the politicians
who are against him. We are for
the newspaper boys every time as
they do more for their party than
all the politicians put together.
1 he orator of the day at Grafton
on May 30 was His Honor, John
Homer Holt, Judge of this Judicial
Circuit and he delivered a magnifi
cent address to the large crowd
present. The Wheeling Intelligen
cer next day published the oration
and a good picture of the Judge.
Several other papers also published
the address and it was well worth
hearing. Judge Holt is bound to
get to Congress yet, such an orator
docs not have a fair show on the
bench but in the halls of Congress
or on the stump he could display
this oratorical talent.
Over at Morgantown on Memor
ial Day, Congressman Joe Gaines
from Charleston was the orator of
the occasion and Private John
Allen of Mississippi failed to show
up and we don’t believe now they
ever expected him at all but simply
advertised him to help draw the
crowd. I hey had two big games
of ball in the afternoon between
the University Club and Washing- i
ton Sc Jefferson from Pennsylvania.
The latter won the first game by a
score of 2 to 1, and in the second
game Billy Bowman from Rowles
burg pitched for the University and
shut the visitors out entirely, the
score standing 7 to o in favor of the
University club.
And now comes the news of
another fierce battle in South Africa
in which the British lose four otTi
ccrs and 174 men anti a lot of sup
plies “nd other property. This last
fight took place at Vladfontein be
tween Gen. Dixon and the Boers
under Gen. Delarey, on May 31,
just one year after Gen. Roberts j
reported Pretoria captured, Kruger
a fugitive and the war over. At
that time the war hail cost the
Unglish fand 10,000
men. Up to this time the sum
total is $7 15,000,000 and 15,800
officers ami men killed and died
from wounds and disease, so that
Uncle Paul Kruger was right when
he declared that “the British might
conquer the Boers but it would be
at a cost that would stagger human
ity.” ^
I‘h;s thing of blaming Providence
for all the tragedies and calamities
that happen to humanity mak» us
tired and while Providence probably
does not need any defense on our
part we feci like raising our voice
in protest anyhow. For instance a
Davis paper last week in giving an
account of the death of a four year
o.d child that slipped away from its
parents and crawled under the
machinery of a merry go-round and
was crushed to death by the cable,
wound up the story by laying it all
on to an already overworked Provi
dence and declaring that “the
Creator works iri mysterious ways
his wonder* to perform." This may
be true in a general way but we
would hate to believe that th.s and
similar tragedies were special work
of His and wc would have a very
poor oj inion of such a Providence
or Creator if we really thou ht ID
was directly responsible for h
acts, ft may be good Presbyterian
doctrine, but such old time fogyism
as foreordination and predestination
are out of date now.
SOCIAL RECREATION
Amon? tho Studonts at tho
University.
Sotuo liilurinatiou and rritkUiu in
lictrard to the Matter.
1 he M. K. Times, the organ of
that church in this State, grows
rabid in the last issue over the re
cent order of the Hoard of Regents
of the University in allowing the
students the use of the gymnasium
one evening each week for the pur
pose of social amusement and inter
course in the way of dancing, under
the supervision and control of one
of the officials of the University.
The I imes heads an article on the
subject “'fhc University Stench”
and goes on in just such mi intem
perate strain of narrow minded,
intolerant anil orthodox bigotry,
that it makes itself ridiculous and
injures the cause it advocates. The
1 imes calls on all good religious
people to withdraw their patronage
and send their children to the Con
fercnce Seminary at liuckhannon.
This gives the whole secret away
and show’s that the real object is to
create a prejudice against the Uni
versity in favor of the Seminary.
