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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

On the front porch Of the residence of
Mr.. J. j. Allen, Of Avoudale, says the
Cincinnati COumcrci0i, hangs n flower
basket The only thing which distin-
guIshes this particular hanging flower
basket over that Of everybody else's bas-
ket il that n pair Of little brown birds
have chosen this az their home, and have
built their nest therein. When 10 WAS
discovered that the birds we're preparing
10 build, the members of Mr.. a ~ family
thought to help matters and provided
AN abundant supply Of scarlet zephyrs
and other supposed suitable articles
But the birds persistently rejected all
offers of this kind and made their nest
10 suit themselves OF dry grass. twigs
horse hair, ETC. After two days labor
the nest was completed On the third
day a little blue egg was laid. and one
each succeeding day till four fllod the
nest, when the mother bird commenced
to sit, and at this writing st:ll occupies
the nest The birds make themselves
quite At home, allow the plants in the
basket 10 be waiered daily, and evidently
desire 10 be treated not rs guests, but a.
members Of the family who have come
n stay.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
How 10 WIN Him.

Eliza" said fond mother 10 her Off
spring recently, as that offspring was
about going forth in tow of young
man who wOrships the very sidewalk she
walks upon, ego to the bread box and
eat good big crust Of bread before you
go out" why, maw," replied the
blushing girl, &" ] don't eel the least bit
hungry. We have only Just had tea. 4"
" know it, but you will be hungry be-
fore you get back and when AdOlphus
takes you in restaurant you'll eat ice
cream and sponge cake, and ham sand
wiches and oysters enough to scare him
out Of years growth. You SILLY girls
don't think of this, but we experienced
women do. was once young and giddv
myself, and but for sixty-fve cent?
worth Of maccaroons-a cake for which
| have ever since entertained the most
profound contempt--your paw could
have been Congressman, with an aqui-
line nose and Hyperion's curls. Beware
how you sit down on the budding fame
Of Cupid. OF course Adolphus will
spend the money you save him on bill
Iiards and things; but that makes no diff
ference. When he asks you 10 go in and
have some oysters, even if you are hun
cry, dOn I. say you do not approve OF
girls wasting the money Of their future
husbands on trifles when il might be ap-
piled toward furnishing n house. Point
out that for the price Of an oyster stew
you might purchase couple Of towels,
now that toweing is 80 cheap, and that
a saddlerock roast is the equivalent Of q
silver fork plated, of course, but not
easily distinguished from solid silver
or a glass sugar-bowl. This always takes
the young men; it sets them 10 thinking
Of housekeeping and matrimony; il
makes them believe you are the incarna.
tion Of economy, and would make an ex
cellentwiie and 10 they often say thing
which give you hold over them, and
are effective before n Jury" Eliza
treasured up these sagacious counsels
and acted upon them with such earnest
ness and effect that when she came hom,
she WAS an engaged woman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
The Sca.Serpcnt Of Nahant.

:. A. Drake writes i'm Hdrpcr's MlQd-
sine for May: There is one topic with
which the annals of Nahant are indis
soluhly united that we feel natural
ditlidcnCc in approaching, yet cannot in
conscience ignore, and that is the sea
serpent. Words are inadequate To de
scribe the widespread consternation
which the apparition of such monster
created among the hardy population of
our New England sea board, for he was
soon perceived to possess none of the
attributes of n spotlcss and harmless fish,
hut To belong strictly To the reptile tribe.
And what n reptile The most cxae.
gcrated reports of his length prevailed
in the fishing towns of Cape Ann One
skipper swore that he was as long as the
mainmast of seventy-four; another
would eat him If the steeple of Glouces-
ter meeting-house could hold candle To
him for length; still another declared
upon his "afldavy' that having sighted
the shaggy head of the snake early In the
morning, with stiff six knot breeze,
and every thing full, he had been half n
glass in overhauling his tail, M he lay
motionless along the water.
For n time nothing else was talked of
hut the wonderful sea-snake which was
repeatedly seen in Gloucester BAY i'm
August, 1917 and occasionally also i'm
the waters of Nnhant Bay, by hundreds
OF curious spectators, who ran TO the
beaches or pushed off in boats at the first
news of his approach. There was not
hsh-wife along thirty miles OF coast who
did not shake in her shoes when he was
reported in the ofling. But as the time
wore on, and the serpents pacific, even
pusillanimous, disposition became evi- !
dent, courage revived, and though the !
fish was strange one the fishermen de- !
termincd, with characteristic boldness, |
on his capture.
Stimulated, also, by the large reward |
offered for the serpent, alive or dead YES
sels were fitted out, manned by expert |
which cruised i'm the bay. |
The revenue vessel then on the station |
was ordered To keep vigilant lookout.
and her guns doublc-shotted for action. !
Nets were also spread i'm his snakeships
accustomed haunts, and one adventurous
fellow, who had approached 40 near as to
see the white of his glittering eye,
emptied the contents of ducking gun
into the monsters head. But he bore "A
charmed life, and having easily eluded
his pursuers derisively shook the spray
Of Nahant Bay from his tail ere he dis
appeared in the depths of the ocean.
Since this time the gigantic ophidian has !
never revisited Nahant, though tidings |
have lately come of him from other
,limes. His stuffed skin was never des-
lined To adOrn the walls of museum,
and it is doubtful if he will ever know
other pickle than his native brine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
NUMBER 3S.
DEAD
NY HARVEY HOWARD.

