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hours notice to concentrate forces to
repel invasion.
II is alleged that Irish nationa!ists
are congregating a: different points for
onslaught on Mortresl, Quebec. Ottawa
and other prominent Canadian towns.
1; is currently reported that arms and
ammunition for weeks past have been
brought into the provinces. where they
ire now concealed. There are, without
doubt, large numbers of men scattered
all along the line Who and what they
are the next few days will show.
CHICAGO, May 22.-The 7ribune's s
Washington special says: Referring to
complaints made by Republicans at the
appointment of General Butler on the
cans were mistaken; Butler might prove
TO be the most troublesome investigator
for the Democrats upon the committee;
Butter was not for the administration, but
he was not for the Democrats, be is for
Packard. and it will undoubtedly he his
purpose 10 show that Packard was elec-
ted, for the beneGs Of the Republicans
Of Louisiana. He will not be Of any ad-
vantage to the Democrats.
Morrison is one of tie Democrats
who dropped Tilden at an early period
in the electoral contest. When the COM
aittee, consisting Of Henry Watterson
and j. Sterling Morton. went to New
York to learn from Tilden what his de-
sires wele as 10 the electoral coiumis
sion, they came back reporting that
T;iden said that he knew he was elected,
but there must be no trouble about IT,
One of them declared that Tilden was
more a candidate for the cemetery than
for president, as he was nothing but an
animated old corpse. From the time
that report was made Morrison aban>
doned T.lden and ne never had any
thing to do with him since.
SACRAMENTO, May 22>-The Demo-
cratic state convention, called for the
purpose of nominating 80 delegates for
the state at large to the constitutional
convention, assembled this evening. As
the first, second and third congression>
al districts had already made nonparti-
san nominations. it was resolved to en-
dorse these nomination and call upon
the fourth congressional district to call
a convention at San Jose. May so, and
take similar action. Adjourned sine die
The grand jury to>day presented nine
indictments against the ex>recorder and
suditoI of Sacramento county, r. e.
Lowell. All are for felony, and the
charges relate to false entries on his fee
book. and alleged fraudulent warrants
presented TO the county treasurer.
Three indictments were presented
against ex- district attorney Chant Jones,
"iso for felony. and these relate to his
~ over to the city delin-
,sa by him collected at the time,
lUSCO hv Ia- 1'La p,orer hoe
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Due;l;ng in Florida.

The bowie knife was favorite
weapon with the Floridians. Only
dead game" men could stand before
this terrible weapon. The usual
method of fighting with knives was
to clasp the left hands of the COM
batants together and put very keen,
broad knives in their hands; the
seconds then stood within reach of
the men, to interfere with pistol
ball if either combatant violated the
rules of the fight. There were many
affairs with bowie-knives in tho ante
bellum days of Florida. One of the
most noted, was meeting between
Major Jim Jones and Colonel Gri-
nard, Frenchman. The bowie in
this case seems to have been a com
promise between the sword of the
Frenchman and the pistol of the
Floridian. This duel was fought in
1852. 1t was very bloody, both men
being gashed fsartully, and Jones
was finally cut into slices across his
breast and killed outright. 1t is said
that this duel was remarkable for
having been fought in utter silence.
Though the knives slipped in and
out of the bodies of each man nei-
ther said a word. With their lips
clenched and their teeth set like
wise, they fought in silence. Not
sound came from the mouth of either.
And when at last Jones fell in death,
Grinard turned. and wiping the
blood from his face spoke for the
first time, addressing his second.
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soldier, relating his
at a temperance meet

ayT -boNulcf, TtlatlnS his
y at a temperance meet
=, said that at one
e. possession of two
hiskey, took them to
ep,s afaueet inone ofthem
pasN the whiskey around
among tn boys until they all got
pretty full About the time the
keg was emptied, he said, for a
moment his conscience told him
he was doing wrong. He picked
up an axe and knocked in the
head Of the other keg and
Here he was interrupted by the
deacons starting the cry of
"Amen!' ''Thank God!" "Glory
be to God.') After the house
became quiet he continued: IL
knocked in the head Of that keg,
gave the boys a tin cup, and told
them to help themselves" 1t
was a case of premature enthusi-
asm, and the wicked scoffers in
the audience had their turn to
shout.
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1t would be difficult, says the
New York ,San, to draw a moral
from the career of the late Ne
.vada silver mine king, O'Brien.
Ne started in business as bar
ke@, 81, became popular with his
stocE\operating customers, got
points Eom them and operated
successfully himself. He grad
ually grew to be very rich, and
died worth from fifteen to twen-
ty millions of dollars. If he had
not been a barkeeper, he would
probably not have become mil
lionaire, and that spoils the sto-
ry for Sunday school purposes.
Yet the man must have had
some qualities worthy of obser-
vation.
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~ over to the city delin-
by him collected at the time,
l by law. The money has
but not until after HE books
1 by au accountant.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
Further Proceedings Squashed.