So far as the older of the Hoard is
concerned w’e heartily commend it
as being proper and right and in the
interest of morality, good conduct,
physical and mental developcmcnt
and the better interest of* the stu
dents generally.
lo back up this broad statement,
let us just recite a few facts of which
the M. E. Times is probably ignor
ant. Previous to the reign of Pres
ident Raymond, the students were
allowed the use of the gymnasium
for a weekly dance and here they
held informal social gatherings at
tended by some of the professors
and always under the supervision of
some official. It cost the Univer
sity and the taxpayers nothing and
the students but a trifle for music
and prehaps occasionally some light
refreshments. All students had ac
cess and could afford to attend and
indulge in this social recreation in
the society of ladies and gentlemen
ami receive physicial and social
culture and a refined bearing that
I can be attained in no other way.
This was much better than being
out on the streets indulging in
a night-shirt parade or a riot of
some kind in order to let off the
usual surplus of youthful exhuber
ancc. President Raymond stopped
the social meetings at the University
and refused the use of the gymna
sium or any other property of the
University for dancing. What w’as
the result? Did lie stop the danc
ing? Did; he change youth into
decrepit old age by one fell stroke of
his pen ? Did he curb the flow of
youthful spirits and the desire for
recreation ? Not as the Court
knows of, for the dancing went on
in a far more extravagant and dis
criminating manner than ever be
fore. The “high-roller” students
and those who could afford it went
to the most expensive hotel in the
town and had regular dances, with
high priced music, expensive re
freshments, cut flowers, carriages,
dress suits etc. that cut out the
majority of the students from par
ticipation, as the poor ones could
not afford to keep pace and many
of them sought other forms of
amusement and recreation that
were not under the supervision of a
teacher and perhaps questionable to
say the least. 1 he boys were bound
to let oft steam and as is well known
they have been into more trouble
of nights during this time than ever
before perhaps. Had several riots
on the streets and been hauled up
in Police Court and fined. Distur
bed exercises at the Opera House
and even broken out in open revolt
at the (.hapel Hall of the I niver
sity and seriously disturbed public
meetings, so that some of them
were suspended and even expelled.
\\e do not say that all this was
chargeable entirely to their not
having social dances at the Univer
sity but it had considerable to do
with it, for boys will be boys and
they must have and should have a
certain amount of social and phys
ical recreation and there is no bel
ter or more enjoyable form of it
than dancing under well regulated
restrictions and it is much better
for the boys to engage in it than to
be loafing around on the streets.
I here is no compulsion about at
tending these dances and those who
do not want to attend or who have
scruples against doing so, can stay
away but they will be sure to in
dulge in some other recreation, be
cause they cannot and should not
study all the time.
Major Charles D. UlHot, of Park
ersburg, was here last week on busi
ness connected with the federal
affairs. He is to be the United
States Marshal for this d. • rir»,
July i, when the new law goes into
cfiect, dividing the State ir.to two
I cdcral districts and was hero to
ee Deputy Marshal D. R. Jackson
who e time i up then but who will
likely be reappointed for another
term. Major Klliott called at this
office and is as handsome a ever.
801 IIM . UOU ' \ KtNATOKN.
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The Senatorial fight down in South
j Carolina is going to be the warmest
contest that ever broke out in that
[ Slate over political principles out
j side of red hot rebellion and it is
| more than likely that it will result
; in blooshed before it is over, both
| United States Senators have mailed
their resignations to the Governor
I to take effect September 15.
The resignations are the result of
I a split between the followers of Sen
[ ator Tillman and those of Senator
Melaurin. I ilbnatr charged that
Mcl.aurin deserted the Democracy
and should resign an office to which
that party had exalted him.
Mcl.aurin agreed to tender his
resignation if Tillman would do
likewise, and go before the people
of the Slate, present their arguments
and leave it to their constituents to
pass judgement. Tillman accepted
the challenge and the resignations
were drawn up as follows anil mail
ed to the Governor :
Gaffney, S. C., May 25, i9oi —
io IIis Excellency, M. b. Me
Sweeney, Columbia, S. C.: Sir_
We hereby tender our resignations
as Senators for the State of South
Carolina, in the United States Sen
ate, to take effect on Septemper 15
next. Yours respectfully,
(Signed)
JIknjamin R. Tillman.
