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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-01

Soda water is simply carbonic-acid gas
soaked In water. The carbonic-acid gas is
obtained by pouring sulphuric acid over
marble chips or dust. The gas is passed
through water several times 10 free IL from
all trace Of the sulphuric acid and is then
pumped into strong steel receptacle, in
which 'purc water. The soda fountain Is
generally au elaborate marble affair. costing
from 500 10 $4,000. Generally n soda
fountain in drug store will pay the rent Of
the store at tleast. and sometimes much more.
Fountains arcfcd from one draught tube and
five sirups to six tubes and twenty-five
sirups. At some places :hey have pure
fruit sirups, and at others-thoy shy thoy
have. The first patent for soda water was
taken out in England in 1907, yet tho soda
fountain in all its glory is only to he seen in
America. In this country there is at least
$4,000, 900 invested i'm sOda-watcr manu-
factories, fountains, etc and yet YOU can
get a drink for D cents. The tariff used to
be 0 cents and then n young man with n
party Of ladies dreaded the sight Of foun-
tain or the sound Of its sizzlc but hard times
had the same effect on soda as on every
thing else. II the price were further low
cred 20 cents there is little doubt but q
great increase Of consumption and profit
would result.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-01

--Rowell made about three dollars
very minute OF his walk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-01

". de Beaumont, the president Of
the geographical society Of Geneva,
proposes that longitude, instead Of be-
ing reckOncd from Greenwich, Paris.
FerrO or Washington, a. at present,
shall be reckOned from an initial ineri-
dian passing through Behring's strait
between North America and Asia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
Judicial Sale.

Pursuant to q decree Of the Circuit
Court of Preston County, rendered at the
Spring term 1879, in the chancery cause
of VIM. G. Brown VS.. VIM. III. Hartman
ct ais, will on the 3rd day Of Ootobar,
1879, the first day of the Fall term of the
CIRCUIT O?u ri Of said county, at the front
door of the Courthouse thereof, offer for
sale to the highest bidder. the real estate
deereed therein to be sold. 1t being the
Martin Mill property, situated two miIss
west of Kingwood on the Tunnelton
road, in said county, consisting of Is
acres and 26 rods OF land, with valuable
water gfist and saw mill, together with
the dwelling and out-houses on said land
The properly is very valuable, of easy
access, and altogether very desirable.
Terms of sale. The SAIL sale will be
made for sufficient cash in hand to pay
costs ofsuit and proper charges for sale,
residue upon a credit Of g, l2 and rs
months.' purchaser eYardtihg' interest
bearing notes with good security there's
for. JNO. BA RTON PAYNE
lAug 3Ot4 Special Com r..
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problem, and this the $eKtension of
the Pittsburgh Southern road solves.
B. 1t is a prospectively profitable
road. Aside from all else, enough
10 known OF the necessary demand 10
this city for the iron ores OF West
Virginia for it 10 be certain that It's
trade will be large and profitable g.
Pittsburgh now uses 1000 tons of
pig iron, and will steadily increase
it's amount. With equal ores to
Lake Superior, at So ton less, it is
.pot question where our supply
will come from. Tue stock and
bonds OF this road, TO a small amount
are now to be put on the market to
complete the road TO the West Vir-
GINA line. We advise our capital
ists and manufacturers that it is a
good investment, both as to safety,
security and repayment. It will
pay good dividend, and develop
the prosperity Of Pittsburgh. It is
proposed to close this matter up in
very brief time. We hope ali our
interested manufacturers and CAPT.
taliste will at once. look into this
matter thet the city may have the
benefit, -,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
A Merlted Compliment.

