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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-09

TIE pea IL the most nutrltlve Of the
leguminous crops, and It's wholesome
ness as an article of food is attested by
its great use In Scotland--the country
of great men and able bodied laborcrs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-09

IF You ARE NERVOUS AND DEPRESSED take
HooFLASD's GERMAN BIrrERs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-09

A SAVING may be effected In the con-
sumption of oats for horses by simply
soaking them in tepid water. Practi-
cal experiments which have been made
show that by this method the rations
for each animal may be reduced one
third. Horses whose teeth have seen
their best days, masticate the grain In its
ordinary condition insufiiciently, and
younger animals often eat so greedily
that the greater portion of it is swallow
ed whole. This waste may be obviated
by the simple method recommended
which so far softens the grain that it is
more completely masticated and diges-
ted, and consequently yields more nu-
triment. Three hours is sufficient
length of time to soak the grain, pro-
vided the water is not too cold.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-09
AGRICULTURE.

ROAD DRAINAGE. Every observing
person has noticed how much more
durable gravel roads are where they
pass over our bottom lands naturally
underdrained by IA bed Of gravel but
a few feet below the surface, and how
frequent the demands for repairs are on
the clay lands. Now, my proposition
Is 10 place these latter, practically in
the condition of the former. Nor
would i contine tile draining 10 the
construction of gravel or broken-stone
roads. In the improvements of ordin-
airy dirt roads, | would note all places
that dry up slowly and apply the tile
remedy as the most eflectual cure, and
In the long run the cheapest. The sub
soil water being thus removed grade
OF even the ordinary loan would soon
become compact and comparatively
permanent. Wagon loads of gravel
are swallowed up In such "mud-holes, -
from year TO year when road working
season comes around, and still the
"mud-hole" Is there and will be there
as long as the cause OF 1t remains.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29
THE LOST, LOST DAYS.

Aye, happy are the nodding flowers
That ta>sclcd hang from yondcr tree;
Their lives all beauty, wear their gold
In summer crowns of purity.
But NAH, q man, what costly tears
Bcdcw thy cradle. rs thy grave;
What grief cns"am thy course OF years
And break the rest we vainly crave.
fain would hc the noddiug flower
Which one bright summer morn arrays,
Than IN the wIntry noon of life
Sit down to count the lost, lost days.
Pause, listen to that singing bird,
He trllls not fol "A vague applause;
He but obcys his master, God,
And sings in cadence with his laws.
hate the bitter lies of art,
Mrlodious fraud that fills our ears;
The scrvilr school where men are taught
To mould in song pretended tears
| fain would bc the bird who sings
With fearless throat, his honest lays,
Nor hcr,ls nor knows to-morrow's dawn,
Nor Yet regrets the lost, lost days.
Aye, happy are the bursting buds,
Aye. happy are the birds of song;
lis only man. whose discomfort
DisrurbS the earth with railing tongue.
lie muurHs Tor chlldhoods artlcS> joys.
And yuuih's and mauhuod's visions ficd,
While 10y the cmbcrs of old age,
He mumblrs only of the dead.
Whence il is that irall man alone
should ill the earth with Grlcvous lays
Always Il story of regret,
And wasted life, the lost, lost days
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

wish yer saw what Esau saw den
yer'll know dat ort is ort widout de
tiggur oh speech, and dat when yer
subtract dc Niger from dc forty
acres aud de mule he's got no time
left to see who's settin' ON dc log
nor who's to thin ont de new groun'
corn, den yer'll want ter 'scard Yer
new doctrin himc book AMI be born
agin before Blow Gabril gifts de
dirtaob.rr nest ont oh de horn.
Tony, yer hear me, yer ole scatter.
in talkiu' niggcr; tltar's shoarnuif
hell, and ls'e gwine to see dat my
darty Llzzybeth don't trable dat
downward direction wild yer. Here's
yer hime book, il amt to come in
side ob my house. | 'scards it,
ColHmbas Independent.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29
THE CHILDREN.