One day about a week ago, says the
Detroit Free Press Justice Lemkie was
visited by woman 80 old that she had
lost her teeth, and so poor that she
couldn't buy new set, and she said
John Doe owes me forty-fve dollars
lawful money, and he refuses TO pay.
For these many long weeks have tOiled
in his house, washing the faces Of his
mothcrless children and cooking his
meals. Should he not be made 20 fork
oyerY'
"Of a truth he should" replied his
Honor as he selected u clean. clear
printed summons. =" / will notify him
to call and settle or take the raging con
sequences"
Friday afternoon the same woman re-
turned. Her mouth was as empty Of
teeth, but her eyes had lost that far
away dreamy look, and her three-cor-
nered face was covered with a satisfied
look as she said
"No.0
And he won't, either. As soon a.
that bit Of paper reached him he came
into the kitchen whore ! was pecling
potatoes for dinner, and asked me if !
didn't want 10 be his bundle Of sun
shine"
Didn't he say bundle Of kindlingsT'
asked the court
Oh, no. Re said he had been secretly
loving me ever since the second night
came 10 his house and spanked the
youngest child 80 beautifully, and-and
well, we were married yesterday"
Married you 10 avoid paying the
forty odd dollars, ehT7
Not much, sirl II is q case Of true
love, and as soon as n thaw sets in We
are going down 20 Crosse Isle ON basket
picnic for n bridegroom tower. Squash
all further proceedings, Judge, for I'm
happy, he's happy, and / left the child
rem playing with matches and bottle oil
kerosene. Tra-la-laW
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

softest place in that pier, How he
avoids every finty grain How he
economies his physical powersl Rest
ing moment at each, again he cuts.
How every motion is watched from be-
low There stand his father, mother,
brother, and sister, on the very spot
where, If he falls, he will not fall alone.
The sun is half down the west The
lad had made fifty additional inches in
the mighty wall and now finds himself
directly under the middle of that vast
arch OF rocks, earth, and trees. He
must cut his way in a new direction to
get over this overhanging mountain.
The inspiration of hope is dying in his
bosom; it's vital heat is fed by the in
creased shouts of hundreds perched
upon cliffs and trees, and Others who
stand with ropes in their hands ON the
bridge above or with ladders below.
Fifty gains more must be cut before the
longest rope can reach him. His wasting
blade again strikes into the limestone.
The boy isemerging painfully, foot by
foot, from under that lofty arch.
Spliced ropes are ready in the hands of
those who are leaning over the outer
edge of the bridge. Two minutes more
and all will be over. That blade is
worn To the last half inch. The boys
head reels; his eyes are starting from
their sockets. His last hope is dying i'm
his heart-hfs life must hang ON the last
gain he cuts. That niche is his last. At
the last faint cash he makes, his knife,
his faithful knife, falls from hisnerveless
hand, and, ringing along the precipice,
falls at his mothers feet.
An involuntary groan of despair runs
like death-knell through the channel
below, and all is still as the grave. At
the length of nearly three hundred feet
the devoted boy lifts his hopeless heart
and closing eyes TO commend his soul To
God. 'Tis but moment--therel one
foot swings ofi'-he is reeling, trembling,
toppling over into eternity. Hark a
shout falls on his ear from above. The
man who is lying with half his length
over the bridge has caught a glimpse of
the boys head and shoulders. Quick as
thought the noosed rope is within reach
of the sinking youth. No one breathes.
With n faint, convulsive effort the
swooning boy drops his arms into the
moose. Darkness comes over him with
the words God and mother whispered
on his lips just loud enoug to be heard i'm
heaven, the tightening rope lifts him
out of his last shallow niche. Not lip
moves while he is dangling over the
fearful abyss but when sturdy Vir-
ginian reaches down, and draws up the
lad, and holds him up i'm his arms before
the fearful breathless multitude, such
shouting, such leaping and weeping for
joy, rever greeted the ear of human
being so recovered from the yawning
gulf of eternity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
The Electric Light.
lLondon Times.I


