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______ Devoted to Home Intereata, Local and Ueueral Newa. ~~~ ~ ■ - VOLUME XTX. ^CKR|.ib«».^YaVnE CO.. W. VA- WEDNESDAY. WIJ?RY g.liiC ' It Op«iu ... 'r ■ SHE3OTV “« 'Free |;y’o Trial ^ “4IVrlW fk.pp,ri« |4„ T4Sf Vs »m,u„.4uki., “i i s. Koi or ■ •llwat. ■rat kh<! f-.-J r».rKr 1 .. tl it • . i . V«WHl llflllt.,, -II.U.IW, r.tn.i.a t \ in. ro.. mo r. nmM j.r, FIRE! LIFE! T. T. Hell ' i; Fire and Life Insu rance Audit, ' CKItCDo, < Rpprpponta Strong t, t K i•%SU FITH CompHlilMH Mil . r|-ilUP LtlfP com pill) V ilia1 uiV' h Ltrge tilvKlnmiri aixl *>ndH pol C11P8. IT WILL ONLY COST 1 CENT to buy a postal card and send to the New York Tribune Farmer, New York Citv, for a free a specimen copy. The New York Tribune Farmer is a National Illustrated Atrrirultural ^4 i-eklv for farmers and tIteir fainiItes, aiid EVERY is*ue conta ins matter instructive and entertaining to EVERY member of the family. The price is fl.no per year, but if you like it you can secure it with your own favorite local newspaper, Tho Ad vance, Ueredo, W Va., al a bargain. Both papers one year only fl.3n. Send your order and money to ••The Ad vance.” CUSTOM Forlnfantsand^Children. The Kind You Have .m Always Bought dating the Food and Reg ula- H the Stomachs and Bowels of |fl ^GOTS th.0 Promotes Digeslion.Choerful ness and Rest.Con tains neither 9 o Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. ju 01 >’ot>1.\hcotic. 9 or nu n-SAMiTLPtrc/aR M fampArn Seed' Mix frnrtsi * 1 H Xack.lt, Wjr- 19 I 11 'In Aperfecl Remedy forConslipa V 11 3 6 fion, Sour Stonwch. Diarrhoea 9 Worms .Convulsions,Feverish- 9 P p ness and Loss OF SLEEP. 1 I fl T II V P T Facsimile Signature or ^ _| Thirty Years G^sICASTOM 1 * t R _ * For (he lloolli ofJassiiarv Oniy. ' Mre have placed on sale for the month of January our entire N stock of Mon’s and Bovs’ ^ Suits and Overcoats 5 Mens Odd Pants and a Handsome line of Children’s Suits and Overcoats at TWENTV-FIVK PE It CENT OFF. 2 Every garment we oft •i* ..I min- Ibis sale is slridly im-tn-ilale mill all 2 tli«-spasmiMiew!{«mil,. »e always believe in ..ie-'mii w itli mine 2 1 "i .'Vi'r.,!!! 1 ol ii'iil not wail niilii March or 2 \|miI nlienvon Inn e no use lor ilicni, so now is tin; b st elntnec _loi ymi lo liiiy. seasonableOooils at Oat ol Season Prices. 2 Hart Schaffner if Marx Hand Tailored Xy*' ESSJftr ;-----ft Mon s and Hoys’ Suits and Overcoats. ? Man’s ?If: and *12Suit- in fi e fancy co i ra, h ac'i worsteds at.d ft t hi hen-, i he kind you pay from *2 to *3 more than theft ,, ! i'V.r J,r,c"P f,’r- w'11 8° durinig this sale for.*8 50 J * f '» * *I * '() a»d *15 Suits, the higgPBt bargain ever off. red, J your choice of any of then, for . :. *1 I 50 ft Hart Mrb*.ffner A Marx and Schloss Bros. & Co * the world’s ft best clothing makers, *16 50, *18 and *20 Suits, if you ft ^•r.t a garment ,r,ual to the tailor-made, you cur, have fi them for the small p, ice of .. *tfi m ? M,D’.*i« J0 »|8.nd *20 Ov.rcoa,,. W.' .r,' ,ur." if you bought them elsewhere yon would pay Irom *18 to *22 for ft any of them, they go in this sale at . *lr> 0() ft Boys’ two and thres piece Suits, *3 50, *4 and *5 kind, go in ft _ Children’s plain and fancy Overcoats, short or long,’ it, greys J ■ blues and blacks, *3. to *6 values . *1 98 to *1 ft Boys’ Knee Pants, 35c kind.. . . . ft 10 down Children's Undershirts, wi.rth 35o.. . . j;,r. ft Ladies’ Jackets, L.ThP *660» *8 *nd *10 kiud go in ft ____ ’ th” 8al® •*-*'*•25, *5.75 and *6.75 ? Host Values in Shoes 3 he Faiiiis A. Crosswf famous |ft yn"T won“y c»11 h"V. th“*3**3leo','n.|PM"k'ind «o j1,! 5 von ?