John I.. Mi I.aurin.
Tillman's Democracy is based on
llryanism, as laid down in the Kan
sas Gity platform. Mcl.aurin re
pudiates Ilryanlsm and represents
the commercial Democracy of the
South.
I illman still advocates the free
coinage of silver. Mcl.aurin is a
gold Democrat.
I illman opposed the ratification
of the Paris peace treaty. Mcl.aurin
cast the deciding vote ratifying the
treaty.
1 illman is opposed to expansion.
Mcl.aurin favors it as being in the
interest of the Southern cotton
planters.
Tillman opposed the Porto Rican
civil government and tariff bill.
Mcl.aurin voted with Republicans
in favor of it.
1 illman opposed the increase of
the regular army. Mcl.aurin voted
with Republicans in favor of in
crease.
Tillman opposed the ship subsidy
bill. Mcl.aurin favored it.
I illman opposed the ratification
of the Ifay Pauncefote treaty. Mc
l.aurin favored it.
Tillman had just been reelected
for another term of six years and
Mcl.aurin had two years yet to
serve, so that the latter is not risk
ing near as much as the former.
There are already eight other candi
dates in the field and it will be a
free for all fight and devil take the
hindmost. It is understood that
the fight between Tillman and Mc
l.aurin is for the full term Senator
ship and whichever one gets beaten
is knocked out entirely and the
other candidates fight over the short
term. 1 he Republican administra
tion is backing up Mcl.aurin and
aiding him in the fight.
The Governor has declined to
accept the resignations and writes
a letter to that effect, but Tillman
insists on resigning and that the
Governor has no right to refuse
to accept their resignations and
refuses to withdraw his unless Mc
l.aurin backs out and acknowledges
that he is unwilling to go before the
people to test the position of their
Senators as to which is right and
which wrong.
Fvidence is piling up rapidly a
gain->t the anti-canteen law passed
by the• last Congress and a big
effort will be made next Congress
to have it repealed. Up at St. Paul
last week by a unanimous vote the
association of military surgeons in
session passed a resolution in favor
of the repeal of the anti-canteen
iaw. The resolution recites : * That
the abolition of the army post ex
change or canteen has resulted and
must inevitably result in an in
crease of intcmpercnce, insubordin
ation, discontent, desertion and
disease in the army;” deplores the
abolishing of the “said post ex
change or canteen, and in the in
terests of sanitation, morality and
discipline recommends its re-estab
lishment at the earliest possible
date.”
I hssc men know what they arc
talking about and have no interest
in the matter whatever except the
good of the army. Of course it is
a serious set back to the Prohibi
tionists, \\, C. 1. U. and good
temperance folks generally who mean
well and do lots of good but arc
very often theoretical and imprac
tical.
Jhc Wheeling Carnival Associ
ation, composed of the business
men of Wheeling, who are arrang
ing a GAI.A Wl’KK, July 8th to
• 3th, have arranged many novel and
beautiful features. Perhaps not the
least among them will be a scries of
exhibition runs, trials of speed and
management acts by expert French
Automobilists with machines of the
latest patterns. These, like all
other events of the Carnival, will be
given free Upon the streets. Every
thing points to a grand success ami
a very large attendance for Wheel
ing's coming Carnival.
OI K SEW VOItK LETTER.
M' luiu hulj llajs Gone lty-Rapid Trau*
sit Troubles Trunks And Stvle Tlpn.
The term “inerry May,” was
mostly a misnomer, this year, as
she persistently turned toward us a
shoulder that was cold, wet and gen
erally unfriendly. Let us hope that
June will be her joyous, smiling self
to make up for her wilful predeces
sor's deficiencies.
