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Harper9s Weekly.
1870.
ILLUSTRATED.


The Weekly remains easily at the head
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quality, the beauty Of It's types and wood
cuts Springfield Republican.
Its pictorial attractions are superb, and
embrace every variety of subject and OF
artistic observation-disclosures Herald, Bos-
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Tho Weekly is potent agency for the
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pies, and powerful opponent Of shams,
frauds, and false pretenses, - Evening
Express, Roc. ester.
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the first Number for January of each
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The next House of Representatives
will stand about $50 Democrats, l3l
Republicns s Greenbackers aud Cal
ifornia yet to elect four. This shows
that we have acoutrol Of the organ
ization of the House, and it is to be
hoped the reduced majority will sug
gest harmony, and compel united
front TO the Republicans.
The late elections have taught d
lesson to the Democrats, that surely
ought show them that it is best for
them to close up their ranks, no mat.
ter what the differences that may
exist in regard to the different meas
ures Of finance. It is true the Dem
ocrtic party has lost in some parts OF
country, but it is equally true it has
gained in others. Let Us not be die
couraged in any respect, but unite
our party in one grand, final attack
in 1880, and we may rest assured,
that il properly conducted, our effort
will be successful.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23
School Discipline.

Good government lies at the base
OF all true excellence in the school
room. Unless a proper discipline is
enforced there, it will be impossible
to succeed. Order is heavens first
law. The school where good order
is not enforced, is failure; it is the
plain Of Shinar at the confusion of
tongues; there may be movement
there, but no progress. The first
care of the teacher should be given
to securing good order rThos. ]
Chapman, III Pa, Sch DOL Journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

A school master. after giving one
OF his pupils a drubbing for speaking
bad grammar, sent him to the other
end OF the room to inform another
boy that he wished to speak to him,
and at the same time promised tu re-
peat the dose if he spoke to him un-
dramatically. The youngster, be-
ing quite satisfied with what he had
got, determined to be exact, and
thus addressed his fellow pupil: "a
common substantive of the mascu-
line gender, singular number, nomi-
native case, and in angry mood, that
sits perched upon the eminence at
the other end of the room, wishes to
articulate few sentences in the
present tense W. Va. Educational
Monthly.
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SUN FOR 1879.

The Sun will he published every day
during the year TO come. It's purpose
and me thOd will be the samo rs in the
past. To present all the news in P ead>
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the heavens fall.
The Sun has been, is, and will contin~
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everything save the Truth and It's own
convictions of duty. That is the only
policy which an honest newspaper need
have. That is the policy which has won
for this newspaper the confidence and
friendship of a wider constituency than
was ever enjoyed by any other American
Journal:
The Sun is the newspaper for the peo-
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tho poor man, or for the the poor man
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no mystery about its loves and hates 1t
IS for the honest man against the rogues
every time IL is for the honest Demos
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support unreScrvedly when men or mea-
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which this Republic was founded for
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and constitutional prin ciples are violteI
AS I'm the outrageous conspiracy of 1876
by which man not elected was placed
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rcmains-it speaks on. for the right That
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The present disjointod condition OF
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1870.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

The holidays will soon be here
and We will probably be the only so.
Der editor in West Virginia. This
Is melancholy truth. We mean
well, read it as you please.-R1chie
Gazette.
Well, this is the way we read it.,
1.-The holidays will soon be here, and
we [MorrisI will probably be the
drunkest editor in West Virginia,
This is melancholy truth, but as
you know looming events cast their
shadows before, so we take this way
of informing our readers we mean to
get On a drunk"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

IN our last issue we stated that the
election returns were not material
~ changed from those given in q
previous issue. We further stated
that as we did not care TO make any
wild calculations Of future results,
our editorial was necessarily short.
At the time Of writing, we DID not
zee any particular merit in those
words, but since that time we have
come to believe that we have immor.
talized oursslf We noticed that the
Journal was rather late in making
its appearance last week, but we
never for moment imagined that
We were the cause. We never had
the least idea, that, our poor Ian
guage was to appear % The most con.
spicuous place in that p5per; but, we
are happy to inform our readers.
such was the case. And the most
gratifying Of ali, urge five cent
rooster cut appeared above each quo.
tatioD.
Since writing the above, wehave
been 8orelY perplezed about the mat.
ter. We are not certain whether
Dawson intended it for a compliment.
or to show to bis readers, that he be
longed to that class Of editors that
10 believe in making wild calculations
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Education-a debt due from present to
uturc generations Pc1bJ6V.

