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WEST VIRGINIA NEWS.

Marti"sburs ID to have daily paper
soon.
Grafton was partly submerged by the
recent rains
Wnsh:nPton's birthday was celebrated
at Wheeling,
The Court Of Appeals Of West Virginia
adjourned on Tuesday last
Charleston is fixing UP her slate for the
coming municipal election
Jos S. Machr died at his residence near
Point Pleasant, last week
Thieves are paying their compliment.
to the lien roosis aboui Lewisburg. in
Greentrier county
Rev. DR.. Jas A. Duncan, President of
Randolph Macon College, preached ~
chareslown, on he I2'h inst
The Attorney General will report to III,
House OF Representative his opinion d.
To the disposition of The uarpers Ferry
property.
DR.. l. Barbour died very suddenly ~
Cranberry Summit, W. Va, the beginnr,
Of l"st week. Ills remains we're inferred
rt Marietta ..
The nailers strike a, Wheeling was au,
icably arranged last week; sliding seal.
OF prices being adopted Work was re
sumed in all the nail factories in the cit,
On the llth inst the q s Senate pa..
ed a bill approprating S763 80 to the Ma
sonic Lodge ut lIarper's Ferry. in lien .,
dams es done by the United s.atss troop.
in Tie year 1851
BY the census Of 1879, the poulaun.
Of West Virginia was 44I.SII Her ra,l
in population with il,c other States Of H..
Joion was q, being next after Arkansa.
and next before Minnesota.
The body OF the wife OF q Mr. Arch.
living IA the nei khJorhood o, Parkcrsbpr,
WAS i'""1 900 the liule kanawha river
near b' Iti- supposei to he caseofsn.
c'de' 1ui 20 clup is given a. 10 the eau.
OF tbe .ted
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Timber and nincrnILnnds.

24ou acres near the Ohio river. eight ri.-
ir'm Huntington. urritticd oak. puuiar and
pine timber. -r.n. Undue .meuts for .f,ye ,et-
'ers. Price very low.
4Dn aero. cool land ON the Guynnd.tfs river
twenty five miles from Huntington. three vein.
'i good coal Price. $50 per acre
l2' Hr-o- iron and 'mh.-. ncar Guvand.ff.
river, taonfv miIe- from Huntington. the tir-
Der +. good, and tlrrci- good vein Of i.on .n
ih' land. Price. s21 peracrr
2nu uc.cs timber lpui ~ miles from Hunt
inginr urHr Guyaui 700. river. thi. land ha. a
F''' '"In "i coal "n ii. Price, g. per aero
'a.-.. coal land with good house. at Ray.
monI Cir. Pace. s50l
I.u .. 1up. --. 700, and Q gln novel.
timber iau4 .U Eauauha river and Ctcsap.ake
an Ohio lH.r.fI. tn.s, Iauls au ha,' Htr.
e''i "n theu. bnth cot aUi ron.
ir... 80 TO- s2' pr arrc
5an acre. on Coai river. -oal lands. we'll tin-
h'rcd. c'n'1iniug % Eve feet vein NJ camel.
ant % four feet vein OF bituminous coal; prioa
very low.
i2y acres on Hurricane Creek. Putnsm rour-
~ ordinary log house. TOO acres cleare thr, q
hcld' fenced. balance heavily timbcrci with
poplar oak, aud some pine. Price % per acre
We have other very vaiuabIs coal lands that
We oder at reasonable prices.
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RIVER NEWS.
HUNTINGTON. February 2s. 1878.

HUNTINGTON, February 2S, 1878.
River falling, with about II feet water
on the bar
The {. 4 q. r. Il. packets are all on
time
The Fleetwood on Tuesday morame got
about one hund ed tons freight, consisting
OF railroad spikes, ground tan bark, tobac
co aud other miscellaneous freight from
Richmond by C. n %. RR
Although the railroad has increased its
iaeillues for transportation, the depot and
whari-boM are crowded to their utmost
capacity
The Wheeling and Cincinnati packet
Andes was detained at the iormer place by
ice aud did not come down.
Tue Hudson went up on time.
The new and splendid steamer Emma
Graham made her first trip To Cincinnati,
aud returned Thursday night, Capt j. 4.
Rnssel ia command, NJ, Earhart in the
office She is III feet long, 35 feet beam
with cylinders ID iees in diameter and &
feet stroke, draws only 22 inches high, and
performs TO the entire satisfaction o: all
concerned She was built expressly tor
the Huntington and Parkersburg trade,
and will enter it as soon as navigation
opens permanently
The Juniata was TO have left Cincinnati
Tor Pitt-burg, on the 10Th, but was scared
ont Iy fb. 80
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COLOisED SCHOOLS.