"A Mer1ted Compliment.
We clip the following notice OF one of
Berkeley couuty's most distinguished cit
liens, from the Louisville Courier Jour-
nal" II was the conclusion OF an admira-
BILE letter written by correspondent of
that papsrs from, Harpcr's Ferry:
"TheGubernssorial Contest In this State,
which has in q measure I, slresdy begun,
promises to be an interesting, one. One
would very naturally infer from the mum,
Der of candidates in the field for the NOM
nation that the Office is one which insures
either handsome pecInisry reward or
vast amount of glory 10 The occupant.
The Hon. G. j. Faulkner, whom you will
remember as the minister from this coun-
try TO France at the beginning of the war,
and who afterwards became a member OF
the staff of Stonewall Jackson, is the
most prominent gentlemen spoken of in
that connection. Mr. Faulkner although he
has expressed himself as not desiring the
Office, is beyond a doubt the choice of
large majority of the people, and should
he consent 10 become candidate, will re-
ceiye an almost unanimous nomination in
the Slate Convention next year. Mr..
Faulkner ia gentlemsa Of untarnished
integrity and great ability. .and would not
only fill with 'cEedit the GuberIetorial
chair of the young State OF West Virginia,
but is fully adequate 10 the discharge, OF
the duties of the highest Office In the ma
M kA
sprung the great question of military duty
due European Governments by their expa-
triated subjects in America. He pressed
the matter vigorously upon Napoleon dur
Ing his residence in Paris as our Minister,
and finally succeeded in obtaining the first
concession ever made upon that point.
MIR. Faulkner wrote as follows In one OF
his dispatches upon this subject: "Eo ex-
ercise of personal liberty is held by US
more essential to human happiaess than
the right of a man of mature years to
abandon community whose laws, relig-
ion, climate, form of government, or sys-
tenn of industrial pursuits are found de.
structive OF his peace and comfort, and 10
identify himself with another nation of
people, If consistent with their policy,
whose taste and institutions are more con-
genial to his own. His allegiance to his
native country is by this act severed for.
ever. He experiences a new political
birth. broad and impossible line sep
afates him from his native land. Should
he return there for temporary purposes of
business or pleasure, he goes there an
American citizen, with all the privileges
and obligations of his new nationality full
ly impr ssed upor him." GIRTH.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

+ On the death Of Gen. Hood, a. few
weeks ego. we publisheda brief bio
graphical sketch Of his life. which 80
excided / no. ire Of opI stslwEt neigh.
Dor of the Johr7,ad that he. has ia
ken frequent oGeasien since 10 refer
10 it in such manner as to appeal to
the prejudice and hale Of his read
fers. In his last issne, tnst he might
make this appeal more effective. he
INDUCED q young man. resident Of
J Krng,dood, and Republican, to
sign himself IA True Democrat" to a
commnpication, in which our offence
ia Publishing 9 sketch ofo the dead
soldier .js severely snimadyerted up
on, and which claims to give expires.
sion to public sentiment in Lyon
sDistricsy upon the subject.
For the man who is 80 hopeless "
besotted as not to be able TO see That,
'oafAdieie upon that occasion was
timely and proper, we feel only pro-
.fspnd pity. In this connection, we
would earnestly sdmonish our people.
of all parties, against that dangerous
and insidious species Of demagogism
which panders to mems baser pas
sions ard which lives and thriyes on
.contentiQa and strife. ID
{ We should remember the great
civil war which swept our land and
baptised it in fraternal blood. as the
Tneans BY which all just and reasor-
,abls cause for sectional bitter ness
and hate were forever removed, and
by Vhich every bar to National uni
'ty and peace and greatness were for
ever broksR down, What can it
matter new what part We took or
which side we espoused in, that strug-
tsisc provided We were honest and
sincere AS freemen, our honest
convictions of right must ever con-
etitqte ogE highest and safest and
best rule of action. Our concern
should not be With the dead past,
but with the living present sndathe
future. Instead of keeping old
wounds open and bleeding, let us
snoint andsbind them up. We have
surely had enough Of war, let us now
.bSat peace. Let our Union be not
merely forced union Of States, but
q spontaneous union Of hearts and Of
6axds s''t - @'''s-s - =
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Commissioners Sale.
VIM. NJ. Loar's Adm L

VIM. NJ. Loar's Admir-
r-.' ps. In chancery
VIM. NJ. Loar's heirs ct al
Pursuant TO the provisions of de-
cree, in the above cause, rendered at the
NoVgfnbor term thereof, 1878, the,gnder-
signed commissioner, will, on Monday
October 9th, 1879 (being Court day. in
front of the Court house, in KingwoOd,
offer for sale the tract of land In the Lii
and proceedings in saitl cause mentioned
Description; The property referred TO
consists of a farm, lying near Reedsville
in the most fertile portion of our county,
having thereon good improvements, and
containing 100 acres
:, TERMS: So much cash i'm hand as will
be sufficient to pay the costs Of suit and
expenses Of sale, and for tie residue,
upon a.Credit of0, ~ and II months, the
purchaser executing interest bedfihe
notes with good personal security, for
the deferred indictments. Sale will
commence at O'clock p. NJ
X. w. MONROE, Com'r.
Kingwood Sept. 5, '70,-SS.25H
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

