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Popular Music.

have been talking with some of the
music. publishers here, with a view to
getting out some of the interesting facts
about the popular" publications of the
day. No compositions in the whole range
of music meet with such financial sue
cesses as those which ordinary people are
accustomed to look upon rs "trash." And,
while a writer of high-toned melodies
looks with contempt upon the composer
of "Don't BE Angry With Ne, Darling"
the latjRr, u, ,CAnsolod with the reflection
that, even if his work is not csthetic, 1t
pays. For instance, Will s. Hays, of
Louisville, we'll known as an author OF
popular songs, has made q modest for
tune out of single ballad called "Mollie
Darling" And he considers this one of
the poorest he has ever written. But it
bears the merit of simplicity, and by far
the greatest demand Is for songs of that
quality.
The histories of some Of these are full
of interest. At this moment think of
rather an odd incident, where n ballad
inspired purely by the meaningless stuff
in fashion was accepted in earnest by the
public, and had an enormous sale. The
song refer to is, "Put Me in My Little
Bed" and it isn't long since it was sung
throughout the country by everybody,
from squalling infant to fat and placid
matron. The author, Dexter Smith, had
written number of clever verses, which
he carried to his publisher. That gentle.
man, after glancing them over, handed
them back, with the following doubtful
criticism:
"These are very good, Mr.. Smith-too
good, in fact. Yes, they are too good for
me. Use them in the Atlantic, or some
such place. What | want just now is
something after this pattern"
And he read to the astonished writer
some selections from several of the pop
ular ballads. Smith was disgusted.-- ChI-
cage IT. i6une.
, 1878-08-01

MISTAKEN FOR A VOLTA special to
a Chicago paper says: John W. Allen,
son of the Hon. George Allen, wealthy
farmer of Linn township, four miles
south of this place, died yesterday from
the effects of gunshot wound received a
month ago. It seems that several young
men were out hunting wolves Two of
the party--the deceased and young
farm hand named Charles Fuller-dis-
covered nest Of young wolves, and, hop
ing to catch the old ones, Allen remained
to watch the nest, while Fuller returned
home, a short distance, for refreshments.
Upon his return he mistook Allen for a
wolf and deliberately shot him through
the body with rifle, the ball penetrating
the lungs, causing his death yesterday,
a month after the unfortunate accident.
Fuller claimed in extenuation for his
fatal carelessness that he was excited
from the effects of the chase, and that
Allen had changed his position, was
crouched in the grass, and that the shades
of evening were just falling. His subse
quent action, however, casts some suspi-
cion upon his motives, as he fastened,
the next morning after the shooting, to
the County Clerk at Elkhorn, and drew
$24O in bounty on the eight young wolves
secured, and then hurriedly departed for
Texas.
, 1878-08-01

A WOMAN who had spent the greater
part of the day in going to auction sales,
concluded she would attend service at a
fashionable church in New York on her
way home. Wearied and worn out, she
soon became oblivious to her surround
ings, and was only awakened by the rust
ling of the congregation as they arose to
receive the benediction. Seeing the min.
ister's hand raised in the air, she waved
her handkerchief at him, and said, in a
clear voice, "I'll take the green wash
stand, if you'll throw in the bowl and
pitcher. ."-Andrecs Bazar.
, 1878-08-01
A Secretion that Contaminates the
Blood,

When the bile is diverted from it's proper
channels into the blood, which is always The
case in liver complaints, 1t ceases TO be a
healthy secretion and becomes poison. Its
abnormal presence in the circulation and
stomach is indicated by the suffusion of the
skin with hideous saffron tinge, by bead
aches, vertigo, nausea, pain in the right side
and under the right shoulder blade, by indi-
gestion, obstruction of the bowels, and other
minor symptoms. Order may be substituted
for this state Of chaos, and further bodily
evil ayerted by using the beneicent altera-
tive and tonic, Hostetters Stomach Bltters,
which, by relaxing the bowels, promotes the
escape from the circulation of bilious i'm.
purities; besides rendering the action OF the
liver regular, and removing every trace OF
dyspepsia. This pleasant and purely vege-
table anti.bilous medicine is not only inf
nitely more effective than any form OF mer-
curry, but is on account Of its freedom from
hurtiul properties, nani itely to be preferred
to that poisonous drug.
, 1878-08-01

