The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-15

sented her husband with three fine hoys.
and named one after General Lee. one after
General Beaurrgard, aud one after Gvner.
al jackson.
Forty-seven theussud persons,iie anuu-
ally OF eonsuption in Great britain; iis-
ease which the-Loudon Itlsgravh call- IA
scourge, compare,fto to which cholera is a
Jest and war IA diversion"
"ar. Smith, pwish,to speak to YOU nri.
vsteiy. Permit me to'take YOU Isrt a
few moments" Smith, (who wasn't. the
least friehtened), "cerainly. sir, il Won II
promise to'put me together again"
A Judge 'iu' Arkansas advertises that he
will marry. a couple the first time tor IA
quarter; s-,bsequeut marriage ceremonies,
ten cents each,
II any person has doubts whether al
refreshments are read or not, let him put
something that he does not wish Seen in
some obscure part OF the paper
A crust Of bread, pitcher Of su,er, g
thached roof aud love, there is happiness.
for you, whether the eve res,s.on n, po,ato
patch or flower GARDEN heart makes
home precious and it is the only thing that
can.
II is reported tliat thirteen children
were born on board the steamer Scan
dinav'an on her recent VOYAGE from
Liverpool teQuebec.
The native population OF the Sandwich
Islands is said to be dying out with fear.
iul rapidty. In 1923 the population OF
the Islands was estimated at IA, 900. and
according to the census Of 1860 it was Hut
$4,000 showing decrease OF more than
half in forty years.
An Indian complained to rumseller
that the price of his liquor was too high.
The latter, IN Justification, said, that il
cost AS much To keep r. hogshead of brandy
as to keep a cow ''Maybe he drink as
much water, replied the Indian, but he
no eat SO much hay.
\ gentleman of Miiledgeville, Georgia.
wantstO bet 5000 that Horace Greeley
will not receive the Democratic nomina-
ton at Baltimore; aud $1,000 that General
Winfield Scott Hancock will.
Reverend gentleman-"You don't come
to church as often as you used to. Mrs.
Chops Mrs. Chopps-"No, sir. knows
! don't hut oughIer, I'm sure, cause you
has ideal o meat OF us.
1t is said that Mrs James Fiske, Jr. has
applied to Larkin j. Meade, the sculptor,
to furnish a design for monument ior her
husband TO cost S25,O9C
No wonder they raise huge vegetables
and gigantic trees west ofthe Rocky moun
lains. Alta place in Oregon, called Bea vet
Dam, they claim to have soil thirty feet
deep which ''would he worth two dollars
cord AZ II fertilizer"
lazy man in Vermont flatters himself
that lie wont have to getup cold mornings
and kIndle fire in the future state. The
idea ~ not 10 pleasant to some.
The protector of new paper having de-
clared that he "will condemn the wrong
and applaud the right n contern porary
says the task will keep him about AZ busy
as Il schoolboy with u hornet IL his trou.
sers.
a lady correspondent Of the San Fran
cisco Catt, writing on earthquakes, thinks
mat heterogeneous paraleXes prisrnatic-
aiIy conVereDg are not due TO the sicioLs
introduction o. phOtnspheric asteroids. but
rather to parabolic qualifications OF ingen.
Gus zygema.' We think 70, TOO.
A hoy has been found in a woIf :. den in
India cared for 10y the occupant and eat.
ing the ra" meat that WAS brought him
A French colony in Franklin. Kansa.
have established u velvet manufactorv nj
that place, the fret iu the United States
Organ grinders are dressing their mon
keys IN Dolly Vardtns
A celebrated Cremona violin. made in
the fifteenth century, vas sold ia New York
recently for $500
An English railway engineer and fire.
man have been sentenced 10 two months
hard labor for being dead drunk at their
Posts
On Tuesday, the llih inc, the T.rssli,es
throughout the world begin to cele jrats
the ieass Of Pcntecost. commence alive of
the giving Of the Law on Mount sinai.
froi Athns n circus balloOnist made
an ascent at Nashville. May 9th. came
down 90 the river and was drowned.
a month before marriage, and n month
aiier death. men generally regard their
wives ~ angels
TX senator Buokalsw of-pe7nsylvania. /
nae received the Democratic nomination
.or Governor in tha' state
Mansfield employs sOt men in her mor- 4
? factories Who produce annually s22sO.- /