WAsH1EoToN, Sept. 2a.--Tt has
been suggested that VIM. M. E7arts
would not be averse to resigning his
position in the Cabinet to accept the
poet Of Minister to the Court Of St,
James,. The gentleman who will
be selected to fll the vacancy caused
By ez.Minister Welsh's resignation
nupt he qualified to conduct nego-
tiations for the modification Of the
Washington treaty concerning the
fisheries, and 10 arrange, If possible,
q conference'o 90 the subjeot Of an
international colo standard Of value
Mr.. Evsrts could be depended upon
70 perform those duties ia bis own
peculiar way. There is no doubt
but that ex-Gov. Fenton OF New
York can have the English Mission
If be demands it. Mr. Hayes, how
ever, does not desire ex- Gov. Feniop
70 80 abroad and has requested him
TO remain 10 the East this wiptsr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
GRANT STILL A CANDIDATE.

Gen. Grants friends say that his only re-
naming ambition is to be allowed to settle
back into the peace and quiet of private
citizenship. The managers who are exhIb-
ting MIN IN California neglect no opportu.
nifty to advertise this desire. At the came
time they are doing their utmost to bafle
H.,
If Grant ia weary of travelling around,
being stared at by crowds and made the
pivot of q complicated system of Hunky-
ism, both i1te-eEtcd and dlsinterested, his
way out ia very plain. He has only to buy
ticket to Galena and take the first train
East.
The Hon. Elihu b. Washburne announ-
ces that the citizens Of Gslena intend to
>fut Gen. Grants house in that town in
perfect repair and furnish II throughout
for him. Going into retirement will there
fore be an inexpensive operation for Gen.
Grant, il retirement is what he wants;
, Bat instead of taking short road to the
privacy and rest for. which his soul Yearns,
Gen. Grant proposes to subject himself to
the fortunes Of publicity for several months
longer. He accepts the programme which
the flunkies and intriguers who surround
him have arranged. He is not a man TO
sacrifice his own comfort to the gratifica
ton of any number of gaping fools. If
he really desired to 60 into reti. sment, he
would co.. III,
1t was not until the unpopulsrity of the
Third Term dee became apparent, that
Gen. Grants dieinclination to hold the of
fee again was in any way manifested.
his more prudent friends took their cue at
once. His injudicious friends continued
10 shout for the Third Term. Who be-
l!eyeo that Grants prudent friends are
less ANXIOUS than his noisy and iDjudicious
friends to zee him once more In the White
dIouse2 The only difference between them
10 in what they sayu The foolish Third
Termers shout, eve will put him through
with booml7 The wise ones say, "It is
only Ia case of national emergency Of
the gravest character that this patriot
would consent to become candidate"
There is much less prospect now OF
Grants being President for third term
than there was two years ago, or even
six months ago. Bat this lie not because
Grant is any the less candidate. MOI
lie il because those who would profit by
his reelection have abandoned theli
/ schemes.
Grant is not out Of the field. Until the
Republican Convention has met and nom
mated a candidate tor President, and
until that candidate has written his letter
of acceptance, he will not be out of the
field. He has billeted himself upon the
/ people for the remainder Of his life. HC
would accept any nomination that prornis
ed 10 elect him. If he believed that Tho
! Democratic party stood good chance Il
carry the election, he, Republican now,
you'd accept the Democratic nomination
in 1890 az unhesitatingy as he, Demos
Graf, .aocePted the Republican nomination
| 10 1859.
Other candidates for the Republican
nomination will do well TO bear this In
mind. And the people will do well u
bear Il In miDd.--TN. Y. Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
Threatening Us with a Railroad