Z" he Editor Of 'As Arys.,
wish to ask you to call attention, thro'
tue columns of the ARers, TO the fact that
there Is no school in Huntington. nor in Cabcil
county, so far a. know. for the eolor,d rae.
rms Is not right. 1t is mot only important TO
them, but very important to the white rae.
th", colored men should be educated. tha, the
rising generation should not grow up in irno-
rance The Constitution Of the United State.
makes the eolored man politically tho equal Of
the white, and II he remains in irnorane. he
becomes prey to the arts Of the domaeosue
""d rogue who takes advantage Of hi. igno.
rance to serve his own selfish ends. think a
census OF the children Of the county should be
taken and the colorcd race be allowed nj,
equitable portion of the school fund which
should be expended in providinga a teacher and
opening school in some acecs.ibl. rl.,e
where they may learn sonc Of those thip,.
"hieh viii enable them. when they grow older.
to exercise more intelligently the rights of ci,
mems l am a Southern man, but ha,e h.-
hoVed, ever since the war ended, that IN, t,,.
policy in all parts OF the land. is to deal Justly
with the colored man; to furnish him with the
means Of education, and then hold him IN =,
strict accountability if he tranrrcsses the Inv
H""'i"y'o". F,6. %, 1873. d.
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'E'N TNWTWNi T TN. Ihth, ISM.
10 fhe Editor Of ne Aryu.
"h''e You are discussing the Importance Of
on''d'ng furnace and agricultural work. at
huntington you ought not to forget that wo
should have foundry also. why would not
TINS he the best place, or one Of the hest
places to manufacture stoves and hollow
ware? 1t is the most suitable c.t,bii.h,,,.,,
We 'ou'u on'Id IN connection with a furnaces
Inc local demand would absorb what could be
made and we would have no need to seek
outside markets; and besides it doesn't take
much capital to carry it on. Build foundry .
r. C.
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FARMS

i20 acres. six miles from Huntington. with
with good house and Outbuildings, on Guvan-
d"ite river PIIce, s25 per acre.
40 acres on Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
twenty-five miles from Huntington; $40 acres
timber of fine quality; several small houses n
the place. Terms easy. Price SIS per acre.
Z. acres On Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
fourteen miles from Huntington; all bottom
lnnd on >lud river, with good mill seat.-
Terms easy. Price - 900
. lgn acres ON New river, four miles from sum.
mer- e. II; first rate land, in good order: I6O
acres timber, balance IA cultivation: good brick
house aud outbuidiuss; terms easy.
Price, $4,000
SO acres within two mile. Of Huntington:
acres bottom, balance rolling; all good
Price, $1,000
-Four farm. Of respectively. 225. l76. 81. and
2JO Hcrcs, on Hurricane aud Scury Crccks, at
low prices.
50 acres on Guyaudotte river and Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, eight miles from Hunting
ton; good frame house, richard, &e. s5.OOO
1oo acres on Mud river. one-half mile from
Milton depot on Chesapeake mud Ohio Railroad.
uo mpr'vomeut. but fence. Price. a. 1000
6s acres ono half mile from the village of
Guy1ndptt" 900 ihc Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road nnd "uy1ndotte river; orchards a hnu.c..
Price, $3.50 per acre
$50 acre. nine mile. from White sulphur
~p inss. 6recuhricr county: 200 acres under
cultivation. balance timber. good hou.e and
'u''u''''ns-. Price, az 600
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- "'NIlN"r"N, FEb. 25th, 1873.
10 Tie Editor cfthe Argus:
Suggestions, believe, are aiwnv. in ord.,
win live newspaper, if they contain any.
thinI OF interest or Importance to the rcndin,,
public. Taking this view, beg leave I. ,uy.
se't' through your columns, to the citizen. or
our ne" CITY, the importance Of securing an
"euNo and eihcisnt set Of city officer. for the
year commencing this Spring. Much of the
'"'ure prosperity of our maiden city depend.
upon tho energy. enterprise and intelligence
OF our city fathers A" during the next wear or
t"o' Now, in selecting our city officer. il
seems to me that those who have com, hero
from different sections. and have invested ,be,,
"""", ""d h""a "--, 'L.i- Ta.,u,os ,.;A -
ne" eity, are the proper men To control lis
Affairs and shape its destiny. In short. the
real line business men, who have come here
IN good faith to build up u city, should rnnn-
age the public affairs Of that city.
VOTER.
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WANTED.