Aud she In dead
Dead In the freshness aud mirth Of her childhood,
Dead like beautiful flower in tho wildwood
Where careless feet tread.
Her smile we shall miss,
As though some sweet morning the sunlight should
fail;
We shall ycarn In the night with passionate wall
For her lingering kiss.
Her biriliko sweet voice
No more with its pratuc shall tighten our woe,
Her sweet little feet shall not run to and fro
In the paths Of her choice
We loved her ~ welli
Oh can this cold clay bc the sweet little child
Who never looked up In your face but she smiled;
Whose voice was bell
with clear silver noteY
oh, can this white clay bo the rosy pink girl.
These rigid whitc outlines the chRngcable pearl
OF her beautiful thrOat7
These CLASSY gray things
Have no sign of the hue that graccd by her eye
Her locks Of pure gold cannot show as they lie
Tho grace that life brings.
This IA not the child
This cold thing is Deaths, aud tho child WAS
own,
She left us part Of her (had We but knownn
Each time that she smiled.
Sho stays with us yct
rhe pressure hut now Of her soft hand feel;
hear her low prayer just the same when we kneeli
We cannot forget.
We cannot forget
nj ~ all Deaths efforts To rob vain.
She lives. O'cr her cofiiu | say Il again,
She stays with us yet.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
A Terrible Fate.

In India, lepers are occasionally
buried alive. When a leper is past all
hope Of living more than q few days or
weeks, his nearest relations arrange,
with bis approval, for his immediate In
terment. Self-destruction by burial il
called s0maah, and is regarded as 20
highly meritOrious that the disease is
sure 10 die out in the family OF the vic
tim So lately a. 1875 n leper named
OOmah living and lingering at Serohi,
entreated his wife 10 put an end 70 his
misery. a bunnia, or tradesman, WAS
accordingly engaged 10 make the neces-
sary arrangements, which simply con
sisted in hiring q couple of laborers TO
dig a hole, into which they thrust
Oomah, he consenting 70 his own death
The Durbar, cOerccd by the British
Government, at last took cognizancc of
this incident, and fined the widow one
hundred rupee. The bunnia was sen
fenced 10 three years imprisonment,
and the grave-diggers each to two years
but it is very unlikely that they will un-
dergO half that punishment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
THE HAUNTED WATER.
ny AGNES ErrrIIrE.

Hemmed In by frowning Alpine rock
Lie still, black pool;
Ihither no screaming essles dock,
And, meath the shadow cool.
No weary huntsman comes 90 lave
His hot, flushed face In the icy wave.
No mirrored form Of earth, Of sky,
The waters dark reveal
But, should the way ward traveller try
One daring glance 20 steal
Reflected from his hidden soul,
He sees his hearts desir,s ulroll.
one came and stood 10y the rocky wall
In manhOOd's 's early pride;
He heard sweet voices on him call,
And turned To the waters side,
where passionate glance at its troubled breast
Showed him the one he loved the beet
Fair IS Of old, though the merry CLEAN
From her dear brown eyes had dsd
Could u have been in troubled dream7
Trey told him she was dead
Wisuul she beCkons a rapturous leap
And the waves have closed DER his dreamLe-s
sleep.
And another ventured a hunter brave
Whose heat beat warm and high
As he stood alone by tue fatal wave
And marked with eager eye
The princely deer, that calmly fed
Nor ever raised its antlered head.
uObler game was never slain
How still the creature stands,
And sudden dread DER the hunter came,
And shook his steady hands
One cautious Strp-a aud the vision hcd
As the waters met o'er his drowning head
And another came To that lonely place,
And with restless eager eve
He peere1 into the waters sulen face,
Then uttered a strange, glad cry;
For shallow and clear shoue the wavelets cold
And they upplcd DER sands OF the yellowest
gold.
Gold the image that filled his soul
and siihed each war ucr breath,
Now gltters aud CLEANS as the ripples roll
Enticing him 90 his death.
But the glitter fades into ghastlier gloom
When the victim lies in his watery tomb
And another wRnderer, forced 10 roam,
An exile from the land
That gave him birtL and his faT-ofi home
Stood by that sullen strand
Was he growing mad, that MS downward glance
Encountered the vineyards OF sunny France7
And passionate longing fills his soul
As his str ined eyes see again
His village church, and he hears the roll
OF the curviug, glitteTng Seine;
And the waters over him meet In foam
But the weary exile hath reached his home.
-Ncr York Eren'ng Poa
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