Threatening Us with q Railroad
A very general feeling is being
stirred ~ at Pittsburgh for the i'm
mediate extension OF the Pittsburgh
Southern railroad to the West Wiz
ginia line. They feel assured that
when the road reaches this point.
which Is only fifty miles fron the
present terminus, the people OF
West Virginia will be so thoroughly
aroused to it's Importance to the
State, that they will carry it right
along until the connection is mad e
with the Southern railway system,
making our State the great thorough.
fare for travel and traffic between
the North and South.
But that which is Of equally vast
importance is the immediate devel-
opment and mark citing of the i'm
mense resources Of our State. From
a condition Of poverty and obscurity
our territory would bound InLo
prominence, attracting capital and
population to an extent we can hard.
ly conceive Of. Branches OF railroad
would reach out from this central
artery until every species OF cur
wealth would be made available
That one Of the main objects of the
road is to gain acc ess to our resouT
ces is evident from the arguments
advanced by the promoters of the
enterprise outside OF the State. For
example, the Pittsburgh Foa gets
forth the following advantages to be
gained from it
!. II taps the iron region Of West
Virginia, and will give us henatite
and besaemsr ores, st three dollars
a ton cheaper than the superior ones.
This should affect the price here OF
| pig iron, Any engaged in tho iron
bpsipegs have only to count NJ what
amount Of pig iron they use yearly,
to know exactly what ADVANTAGES
this will be TO them. The question
Of Pittsburgh's precedence in iron
manufacture may yet depend on the
\ cheapness and quality OF iron ores.
The West Virginia ores have been
anslyzed and are Of the beat.
2. II will tap the Southern rail
way systen. This means that the
Q, 100000 people near US at the
Sopth, and all that can be reached
by direct railway lines, will beheld
az customers to Pittsburgh. Cinoin-
natl and Louisville have built rail
roads to catch that very trade. II
naturally belongs to Pittsburgh. We
are nearer it than many Of the cities
competing against us, Unless we
have direct communication with the
Southern railway system, we shall
] fail TO reach that trade. This is our
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scintillations from vonug.

Farmers are busy cutting corn and
buckwheat, and putting in their winter
grain.
Hon. Jack Frost visited us few nights
laat week and nipped all of us green and
tender things.
The Sabbath School at this place was
duly and honorably closed on last Sab
bath.
Miss Lizzie Bower, of this place, T..
visiting her sister and friends at Glade
Farms.
Apple cuttings arc the order of the
night, and are miserably lively.
Won't some one gel married and give
ne something 10 write about2
ll Venus.
Pleasant Dale, Oct. l..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

WITH reluctance we record the
fact that William X. Rogers, until
recently dc facto President of the
United States, has deserted his post
and followed the rest OF the Fraud
ulent Administration to Ohio. There
ia now no de facto President OF the
United States. The entire burden
of Executive business falls upon the
shoulders of William G. lie Due,
who, in the opinion Of the best au.
thorities, stands next to William K
Rogers in the line OF fraudulent
success;on.-M Y. Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
Our Washington Letter.

Probably few people throughout
the country know anything of Ca
Diet Engineers" of the Navy. Yet
the position is an honorable one,
and in the line of promotion to any
Office. 1T an examination for 25 OF
these cadets, the other day, atHAn-
napolis, there were only few of the
young gentlemen who came from
outside the States near this Diitrict.
The present Secretary of sthe Navy,
who has attempted to secure young
men from all parts of the country for
service on our vessels, seems to have
failed signally. An advertisement
in two or three newspapers would
have done more than the expensive
voyage up the Mississippi to attract
attention and excite interest in the
mat er. urn..
Society is somewhat stirred up by
the report that one of the Wander
bits (Corneliue) has taken house
here and will her eater live in
Washington winters. 1t is Of no
great consequence except as an in
dic@tion of the popularity of this
city az winter resort. Before
many years it will be one of the most
popular places Of residence in the
WORLD.
The Government Printing office,
already by iag the largest printing
establishment in the world, is being
increased greatly in size by the cree
ton of a new building.
10 the Treasury there is only some
$6, 900, 600 cfthe smaller gold coins,
such as circulate readily ia business.
The Secretary will at once commence
coming tens and fves, and for that
purpose will use the large amoants 81
foreign gold coin nov coming into
the country.
The ext ensivs Pension frauds
just discovered here srsithe most
astonishing ever known. They were
not carried out by having new
names put upon the Pension rolls,
but by drawing money for pensioners
who had been dead for years. 1t is
amazing that this could be done 80
long, especially as the Commissioner
has some thirty or forty det9atiVes
with headquarters 10 tins city.
" The work of improving the venti-
lation in the House OF Representa-
tive, by enlarglng it and extending
it to the outer wall of the building
is being rapidly prosecuted under
the direction of the House Commit
tee on Ventilation. With the inten-
ton OF having it completed before
the meeting OF Congress in Deem
Der. Many other improvements are
going forward about the Capitol and
the grounds, as we'll as the public
grounds below the White Houoe and
the Treasury Building. Washington
is fast sssumir & the appearance wor-
thy of the capital of the greatest
Republic on the globe.
1t should be noted also that there
is greater amount of building and
private Improvement going on here
than there has been for many years.
The North west part Of the City in
PARTICULARS growing rapidly, and
the style of the houses is very ele-
CANT, This 10 G oign Of restored
prosperity, which every body will
rejoice at, though Ell cannot ind ul ee
in thsae costly luxurieg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

