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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
What's in q Mama ?

"'IIark fom.tho tombs dolefll sound
y corps has crawled above tho ground;
Old Corpus wraps his savory meat.
lE PfestDns stalwart winding sheet"
-.COnnerS School House.
The article of Corpus" in the journal
OF last week, we are told is 'mecty "
Corpus means the body, O., hea6less
trunk, all meat but no brains. WHATS in
The manner Probably nothing more than
the meaning. Corpus" has poor onin
ion of modem Democracy, and uses choice
aud polite language to describe his polit-
zeal opponents, bot ~ q representative of
the socsl!ed modern union Republican.
or the stalWart radical bond and banking
party, nothing milder could be expected.
Violation of law merits condemnation
wherever it occurs; bat Corpus can on.
IY hnd any violation where his own party
is not in the polite ] ascendency. "Co,-
pus' speaks Of the broad generous princi
pies of Republicanism. Does "Cornus,
suppose the radical bond holding interes,
could tolerate such principlesf The men
who gave soldiers green backs and kept
the gold. bonds for themselves, talk OF
generosity. The men who changed the
face of the contract of the 5 90 bonds: the
men who want no States only chartered
provinces; the men who want an army OF
election marshals, and bayonets to back
them in keeping away any voter they see
mt, from the polls; the men who practice
the rule of addition, division and silence.
the men who vote millions of the public
domain away to railroad monopolies and
deny land warrants to soldiers. These are
the men to talk of generous broad prin.
ciples. The men who defend the tbiev.
ing ring Of Grants administration. and the
squandering of millions on ,ce U. 8. navy.
ere the men who should talk about the
misdeeds Of their opponents and call for
the punishment Of offenders. CArur.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
Judicial Sale.

Pursuant 10 4 decree CT tho Circuit
Court of Preston County, rendered atthe
Spring term 1879, i'm tho chancery cause
OF VIM. G. Brown vs.. VIM. III. Hartman
ct ais, I win on the Bird day Of October,
1879, the first day of the Fall term of the
Circuit Court OF said county, at the front
door OF the Courthouse thereof, offer for
sale to TIE highest bidder, the real estate
dccrced therein To he sold. 1t being the
Martin Mill property, situated two miles
v est OF KingwOoJ on the Tunnclton
road. in said county, consisting Of j.
acres and 20 rods of land, with a valuable
water grist md SAW mill, together with
the dwelling and Out-hnuses on said land
Tine properly is very valuable, of easy
access. and altogether very desirable.
Terms Of sale. Tho said sale will be
majc for sufficient cash in hand to pay
costs ofsuit and proper charges for sale.
residue upon credit Of Is, II and Is
months, purchaser executing interest
Tearing notes with good security there's
for. JNO. BARTON PAYNE,
Aug 30tI Special Com'r
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

IHsRE is no objection TO Hayes's put
ing the abbreviation Cen before his
name whenever be chooses. To be enre
he is not General now, but he was one
once and il IS the common usage in thi,
country, where name handles are not 80
plenty "a in some others, 10 90 on salulinp
eK-"erriors by their old army titles, al.
though years may haYe passed since they
beat inelr more or less CORY swords into
pIoughsharcs In the same way, man
who has once sat ON the bench is usually
addressed a. Judge TO the end of tho
chapter No, there is no objection Ia
Hayes calling himself General.
Ills when he styles himself Presiden, Of
The United states that Hayes becomes Of
feusiYe.-rN. r.. Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