“ ; "J*0**" at • L25‘ *2 and *2.50 is the heat fc [b’ he. y ri ,b: n,°n7- EvPry 8b™*’ from the Cheapest to ft the best, is made of afnctly solid b ather. ft arv .n7n?lnhPr ,h,H P*,'‘ °n,y ,af,,,, f,,,rir,8 tb" month of Jann- fc .ffirw,,e ,io,"«.. j Our Mitoo— More OooiIh for Paine Money? or Panic Oootls for Less Monev 5 i». & n. lgvini:, Oatlettsburg, Ky*. i 1 A I i i ' rSBI RQ1 LABGE81 MEN'S ANi> itoYrs’ Tfi~~7T~FI 1 h^ CORRESPONDENCE. Newsu Letters from Different Paris of the Gouniu. Whiles Greek, W. Va. The mercantile firm of D. If. Johnson it Co. arc invoicing ihcir stock t his week, assisted by Klisha Buckingham. I be work on the railroad track dump has been moving on briskly at this place for several days. Burton Thacker, our local black smith, is kept busily engaged at bis i trade. W. G. Smith, a resident of our villiage and a blacksmith, is working at bis trade al Gr&gstou tamp for J. K. McKinney, contractor. hvart Dickson, formerly of this place, was visiting home friends last Sunday morning, but in the ! afternoon went out prospecting and 1 staid too late for good health, con sidering the weather. I be bell on the Masonic Hall at this place bangs silent on its steeple. No more religious services, no more Sunday School and last of all— no more social gieetiugs of the Masonic Iraternity, but all is silent as death. Mrs. Jane Johnson's condition is no belter at the present writing, but she appears to be gradually growing more feeble. A revival of the Christian religion is moving in the earth. Who will avail himself of the opportunity to accept free Salvation? May the messenger pass this way and call! More spilling of human crimson fluid on Dock’s Creek. It takes blood to atone. More later. I he public roads are in a miserable plight. The inii<I is fearfully deep some places and on the new grading along the railroad, between this place and Keiiova, they are in a dangerous condition for teamster or horseback rider. Alpha. Jan. 22, 15)04. Crete, W. Va. e are having some tine weather. Health is generally good in this locality. W. II. Hunt lias been visiting Milam Fork this week, lie lives at Spunkey, near Wayne, and is d.iing a good business in the merchandise line. J. 1*. Mills keeps the ax ringing in the hills making cross ties. Jim is a hunt lor in the tie business I*’. M. Stiltner has purchased a line boundary of while oak timber of James McSweeny. He will put men to work at once to get out the timber. Kev. hi kins has ju«t closed a f»ro* traded meeting at (xilkcrson. About ten united with the church. Rev. William Napier, John K. Stephens, W. II. Fraley and R. A Fraley are conducting a protracted meeting at Crockett. Lambert Mills, aged about 21, died at the residence* of his father_ W. E. Mills—on Beech Fork the 19th inst, of typhoid fever. Also a daughter of Mr. Sims died the same day of consumption. The bodies of both were buiied the same day in the same grave yard. B. V'. hry, about 20 years ago, underwent an operation by Drs. (J. It. Burgess and Bantield. About six years ago another operation was performed by Drs. Bantield and Taylor and on the 20th inst. he was again operated on by Dr. Banfield. Rupture was the cause of the opera tions and as he is getting along in years, l*»ing.»7, it is doubtful whether or not he will recover from the last operation. We should like to hear from the Williamson writer again. It seems that Congressan Hughes will have opposition for the Repub lican nomination this time. The ! people about Crete hate to give Hughes up. Rook Jok. Jan. 21, 1904. Lavaleue, w. Va. 1 he health of our community is at present very good. Edgar Newman and little daugh ter who have l**en confined to their room for