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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
Simple improvements.

With proper care and little inge-
nuity, very humble home may be
made pleasant and attractive. Furni-
ture is often discarded because il has
grown shabby, when it might easily be
renovated and made serviceable. For
instance, if you have among your furni-
ture chamber-set that has become old
fashioned or dilapidated, before you dis
pose OF it, see how nicely you can make
IT look with a trifling outlay Of time
and money. Have some paint mixed
for you of any pretty light tint, and
give the furniture two even coats Of it,
After it is dry varnish it, and ] am
sure you will think the improvement
compensates for the labor Kitchen
chairs and tables, or any of the com
mon wooden furniture of which there
is more or less in all our houses, may be
improved in the same way. Very
pretty drapery window curtains for
sleeping rooms may be made out Of
cheap bOrdered percale. They should
hang from q cornice covered with a
plating Of the bordering, and looped
back with a band Of the same. have
seen room furnished with one of the
furnished sets mentioned above, blue
and white percale curtains and a simple
mating on the floor, that had a charm
ing effect. One who is obliged to put
the best side out with the least expense.
knows the satisfaction there is in such a
success. Perfect order and ncatness
will lend an air OF elegance to the most
cheaply furnished room, if good taste is
observed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
Lincoln's Acquaintance With n Horses
pints"

On Lincoln's return home from one of
his circuits, SAYS the Chicago Tribune,
Mrs. l.. presented him with a new horse
and double carriage; but il was some
time before she could persuade him To
take ride. One afternoon, business
being rather lax, he consented To try the
speed ot the gentle but rather slow trot-
ter. All that could he seen of the "com-
ing man of the nation" by his neigh
bors, as he peered through the shutters
I'm surprise, was his homely face between
his spindled knees. He was urging the
animal along by slapping him with the
lines, and "Getup, cluck-cluck, Charley
go-long" Meeting and old neighbor,
who aCcosted him with "Ah, hem ~
All, hem, so IL is; get up, Charley
replied Lincoln, while Mrs. l.. in the
rear seat, frowned at the impudence of
the neighbors, and expressed an opinion
To her lord and master. On another oc-
casion he had as usual collected a crowd
OF fellow citizens about him, who were
listening to his anecdotes, when the sub
Ject OF horses was introduced. An old gen
tleman, who, il was well-known, owned a
fancy stud of age, was illustrating the
good qualities in the animal. Lincoln
remarked that he had one that he would
swap insight and unseen 1t was
agreed that they should bring the
horses to the northeast corner OF the
square at a certain hour in the after
noon. The old gentleman was the first
to arri we with his bone yard" in a
few minutes Lincoln was seen coming
around the corner with rickety saw
horse on his shoulder; but, before he
could reach the trysting place, the
other Jockey disappeared down the
alley. The foregoing incidents were re-
lated to me by the gentleman who now
occupies the Lincoln house. | spent
two days with him, and have many I'M
teresting facts that have never been
given TO the public, which l will give
you as | have time To write them out.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
Cure for Drunkenness

The Scientific Amerio1n contains an &C.
count of an experimental test Of Liebig's
theory for the cure Of habitual drunken.
ness. The experiment consisted of a
simple change Of diet, and was tried up
on twenty-seven persons, with satisfac-
tory results. The diet proposed is farina-
ceous, and in the cases reported was com
posed Of maccaroni, haricOt, beans, dried
peas and lentils. The dishes were made
palatable by being thoroughly boiled
and seasoned with butter or olive oil.
Breads Of a highly glutinous quality
were used, care being taken 20 prevent
their being soured in course Of prepa-
ration. In this explanation Of the
theory, Liebig remarks that the disincli-
nation for alcoholic stimulants, after
partaking Of such food Is due 10 the
carbonaceous starch contained therein.
which renders unnecessary and distaste-
ful the carbon Of liquors. IF this plan
proves successful IL will be the medium
OF eiiecting more thorough reform than
years Of legislative enactment or spasms
OF social work can possibly accomplish.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
Thirty Years Record I'm Europe
ana America Of Attempts on the
Lives of Rulers.