THE Democratic party declaree
that the Army shall be kept from
the polls; that juries ahsll be impair
italy drawn; that test oa,hs SHAH be
repealed, and that the Fed
eral authority shat not in
terlcre in elections within the
States. Upon thaco questions the
Republican party takes issue with
US. Confidently appealing only to
the patriotism Of the country, the
Democratic party goes into this con =
test. Never in all the history ofthis
land have more important question
been submitted ia the American peo-
pie for their determination.
81 far-reachinG are these princi
pies that il upon this issue the Re
publican patty shall be successful,
then all the power over elections in
States would be Irawn to the cen
trial government. The States would
lose their places in the federal sys-
tenn, and whether the Army shall he
used at the polls or not would be q
question not of right and of const;-
tutional law but Of Executive discre
ton. Such a result means the end
OF he Republic and the uplifting Of
OF the Empire. Can there be anv
doubt as 20 a controversy like thi.2
In Russia where absolute despotjsm
sllences individual opinion, it might
be doubtful. In Germany, where
imperial power sustains itself by an
immense standing army, It might be
doubtful. In France, where the peo-
pie under monarchs and emperors
for ages have slumbered, it might be
doubtful. But here, in free Ameri,a
with the traditions Of our Enelith
ancestors, and with the sacrifices and
triumphs Of our American forefatheIs
in behaIfof free government, it can
not be doubtful. Applause Shall
the beacon-light which has shone
from our shores for the encourage
ment Of struggling freemar every
where, flicker in its socket aud 20 ont
even ea they are gazing upon it?
Shall the sun Of free government in
his continent ere it reaches the zoe
ridian sink into sigbt2 Shall the
shadov and the cloud Of the Army
darken our free fields and free riv-
ere and tree lakes and free prairies
aud pollute the air go that free
man cannot breathe it2 The centu
~ Of triumph just euded protests
the bright prospects, Of our future
protest; the hopes Of the world pro
test and what is practically Of more
value, the Democratic party, with
its majority Of half a million Of
American people, protests.
Gentlemen, the contest will soon
begin. Aye, it has already begun.
] hear the whispering Of American
inquiry ] hear the mutteunes of
Anglo Saxon resolve. hear the
tread Of The leg.ons forming, With
the banner Of civil liberty above
them. The contest has already be
gun: and God give victory to free
dom and right Loud applause. IT,
Hon. Frank Hurd, Of Ohto."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

TlE Democrats propose to make
the campaign in Ohio red lot from
this on. They will hold over three
hundred meetings between now aud
the l4th OF October, at which Ewing
Rice, Thurman, Pendleton, Voor-
bees and host of others will pre-
cent to the people the great living
issues Of the hour. The utmost con
fidence is felt and expressed by the
Democratic leaders, as TO the result
in that State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
What Does 1t Mean ?.

We received by last Fridays mail, from
London, England, copy of the "Ameri
can Traveller, Of the Gin inst. with a
supplement containing a mammoth li,ho-
grsph of Mrs. Victoria @. Woodruff, and
a biographical sketch Of her life. Mrs.
Woodruff is aunornced Is "a candidate
for President Of the United States +"
Whether she is in training to enter the
lists with "Honest John" WANDERING
Ulysee," "ChilblainG and High. Stepping
: Roscoe" for the Republican nomination
sweepstakes, or is to be kept in reserve to
take the prize in the hurdle. over the Bob
Ingersoll course, nobody can tell. Or Il
may be deer -laid scheme concoctcd nv
Gen. Grant while in England TO prevent
the people Of the United States from for.
cling the Presidency upon him FOR third
term. Hrs proverbisl disirclina,ion to &C.
cept anything from anybody irclines Us
strongly TO the latter theory. A. all
events, Mrs. Victoria has just as good a
right 10 run for the Presidency as any
ether man, and, If elected, would be q de.
cided improvement on the old woman
that now usurps The place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

The ST.. Louis Glo5e says the bu-
sineoa men Of that city Estate it as
their emphatic opinion that more
money has been made in ST. Louis
during the past two months than du-
RUG any period in the history Of the
city. There are more strangers in
the city and more people ia thu
streets, and even the most prudent
merchants are rash enough to open
~ acknowledge that they are maxim
money Oithe situation in Phia-
deIphia the North Au,ericau says ed
itoually that never since the Cen
teunial has the Quaker City been so
crowded as now. Hotels are all FUN
to the roofs, and travellers have been
astonishad with the reply of the
clerks that 10 more could be accom- o.
modated Pedestrians jostle each
other on the sidewalks, trucks and
drays loaded With goods block up
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