Some of the prettiest parts of the
city are in the throes of rapid tran
sit operations, and the situation is
all th e more tense because of strikes
and storms galore. Meanwhile, we
must “watch in wrathful patience,”
(a la Kipling) for the long talked
of time when we can make the run
from Battery to Bridge in fifteen
minu tes.
Many fashions of recent prestige
are revived in even greater elabora
tion than formcrally. Ornamcnta
tion in every conceivable line, runs
riot. Up-to-date dress skirts hang
upon silk foundations, and lace in
crustations arc as usual as tucks or
shirrings. The work involved in
getting up a modish gown requires
twice as many hands as formerly.
This is one of several pertinent and
pressing reasons why Lord and Tay
lor have recently found it necessary
to vastly enlarge their already exten
sive dressmaking departments in
both of their world-famous New
York establishments. By the way,
one of the daintiest Summer gowns
they have put out lately, is of cm
broidcrcd white muslin, with needle
worked flounce adjusted to the
skirt by lace Vandykes.
Many charming frocks are appli
qued with cretonne flowers. The
colors arc varied and beautiful.
The floral hat is a pretty fashion.
The crown is composed of leaves,
the brim of flowers.
Hyacinth-blue rivals turquoise
this summer.
No woman can appear or feel
well-dressed unless her corset fits
accurately and comfortably. That
is the reason why ladies show such
unbounded and continuous favor to
the beautiful R. & Cl. corset, which
holds the right of way most royally.
Some very chic hats show a dou
ble-brim effect that is very fetching.
Mowers of the daintiest coloring
and kind fill m the space between
brims.
It is easy to keep ones’ clothes in
good shape at home, but heretofore,
travelling about with them was the
“rub” to their immaculateness.
Now that we have a trunk modeled
upon lines of common-sense consid
eration of the actual purport of
such an article, we can take our
wardrobes where we will, as easily
as a turtle takes his house with him.
Send a postal card to the “Innova
tion” Trunk Co., 213 Fifth Ave.,
New York, for further information.
Batiste sailor collars and boleros
arc edged with cretonne applique
trimming, with delightful effect.
The passion for antique and Ori
ental jewels still prevails. The most
popular pins are modeled after the
famous fibulas that the Romans em
ployed to hold their togas together.
Evei.yn Cahi.e.
Another indication of prosperity
is the application of Mary Ellen
l.ease for bankruptcy. This is one
of the best indications that the
people arc too busy to listen to the
Populist calamity howlers.
The above editorial from last
weeks Journal, is just where flora
tio slips a cog on himself on ac
count of not being posted or forget
ful, one or the other. During the
last campaign the above “Populist
calamity howler" was on the stump
for M( Kinley, and the above term
may be correct after all. Man
Ellen used to be prosperous and
highly resj er.lcd until she war, se
duced from the path of political
virtue during the last campaign by
the seductive smiles of Mark Hanna
and she has been going from bad
to worse ever since, as is generally
the ease with a woman led astray,
first her husband applied for a di
vorce and now, according to the
Journal, she is bankrupt, having
lost husband, home, property, and
principle, on account of her polit
ical debauchery. It is indeed more
than likely that the people arc loo
busy to listen to such a calamity
howler.
The Parkersburg Sentinel las
this to say of some important official
changes soon to take place
The heads of the state institutions
which have not yet been appointed
have been agreed upon and unless
there is some unforseen change in
the situation before the various
boards meet again the new officers
will lie as follows :
Dr. E. V. Guthrie, superintendent
of the second asylum for the insane
• I ■ipencer, will be removed from
that institution and placed in charge
of the home for incurables at Hun
tington.
Dr. A. J. I yons, of thin cify, will
IK- given the position of superinten
dent of the Spencer asylum.
Dr. Slathers will have to walk the
|.t.mk at the Weston asylum and Dr.
A. M. Koiist, of Weston, has been
selected as the man to succeed him
in charge of the asylum.
Dr. I). It I’urinton will he select
cd as president of the state univer
sity.
i BOX i in; senin> i m
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special (.01 rrmpondcnce of I he Argus.