1t appears to be difficult TO arrive at
the cost Of using the electric light, fig
ures of estimate in different experiments
varying considerably. In many manu-
featuring establishments the cost of the
power TO drive magneto-elcctric ma
chine would scarcely be felt, as only two
or three-horse power at the most would
be required. The cost OF the carbon is
said 10 bc less than five cents per hour
per lamp, on the JablochkOG plan !;
another estimate is about twice as much,
but perhaps refers To- two lamps instead
Of one. An electric light, which does
not, according 10 the accounts, appear
10 be constructed on the JabIochkof
plan, tested in practical service at La
Chapelle, France, costs, including mo-
tive power for the machine, about twelve
cents per lamp per hour. Machines
capable Of running three lamps cost less
than five hundred dollars, and perhaps
that sum could be made TO cover all the
first outlay. The wear and tear Of the
machine is not estimated. a careful
study Of the figures thus far furnished
leads 10 the belief that light can be fur
nished by electricity in France at about
two-ffths the cost Of gas; and ~ the
price Of gas in most American cities cx-
ceeds the price in Europe, il seems prob
able that a similar estimate Of the com
parative cost Of electric illumination
for this country would fairly apply.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
VOLUME /.
ALICE CARY's SwEr.rEsr roEu.

Among the beautiful pictures
That hang on memory 5 wall,
Is once dim old forest
That secmcih the beet of all;
Not for its gnsrled oaks olden,
DIRK with the mistletoc;
Not for the violets golden
That sprinkle the vale below;
Net for the milk-whitc lilies
That lean from the fragrant hedge,
Not Tor the vines on the upland.
Where the bright red berries rest;
Nor the pink. nor the pale. sweet cowslips,
it seeineth 20 me the best.
I once had q little brother
with eyes that were dark and deep
In the lap Of that oldvn forest
He lieth in peace, aslccp;
Light aS the down Of the thistle,
Free asthc winds that blow,
We rovcd there the beautiful summers,
The summers of long ago;
But his feet on the hills grew weary,
And one Of the autumn ewes
1 made for my little brother
A bed of the yellow leaves.
Swcetly HIS pale arms folded
My neck I'm a meek embrace,
As The light of immortal beauty
silently covered his face:
And when the arrow of sunset
Lodged in the tree tops bright,
He fell in his saint-like beauty
Asleep by the gates Of light;
Therefore, oi all the pictures
That hang on mcmory's wall,
The one OF the dim old forest
Secmeth the best OF all
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
The Colorado Basin,
National Repository for December.

In the latter part Of Mesozoic time the
greater part of the basin province lying
west of the plateau as il is now, was q
continent, and the plateau province was
an open but shallow sea. During this
time the crust of the earth was greatly
broken and distorted. The plateau was
cut of from the Pacific saltwater, and
great bodies of fresh water accumulated
here above the general level of the basin
province itself: so that while the basin
was once drained into the plateau fact
demonstrated by the character If the de
posits in the plateau, in late Tertiary
time the drainage was reversed.
As the plateau was longer and later
submerged than adjacent regions, il was
in part exempted from the action of
forces which threw up great areas and
ridges along its borders. Hence, here
was vast tract of exposed sea-hoor, COW
cred with sedimentary rock, surrounded
by mountain ridges. The mountains
were not thrust up as peaks, but great
blocks were slowly lifted, as stated about
these the clouds gathered, hurled their
storms against them, beat the rocks into
sand, which, carried by the storms on
their way to lower land, dug out gulches
and valleys. leaving mountain peaks
So the clouds made the Rocky Noun
tainsi
On the heights snow fell, melted, and
ran down, mighty volume, the Colo
rado. From its thousand sources to the
ocean this river has no reservoir TO ac-
cumulate its sediment, and all that its
upper waters detach is carried along by
the current. The material il reduced TO
the form of fine sand and mud. At no
season of the year is the water free from
the red color of this detritus, whence the
name Colorado" The sand and mud.
together with that produced by the con
slant wear of the rocks, was, and is, the
chief tool by which the water accom-
plished the deep and still increasing eros
ion Of the canOns. Hurried on by the
swift current, il gnaws away whatever it
touches. Nothing can resist the perpetual
impact Of these fine siliceOus particles.
The marvellous canon Of the Colorado it.
self together with the innumerablc deep
canons Of its tributaries, such as the Vir-
gin Kanab, Escalante, Dirty Devil,
Grand, Yampa, San Juan, and many
more, are the wonderful results of the
erosion. The most rapid cutting is doubt
less done by the coarse sand carried by
frcshets, while the fine mud, borne by
quieter water, produces the perfect polish
which everywhere prevails
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
The Apples OF Eden.