some few days, are im 1 ptoving nicely under the care of Dr. ' A. O. Wilkinson. Ben Newman, who has beeu ill I for some months, is able to be out again. He is visiting his sister, Mrs. H. Self, at Dome. Allen Brumfield and family have moved to our place. Mr. Brumfield is section foreman here and we hope they will be pleased with their new home and neighbors. Ij. T. Tharp, of this place, ami II. A. Tharp, of Iverson, have gone to Island ('rcelt to work and wo assure them success, as they have been working at the oar shops at Hunt ington for several years. Miss Atla Brumfield and Miss Trudio Brumfield are visiting their cousin—Mrs. Anna Newman of this place. Mr*. Hattie Tharp, who is making her home with her son, I. T. Tharp, visited relatives at Iverson a few days this week. Dock Newman, ..f Huntington, is visiting relatives here. Km melt Fleming, who has been working at Pittsburg, Pa., is at home now on account ol a serious illness; but he is improving nicely. Our little town is progressing. We have a new store. It i* under the management of II. B. Work »«an. »« wish it success. Ami our other little stores are doing a good business. They are owned by Ira Smith and II. Hutchison. Miss Una Tharp entertained a few of her triend* the evening before her father leit for the mountains, with Hindi. AH reported a pleas ant time. Oli! yes, we must speak of our hustling agent—E. L. Davenport lie and bis wife are kept busy most of the time. Ed. is the right man in tIn* right place. We are sorry to bear of the death ol an old and respected citizen— Elias t hildera. We extend to hi* family and many friends our deepest sympa thy. Miss Maud Harbour, of Dickson, was seen in our town one day this week. Roy Wilkinson, «»* Dickson, was calling on friends at this place one evening this week. A. \V . Preston, the Dickson mer chant, was scon in our place one I day this week. Pearl Bancroft was calling on Miss Pearl Bowen last Sunday. Ell < It Carter arrived this morning ll«- has been braking on the B. (). R. R. lor the past few months and is making headquarters at Pittsburg, Pa Dauk Eyics. Jan. 2U, 11(04. Shoals, W. Va. At the present writing our pastor. C\ Watts, is some better. On account of his illness the protracted effort has been postponed. M iss Anna Hibson, of this place, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Watts, at Lavaleltc this week. We hear Mrs. Walts’ little girl has chicken pox. Miss Lizzie Bailey is visiting ftiends at or near Whites (’reek this week. She is expecting to attend the “Business College,” at Hunting ton in the near future. We wi-li her success in all she undertakes. J. B. Porter left this place the other evening for parts unknown and several of his lady friend* are mourning their loss. Hirls, we sympatize with you; hut. dry your tears for we know he will return. Mrs. Mea lows is visiting on Beech Fork this week. Howard Hutchison, of Lavalette, was a pleasant guest of Miss Anna Hibson last Sunday. Hugh Plymale and son James ol Huntington, were seen on our streets a few days ago. Aunt Lou Workman, the noted fortune teller of this place, is very sick Mhe has been confined to her bed for the past week or two. We have a new beige at this p'aoe called the “Mules,” Our schools hive all closed at and near this place with the exception of Wolf Creek school. The little son of Mrs. Rosa Per due, who has been sick for some time, is better. Frank Irby made a flying trip to Huntington one day last week. What’s up now Frank? In answer to “Suit All’s” question about the Lavalette and Iverson boys, we haven’t the pleasure of I knowing anyt! ing about those boys, T bey seem to be very important for