'I f kkv, S. I>.f May 31, 1901.
The 30th passed off very quietly
j at this place. At Lead and Dead
wood the different memorial com
i mittees had a fine program on paper,
but as it was not water-proof, it
stayed under shelter. Last week
over four inches of rain fell, extend
ing from the North Dakota line into
Northern Nebraska—it being the
first rain for a number of weeks.
1 he wheat and oats that were sown
in the dust are showing up nicely.
It will take a number of good show
ers yet to make a good crop.
I here will be held at Dcadwood
a Quarto-Centennial Carnival, July
3rd, 4th, 5th anil 6th, to celebrate
that memorial year of ’76, when 1
thousands of people rushed into the
black Hills in search of the yellow !
metal, in spite of the U. S. troops
and the savage Sioux Indians—the
latter being on the war path at that
time, brought on by the intrusion of
gold seekers previous to that year.
Many hundred men, women and
children who started for the black
Hills in ’76 over the blood stained
trails of previous years, were mur
dered by the merciless Sioux. There
will be on exhibition various scenes
of the adventurous pioneer, includ
ing .a Sioux Indian raid. Also va
rious products of the Mills, It will
be one of the greatest and grandest
celebrations the black Hills ever
witnessed. Reduced rates on all
railroads has been secured.
I am soriy that “Old Hickory,”
of York Run, was so badly used up
recently while experimenting with
soda chloridum in a dear hunt that
he is unable to appear in The Ak
c.us arena. Say, pard, try honey
drops next time before you are
wholly knocked
Out o’ Date.
COMITETIXY SUtltOlMU D
From Davis Republican.
Harman, W. Va. May 29, ’oi —
Caterpillars have literally taken
the country here and the town of
Harman is entirely surrounded.
ICvcry bush and tree is alive with
them and the people are in a quan
dary as to what to do.
1 he plagues of the Pharoah are
scarcely a comparison to the one
the people here arc undergoing at
the present time. They go in
great droves, millions upon millions
together, entering houses, barns,
stores, blacksmith shops and every
place.
I hey have accumulated in such
numbers on the railroad track that
trains arc .suspended and men are
at work day and night clearing the
track.
The fruit trees are entirely de
stroyed.
Hr. Montony has conceived a
plan to get them started or tolled
over to his farm to deaden timber
this summer. The Dr. has an eye
to busiise. s and knows a good thing
when he secs it.
They attack sheep apd cattle and
eat them alive.
Jacob Harmon lost four hundred
head of fine sheep last week all kill
ed by ceterpillars.
The origin of so many is not
known, but it is supposed that there
is a den in the mountain near here
where they have been hatched and
the warm days have brought them
out.
I hey seem to be (if Presbyterian
persuasion for none of them ever
turn back
They have eaten tip three hundred
pan vis of fence fur Daniel Cooper
and four hundred tons of hav for
Abel NeDon.
I he County Court will meet to
morrow to take steps to abate their
onward progress.
Rev. Dr. Denman, of the First
Baptist Churc.li of Milwaukee, told
his congregation Sunday that |csus
paid no more attention to the
Sabbath than to any other day of
the week. Dr. Denman said that
Christ was a revolutionist. 11 is
hands were lifted against the relig
ious ideas of the day. With the
Jews the Sabbath was the bulwark
of the nation.
"Jesus,” said Dr. Denman, "sim
ply ignored all the rituals and forms,
lie went where lie pleased on the
Sabbath day, healed ibe sick, com
manded the lame to walk, the blind
to see and gave the greatest license
to the day. The most discerning
student of the Scripture cannot dis
cover that Jesus paid any more at
tention to the Sabbath than to any
other day.”.
"Jesus,” Dr. Denman continued,
"was an iconoclast on all the Jewish
ideas. He destroyed that He
might build up something better in
their place. He destroyed the
ethics of Judaism to give the ethics
of love.”