The children, all. the children
Your Innocent, joyous ones;
Your daughters. with souls of sunshine;
Your buoyant, laughing ones.
Look long in their happy faces,
Drink love from their sparkling eyes,
For the wonderful charm of childhood,
How soon IL withcT, and dies
\ few fa>t-vanshcd summers,
4 season twain of frost.
And yoH suddenly ask, hewIldcrcd.
What is il my heart hath lost
Pcrchancc You &c 10y the hcarth-stonc
Some Juno, stately and proud,
On a Hchr. whose suttly-amhu>hrd eyes
Flash out from the golden cloud
of lavish and beautiful trcsSrs
That, wautuuly floating. stray
O'cl the white OF throat and hn>om-
More far than blossoms III May.
And pcrchancc YOU mark their hrothcr>-
Young hcror- who spurn the sod
With the tcrvor of antique kmlghthood
And the air of Il Grrcilu god.
But WHERE. al. where are the children,
Your household fairies of Noic:
Mack. they are dead, and their grace la
He'd
For ever and evermurc.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29
Aunt Hannah Oiscards the New
Hymn Book.

Uncle Tony never once thought
that the new hymn books he WAS
distributing to his congregation
would ever impair his usefulness AS
their pastor. About the closing OF
the morning service, he says: "Bred'
rem and siStcIn. desc are de new
himc books, and | wants yer all To
learn to sing wild de spirit and wild
de understanding, and when yer
gifts ter raslin wild some of desc new
iashun tunes. and is bout 10 he
obercum, jes follow sister Hammer,
she'll tote him through level. Her
snoovc vols is always heerl away
down on the home strech when de
oder nags is jcS roundln de bent
wild Their rackit. When calls for
de mourncrs desc hecr hines i'll
iotch nm if yu Engineers dem cor
rect on de Skedule. takes de noon
freslments ut sister lianuer'S and
is to convarSe wild LiZbcth on dc
/ lookout of her feelinS and | dismiss
/ dis mect.n' to de evenin' sarvice
when de candle am lit
, Aunt Hannah pushed ahead to
wards home, to take up the chicken
pie. and to set her house in order
for the ''noon ireshments "
On her way, with hymn book IN
hand, she came across some BAD
white boys playing marbles IN the
road. One of them said: "Why,
Aunt Hannah. What are you
CARRYING that book for! You can't
read.'
Aunt Hannah replies: "Dis is dc
new hime book; jcs read dis ritin on
the fus, leaf, Mars 10. please sah.7
JOSEPH reads-"Dis book am pre-
sentcd to my loyin' sister Hammer
by parson Tony Skote de minister.
"Dat souns purity, but you ortel
les hepr some Oh de hines III da
book. Oars when | can read IN,
mv titles clear, and cross ober t'
.Jordon. and away down to 'harl
from We tooms.' Deres lots oh new
fashun hines in thar. cans our cul
Ter is gctin' edicated, but they stick
to the good old docr'n. jes new
way wearin' of de garment; like a
1 90 and buy bolt OF calllcer an'
, make my dress de ole fashun way
den my darter Lizbeth cuts of he
share and makes her'n wild de sho
/. fly and de dolly vardin and d
snatch back, amt it all de sam
callicer: Mars 10, jes read, for m
= edifyin', a few of those hines, plea
sah'
10 winks at the other boys an
reads
, II saw Esau kissing Kate,
y Aud she saw | saw Esau,
# And Esau saw she saw 1t
at And saw she saw Esan."
, "That's a very queer hymn, Aul
IN Hannah said 10.
"Deres mighty heap of say
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29
Terms of Advertising:

One square, Of one inch in space or less
first Insertion, 81 %; each additional fhser-
ron, ~ cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

Professional and business cards, OF ten
line, or lr.Ys in length, sl5 per annnm; for
SIX mnnrhs. siA.-tor three months, 81
Business advertisements of greater length
will be inserted nj above rates.
Legal advertisements viii he charged AT
,.,L rates. where iixcd hy law; otherwise
At special rates AS published above.
-. S2rcial notices 20 cents per line.
Funeral notices of less than ten lines,
and marriage and religious notices inserted
gratis.
rnh.vurk executed III tn usltcst style,
and al reasonable prices.
August %, Isl.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

a mean spirited Ohio man took a
14.pnund club with q knot on the
bad end, and got his friends to put
him in a coffin and place him in a
vault. By the gray OF the dawn
two solitary figures were seen com
ing along the highway into Cincin-
natti. One of them went famely TO
the Ohio medical College, with a
lump on his head that lifted his hat
of; and the other went to quiet
home with u spoiled clnb nnder his
arm, and the glad light of II happy
smile shedding the light of peace
and duty over his honest counter
ance.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

mixed up in dat tune and is afeer.
ed dat de hesaws and de shesaws
will sesaw dat tune TO pieces. But
its got de rite doctrin in thar: it
ludes to Esaw on de mount view.
in de promise land wild de eyes OF
faith. Our preacher is Il mighty
plus high larnt brudder; he looks
through de specticles of faith clean
ober de troubles and trials of dis
life to de luther shore"
TRY a nuder one, Mars Jo.'
Joseph reads
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