We want a tract OF five, ten, or twenty
thousand acres of coal, iron, or timber and
farming land Tor colony.
w S. DowNER & Co.
'."t Va. Real Estate Agency,
over the Post Office.
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A CONtNDtsIm.
VOTER

IT, he Ehtor Of the Arys..
Why is it that the c. 4 o. II. r. Co charge
'lc. per hundred for frc'shts from staun
ton to Huntington, C2sO miles. when tho sam,
class Of freight is shipped from Cincinnati To
Richmond, $3.50 miles,) via g. Il o. II. r., for
SOC. per hundred?
H"ntiHg'op. Feb. 2s. 1873.
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.E VIZ Lore nan chairman oil the SctA q
'o"Amilee "n Disabilities, dissent. fon
u'e report Of the majority OF the commi,,es
IN favor Of removing the jisabiltiea OF OK.
senator x NJ. T. Hunter, Of Nirgirra, and
ia Consequence Of the pressure Of time bi.
opposition will probably have the eAee, ,o
de eat action on the bill this session.
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

We have sixty very eligible building lots on
the western border of the city, and a few mere
building lots at very low prices.
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w > Downer y Co. have several very
cheap and eligible houses and lots on Sec
ond lhird and Fourth Avenues Persons
settling here will find it to their interest to
call "n them and examine their list-.
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PuMrs.--Thcs. Mediorl keeps an assort-
ment of wood and iron C,sl.rn Pump.
lead aud iron pire, aud all kinds OF pumn
aud 9th streets vi.
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RATES OF ADvERr1sINc

One dollar per square (of one inch ia length.
Will be charged for the first insertion. and 80
cent, per square. will be charged for each adj
diiional insertion.
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WANTED,

Mineral and Timber Lands. on or near the
Tine OF the Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad, in
any quantities. W. S. DOWNER & co.,
West Virginia Real Estate Agency. ovcr ih,
Post Office, huntington
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CITY PROPERTY.

We nave large number of the most eligible
OTIS in town, and some very convenient and
heap dwellings. Call and see our list.
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WANTED.
100000 feet WnIuuf Iay,

be Of good quality, and hewed square.
W. ;. DOWNEk x CO,
West Virginia Real Estate Agency, over tho
Post Office, Huntington.
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Protestant EniscnnnJ

Edw. Valentine Jones. Services at
Hall, 81 Avenue between 10th aud nth
every Sunday except the first. Sunda,
at } o'clock, =. IN.
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i}aptist-Preaching every Sunday even
ing at p M; sunday School at 9 II. m; Pray
er meeting every Friday evening.
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The Prayer of Aga,>ll.