a NEw religious sect called " Puri-
iiers has arisen in the Greek church in
Russia. The Purifiers" make wo-
mems rights a specially Their main new
doctrine is that all must marry on com
ing Of age and that the wife "a the
head Of the family, the husband being
required 10 cone his sins to his wife
once week 10 is to be feared that in
this new church, as in most Of the old
churches, the members will be chiefly
women
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
His Honor and Bliah.
detroit Fro rrcssl

The first peep O. day on these glorious
mornings finds Biiah crawling through
the fence surrounding his little farm.
which he has named "The Angels
Bower sign on the station house
side reads:
"CAwsHUN.
" All cows are notyfed to keep of these
lands, or will be sued cording 10 law.
Also, boys not allowed to cline the
treese or tease the vegetables Z. :.
No bluded stock for sail. h. joy"
Yesterday morning, after months
hard work at agriculture, Biiah found
that he had put in the following:
1T, sage tea, bu. beans,
10. hgS ! chrotso
Jewsharp, peck potatoes
70 lbs, hay Some old rye
lemons. 1 10. Rio coffee
OF course, he is only making com.
mencement. 1t will take year or two
before the chrome and sagc-tea get
hrmly rooted, and one can expect over
half yield of lemons and coffee the
first year. The early hackman, rushing
past the Bower" yesterday morning.
saw BDah putting Jumps of sugar on a
hill TO coax his hay to come up, and
heard him gleefully singing
"Uh VINO would he a sailor man,
And sail upon the scar
Oh who would drive n four horse stage
Or would lawyer be1
Oh who would sit I'm Congress,
Or any office hold,
Instead Of tearing up the soil
Ihe-e mornings sharp and cold7
Ira la-lA,
Ira la-tfc,
n" ono 50 happy
A. mc-me-mei'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

THERE is a place in Kansas called
Bourne, but it is not the Bourne from
VIII ch no traveller retuns--a man gets
away from there just ss soon a. he pos
sibly can.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

THE story comes from Woodstock, VT,
Of an old clock that no tinkerng will
induce 70 run but at every annual gath
ering of the family 10 starts of itself and
keeps ON ticking and striking the hours
until the visitors have departed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

DURING the present scarcity Of ice
some consolation may perhaps be found
IN the prediction Of Prof. Guoning that
in q million years from this timo Ohio
viii he covered with glaciers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

""ulN Nue ltItN-uoCk, or neg tobacco
under the shadow OF the Soldiers Monu-
ment, write il down on the tablets of
your memory that if YOU come here
again this year you'll get lift in the
world that will made your heads swim I"
An Extraordinary Point of Law.
The Manchester Guardian is rosponsi-
bile for very laughabc account Of n
lawsuit which was decided before the
juge de pair of village near Toulouse.
As narrated by our contemporary the
facts would seem to hc these: A certain
peasant in the vicinity of Toulouse
bought COW from one of his neighbors
for the sum OF GOO The bargain
having been made the two specula-
tors retired to a quiet spot TO complete
the transaction-th one To give The
money and receive the COW, and the
other 10 give the COW and receive the
money. The buyer, with an amount of
caution which would argue Scottish de
scent, held his new purchase by n ropc.
while he carefully counted down upon
a wooden log or stump twenty pieces
of twenty francs gold and bank note
of one hundred francs. At this point
the COW, being of an enterprising and
speculative turn of mind, suddenly
interfered in the matter and, TO
use diplomatic phrase good
deal used of late, altered the situa-
tion by making a totally unexpected
dive at the stump and swallowing
the bank-note. Naturally Il row at once
took place between buyer and seller.
the one maintaining that he had paid
for the COW, and the other as stoutly
asserting that he had not received the
price of her, clinching his argument
with the crushing statement that as the
COW now belonged to the buyer and had
pockcted the note in her way the said
document was still in the possession of
the purchaser. The unfortunate Judge
to whom they appealed has asked for
time to think the matter out, and do his
best to cut the GOrdian knot. As our
contemporary remarks the learned
Judge will find it even more Il flicuit TO
decide than the dialectcians of the
Middle Ages-or, as a gentleman of our
acquaintance was once heard TO call
them, the middle-aged dialecticians-
found the celebrated dispute Of porous et
sdccus. The question was this A sack
containing pig WAS carried TO market
by n peasant, and it was sought TO know
whether the man or sack carried the pig.
For fifty, years at least the scholastics
wrote numerous folios ON the subject
without being able tosettle the problem
And yet that was trifling matter com
pared with the present COW and bank
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