we see their names in the Advance almost every week. If the old office oat does not make a bed cf this wo will corny again. Wishing the good old Advance a good night we ai«> White Kokk. Jan. 21, 1004. Kenova, W. Va. Mr*. II. II. Hordern tmd daughter Nell visited relatives in l atletu burg, Ky., last week. Mrs. Joseph S. Miller and daugh ter Miss I.a valet t e wi re calling on iiiends in 11iiiitiiigtou, 'Tuesday. Morris McGhee, of Central CJtv, has moved into the Slaughter prop erty on llcech street. Mr. Stephenson of the Kenova Pop lar Mfg Co., has returned from a business trip to Chicago and other points. " II Jones who lias been laid up with a sprained ankle for tho past six weeks, is able to resume his Moik on tin* road taking orders for a Portsmouth shoo house. i>irs. >> ill IS ieliols lias returned home from Portsmouth, Ohio, where she accompanied her brother Mark Smith — who in recovering from a ■evert* attack of typhoid fever. K. \\ . I* iiiiIt, the painter, has re turned from Cleveland, Ohio, where he visited for several days. He sujh the weather there was extreme ly cold and he seemed delighted to get hack to a wanner climate. The following Kenova people at tended the Huntington I'hea'rr last Tuesday night and witnessed **FIoro dora:” Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Clapp, Misses l.ollie II ill and Sophia Kd motiston and Messrs It. Ney \Vj|. I mi ms, I,. K. ( rump, lh*rry Haley, K. (i. Painter and Dr. I,. T. Vin son. oli|> the following items from the Mingo Democrat of Jan. ]atH : F. t . Ayeri, of Kenova, road master for the N. <fe \V., on the Kenova division, was here the first, of the week as a witness in the circuit court. I- D. Kaugli, of Kenova, who has charge of t fie immense laud interests of Stewart \\ ood in this county, has heeu here for several days this week. Kk l’ORTKR, Jan. L>2, 1904. Vivian, w. Vd. I know you think I am not going to write your paper again, hut writ ing for a piper reminds me of when I was a little school hoy, ttiie day there were four of us iittlc fellows all lined up along the side of a rod clay road wading the mild and watch ing it gush through between our toes, when we met a man hosehack riding a great deal fasier than bis horse could carry him. He was one of those very important men whom you sometimes see. Hut be spoke to each of us saying,“Ifowdy hud,” until he came to the last one, who stopped and looked at him for a second and-aid “How are you, bios* som * I lie man threw him down fifty cents, for the compliment, and mc four little fellows went on our May rejoicing, for we knew there Mas a treat in store for us. There is ipiite a good deal of sick ness in this part of the country. Mr. Nunely lost a child three years of age, Midi pneumonia. h ire broke out in Hr. P. II. Kil ley> residence this morning at six o’clock destroying the entire build mg and the fine furniture. The loss is about six thousand dollars. The ministers have all deserted this place and die young people aro carrying on a protracted dance. It has been going on about two Meeks and will continue all next week. K very body invited.J I notice that Mr. Con I) is hang ing on a certain gate on Tidewater late at night. Wonder what all this means? Hut this is leap year. Pp.tkr, tiik Saint. •fan. 17, 1904. -i., WANTED - E A ITHKUI. PERSON TOOAt.D •n ret.* 11 trade and audit* for ma mi fact ur In* tiou-e havlug well c*Ut>llahed buslnem. I»k*bI territory; mraluhl HHlary Wj.OO paid washly and oprnM money advanc«d; pre vious experience annecexenry; position per manent; bnMneaa ancceeafnl. Enclose aelf addreseed envelope. Superintendent Trav elers* 606 Modoo tildg., Chicago. Jlnovi2w