JAPAN seems to be country where
men never lose their temper, where wo-
men and children are always treated with
gCntleness, where common laborers bow
and beg pardon of each other if they
happen to jostle accidentally, where pop
ular sports do not inhict suffering upon
the lower animals, where paper screen
is sufficient protection against all in.
trusion - even that of burglars - and
where cleanliness takes such high rank
among social virtues as to be carried al
most to ludicrous excess.--FdrtnightLy
ReUIeW.
, 1878-08-01

WANTED.--A good Agent in every city,
town and village In the United States, to
take subscriptions for the COMMERCIAL AD-
voCArE, the only anti Catholic and conserva-
tive labor paper published in America. Sub.
$500 year, in advance. Good in.
ducements will be offered to agents. Write
for terms and full particulars. Address Com.
hERoIAL ADVOCATE, 526 Montgomery Street,
San Francisco, Cal.
, 1878-08-01

AN IMPRISONED OwL.-The owner of
a large farm, not far from Lancaster, had
an opportunity few days ago of wit
Messing how an interloper is punished by
the martin specie of birds. A pair of
martins had taken possession of n small
box, and were building their nest. One
day, while they were absent, a screech.
owl took possession of the box, and
when the martins came home at night
would not allow them to enter. The
smaller birds were nonplussed for a
while, and in short time flew away,
seemingly giving up the fight. But if
the owl was of this opinion he was sadly
mistaken, for in short time the little
ones returned, bringing with them a
whole army of their companions, who
Immediately set to work and, procuring
mud, plastered the entrance to the box
shut. They then all flew away. In a
few days the box was examined and the
owl was found dead.
, 1878-08-01
Parchasing Agency.

ANY parties deslrous of having goods purchased for
them in San Francisco can do 50 By addressing Mrs
W. II. Ashley who will send samples of goods for
their inspection. To the idde, l would say that 1
have frstclass establishment for Dress.making, a.
am prepared to execute country orders with dispatch
Being engaged in business here have the advantage
of buying goods direct from the importers at whole
sale, and would give my patrons the benefit Of same
Goods purchased and sent c. o. d. setd for Circular
Address MRS. W. II. ASHLEY, l2O Suffer street,
Room 81, San Francisco.
, 1878-08-01

HEMoRRuorDs OR PILES, a treatise Oh their sclen
tiac and painless treatment and radical cure by E. j.
FRASER, NJ. D. San Francisco. Price, Is cents.i For
sale at the book and by the author at 2 Powell
street. Sent by mail tD any address upon receipt OF
the price IN coin, currency or postage stamps
, 1878-08-01

For the best Photographs and the lowest prices go
to the old and reliable establishment Of WIN. sHEW,
No. III Kearny street. San Francisco, established In
1851, and FORMERLY lucated on MONTGOMERY street
, 1878-08-01

ALWAYS be as witty as you can with
your parting bow; your last speech Is
the one remembered.
, 1878-08-01
Help.

DO you need irst-class help for your hotel,
mill, farm or garden? II so. send your orders
to Crosett Il Co., 623 Clay ST., San Francisco,
who will supply you at short notice.
, 1878-08-01

TEETH SAyRD.-Filling Teeth specially Sets Of
Teeth from SO upward. Teeth extracted without
pain DR. MORFFEw 100 Sutter street, S. F.
, 1878-08-01

A DISPUTE about precedence once arose
between a bishop and judge, and after
some alteration the latter thought he
should confound his opponent by quot
ing the follewing passage; "For on these
hang all the law and the prophets" +"
"DO you not see," said the lawyer in tri.
umph, "that even in this passage of
Scripture zoe are mentioned tirSti" 81
grant YOU" said the bishop; you hang
first"
, 1878-08-01

THE papers are discussing the ques-
ton, show to toll good egg" but it
seems to US the easiest way is to break it
open and smell it.
, 1878-08-01

ALL Photographs made at the New York Gallery
No. rs Third S. F. are guaranteed to be Arstclass
Prices to SUIT the times j. IL. PETERS, Proprietor.
, 1878-08-01

j. W. SHAEFFER s. CO.'S GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are made from finest Havana To.
bacc0 323 Sacramento street, San Francisco
, 1878-08-01

THE western wits now call bigamy
Utah-lizing the female sex.
, 1878-08-01

PuoToGRArHs OF superior finish at Morse's Palace
If Art, Az Montgomery street. San Francisco.
, 1878-08-01

BUTrERIcK & Co.'S Patterns, summer styles Send
stamp for catalogue l2i Post ST., San Francisco
, 1878-08-01

% FASHIONABLE VISITING CARDs-no two
alike, with name lOc. Nassau Card Co, Mas.
sau, NY
, 1878-08-01