TnK Ohio Republican campaign, It seems
has collapsed. The National party lc q
ers have thrown up the sponge Fost, =
has gone home sick, and Conger, chair
man of the Republican State Central Com.
mit.ee, is reported TO have said that here
after Foster would be left to paddle his
own canoe, and Hickenlooper
where Is Hickeuloopri?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

q. ELLERY ANDERSON, chairman
of the Tammany Hal. Genera Com
mittee Of the Eleventh Assembly
District, has resigned and gone over
to the support of Robinson. lie
Gays with truth and force, that "The
very corner stone on which the hole
structure of self government rests Is
the willingness of mlnoritios to yield
to he decision Of maiorities.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

The New York ZriLmc'8 south
ern Outrage mill ia ia full blast
ogain, and all tie lite editorial
Ton Peppers throughout the coun-
try are busy. retailing its products
for pclit cal effect.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

GEN. GRANT arrived by the steam.
chip City OF Toxic at San Francisco
last Saturday night. The reception
of the returning Chief ain al the
Golden Gate was spontaneou5 and
enthusiastic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

AN appeal has been signed by sixty I've
leading Republicans OF New York, to
scratch" Cornell, the Republican nomi
nee tor Governor and to vote for Govern.
or Robinson, the Democratic nominee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

the highways. and clerks are kept
busy until late at night settling up
the saies of the day. These are the
outward manifestations Of the new
activity intrade that has sprung up
this tall"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

The Japanese Premier, Prince Kunq,
addressed General Grant in English, So
called. Trying to compliment him by as
surfing him that he was born to command.
he said; "Sire! Brave Generale you vos
made to orderl"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

a Baltimore paper thinks that "for
vapid' trickling hypscrisY and lollipop X
b. Hayes may be backed against the world
AN lneXorable fate seems to drive him on
to talk mendacity tempered with compla.
cent but harmless idiocy."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

a CREATION of Charles Dickens, hate.
ful dwarf called Quilp, kept on his prem
ises an old efiigy Of man, a figure head
from an ancient ship, which, whenever he
was out Of temper, he used to beat with
an iron poker. The editor Of the New
York Tribute appears to have an tfIigy Of
Jt fferson Davis, which he keeps for this
purpose. MIR. Davis seems to sfford
pleasant exercise aud he never hits back.
50 the Tribune belabors him on all occa
sions. Whatever that aged man does, or
reffains from doing, equally arouses the
wrath OF the stalwart editor, and he picks
up bis poker and goes TO Work with new
zeal. - Baltimore Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

THE yellow fever still RACES With
unsbated fury in stricken Mem
| his, but it must 7con yield tc Tie
frost king. ,,..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

THE Massachusetts, political outlook n
dlcatcs that Benz. +. Bdthr will be the
next Governor Of that common wealth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

The Auditor of State, Mr.. Miller, is en-
gagged in sending out the delinquent lists
10 the various counties. lie reports them
much shorter this year than usual. The
oher'its' with but one or two exceptions,
have settled up exceedingly well. Alto.
getber' the financial department of the
state IS IN prime condition. REGISTER
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
JUDGE THURMAN ON THE
REPUBLICAN, GAME OF
BRAG.
EXTRACTS FROM HIS SPEECH AT BELL
ARE, OHIO, LAST SATURDAY.

