West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-10-13

unsual interest in ScTibscr Tor October,
is entitled "a Yankee Tar and his
Friend and is written by Mrs. NJ. h.
Armstrong 1t consists of "A sketch Of
the friendship of CSpt. L. +. Morgan, of
a New York packet, with many of the
English artists and htterateurs of the last
generation Including Dickens, Thscke-
ray, Turner, sydney. Smith, Doyle, Rog-
ers, Laudseer and MANI others. Anoth-
er illustrated paper is discussion of
dress, from am artistic stand-pOint, aud
under the title of "TogaS and Toggery,"
by Clarence Cook. Nearly 40 illustra-
lions are given with this paper. and a
dozen more are devoted to VIM. II. Ride
ing's description oI "How New York is
fed" The poetry deals chiefly with au-
tun subjects, and is contributed by
writers new to Scribner. 4 number of
other good articles amply sustain tie
fine reputation which this magazine has
achieved.
THE leaves arc turning slowly yellow;
their summers hue is hence; the ripon-
Ing fruit is on the mellow; the small boy
on the fence. lie looks around, he views
the ground. and thinks the moment
suits; lie fills his pockets fun and round,
then jumps the fonco and scoots.
II has never been nc ouuted for, and
probably never can be, why a boy who
will cat four meals, play ball three hours,
gorge himself W tn un1po fruit aud go
in swimming six times daily during all
vacation and be healthier than tomb
stone, Will be seized with all sorts Of
maladies the moment the school-bell
rings.
An exchange from the West is an ,hori-
~ for the sta ement that "A base ball en-
thusiast is getting up a ball of iron filled
with nitro glycerine, which will explode
on being caught and telr tho catcher
asunder. This will be more wearing on
the Climb than tue ball Iva present use, but
1t is more humane,
The trial at Grant Court House West
Virginia, of w. Seymour Douglas, for
the murder of David Hiser. the mail
carrier, in G rant county last spring, was
concluded last Tuesday evening, when
the jury brought in verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree" and SEN
fenced the pris ner to Imprisonment in
the State penitentiary for life. The Key
ser Echo says that eleven of the jurors
were for hanging, and the ono oppose
To capital punishment caused the others
To finally agree on verdict of imprison-
ment for Lie. This juror said he miSun-
derstoodcourt when asked il he was PIP
posed to capita, punishment on his ex-
animation, he answering tina, he was
not.
We are now receiving the "Whoeling
Sunday Leader regularly. and find 1t
one of the liveliest aud most entcrpris
ing papers in the state Vt is large
eight-page paper. full of good, solid, spi-
cy reading IN ,tter al d only $500 per
year. With IL and the ARGUS You could
certainly mako home more pleasant and
happy.
SCHOOL Books. Why is that our Leg
islature compel- Us To use the old GcNg-
raphics, when the Eclectic Educational
Series, published by Van Antwep, Bragg
& Co., o, Cincinnati, are so much better
in every Particular In our estimation,
no comparison can bo made between the
series. These publishersbavo incurred
great expense in having IL &c and per-
feet map of our state engraved, and as
the book is so much better in every other
particular, ] can not see why it was not
adopted, unless the subject was not
brought before the lie gislalure.
Most of our children have but short
lime TO spend at school. and they should
have all the benefit to be derived from
first class books. Let the educators o..
the State Join in expressing their views
on this subject T. rou sh the journals. and
the Eclectic Biographies Will soon be on
the West Virginia Curriculum. C0rres-
pondeHre Huntington Commercially
Circuit Court commenced last Monday,
Hon. John Brannon prsiding. There
arc no proceedings of reporting mpor
tance,' The following persons compos-
ed the Grand Jury: Jno. w Shahan fore
man; John i jttcr. Il. S. Miller, Marian
+ Znn, i. VI II riley. Reason 4 Pell,
James Il Smpo: NJ f Sinclair, David
Stemplo. Jr., WIN a Millar W. II.
Grimes, John G Crane, John r Liston.
6 4 Bishop. i Conner, and John spur
gin. Indictments we're found as follows:
against samuel Flagle, Mary Brown,
Mrs. Kilfoy, j JenKens, Abrap Friend
Henry Hanger, ND a fired Sister, each
for misdeneanor; p II Burke and J w
Wheeler, each for felony.
VIC noticed in attendance ut Court,
Hons. J. NJ Hagqns, W. r. Wiley, and
II. l.. Berk hire, and y. II. iecE, E.q.,
Ofthe Mor.antown bar; NJ G.. Beridge,
Esq, Of Baltimore; L. Lspscomb. of
Tucker county; and Thos. J. Peddicord.
of Oakland.
G3Op USE FOR 4 DfME.-We adyiso
all our readers TO forward their address
and 10 cents to Orange Judd CO., 2i5
Broadway, Now York, who make a
special offer 90 send for this sum (haIf
price and postage) the number for Octo-
Der lst, Of the Amofcoa AgricuuUrist.
This splendid lumber, besides over 80
engravings, contains great amount of
useful, practical. reliable, soasOnablo in
formation, not only for the Farm and
Garden, but for thc Household, Chi ldrCu