wust man in de hull Stait Why. boss,
he hezn't earned dollar 10y hard work
since he was born He's de cons,i-
tushuncl enemy of beer an gin, an dc
midnitc demon what slips inter hen
coops an prevaricateS on dc onsuspectin'
poultry ~
Doan' you believe him, boss He's
down or me kazc know bout his
KILN his ole woman las fallr
=" Kill my ole woman Why, boss, |
was never mar'd in my lifew
The saloon-kccper said that the pane
of glass was worth fifty cents, and after
each prisoner had handed out quarter
his Honor said:
Gentlemen, depart, and as YOU loaf
around the ferry dock, or beg tobacco
under the shadow Of the Soldiers Monu-
ment, write it down on the tablets of
your memory that if YOU come here
again this year you'll get lift in the
world that will made your heads swim %
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

George Jock and Lomuel Jones came
out in Indian fle, and George began.
Who broke dat pane o. plass9 Well.
sab, cf ! war ~ be hung bv de neck for
a hull day an q half. I shu'd stiIl
declar' dat dis Lemuel Jones broke dat
windy. He's q tricky man. boss"
Then Lemucl cleared his throat and
replied
Boss you axes de Guild folkses Of
dis town what dey fink Of die we're
George Jock Jist axes EN-, bos an
sec II dey doan' tell yop dat he il de-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25
HEREAFTER


In after years a twilight ghost shall hIl
With shadowy presence an thy waiting room
From lips of cir thou canst not kiss tho bloom,
Yet at old kisses viii thy pulses thrill.
A nd the old longing thai thou cYuldgf not Kill,
Fceling her presence in the gathering gloom
Will mock thee with the hopelessuess Of DOOM
While she stands there and smiles serene and stili
Thou csnst not vex her then with passions pain.
tali and The silence Will thy call repeat,
But she Will smile there with cold lips and sweet
Forgetlul Ot old tortures and the chain
That once she re-tha tears she wept I'm vain
A. passing from her threshold Of thy feet
Loutss Chandler Monitor IN MqcmN,fdn's
The daily gazette., 1878-04-19
Gas Lfght Ute~>~

All the preliminaries for a gas-fight
are arranged at Akron, Ohio, the com
pany trying to obviate the .ordieance
fixing the price of gas at si.5O per thou
sandr-Chicago has adopted an anti
monopoly gas ordinance. allowing free
trade la gas. Any company is permit
ted to bund works and lay pipes znder
certain general restrictions.-The In
dianapolis new gas works is in trouble
again, the contractors threatening TO
take possession of the works in default
of the interest on bonds.-For some
months past, John Comstock, a promi-
nent capitalist of Peoria, Ill, has been
carrying ON newspaper war with the
Peoria Gas Company, with the object
of making them reduce the price of gas
to 81 per thousand. They came down to
$3.50 and refused to go lower. Com
stock has been busy obtaining subscrip-
tions to stock for a new company, and
on the Sd inst articles of incorporation
of the Citizens Gas Company, with a
capital Of $l00 200, were forwarded to
Springneld.-Eng,neering Ne,os.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-19
Congress YESTERDAY.