! lSlS-November 26.-The life of the
Duke of Modena was attempted
! lSi9-June 2l.-The Crown Prince of
! Prussia was attacked at Minden.
lS6l-May 2'.-Sefcloquc, work
man, shot at Frederick William Nv,
King of Prussia, and broke his forearm.
1S50-June 2S.-Robcrt Pate, an ox-
Lieutenant in the army, attempted to
a. a'sassinate Queen Victor n.
lS52-Septembe -. 49, An Internal
machine was found at Marseilles, with
which il had been intended to destroy
Napoleon III.
lS63-February Is. - The Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria was gricv-
ously wounded in the head while walk
ing on the ramparts at Vienna, by a
Huncarian tailor named Lihzens.
lS5S-April l6.-An attempt on the
life of Victor Emmanuel was reported
to the Italian Chamber.
1S53-July 6.-An attempt was made
To kill Napoleon III AZ he was entering
the Opera Comiquc.
1S54-March 20.--Ferdinand Charles
Ill, Duke of Parma, was killed by an
unknown man, who stabbed him in the
abdomen.
ls55-April 2S.-Napoleon III was
fired at in the Champs Elysees by
Giovanni Piancri.
1S56-April 2s.-Raymond Fuentes
was arrested i'm the act of firing on
Isabella, Queen of Spain.
1S56-Decembe S.-Agesilas Milano,
soldier, stabbed Ferdinand III of
Naples with his bayonct.
lS57-August l. Napoleon | II again
Bartoleti, Gibaldi and Grillo were
sentenced to death for coming from
London To assassinate him.
lS6S-January l4.-NapolCon III for
the fifth time. Orsini and his associates
threw Illuminating bombs ut him as he
was ON his way To the opera
1861 - July liking William of
Prussia was for the first time shot at by
Oscar Becker, n student, at Baden
Baden. Becker fired twice at him, but
missed him.
lS62--December lS.--A student named
Dossios fired pistol at Queen Amalia
OF Greece princess of Oldcnberg,) at
Athens.
lS63-Decembe 2i-Four more CON
sprators from London against the life
of Napoleon III were arrested at Paris.
l866-April l4--Presidcnt Lincoln
was shot by J. Wilkes Booth.
lS66-April Ga Russian named
XavarasoG attempted Car Alcxander's
life mt st. Petersburg. He was foiled
by peasant, who was onnoblcd for the
deed.
1867. The Czar's life was again at
tempted during the great Exposition, at
review in the Bois dc Boulogne, at
Paris.
1S68-June 10.-Prince Michael of
Servia was killed 10y the brothers
Radwarowitch
1S71-The life Of Amadeus, then
newly King of Spain, was attempted.
lS72- August. - Colonel Gutierrez
assas.inated President Balta of the Re
public of Peru.
l873-January President Morales
OF Bolivia was assassinated.
1875 - August. - President Garcia
Maeno of Ecuador was assassinated.
1877 49, June - President Gill of
Paraguay was assassinated by Com
mander Molas.
1878-May 1.-The Emperor William
of Germany was shot at again, this
time by Emile Henri Max Hoedel, aiias
Lehman, the Socialist Lehman, it will
be remembered, fired three shots at the
Emperor, who was returning from u
drive with the Grand Duchess of Baden,
but missed him.
To this list we must now add third
attempt on the life of the Emperor
William at Berlin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

WE have just now heard a cabbage
story, which we will cook up for our
laughter-lOying readers. ooh ! loves
you like anythngw said a young man
20 his sweetheart warmly pressing her
hand. DittoW said she, gently re-
turning the pressure. The ardent lover,
not happening 70 be Overlearned, was
sorely puzzled to understand the mean
ing OF ditto, but was ashamed 10 expose
hisignorance by asking the girl. He
went home, and the next day, ue ine at
work in the cabbage yard with his father.
he spoke out. Daddy. what's the
meaning of dittoT Why" said tho
old man, this here is one cabbage-head.
amt it|' Yes. daddy" "WelI, that
ar's ditto" Rot that ar good-for-
nothin' galW CALCULATED the indignant
son she called me cabbage-head, and
I'll never go 10 see her againT
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
The Japanese Idea Of Hell.
Now York Trihnne.