The Christian Union III W Beecher,)
speaking Of the speech by Prof Agassiz at
he opening Of the Anderson School Of Ma
tural History, seys, After few opening
words, ielicitously suited to put all their
mind into fellowship, Agassiz said tender.
ly, and with touching frankness, think
We have need Of help. do not feel that
| can call any one here to ask a blessing for
Us. | know would not have anybody pray
for us at this moment. ask you for a mo-
ment to pray for yourselves Upon this,
the great scientist-in an age in which so
many other great scientists have eonelud-
cd that praying is quite an unscienti6e
aud very useless proceeding-bowed his
mead reverently his pupils and friends did
the same, and there, in silence that was
very solemn and very beautiful, each spirit
was free to crave of the Great Spirit the
blessing that was needed. For our own
part it seems to us that this scene of Agas.
siz and his pupils with head bowed in silent
prayer for the blessing of the God of Ma.
ture, to be given to that school then open
ed for the study of nature, is specta-
Gle for some great artist to spread out
worthily upon canvas, and to be kept alive
in the memories of mankind, What are
coronatious, royal pageants, the parade Of
armies, to a scene like this ? 1t heralds
the coming of the new heavens and the new
earth-the golden age when nature and mar
shall be reconciled, and the conquests o'
truth shall supersede the cOnquests Of brute
force"
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90" said poor drunkard, Z" | desire
above all things to reform and be a steady
man" Yes, you must desire it, but do you
choose it2 There is a great difference be-
tween desiring a thing and choosing a
thing. If you choose to be reformed
man you will be one.
Ask poor, ragged vagabond, Do you
not desire to be rich ?" Of course he will
say " Yes But he does not choose it
he desires to be lazy much more than to
earn living, therefore be is a vagabond.
Charlie, do you desire to be scholar
and stand at the head of your class ?" "ln.
deed | do cries Charlie but Charlie is
at the foot Of every thing because be likes
bis ease better than be likes application
Mother" said Lucy, &" | really desire
to be obligiug and sweet-tempered." Then
you must choose to be, answered her moth.
er. ave are full Of desire but we only
choose those things which we are willing
to take pains and deny ourselves for
a" o, mother, choosing is so hard" said
Lucy. 3" Hard at first, but it become:
easier as we resolutely 60 on 81 will
choose cried Lucy.
1t was not long before she was put tc
the test. She had gone up stairs to finish
an interesting story. Lucy" cried aunt
Jane, q" | want you ~ :" never can have
any comfort by myself" thought she, and
was about to answer What2" in very
disobliging tone, when she bravely swallow
ed her i'll feeling, and said. cheerfully
" Yes, aunt Jane, am coming" Lucy
chose, you see. She struggled to be wha
she desired to be, and that is choosing.
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Paicrnal Government.

The highest form Of government is pa.
ternal aud paternal government is per-
soual. 1t is coercivc, yindicatory, and
even avenging at times, aud therefore it is
pain-iuhicting; but it is dstinctively and
peculiarly government that means good,
and good to the very end No blind phil
osophical ideal stands up in the presence Of
the Divine Being as something more beau
tiful, more excellent than the welfare Of
MS subjects. There is nothing so important
before God as manSind The supreme pur-
pose the Alpha and Omega the beginning
aud the end of the divine paternal govern.
ment over men, is their value
But does not God seek His own glory ?
That is His glory. What is the glory Of a
father but his children? What is the
glory Of a mother but her household
Whoever feels in his own achievements the
same JOY and elevation that he feels in
learning that those who sprang from bis
loins and whom he has, by care BY labor,
aud often by suffering. brought up to man.
mood stand well equipped in life, and are
nouored by their tellow-men2 Where is
there any diadem that crowns a fathers
head as his children do? And what is
there that God looks upon, and sees to be
more beautiful and glorious, than the troop
log millions that come from all worlds aud
all periods Of time, seeking the heavenly
gate, aud crying out, Father Father
Father"
1t is to this end that the divine personal
government uses power, punishment and re-
ward, fear aud hope, 1t is that they may
work together for the good Of all who be,
long TO the household Of God.-Beecler.
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When the Dark Comes.


A little girl sat, at twilight, in her sick
mothers room, busily thinking. All day
she had been full of fun and noise, and had
many times worried her poor, tired mother,
Ma" said the little girl, what do
you suppose makes me get over my mischief,
and begin to act good, just about this time
every night ?"
81 do not know, dear. Can you not tell 2'
" Well I guess it's because this is phea
the dark comes. You know | am little
afraid of that. Aud then, ma, begin to
think Of all the naughty things I've done
to grieve you, aud that perhaps you light die
before morning; and so begin to act good.
"Oh !" thought |, chow many Of US wait
I'LL 'the dark comes in the form Of sick
ness or sorrow, or trouble of some kind, be-
fore We begin to act good How much
better to be good while we are enjoying
life's bright sunshine and then, when
the dark com''s, AS ii will, in a measure,
to ALIVE shall be ready to meet il with
out fear. - Weiispriag
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Mother" said little Herbert, our
teacher has given us a test-question foI
our review in arithmetic. He said it wa,
original with Sir Isaac Newton, and il
his day it was considered quite a puzzle
| hope | can solve it myself for the ques
ton is such an old one Here it is dc
you think | can mother2"
There is considerable study in this for
a boy of your age; but, with patience,
think you can answer It. But, my 500,
know problem that is more than eighteer
hundred years old, and given by more IA
nous person than Sir Isaac Newton"
80 mamma, please tell it to me, and
perhaps | can solve it,"
L will tell you, and you can think
about it, my son. When Christ was in the
far off country of Palestine, he gave us al
a problem in profit and loss, and also il
barter. 1t is this
Ct" What shall it profit a man if he gair
the whole world, and lose his own soul ? ol
what shall man give in exchange for hi
soul 2
Think about it, my son.
Now, to all our little readers, we say, al
did Herberts mother
Think about it, little boys and girls.
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IN Evening with The President.