In the United States Senate, yerterday,
bill was report to provide for the dis
tribution of the awards made under the
convention between the United States
and Mexico. Mr.. Beck submitted joint
resolution appropriating $4,000 to assist
in erecting monument over the grave
of ex-President Zachary Taylor. in Ken
lucky. Mr.. Dennis reported back from
the committee on commerce Senate bill
granting site for dry dock in the city
of Baltimore, and requesting that it be
referred to the committee on military af-
fairs; so ordered. Senate bill was called
up and passed paying George r. Dennis,
of Md, 94.66 for damages sustained in
having his schooner, w. j. Dennis, run
into and sunk by the government vessel
Gen. Meigs. House bill was passed re-
storing George A. Armes to the rank of
captain in the army, as was also House
bill to prevent the introduction of con-
tagious or INFECTIOUS diseases into the
United States.
In the House the conference report on
the bill making appropriations for the
employment of temporary clerks in the
Treasury Department was concurred in
and new conference ordered. The
Senate resolution for adjournment on the
10th of June was called up, and the
House refused to lay ON the table the mo-
ton by which the House yesterday re-
fused to refer the resolution to the CON-
mittee ON ways and means. The death
of Representative Leonard was announ-
ced and a number of eulogies delivered
The daily gazette., 1878-04-19

Oysters have always been considered
as forbidden food by the Jews, the law
OF M oses prohibiting the eating Of fish
without scales. In consequence, how.
ever, of Mr.. Darwin's theories, a learned
rabbi has arrived at the conclusion thai
oysters are plants, and may therefore be
eaten by jews. An English paper re-
ports that the problem will be submit
ted to grand council.
Garibaldi having instigated voluntary
associations from theAlps to the extreme
ton OF Trieste and Trent to the Italian
kingdom, the Austrian Ambassador at
Rome has requested their suppression.
The fruit importers Of New Orleans
are complaining of the quarantine regu-
lations. The fumigation of their cargoes
1t is said, ruins the fruit, which the deal
ers hold is not liable to infection.
The habits and varieties of the herring
have at length been determined by the
Schleswig- II olstein commission, and the
artificial cultivation of the fish has been
commenced in that province.
Recent experiments proved that the
monster ironclad Dlulfo, bearing four
one hundred ton guns, and built at Cas-
tellamare, near Naples, has velocity of
fourteen knots per hour.
Teeumseh Sherman is preparing for
another Indian war. Reduce the
Indians to ten thousand men and in
crease the army to two hundred thousand
Is his motto.
The descendants of Alexander the
Great in Macedonia are murmuring over
their sudden Transformation into Bull
garians by the treaty of San Stefano.
The municipality of Florence has sus.
pended payments for three months
causing profound commotion among its
creditors.
The latest official census gi YES Italy a
pODulati0n of 2R 4O1 liza aouia
The daily gazette., 1878-04-19
ALSO.

Our Custom Department, which has
special attraction at the present time on
account of the endless varieties of styles
in Foreign and Domestic Goods for
Spring Suits, Business Suits, Dress Suits,
and Wedding Suits, which are being made
to suit the person and the pocket. Do
not fail to visit our Establishment and see
the styles and prices. All Welcome
Thanking the public for their liberal pat
ronage in the past, we hope by our Square
Dealing to merit the same in the future.
THE BOSTON ONE PRICE CLOTHING
STORE, No. 213 Market Street, and 212
Shipley Street, Wilmington, Del.
We. HOLMES, Prop'r.
B.-Branch Store in Middletown, in
the Town Hall, with johnson Bros.
ap16-ty1d&w V. E. IL.
The daily gazette., 1878-04-19
BULLS COUGH SYRUP

A fresh supply just received and for sale
z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market SITS.
H. II. II. Horse Liniment.
A fresh stock received, and for sale by
q. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market SITS.
Majors Centennial Cement.
For mending broken China, Marble or
z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market Sts.
Wire Hair Brushes,
Very superior to bristle brushes they
mpart cooling and refreshing sensation
o the scalp. For sale BY ,us nn,m
Cor. Sixth and Market SIS.
Leibig's Extract of Meat,
whn,S. IN Sl6., Aib., ZIP. and Id. jars, is sold
wholesale and retail; i nYK nYKAnEs HE1r.
Cor. Sixth and Market streets.
Palmer's Dandelion Coffee,
Is not only less injurious than real cof
used II 70 have positive remedial effects.
sale and retail. by z. JAMES BELT, T
Cor. Sixth and Market streets.
Hubball's Prepared Wheat.
This popular article OF children's food,
may be had fresh, of
z. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market streets.
Chlorate of Potassium.
one barrel just received, and sold whole
sale and retail, by u. JAMES BELT,
Cor. Sixth and Market streets.
Nursing Bottles and Fittings,
In great variety. For sale by
u. JAMES BELT,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.