MEADOWS MAGIC LINMENT is a sure cure
for Neuralgia, Headache, Rheumatism, etc,
or money refunded. 1t is sold by all drug.
gists, at 30 cts. Il bottle Abrams IL Carroll,
Agents, San Francisco.
, 1878-08-01
Ask Your Grocer for Paul Rieger's

Concentrated Flavoring Extracts; or il you
want to yet still stronger article ask for
Paul Rcger's Tribe Extra Flayoring En-
tracts, not surpassed by any in the world If
YOU want a delicious glass Of Lemonade, ak
your grocer for Paul Reiger's Lemon Sugar.
Essence Of Jamaica Ginger, ana Powdered
Bristol Bath Brick for cleaning knives and
forks, tnware, copper boilers, &c. Above
articles sold everywhere and manufactured
by Paul RicgeE 5ll Front ST., san Francisco
PHYSICIANS Of high standing unhesttatinG
ly give their Endorsement to the use OF the
Graefcnberg. MarShall's Catholicon for all le-
male complaints. The weak and debiltatcd
find wonderful relief from constant use OF
this valuable remedy. Sold by all druggists.
Sl.5O per bottle.
MEADOWS MAGIC LINIMENT is a sure cure
for Neuralgia, Headache, Rheumatism, etc,
or money refunded. 1t is sold by all drug.
gistS, at 30 cts. n bottle. Abrams ~ Carroll,
Agents, San Francisco
% FASHIONABLE VISITING CARDs-no two
alike, with name lOc. Nassau Card Co, Mas
sau, Y.
j. W. SHAEFFER IS CO.'S GREEN SEAL
CIGARS are made from finest Havana To.
bacc0 323 Sacramento street, San Francisco
BUTrRRIcK & Co.'S Patterns summer styles. Send
stamp for catalogue. 12i Post ST., San Francisco
PHOTOGRAPHS OF superior finish at Morses Palace
of Art, Az Montgomery street, San Francisco.
ALL Photographs made at the New York Gallery
No 25 Thrdsr S. F. are guaranteed to be Grst class
Prices to SUIT the times j. IL. PETERS, Proprietor.
TEETH SAyRD-Fillng Teeth specially. Sets of
Teeth from SO upward. Teeth extracted without
pain. DIR. MORFFEW. 100 Sutter street, S. F.
For the best Photographs and the lowest prices go
to the old and reliable establishment Of WIN. sHEW,
No, III Kearny street. San Francisco, established In
1851, and formerly located on Montgomery street,
HEMoRRuoIDs or PILES, treatise on their sclen.
tac and painless treatment and radical cure, by E. j.
FRASER NJ. D., San Francisco, Price, rs cents.i For
sale at the book stores and by the author, at2l Powell
street. Sent by mail - any address upon receipt of
the price IN coin, currency or postage stamps
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20
A Sacred Prince Common Folon.

The Calcutta correspondence the Lon
don Times writes as follows: \ special
high court bench, consisting of the
chief Justice and two puisnc iudr, X.
VIII sit tomorrow TO hear the appeal in
the case of the ralah of Poorr,c. The
acknowledgement on behalf of the gov
ernment, will support the conviction
No case since the famous Baroda trial
has excited sO much interest. The raiah
~ the hereditary guardian of the Tenn
pie of Juggcrnaut, his special duty i'm
thaI capacity being To sweep the space
i'm front of the throne when the god
leaves the temple for the Juggcrnaut car
He is also the circular h ad of the
lllndoO religion in Orissa, and is wor-
SHIPPED by the Ooryah people rs the visi
BILE incarnation of Nishnu, being re
gardcd as the lincal descendant of the
old HlndOO king of Orissa, whose do
mlnIOns are said To have extended from
the Gangcs To- Godavery. The muir
dered man, II HindOo ascctic of grcat
sanctity, enjoyed Il special reputation i'm
curing diseases The salient facts of
the case, as given in the Judgment of
the district court, are shortly these
The victim of the murder was discOv-
cred by the police in front of the lion
gate OF the JuRgcrnaut temple, Gov
cred with burns and other marks of
lndescrlbablc torture. He lived fifteen
days IN agony. His statement was that
two servants Of the raiah had come TO
his house and told him that their mas
ter wanted him. He was accordingly
conducted into the gymnasium of the
palace, where the rajah, with ten or
twelve servants was pre- sent. He was
then thrown down and overpowercd,
aud after being tortured for three
hours, was thrust out through "a small
back door After crawling come dis
tancc he WAS eventually discovered by
the police. The motive for the crime is
a mystery. The murdered man was un-
conscious Of having offended the raiah.
but stated that the dOwager rance had
consulted him r. garding the state Of the
raiah's mind, and he had given di-
rectiOns for his cure. He had only once
visited the palace. 10 was possible that
the Taiah had been induced TO believe
that he was empowered by the dOwager
rance IN the work of inCantatiOn against
him, or that there was some In
trigue between them. The trial, which
lasted considerable time, created
profound sensation in Crissa, i'm conse-
quencc Of the special sanctty both Of
the accused and the murdered man. The
assessors were for acquitting the raiah,
but the judge convicted him, though
curiously enough he sentenced him only
10 transportation for life. The raiah
now appeals from this sentence 10 the
high court He is only twenty-five
years Of age, and +. said TO have hith-
erto led blamelcss life
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20
brigham NOung's Money.
ISaIt Lake Tribunc.l