TIE Journal Of last week repro
duced nearly full column from the
Huntington Commercial. Of what
anay'hetermed an attempt to pooh
tpooh away some very awkward
truths which the ARGUS presented TO
the editor Of that paper q few weeks
tssDsaWe have no intention ,oflnotic-
ing at'dength the pooh pooh. article
iOf the COMMERCIAL, fOrs tRs simple
reason that II neithaE answers, de-
tniea, por se(Etee spS single line or
word OF ours. Besides, it displays
such reckless disregard Of truth
and elbows its author to be 80 hope
lessly joined to his idols thst we pro-
poee to let him severely alone.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

- AVNPsNthbNiS TO-
= VS.. Yin EQUITY
SCsanah Teats
nThe object of this srit Is to obtain a
divorce from the bonds OF matrimony,
solemnized April 18th, 1867.
And II appearing that the defendant il
not a resident ofthis State, she is, th,re
fore, hereby required TO appear here, at
Rnles to be held for said Court, on the
last MONDAY of September, instant, and
do what Is necessary TO protect her in
terests herein. And on motion of the
plaintiff by his ,attorney it rs, ordered
that the foregoing DO published i'm the
West Virginia Argus, " weeklv
newspaper published in this county. 81
copy-Test. SMITH CRANE, Crk.
JNo. BARTON PAYLE, Atty for fPl'fi.
The said defendant, Susannah Teats
VIII also take notice that sha II, on the
lrst day OF October, 1879, mt the Court
house in Kingwood, Preston county
West Virginia, between the hours OF
u a, m and y. IN. OF that day, proceed TO
take the Dispositions of Conrad Ringer
ana GthoFs Co be read as evidence on NV
behalf in a certain suit i'm equity. pend
Ing in the Circuit Court IN the county of
Preston, wherein you arc dofenda mt and
am plaintiff. Rosptly yours, -
,JcHE j.. TEArs,
BY his counsel, 3no. Barton Pavne.
hlngwood, w. Va, Sept. I'd, 1879,
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Colorado Democrats in Conven,
ton.

The Democratic State Convention
otColorado was held on the 23d ult
The resolutions renew the pledge Of
the party to the Jeffersonian doc.
trine that. thiO is a Government Of
the people, whore the will o! the
people should rule; declare that the
rgrsEs question next year will be
whether this is republican govern
ment in fact, or a monarchical; de-
nounces the crime by which the
country was robbed of it's Preside nt
and Vice p esident; declare the de-
mouetization of silver a Republican
breach. Of trust, and favor the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

Mr.. Fenton has .thsrsiOre abandoned
a projected trip to California, where
he intended to pass the cold months.
1t is believed not improbable, if Mr..
Evarts should accept the English
Mission, that Gov. Fenton would be
tnede Secretary Of State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

WHEN the country through Re
publican mismansgemept and dis
honesty was brought to the very
verge ofTuin and bankruptcy, they
charged it 10 Providence. Now
when Providence i0 bringing pros
perity to the country, instead Of re-
turning thapks, the Republicans
claim the credit. 90.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04

GIN GRANT has been bobnobbing
with eI-Confedsrate veterans out in
California, and expressing the bope
that be may have them as comrades
in the next war. All this must be
very bsRil4ering TO the stslvart
E9ind. 20 ..