How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat2 Some say Eve and Adam "a
total of ten only. Now we figure the
thing out far differently. Eve s and
Adam 8 also.-Total TO- Boston Jour
nal. We think the above figures are en-
tirely wrong. If Eve s and Adam 50,
certainly the total will be 90 Scicn-
tific men, however, on the strength of
the theory that the antediIuvians were
n race of giants, and consequently great
eaters, reason something like this Eve
81 and Adam 50. Total l63.-Glou-
cestcr Advertiser. Wrong again. What
could be clearer than, If Eve 81 and
Adam Sl2 the total was 93.-LGwrence
American. If Eve Sllst and Adam S12
would not the whole be ,623? Boston
JOwndt / believe the following to be
the true solution: Eve Sir Adam,
Adam 1924 Eve.-Total $685. Peritds
Still another calculation is IA follows .
If Eve 8l4 Adam. Adam 1922 oblige
Eve.-Total S2,056. We think this,
however, not to be of sufficient guam
tity; for though we admit that Eve
8l4 Adam, Adam If he S0S1242 keep
Eve mpany.-Total 1852, 56.-Ne,C
York Mail. Mathematicians, you're all
at fault. If Eve 8l42ist tempt Adam,
Adam must have S12i2XL Eve ve!-Totai
l2,605, l50.--POrfchester | journal. Now
set 'em up in the other galley. Old
Mathematics, you haven't got to the
root" of the matter yet. If Eve S14
Adam, Of course Adam 1922 make
it square.-Total $500, 263, ,37S.- colby
Ech0
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
A Drop Scene.

This story of MeissOnicr is told by the
French papers The manager Of New
York theater took il into his head that
he would like 10 have drOp-curtain
painted by the great artist so on
he trudged to MeissOnier's studio, and
asked his terms. How large is the cur
tain 20 bcT asked MeissOnier, quite
seriously. Fifteen metres by cigh-
teen," answered the manager Mcis-
sonier began to reckon, and then, paper in
hand, he explained that his pictures bring
him twenty thousand francs per twenty
centimetres, or eighty thousand francs
per metre, the curtain would cost Just
twenty-one million six hundred thou
sand francs; that is 10 say, something
over four million dollars. "But." added
the painter, the price would not be our
greatest difficulty. But it would be time
! take three months to paint twenty-five
centimetres Of canvas. You see, there
fore, that my age would not suffice to
paint your curtain, which would take
me over two hundred years 10 complete ~
The American declared he could not
wait 80 long and departed in a state of
mystification, leaving the painter re-
joicing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

SCARCELY 81 youth Of seventeen is to
be found among the SamOanites who is
not elabOrately tattooed Candlenut
ashes and water are used for coioring
matter. That part Of the body from the
waist 10 the knee is covered with a varic-
gated pattern that at short distance re-
scmbles lacework The operation CON
sumes two or three months, and the
operator is very exacting about his pay.
When he gets half through ne demands
bis recompcnse, and if it is not forth
coming he refuses to finish the work
A young man is in deep disgrace If he
goes about half tattOOed. The girls
laugh at him, and the men scorn him.
The process is very painful and the
victims are dieted while undergoing it.
Some become mere skeletons before they
are completed, but it is the fashion, and
they arc repaid by the admiriDg chances
Of the women. The gcntler sex are
rarely tattOoed. Sometimes a delicate
garter is seen twining around the leg
sometimes an armlet, or n strawberry
design in the middle of the back, but
such instances are rare.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

NASHVILLE Americon: II is related
that Colonel Bob Ingcrsoll once gave an
ingenious explanation at a Partisan din
ncr party of the American practice Of
carrying weapons. A French guest,
turning 10 Ingersoll, exclaimed "Will
the Colonel explain this matter? Why,
Mcssicurs, ] can travel all over France
armed with onlya bOdkin." The Colonel
rose 10 his feet and replied "Thc cx-
PLANTATION is this: a Frenchman's rights
arc 30 few in number, and 50 insignificant
in character, that they can be enforced
with a bodkin, or for that matter with u
toothpick. But in America q citizens
rights arc so numerous and important
that he needs a whole arsenal to defend
them. Hence the practice OF carrying
weapons in America"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
The lioar's Head.