The administrators of Brigham's
estate are settling up with quite n mum
Der OF the heirs, transferring TO them
Individually property amounting ia
S2l 900 each. The dear departed's way
ward daughter En-. arrived from Cali
iornia, "A few days since, and, we under
stand has made a settlement with the
executors, receiving her share of the
sPoils, with which she proposes return
ing tO the coast, where she intends
settling down, down, down. 1t isstated
that the executors have made settlement
with all the children of Emeline Free
deceased, of whom the wayward daugh
ter is one, and that the other heirs are
being similarly dealt with. Alfales
Hon, and Oscar b. having already re.
ceived their portions.
II is proposition which, i'm the very
nature of things, must be true, that a
man who has never been compelled
through necessity, TO earn a dollar, never
knows the value of money. The chill.
dren of the late Brigham Young are of
this class. 1t is true that some of them
have contracted habi's of industry, and
with the start they are getting out of
the estate, may wag through the world
N~1N ~ - W VIC itultulDtitu lIldI lItN
had every indulgence that meney could
buy, and have not learned TO realize that
the church or some one else had TO pay
the expense. Taking these considera-
tons into account, it is safe TO assume
that 1T will take nine-tenths of the heirs
dozen years to learn to save money.
In the meantime not one Of them can
live for less than five dollars per day.
and allowing that each receives 800, ,O6O
a. his portion, it will be less than eleven
years before they are penniless. Some
OF them OF course will learn habits of
frugality and indu try sooner than
others-before the expiration of eleven
years-and such, when their dream of
royalty is dispelled by the meers and
Jee of honest people, will have a little
OF their patrimOny left, and these must
necessarily be few, and the poverty OF
Grandfather John Young will return
upon his posterity during this and the
next generation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20
Timely Warnings.

My daughter, be thou timely warned.
Waste not thy days in visiting thy sick
and impoverished neighbors. Go, rather.
aud dress myself in fine array, and de.
vote, 40 the least, six hours Of thy time.
between the risingof the sun and the 90
ing down thereof, 10 thy pet canary bird
that pincth for thy tender care.
Ny son, learn not thou ev the hum
BILE art Of baskct-making or other skill
with thy hands, for by 80 doing thou
mightest at some future day be- enabled
to provide thyself with honest bread.
Nay, rather improve myself i'm those
ancient games yclept polo and base ball.
the exercise Of which shall furnish thee
much muscle whcrcwith to break stone
when i'm prison.
My sister, be- thou wise past under
standing and when thy husband shall
die and thou shalt have secured to thee
al Of his possessions hio thee with
haste io the diamond merchant and
part with all thou hast in tn purchase
Of one precious stone, thus doing good
withal, for when the genial burglar shall
enter thy dwelling and purloin thy
treasure, he will rejoice that his burden
is not greater than he can bear.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20
SnaiIs AS Food.

The use of horse flesh as an article of
food has made great progress in Paris.
where about thousand horses per week
are said To be slaughtered, the animals
even being imported for that purpose.
II Is said that during the Exhibition.
the hippOphagists of Paris intend giving
banquet once n month 10 the journal
lists OF all nations, where horse and ass
flesh prepared in every seductive form
Will be served up. The snail is be
coming another fashionable article
OF diet i'm France, and for some
time past a particular place has been
appropriated for their sale i'm the Paris
ilsh-markets. Snails says one of the
French journals, were highly esteemed
by the Romans, our masters in pastrou-
omy, and arc now raised in many Of the
departments with success. In the six.
teenth century the Capuchins e Fri
bourg possessed the art Of fattening snails
an art not lost in our day, for in Lor-
raine and Burgundy they raise excellent
snails. which find sure demand i'm the
Paris market There are now more than
nifty restaurants and more than a thou
sand private tables in Paris where snaiIs
are accepted as a delicacy by upward
OF ten thousand consumers, the monthly
consumption Of this mollusc being csti.
mated at half a million Frank Buck
land tells US that snails arc becoming
scarce IN the neighborhood Of London.
where for some time snalcOllccting has
been a regular trade.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20
Planetary Population.