One of the curious articles exhibited
at liiianys is scarf of gray Canton
Grape, which portrays the internal re-
glons, according To the japanese idea.
The scarf is nine yards long, and n half
yard wide. The first scene represents
Satan on earth seeking new victims.
The arch fiend appears as sulphuric,
yellowish-green demon, with protruding
horns, cioven feet, and dem niacal ex-
preston, Turing his victims into his net.
and plunging them into fiery depths.
They appear to fall into nest of burn
ing scorpions, where they are tantalized
by glimpse of their friends enioyinp
themselves in lake of cool water. In
the next scene, Satan takes the form of
an immense dragon, with his human vic
TINS crouching in terror at his feet.
They are mercilessIy dragged into court,
and the judge is repr, sented as condemn
ing them to be tied to rocks. and TO have
red-hot lead poured down their throats.
They are then chased by hyenas through
a field OF open knives and other shaTp
instruments. The victims are next por-
trayed as being tortured by having their
limbs sawn off and by being thrown into
revolving wheel of FIRE. Satan next
appears to be looking out for new vic
Tins on field of battle. Some of these
victims are made to hug red hot stove
pipes, while Satan himself, with smile,
l. tanning them. Others are swimming
in seas of blood, surrounded by laugh
ing demons. Others, still, are seated in
cauldron of red hot sui phur, having
their tongues pulled out Some are rep
resented as carrying heavy burdens Of
coal and throwing it into the fire to burn
new victims. His satanic majesty isnext
represented as feeding his subjects with
rice, presumably to give them strength
with which 20 endure Rreater torture.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
Burne's SensibiIity.

An anecdote of the poet who made
Scotland famous i'm song suggests how
largely the poetic temperament is made
up Of imagination and sensibility Rob
ert Burns, being on visit TO Edin-
burgh, was invited TO the house of DR..
Ferguson, where he met the most bril-
liant literary society of the city. At first,
Burns seemed little inclined 20 mingle
with the other guests. He walked about
the room, looking at the pictures on the
walls. Suddenly his attention was ar
rested by print representing soldier
lying dead on the snow, his dog sitting
in misery on one side-on the other his
mourning widow with a child in her
arms. Underneath were these lines.
"Cold on Canadian bills. or Mind. Ms plain,
Perhaps that parent Vept he soldier slaiu-
Beut DER her babe her eye dissolved in dew,
The Big drops miDgl ng with the milk no drew
Gave the sd presage of his future yr,rs
The CHILD Of misery baptized ~ tears
The poet began reading aloud the
lines, but, before getting tO the end, his
voice faltered, and his big eyes filled
with tears. His imagination made the
scene so real TO him that his quick sym
pathy was excited. Turning TO the
company, and pointing to the picture,
he asked 49,
Can any one tell me who wrote these
lines7"
For = minute or two no one answered
then pale lame boy, the friend Of the
son Of the host, said in n negligent
manner They're written by one Lang
horne"
To another question, the boy replied
that they would be found in q poem en-.
titled The Country justice" -" Thank
you" said Burns, looking at the hoy
earnestly. You'll be q man yet, sir.
The boy was young Walter Scott, then
unknown 10 fame.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

The failure Of the Stewart Hotel
might have been avoided If the late Mr..
Stewart had read the Small Talk more
regularly. II has often been repeated
here that the softer sex can not be sep
arated from the other one. Our charms
are such that the poor creatures find
them irresistible. The coarsest and
grossest Of us are treasures TO them.
Even the toughest Of the women sunra-
gists have little man tackled 10 them
some way, and drag him about with
them, thinking he is sweet, no matter
how ugly and Insignificant he may seem
70 his sex. Even if Mr. Stewart had
not recognized this affinity Of the sexes.
he ought 10 have known that il is Gus.
tomary to marry, and that women can
not be kept from doing what is custom.
airy. .-- COtuicr Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

THERE died in an asylum near Lon
don, the other day, a lunatic in whose
stomach one thousand eight hundred
and iorty-one indigestible articles were
found--namely, twenty buckles. four
teen bits Of glass, ten pebbles, three
pieces Of string, piece Of copper, a
fsh-hoOk, pin, nine brass buttons, and
one thousand seven hundred and eighty.
two tacks and nails.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
NUMBER 40.
LINES rO a puILOSOPuER.

Speak, q yc judges of the earth,
III Just your sentence he;
Or must not Innocence appeal
TO heaven from your decree.
Your wicked hearts aud judgments are
Alice by malice Swaykd.
Your gripping hands 10y mighty bribes,
loViolcnCc BETRAYED.
To virtue. strangers from the womb,
Their Infant steps went wrong
They prattlcd rlRnder, aud In lies
Employed their lsping tongue.
No serpent Of parchcd Aries breed
Does ranker poison bear;
The druwsy adder will as soon
Unlock HIS Eullen ear.
We sinners round, come view the ground
Where you will shortly lie.
Soc the mighty host advancing,
Satan leading onl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
A Female Diver.

