West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-02
WAITS AND MHIMS.

A MAN shows his character by what
he laughs at, and his culture by the wa,
he does il.
VERMONT has 1920 horses valued
at S5,S29, 100000. Average valuation,
S70.S6l each
a Fort WAYNE Ind) couple were
divorced in thirty minutes from the
| time the petition was filed.
JOSEPH Cook says the Boston BARRIERS
quote Latin and discuss the defects of
Darwinism with their customers.
WHEREVER in Paris the electric light
has replaced gas light, fire insurance
companies have reduced their rates
a CHILD, when asked why certain
tree grew crooked, replied, Somebody
trod upon it, | suppose, when it was
little"
INDIANA has dug up a musket sup
posed TO have been lost sixty-fve wears
ago. The owner can have il by paying
for this notice.
ONE hundred parts of wood are
chemically composed of 50.65 carbon,
7OS hydrogen, l7.7l nitrogen, and 24.6l
parts oxygen and sulphur
DANCING is lovely for children, but
a man bobbing up and down, and the
perspiration streaming from his face, is a
pitiable object
THERE is man i'm Buffalo of such
punctual habits that he carries his watch
in his coat-tail pocket, so rs to always
be ahead of time"
FIVE hundred men are reported to he
at work building n magnificent temple
for the Mormons on the summit of
mountain in Manu, Utah
WHEN the slippery, cold season of
ICY, slcety pavemcnts come, even temper
ance people can Justly be excused if
they take n drop now and then.
The city authorities of Houston,
Texas, proposes to pay the municipal
debt with the proceeds Of theatrical
performances given by amateurs.
WIN. ii. PURPLE, of Romeo, was mar
ried To Miss Eta Green, of Hudson,
recently. They were not colored people,
as you might infer from the names.
WHEN "A generous man is compelled to
give a refusal, he generally gives it with
a worse grace than the ungenerous; first.
because IL is against his nature; and
secondly because tits out of his practice
a HARRISBURG paper answering a
correspondent on question Of etiquette,
says: When a gentleman and lady
are walking upon the street, the lady
should walk inside of the gentleman
TnK chleiest action for man of spirit,
IL never 10 be- out OF action wo should think
The soul was never put into the body,
Which has so many rare and curious pieces
OF mathematical motion, 10 stand still
Virtue is ever sowing Of her seeds.
A MEMPHIS paper observes of man
who recently died in that town: He
was an upright Christian, good citizen,
and an ardent patriot but of limited
information with regard TO circular
saws.
CALIFORNIA experiments have shown
that sugar can be extracted from water.
melons at cost of two cents per pound
less than from sugar cane, while oil can
be made from the seeds and alcohol
from the rind.
ONE Of the latest devices Of entry
thieves is 10 place nail in the Jam of
the door while making preliminary
inquiries, so that the latch will not
fasten. They can then return at any
time, and gain admittance 10 the house
without ringing the bell
A STICK Of wood loaded with gun
powder, charged by farmer whose pile
was too often visited by thieves, ex-
ploded in the stove Of the Congregational
Church at Bellevue, Ohio, recently,
much 10 the CONSERVATION Of the people
and the scandal of the deacOns.
To STOP bleeding at the nose, says an
exchange, exercise the jaws as if in the
act Of mastication. In the case of n
child give it something to chew-a piece
OF paper, for instance. The motion Of
the. Jaw will soon stop the flow of blood.
II IS sure remedy, simple as it seems.
RICHMOND COUNTY Gasette: How
few people there are who know what
shorthand really is; who understand
enough OF the science to appreciate the
art. How limited is the number Of those
who can tell you of the trials that beset
the student OF photography, the months
OF hard study before the corresponding
style is even theoretically y mastered the
years Of painful application ere the
photographer is able to report even
moderately rapid speaker Ask your
neighDOr to tell you what short
hand IL, and see if he gives you any
light ON the subject Ask your teacher,
your professor TO furnish you only the
skeleton outline of an idea how the
pbOnographer is enabled 10 write as fast
az a man speaks, and see if his reply will
afford you any information Then per
haps you will begin 70 appreciate how
difficult 1T must be to acquire practical
knowledge Of an art with which most
people, even the cultured and learned,
are so little acquainted
NEW YORK GraDhc. Poor Mr.. Lin
coin, being where he can not contradict
his assaiIants has been made responsible
for a great many poor Jokes and great
many jokes that were bald-hcaded and
had moss on their legs when he was born.
But 1t really is too bad for the papers to
rcsuuect and make the good Abe re-
| sponsible for that very venerable and
senile answer 10 the cOnuudum of
| two little pigs weigh fifty pounds. how