On the interesting question of the
plurality Of worlds, Professor Newcomb
remarks as follows: Enthusiastic writ.
ers not only sometimes people the
planets with inhabitants, but calculate
the possible population by the number of
square miles Of surface and throw i'm n
liberal supply of astronomers. who scan
our earth with powerful telescopes. The
possibility Of th 10 would be presump-
tion 20 deny but that tits extremely
imp obable, at least i'm the case of any
one planet, may be .een by rehecting on
the brevity of civilization ON our globe
when compared with the existence of the
globe itself as a planet The latter has
probably ybeenrevolving inits OrbitIOO 600
600 years; man has probably existed ON
10 lesst han 10000 years civilization. less
than 4,OOD; telescopes, little more than
200. Had an angel visited il 40 intervals
Of 10000 years to seek for thinking be-
ings, he would have been disappointed "a
thousand times or more. Reasoning
from analogy, we were led 20 believe
that the same disappOintmcnts might
await him who should now travel from
planet tOplant, and from system to sys-
tenn, on q similar search. until he had
examined many thousand planet-.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20

SChwatka obtained leave from his com.
mauding officer and came to New York
whcrc hc at once put himself IN com.
muniCation with McsSrS. Morrison and
Brown, who were glad To find 50 able
and energetic a man dcsirous of putting
himself at the head ol their cherished
enterprise.
Although, rs already suggt stcd, lac is
new TO the business of exploration,
Lieutenant Schwatka has given great
amount of study TO the subject, and has
laid his plans with the skill of veteran.
He proposes to take with him as assist.
ants only such persons as are necessary
to the expedition. There will be Il
photographer, provided it is found
practicable to use the necessary Chcmi.
calls in such an extremely cold climate /;
there will be n hunter, whose business
IT will be To provide supplies of game
and Esquimau Joe, who will act as
guide and iuterpreter--these, with three
or four others, will probably complete
the party. The vessel, it il supposed,
will go into winter.quarters at Rcpulse
Bay. In the spring of 1879, when sled
ding becomes practicable, the search
party will proceed 10y land--or rather
ice toward the point where the cairn
~ supposed to be situated, somC four or
five hundred miles from the bay. A
year is to be given to the search at the
end of which the party will return in
time To meet the vessel, which shall
have spent the same time on whaling
cruise in North Hudson Bay. In July
or August of 1880, if all goes well, we
shall see the expedition return to New
York. This, mt least. is the programme
at present laid down, subject TO such
mutations as circumstances shall ncccssi-
tate
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-20
RApLAD oF DurAnLaND.

hid my head ia nest OF roses,
out ot the suns way, hidden apart:
In a softer bed than the soft white SHOWS Is,
Under tho roses hid my heart.
WHY would tt slCCp uotf Why would II start
when mover q leaf ut toe Tosc-trCc Stirrcdf
what made sleep huttcr his wings and part7
only the rOug of secret bird,
Lie still, said. tor the iuds wing closes
Aud mtld leaves murlc the keen sun dart,
lie still, for the wind ON the warm sea dozcs
md the wind b. uuQuiCter yet than thou art.
Doe thought tn thee I'll aa thorn's wound
smMtf
Docs the fang still fret thee oi hope dcterrodf
What bids tho lips Of thy sleep depart
only the song VI W secret bird
The groom land name that charm cuclosos,
II mover wHs writ iu the travellers chart,
And sweet as th fruit on It's trc. that grows is
" nCvV' was old IA the merchants mart.
The swallows ot dreams through its dim fields
dart,
Aud sleeps are the tunes IN its tree-tops heard;
No hound gnotp wakcns tho Wild wood hart,
only the song oi ascent bird.
hNNOI
I'm the world ot dreams have chosen my part
To sleep Tor a season and h. ar no word
OF true loVO'H truth OF of light loves art,
only the song et q secret hird.
-Nr'nb,r nss Nst0 Tolume.