\ member Of the party writes to the Port.
laud Press the following interesting ac.
count Of the manner 10 which the evening
was passed at North Haven, when the Pres.
ident aud the gentlemen Of the McCulloeh
excursion found refuge at the hospitable
home Of Mr. Nathan Mullins:
Supper having been disposed Of notice
was seui to the President that the people of
the village desired to pay their respects
to him. lie cheerfully assented to their
wishes, and was presently waited upon by
a considerable number Of intelligent look
ing men, who after looking at him aud del.
egating one Of their number to shake hands
with him, gave him three stentoriau cheers,
and quietly departed to their homes.
When the night was somewhat advanced
aud many Of the party had dispersed to va
rious neighboring dwellings, which had been
assigned for them, the President seated
himself by the FIRE, in tho sitting room of
Mr.. Mullins cottage, lighted his cigar, and
began to talk. Those only who know how
delightful Gen. Grant is in conversation,
when he is in sympathy with his audience,
can conceive Of the pleasure he gave the
company in the hour or two that followed.
We trust We shall no: violate the con-
idence Of the occasion by brief reference
to the themes of this instructive fireside
talk He sketched the great events Of the
war, discussed the conduct of battles, ex-
pressed his opinions of nearly all the prom
nent officers in both armies, and spoke
with such clenrness, readiness and auency
Of the whole course Of the four years war.
fare against the rebellion, that it was easy
to see how wonderfully well informed he i,
in reference to military afiairs, and that his
memory is extraordinarily tenacious.
Aud what would have impressed his
auditor most Of ALL was the generosity
with which he spoke Of his fellow soldiers
and the scrupulous reticeuce with which he
avoided any allusion to himself, If there
was any exception to this rule, it was when
in answer to a remark of one of the party
in depreciation Of the profanity so preya-
lent in the army, he observed, that he had
never from his boyhood uttered an oath
lie was careful to add that he did not
mention this circumstance with the purpose
Of arrogating any special merit to himself,
or Of castiug censure on others.
am persuaded that no man living could
have listened to that conversation without
being convinced that General Grant is not
only pre-eminently great soldier, but that
he has marvellous executive capacity, and
that he is the very soul Of manliness and
moguanimity.
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Faith and Works.


Two gentlemen were one day crossing the
river in ferry boat. A dispute about
faith and works arose; one saying that
good works were of small Importance, and
that faith was everything; the other as
serting the contrary. Not being able to
convince each other, the ferryman, an en-.
lightened Christian. asked permission to
give his opinion. Consent being granted,
he said 81 have in my hands two oars.
That in my right hand | call faith the
other, in my left works. Now, gentlemen,
please to observe, | pull the oar of faith,
aud pull that alone, See the boat goes
round, and round, and the boat makes no
progress. do the same with the oar of
works, and with precisely similar result
no advance. Mark pull both tegeth-
er; We go on apace, and in very few min
utes we shall be at our lapding-place. So,
in my humble opinion, be added, =" faith
without works, or works without faith will
not suffice. Let there be both, and the
haven of eternal rest is sure to be reached" "
bishop Whateiey
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DR. Dio Lewis gives the following as
a positive cure for stammering. Those af-
ficted will do well to read.
The cure is SIMPLY this The stammer
er is made to mark the time in his speech
just as is ordinarily done in singing. He
is nt first to beat on every syllable. 1t is
best at the first lesson to read some simple
composition, like one of David's Psalms
striking the fore-6Dger on the knee at each
word. Then read in a newspaper, beating
each syllable.
You can beat time by striking the fore.
finger on the knee, by lifting the thumb
against the fore-hnger, or moving the large
toe in the boot
We doubt if the worst case Of suffering
would continue long, if the sufferer would
read an hour or two every day, strictly OBJ.
serving this simple practice; it should be
observed also in conversation.
Thousands have paid from fifty to one
hundred dollars for this secret, aud profit
ed by it. Don't now regard it as worth
less because you get it cheap.