The tallest man in the United
Slate- is said to be Lewis Wilkins
who was l^orn on a farm near St.
I’aul, Minn., in *874. When he
was but ten years old he measur
ed six feet in height, and now he
has grown to the tremendous height
of io7J4 inches, just the half
of an inch less than nine feet,
and weighs 464 pounds.
THE MILWAUKEE HARVESTER CO.
Makes a Specialty of a
BINDER AND MOWER.
1 he Above Picture Represents the Iiest Mower on Earth
Most Complete, Rest Material and Easiest Operated.
COPEMAN & WATSON,
SOl.K AGEN TS 1 OR PRESTON CO. KINGWOOD, W. VA
Softer, grown & Co.
General Merchandise.
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We are Headquarters for Everything,
and il we chance not to have what you
want, we will get it for you quicker and
cheaper than anyone else.
Our Stock
Is Bright. New and Right up to the
Wants of the People.
< >ur capacity for serving you is unsurpassed.
A trial will convince you.
SHAFFER, BROWN & CO.
FOR FRESH GROCERIES.
Fine Candy, Cakes, Canned and Pickled
Goods, Fruits and Nuts,
COMKTOTIIE HAZAlt STORE.
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FINE CHINAWARE.
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TAjI LOB made clothing
To Ordci- and FcrIVel Fit and SatUfnotton
(*unraiiteed* Give Us Your
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HEADQUARTERS FOR GREAT BARGAINS.
COME AND SEE US
.ioh’v is garner,
TRICK STKKET, . . KINCWOOI), \V. VA.
.A. JAk. j«i, ^ .
“Saving at the Spigot
Wasting at the Bung”
That’s what buying poor paint
Wk means. Paint may be' low-priced
i « by the gallon and be extravagant
|V to use owing to the poor covering
r P°wcr and wearing quality. After
the paint is applied it’s too late to
^save. Start right and use
The
Sherwin- Williams
Paint
Made to paint buildings with.
L. M. ALBRIGHT, Agent,
_KINO WOOD, W. VA.
W stxiteca..
Men to Work on Locks and Dams
Nos. 12 and 13
On the Monongnlicla River
near Little Kails, \V. V;i.
100 MCI! ^Work'aml"'
50 Carpenters
Wanted at <>ncc. Apply on
tin* Work s or Address
B. A. GILLESPIE COMPANY,
Little Palls, W. Ya.
Duplicate Orders.
‘ Sn„<! me some more of the «;mn is an
cv< 1 y day et[»r. snon with ns. |>Ponle who
• ff induced to give u« a trlnl arc almost
sun- lo to come hack and to keep a comine.
1 supply jour table or your medicine
rln st and wc feel sure that we will add
your name to onr list of steady customers
” »e can Rive von the best to be
ba,| and wc know, too th.it wc can save
money for yon
, Joint J. VruMi* A ( o
the Dependable Liquor Dealers,
<'nmhcrland. Md
Summer
Normal School,
T*1E ^•■fhcr*’ Norma! School con
tinuing Eight Weeks, will |>e opened
At Aurora.
• M 10 17 11|,
by A. I,KI; Eosr and Miss Jrstnr.
IROTYKR, of West Va. Conference
Seminary.
Especial attention will be given
to the Common School Branches to
assist those who wish to teach.
In addition, work may he taken
in Latin, Algebra, Geometry, or
such branches as a sufficient num
ber of students may desire. Tuition,
*5- Address cither of the above
parties at Muckhannon.
YYonl Notice.
I'»my many wool buyers I would say, t
«ni prepared to buy wool again, this season,
and will pay spot cash.
_L M. Aihbmiht, King wood.
Fertilisers -For sale by t.. M. Albright *
two lirst class brands—Zell’s Dissolved
Hone and Kcconomi/er. Call early a id se
oue what yon want, for 0.als, Corn, buck
wheat and Carden Trnrk.