A reporter introduced himself to n
pleasantfaced, sun-browned lady, who in
her unassuming personality represents
the only female rival TO Boyton, Sydney
Cook, and other famous professional
divers of the century, and was gratifed
TO hear that Mrs. Consadine would detail
her strange experiences with pleasure
Originally wardess of steamship, on
boaId which her husband served az head
waiter, she had gone with him 10 Mexico
upon his entering the service Of pearl
fishing company as diver. Watching
her husband and his mates at their work,
she fancied she would like 10 share their
labOrs. Her first experiment was made
in shallow water, and she came up bleed
ing at the nostrils, mouth and ears, and
tainted upon reaching the surface
Nothing daunted, she tried il again and
again, until she found herself able TO re-
main under water a long as any Of the
men. In 1874, Mr.. Consadine was sufTo-
Gated through the breaking Of his air
supplying tube, and his widow succeeded
TO The vacancy Physically her sex
proved no hindfance, but the people at
the fisheries were lOath TO employ her,
and she would have had TO give up her
strange calling but for a Captain Hartley,
who gave her n Job on the schooner
Gaviota, vessel carrying smuggled sil-
yer, which had sunk on sandbank
eighteen miles from the shore, iD seventy
five feet OF water. The adventurous wo-
man found her task 80 unpleasant that
she was inclined TO Telinquish il after
once going down; but nettled by the
way the men sneered at her on account
of her sex, she persevered until the last
cask Of dollars was brought up.
That she held out TO the end says much
for Mrs. COnssdine's courage. One day,
Pablo Vasquez, frst-rate diver, went
down TO put torpedo in position 10 blow
up the schooner's deck. Before he had
come up again, the man in charge Of the
battery exploded the torpedo, and Pablo
was killed. On another occasion she was
down at the bottom when the Mexicans
attacked the Americans, and the man In
charge Of the air-pump had 10 leave his
post TO defend himself OF course there
was sudden stoppage Of the air supply.
She felt n frightful sense Of oppression
at the chest, there WAS a thunderOus roar
ing in her ears, and hot shiver ran
through her body. Luckily the man at
the single-line was still at his place. and
answered her call, bringing her to the
surface nearly dead, her face all black
and blOod-stained. Another two minutes
under water would have killed her; as it
was, she was incapaciated for work for
p couple days. No wonder that, brave
rs she had proved herself TO be, the femi-
nine diver, when asked il she intended
to follow the perious calling any longer,
shook her head significantly, as she re-
piled, No more Of IL for me-"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22
sONGIOF THE CLAY.

soNGiOf THE CLAY.
lie in state.
lnsenSate clay
And on me wait
long array
That celebrate
My festal day.
solemn and slow
About they 20,
And say, as they pace,
What n smile on nay facet"
Well may smile with perfect paoe.
10 greet the hour Of my release
W w hen the thing that vexed me aea,
Inc stricken mourners murmured a. Dead -
Dead-what Is deadf / lie at rest
no longer driven and distressed;
ghe tyrant viii at last is still,
mat tortured me with good and IN.
Alive, they said, " Alas, how wornl
How sad the face how full of scornp'
Iormentii me forever;
Restless, weary, sick with sin,
Mad with vain cndeavor.
Now shall turn 10 waving grass.
Bendiug To the airs that pass:
Upward mount I'm flick ring flame;
sleep In the dust from whence 1 came:
by warning waves be hercely hurl d;
On wandering winds blow round tho world
And fall again
Iothe earth iu rain
houlless motion and soulless rest
hid OF my ssul, now am blesti
q H., IN HarTpeT'S Magazine for June
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

Mr.. JAMES y. MCKINLEY, writing
from Kansas where he has resided for
eighteen years, 70 the Venango Spectator,
gives intending emigrants TO that virgin
State some good advice. He says: ~
do not ask any one to come 10 Kansas on
my recommendation, but simply say, il
you come, beware Of the land agents
and see for yourself "-P Phiiodelphia Re.
card
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

a FRENCHMAN has invented field
piece which will fire seven times sec
ond, and is so simple that child can
nOndcrstand howitzerrauged Yet such
"a dcath-dealing art-illy repays the in
ventOr, however much he gets for IT, We
should be sorry TO see Dame Columbiad-
10 70 her weapons.--Ne,g York Grspkie.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

IN the year 1923 there were but three
miles Of railroad in the whole United
States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-22

TO lend a man "a quarter" politely
requires considerable GOODNESS and self
control. To be slow and ceremonious
about it implies distrust; 70 slap down
the coin with bang" indicates irrita-
ton, while 10 search all your pockets in
succession conveys the impression that
you will be left penniless by the trans
action. a smiling, quick promptness
marks the gentleman i'm this crisis .--
WOrid
AN atom Of lead is one S88, 400, ,OO0,.
O00, 900 part Of n cubic inch.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
CARNIVAL FUN IN SOUTH AMERICA
lSan Francisco Chronicle. !