AAhEi OHlOi LAST SATURDAY.
zone might think who did not see
through this game, who did not un-
derstand the radical tactics, that the
Democratic party was not only dead -,
but dead and buried. But one who
does understand the situation knows
not only that the Democratic party
is not dead, but that the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL NOT DIE I
[ Applause. 1t never will die while
the American people ipreserve their
free institutions, because it is the
natural party of free institutions; to
the principles Of the Democratic
party free institutions owe their ex
istence, and just so long as the
American people possess their lib
critics, just so lcng as they are free
people, so long will that grand old
party continue to exist.
took my seat in the United
States Senate as one of your repre-
sentatiyes on the 4th day of March
1869, How many Democratic Sena-
tors were there then ? Seven
That's all. There were sixty.odd
Republicans and only seven Demo
Gratis. There we're not even Oh
Of us to call the yeas and nays,on a
question ! Laughter. And we sat
off in one corner like bound boys at
husking. Now, how do we stand !
When the roll is called, forty two
Democrats answer to their lmes,
and we have a clear working MAORI
ty OF ten, When 1 took my seat the
Republicans had two thirds of the
members of the House. The present
Congress is the third in which we
have had a majority in that body.
So you see that the Democratic
party is not on the eve of dlssolu-
ton. 1t was not made TO die. Truth
is eternal, and this party is founded
on the principles OF
TRUTH AND HUMAN LIBERTY,
and is az them indestrnctlbe.
The Republican leaders are brag
ging not only what they are going
to do, but also what they have done.
They point to the evidences OF re-
turning prosperity in the Industries
Of the land and say it Is the result
Of the resumption Of specie payments.
Their claims may be reduced to a
syilogism, something like this Be
hold, we ale on the eve Of prosperi-
ty, this prosperity was caused by the
resumption of specie pay ments, we,
the Republican party, brought about
resumption, therefore, you ought to
support US.
But let me inquire, have we, in
any accurate and exact sense OF the
expression, such a thing aa specie
pay ment? What man 10 this vast
assemblage was ever paid any debt
OF more than FIVE dollars in gold
since the first day Of last January.
when Mr.. Sherman said, LET the
payment of specie be resumed &? :
Who here has a piece If gold money
in his pocket a? Ifany one has, let
him show it. Nay, virtually we use
the same
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
MATCHMAKING AND
3 L a G * S NIT HIN G..

The undersigned are prepared to do
any work i'm their line in "a prOnps man
nor, and at reasonable rates,
N-a-Special attention given to wagon
making and hOrso-shOeing,
DUNN q SHIRER,
ju2lu2 KIngwoOd, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27

bis that the Weekly opposed in ad-
vance the kind Of nomination which
was made at Saratoga. and which
has lost to the Republican party in
the election of the autumn the sym.
pa by aud support Of that important
class to which Mr.. Tild,n, the
shrewdest Of Democratic politicians,
a ways appeals" Aud adds further
on: but, under the circumstances
the minority in The convention can
be blamed log cal!y only for not Dol.
ting. We should be treacherous TO
our own Republican convictions il
we did not say frankly that the re-
suit at Saratoga has u1necessarily
endangered Republican success both
tins year aud the next" The long
md the short Of tSe matter is, that
Robinson has made a good Governor.
and Is deservedly popular and strong
while Cornell 10 unpopular and con
sequent!y, weak, and it does not re-
quire a prophet nor The son of a
prophet to forsee that Governor
Robinson is likely to be his own sue
cessor, and leave an easy walk over
the course to the Democracy in 1880.
-
TUE annual meeting OF the West Viz
sin!a Press ASSOCIATION, will be held a,
Wheeling next Tuesday, the 3Oth. The
Register promises to keep "open
house. on the occasion, and adds.
A movement has been organized
among the business men of Wheeling,
which we take pleasure in announcing.
This is no less than grand banquet at
the New Mcclure House on the evening
pt the 3Oth, al which the members OF the
association will be duly addressed and
toasted and rendered the freedom of the
city. Messrs. S. N. Partner and J. n.
Oglebay are engineering the scheme, and
viii doubtless work it TO a successful
contamination"
in this connection, we acknowledge the
receipt of the following courteous ''P,r.
sonal" from the editor OF tho Wheeling
Leader -
WHEELING, w, VA, Sept. 10, 70.
BROTHER EDITOR
The merchants of Wheeling are taxing
steps to banquet the Editorial Association
while here and to show them Wheeling
and its suburbs. IT is therefore desi-abi,
that as full an attendance as possibIe
should be had. l think can prom,se
you good time while here and shall 4,
all IN my power to make 1t financially
profitable to you. Our business men no.
lieye in advertising aud your visit NAV do
much to open up some mutually beneficial
dealings
have no doubt but that the proper Of.
hcer has reminded you of the Importance
OF this meeting in other respects, and
earnestly hope you will come, 1t is IN
necessary for me to add that You will be
very welcome at the Leader" office.
Very Truly Your Friend,
CHARLIE Johnson
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
mr. A. W. SHAW,
DENTIST.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY,