Contributions arc solicited from the
teachers and all Interested in the cause of
Education. This department, cstablish~
ed for the benefit Of tho teachers especial
ly and the interest OF education general %
~, must receive the aid Of tho teachers
to DO a success. Teachers Of Preston
county, by your contributions, aid to Gle
vate your own profession and win an ed~
ucational reputation for your county in
the onward march of civilization.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

The most successful men of genius
are just the men Of clear, patient,
diligent, plain common sense, who
do not dlsdain to labor for laurels as
for their bread, who plant their feet
firmly on this earth while their
heads see n lost among the stars. -
N, d. journal Education.
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TEACHERS DEPARTMENT.

This column is set apart for the bone
fit of the school teachers OF Preston
county. We trust il may 10 the means
OF accomplishing some good. II iair
degree of interest is manifested i'm IL. il
will be continued. If not, IL will be dis
continued. Prof. SAMUEL II. WILEY
VIII have charge OF this department, and
all communication for 10 should 10 adj
dressed 10 him at Bruccton Mills, Pres
ton county, w. Va.-ED.l
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

JUDGE HoKE has retired from the
editorship of the Keyser Echo, and
T. F. Fague, formerlyoi the Baltimore
american, succeeds him as editor.
We wish him success in his new field
of labor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

Ore trial is better than a score of
guesses, both to decide whether the
pupi has mastered the lesson, and to
insure its study in the future, II Nor
throp.
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1870
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PRESTON COUNTY COURTs.

The Circuit Courts are held on the
seventh day of April and the seventh
day of October.
The County Courts arc held on tho
first Monday i'm January, second Mon
day i'm March, third Monday in May,
first Monday in July, first Monday i'm
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Der.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

The Parkersburg Times, the Green
back paper. OF Parkersburg, is very
gloomy over the result Of the late
election, and reviewing the situation
says: The only way for Us to beat the
hard money Republicans is to league
with the Democrats.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

Judge r. S. Brown. of Jackson
county, is prominently mentioned by
the Greenbackers as THAR candidate
for Governor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

SENATOR VOORHEES,, OF Indiana
says that one OF his first acts upon the
reassembling of Congress, will be to
make the trade dollar legal tender.
This is not only right, but it will be
popular.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

Mr.. w. II. SHoUP editor of the
New York advocate, the Green back
organ, Gays that thatpaper will come
out, the first of January, IN favor Of
Resumption.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

STEPHEN w. DowNEY. formerly of
Piedmont. has been elected as dele
gate from Wyoming Territory to the
next Congress.
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ADVERTISER ENTs.
1879. THE 1850.
WEST VA. LEGISLATURE
VIII hold its next Session i'm the
CITY OF WHEELING.
ON THE
8H DAY OF JANUARY, 1879.

This will be the most important session
of the Legislature since the formation OF
the State. What to do with the County
Courts; what changes, ii any, i'm the
system of Circuit Courts; what action, il
any, shall West Virginia take on the
question OF assuming any portion of the
Virginia debt; what legislation do the
public interests demand in regard TO rail-
ROAD freight, and passenger discrimina-
tons; what. i'm regard 90 the taxation of
railroad property? These Questions and
hundred others OF magnitude. must be
carefully considered and iudiciously act
od upon 10y the legislature this winter.
Tho school Laws, the Road Laws. and
almost our entire Code of Laws. will
nced be wisely and judiciously revised
and amended.
The leading subjects for Legislative
consideration will be inteligentlv. can
didly and thoughtmlly discussed through
the column OF the
WHEELING REGISTER.
Several of the leading public men of
West Virginia hayo signiiicd their iutcu-
tion Of discussing, through tho columns
OF the Register. some of tho above qucs-
tons and all men Of intelligenca. of
whatever party or way OF thinking. are
cordially Invited 10 join i'm the discus
sion.
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THE Grand Lodge OF Masons met
in Wheeling. Tuesday the 18th.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-23

The Legislature of this State will
convene in the City of Wheeling the
eighth day of January 1879.
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