i"Hu ihltisCo tNlouICle-
BUENoS AYREs. January, 1875
One house in particular attracted my
attention, aud while gazing at the
richly furnished room through the
wide opem window | suddenly re-
ceived a shower of eau de cologne in
my face, completely binding me for
the instant. NV discontinue was
intensified by the merry laughter of
Il beautiful Young lady who happened
to be my assailaut, aud who courte-
ously invited me withiu-fOr be 1t
remembered, no etiquette il observed
during the carnival festivities. Ac-
cepting her invitation, | was ushered
into a richly furnished apartment and
invited by her 10 engage in a mock
battle, the weapons to be used being
The "pOnI;tO,' al instrumPht charged
with scented waters. Procuring n
| accepted her challenge, aud while
defending myself against her attacks
was sriz"d from brhind, and before |
could offer any resistance was sud
icriy prccipitatet into a huge tub of
water, from which | emerged in a
sorry plight. much to the amusement
of the young lady and her two
brothers. the latter being the cause
of my misfortune. Laughing with
them at the Joke they had played up
"n me | hurriedly returned TO my
hotel to procure q change of ra!inent,
drlerm ned TO be a%littIe more careful
III accepting further i%uvitatious to
"itrr strange domicile-. no matter
how b"wichiug or enchanting the
far goddess might be who reigneG
therein. | hurried down ihe street in
the direction at my hotel my wet gar
In"uts attracted attention, and / be-
came the target tor showers Of pgga,
the ndur- of which We're not those
from Arlhy the Blest. was indeed
I s"rry-l""king spectacle when |
reached my rooms.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1873,
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Samuel W. Scott and Mary E.
w scott, his wife, by their certain deed of
truSl, dalei the 23rd day OF June, lss5, aud re-
corded IN the recorders Office Tor Lafayette.
county. and STAG OF Missouri, III deed book No.
20. at page $50. conveyed 10 the undersigned.
trustee, the following described town lots
situate, lying ana being in the county o! Lafav-
elite. aud state Of Missouri tU-wIt. The south
half and u ~frartI"n over one-hali vi The following
t"scrIn"d "trip oil Ian IN the city OF lexington,
Mo, situated between block number thirty.hve
1850, in the iirst addition To the city OF Lexin.ton
ana Oliver AndersOn's addition to the city o.!
Lexington at L point siNtcen DO feet north Of
the northwest corner of SAID block talr;y-ive
[S5), running thence north on i liHe with Ceiar
street tilty-nine t59l feet 10 an alley, theme. east
on n line with SAID alley one hundred and fty
(l50) feet. thence south tlty-seven so icet 10
an alley. thence west on r line with said alley
one hundred and fifty NS0> feet to the begiunlng;
the part of said land being 3 part OF the south
eide of said strip of lands and bounded a. fol-
lows. to-wIt; beginning on the southwest
ming thence north on q line with Cedar street
thirty tSD) feet - a certain post in the
center OF said strip Ofland, thence east one hum
drei and ffly $50 feet to the middle of The strip
of land between the alley bounding Andrrson's
addition 10 the city OF Lexington and the alley
bounding the nrst addition 10 Lexington, run
ming thence southw esterly eight C) feet six 10y
inches to the alley thence west on q line with
SAID alley one hundred and fifty U50) feet TO the
beginri ing; the ground hereby conveyed fronting
thirty 1907 feet on Cedar street. and running east
one hundred and fity tlJ0) feet, and being about
twenty-cight C2S) feet six tl inches wide ut the
east emu; which SAID conveyance was maue IN
trust to secure the payment Of a certain promis-
sorry note therein mentioned and described. and
whereas, said note Is now due and remains
unpaid: Now, therefore,, at the request of the
legal holder and owner OF said note. AMI under
and in pursuance of said deed OF trust, l. the
undersigned. trustee, Will on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1875,
between The hours of ten O'Clock In the forenoon
and four O'Clock IN the afternoon of that day, in
front OF the courthouse door, in the city of Lex
inEton. Lafayette county, Missouri, expose TO
sale at public vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash In hand, The above described real estate. for
the payment Of said note and interest. aud the
cost and expenses Of this trust.
THOMAS G. BLEDSOE,
ian2fti IruaIte