Niuo departments of study - Text
books furnished at cost - Calendar ar-
ranged to suit teachers - expenses for
one year from Sl75 To- 500 - Non~sec-
tartan, liberal thorough. Fll term
begins september Bird 1870.
For catalogues and other information
apply to thc President, j. n. TuOMP-
SON Morgautowu, West Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-27
CIRCULATING MEDIUM

now that we did before the first o.
Janu Try. But some one Gays, the
banks pay out gold. Try it. If you
went to the First National Bank
here with 800 in their own notes
they might give you gold for it.
But it would only be out Of spirit
of accommodation, and had you
$4,000 or $4,000 you could not get
the gold tor it, Banks are not boua
to pay specie,
Were you to go to Washington, to
the great granite building, built at
cost Of more than a million dol
lars Of your money, the treasury oil
the United States, aud say to John
Sherman himself "Mr. Secretary, I
read your speech at Steubenville, in
which you said that the Government
was redeeming greenbacks in gold.
Here is a bunch Of Greenbacks. and
l want you to pass over the rino for
EN- IT, Laughter. Johnny would
smile AMI look sstonished. He
would send yon to New York, to the
ofice Of Assistant Secretary Hills.
the
ONE SPOT IN THIS BROAD LAND
where there is this thing called spe-
Gle payments. About this time you
would begin to ask, Johnny is lhi.
what you call specie payments2'
Actually and practically there is no
such thing in the country. We have
1n approximation Of paper money to
The coin value. but that 10 all. il
you had $1,000 and wanted gold for
10 how would you getit2 You could
not 90 TO the eXpense Of q trip To
New York. So you would go to a
broker aud buy &C. and pay BIN the
premium caused by the expense he
De- 81 to get Sc from New York s-
therefore New York city is the only
place where coin and paper are abb
solutely par, and the further of
you get from New York The greater
win be The premium
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-07-31
Where Docs the Dew Come
From

The general belief is that the
soil obtains water from the air at
night by absorption and condensa-
ton to such an extent as TO be of
the utmost agricultural vaiuc, "
and that in times of drought this
moisture of the air invigoratcs and
sustains plants which otherwise
would perish. The observations cf
Professor Stock bridge chow rhc soil, :,
from May to November, both at
the surface and five inches deep, to
Lo -aruIvI IlIau TIC ar , II Is HaFC-
ly possible that the moisture on the
surface in the morning was Gcpos-
tied from the air A more reason
able conclusion is that the vapur
which arises from the snrface is
condensed as it comcs in contact
with the colder air. The phenom-
cnon of so-callcd "dcw fall" is
usually attributed to TIE supposed
fact that the plants are colder than
the air at night, and so coudensc its
moisture in the form of "dew."
The dew" on the ice pitcher is
the common illustration TO prove
the theory; but as we have seen,
the conditions in this case are the
reverse OF those with soil and plant,
which are both warmer than the
air at night, while the icc-pitcher
is colder. Further Investigations
were made in the study of this
question. A tin box, without top
or bottom was flied with soil and
placed in growing grass; the next
morning the grass was loaded with
dew, but not a trace appeared on
the box and the temperature Of
the soil was 6S degrees, and of the
air 60 degrees. This experiment
was repeated many times with the
same result. Then loose tin
cover was placed on the box in
the morning the top of the cover
was dry, but tho under side was
thickly studded with drops Of
water" "-dcw.-Amer. Agrcuiturist.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-07-31
DALTON INSTITUTE.
STOKES COUNTY, N. C.

Next session will commence July 2sth, 1870
Board and washing for thirty students at $6 Sc
per month. Tuition yet this session at the tenn
porariy r duced prices-$8.9O and $40 SO A com
modatIons and advantages commensurate with best
high schools.
Wv. A FLYNT, Esrinciraf.
No. 81 CIV Dalton N T.