The "brave days of old" had their
rude features, but they were distin-
guished by profusc hospitality, During
the Christmas holidays, open house was
kept 10y the old feudal barons, and for
many days in succession the rich and
the poor met familiarly together in
honor of Him who became poor for
men and was born in manger. As
Walter Scott pictures this fine old hos
pitality:
"Thcn opened wide tho baron's hall
To ovaSSal, tenant, scri and all;
Power laid his rod of rule aside,
And ceremony dotted his pride.
England was merry England when
Old Christmas brought his sports again.
A Christmas gambol oft would cheer
The poor mans heart through hall the year"
The grand feast given by the fcudal
chicftain To his retainers took place with
great pomp and circumstance on the af-
ternoon or evening of Christmas day.
Among the dishes served on this jubi-
liant occasion, the boar's head was the
first and foremost on the board
The guests waited for its coming i'm
the old oaken hall, bright with yulc log
fires, and green with decorations of the
holly and mistletoe. There was first
heard flourish of trumpets; music fol-
lowed; procession came filing i'm
through the open door of the banquet
ing hall, headed by the server, who bore
the boar's head on dish of gold and
silver, and who sung MS he approached
the table,
"Caput apri defcro,
Rcddons laudcs Domino.
Tho boar's head In hand bring I,
with garlands gay and rosemary;
pray you all sing mcrrily,
Oui estis in Convivio."
The decorations of the boar's head are
thus accurately described by an English
poet:
" Sweet rosemary and bays around n spread;
Ills ioaming tuSks with some h ugc pppin graccd,
midst those laundering spears an orange placed"
The old custom of bringing in the
boar's head with minstrelsy began To
disappear about the time of the Com
monwealth, though it is still maintained
in Queens College, Oxford, in memory
of the liberal and poetic hospitality of
the days of "mcrric England"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05
NUMBER Is.
NAMES on RUSSIAN GENERALS.
ny RonnRr sourmKY.

There was FormaKow aud IcmalOw,
Aud all the others that end IN ow;
MilarOdoyitch, and Jalodovitch,
Ani karatChowitch,
Aud all the others that end In itch;
Schamschen, SouchosancG,
Aud Schepalen,
Aud all the others that end in eii
Wasittsch kou, koStoniarofi,
Aud rchOglOkotf,
Aud all the others that end In OF;
RJen,ky, aud NOyorefisky,
And Ricilsky,
Aud all the others that end in etisky,
Oscharoflsky, and Rostofisky,
Aud all the others that md i'm oflsky;
Aud flat,n he played them on,
Aud Shouvalon he shov,lcd them on,
And Markoh he marked them oil,
And krnsnon lac crossed them on,
Aud luchkon he touched them oil,
And Boroskon he bored them oil,
Aud kutousoit he cut them of,
Aud Parcnkon he pared them on,
And WOrrouzan he worried them on,
And Doctoron he dOctoicd them OF,
And Redionoir he iloggcd them oil.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

Two men traded horses on meeting in
the road in Newburyport, Mass, and
while making the exchange, one Of the
beasts fell down and died. Then both
claimed the live horse, and then had
fight about it, with a lawsuit to follow.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

ST. LOUIS JoUrpql: a handkerchief
Irritation is very simple thing. 10 only
requires two fools and two handker-
chiefs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

WILLIAM II. VANDERBTLr gave his
new son-in-law five thousa.nd shares Of
Western Union stock, worth four hun
dred thousand dollars, for a wedding
present.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-01-05

PROFESSOR TICE, the Western weather
prophet, is going 70 lecture at Burline-
ton, Iowa, and the me man has
sharpcned his little hatchet and is going
for him with lot Of horrid conundrums
like these:
We want 10 know, then, why the un-
clouded sun always shines in glorious
refulgence on prize fght2 And on
the other hand,
Why it always rains on the Sunday
school picnic?
We want to know why it Is that
pelting rain-storn, with occasional
touches Of thunder and lightning fails
to reduce the audience Of theater.
while q cloud the size Of q mans hand
is sufficient 10 keep the same peO-
pie at home Sunday morning, grievinQ
at being thus deprived Of the privileges
of the sanctuary, but dreading to ex-
pose Themselves to the threatening
weather
If the first rain on record was an ex-
press or accommodation train, and what
time did it make?
If the color Of n tornado is sky blow 2
If n cyclone can be negotiated by q
syndicate!
If the mean temperature is ever rs
mean anywhere else "a 10 is in an Iowa
autumn2
IF you can fasten a door with q thun-
der bOlt2
", when snow is so soft and noiscless. q
railway train can be snow din2
And, finally, what would happen IL a
promissory note should be mist before
II is dew?