1t WAS in Stumptown Sunday
school n visitor, who was interrogat-
ing the children, asked the question,
"Why WAS Lots wife turned into a
pillar OF salt,' There was a pause,
and then small boy, with a prefer.
natural growth of head, piped out,
81 s'pose il was because she was too
fresh. Sunday Cal.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29
Bouncing a Bully.
A Texas Desperado's Adventure With a
PIucky Boy.
lGlohc-Drmncrat Letter

tlohc-DrmoCrat Letter.
An incident is related of the
West Texas desperate, bnlly and
murderer, whom the people of South
Texas last year very properly hung.
Bowen had long been the terror,
and you might say, really small
dictator of the town of Gonzales,
and it is astonishing to know how
one murderous rascal can "cow' a
whole community. People at last
hardly dared to whisper about
him, and as to offending, why that
was NOT to he thought OF any more
than making the Emperor of Aus.
tria mad at YOU. Bowen did what
he pleased, insultcd whom he pleas
ed, went where he pleased. He
was Il sort of "king," conscious of
the fear his presence inspired. On
one occasion, however. the deSpera.
do met his match. There came to
Gonzales a fourtecn.year-o old laG-a
boy in years and in looks. In fact,
he was Saiiuw faced, officiating
little fellow, much resembling Il
Georgia urchin, who occasionally
breakfasts of the contents of the
old "clay roots" of his native pine
forests. The lad was from the
country, and knew nobody in Con.
zales, and nobody knew him. He
came with his father, and. after
selling out their little wagon load
of cotton and potatoes, the lad pro
ceeded to pcrambulate the town
and see the sights. He finally fel
into a tcn.pin alley, with bar at
tachcd. Bowen. the bully, happen
ed in. aud stood ut the counter
drinking. He eyed the boy with {
look of contempt, and out of sporI
began cuISing and damning tn,
lad. The boy knew nothing about
the supposed dangerous character
into whose company he had fallen
and he replied in the same language
as the desperate, who was, as usu
al. well armed with IA couple of ST,
shooters around his waist. "Wha
is that you SAY" said the murderer
with u look of surprise as we'll al
contempt.
"You are scoundrel, d-n you,
: said the boy.
The bystanders who knew BowcI
! were amazed. and stood aghaS'.
: Their establishment was INCREASED
!. when the treating little fellow
pnllcd ont of the big pocket of hi
. maplt.dycd trousers an old fashion
. ed pistol and, pointing it ut tn
; head of Bowen, fired, the ball miss
ing him but few inches. This di
. for tie Gnsperado, who, taking t
t his hec.,, fed, pursued by the 10
for some distance with the empt
pistol, amid the shouts and laugl
Ter of the crowd. The lad was I'll
4 most popular person in Gonzale
e that day. Texas murdcrers an
assassins are, in nine cases ont I
h ten. towards aud "lowdow
:. sean ps.'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

A preacher in Kentucky the 9th
er Sunday becoming exasperated,
paused in his discourse to say:
Ladies and gentlemen, if you will
give me your attention l will keep
a lookout on that door, and if any.
thing worse than a man enters j
will warn you in time to make your
escape
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

The survivors of the Sam Bass
gang are now carrying on opera
tons in Mexico. Their last haul
was made near Vera Cruz, anoaDt-
ing to the snug little sum n ~, J.
600 in silver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
Commissioners Sale.

In the Municipal Court of Wheeling:
Robert Conwell and wife,
John Conwell and othcrs,J
Pursuant 10 a decree OF said Court in above en-
titled cause, made on the 18th day OF November,
1879, will, on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1879,
Commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, sell al public
auction al the front door OF the Court House Of
Ohio county, West Virginia, in the City OF
Wheeling, 10 the highest and best bidder, the
following described real estate in the said city,
county and State, tO-Wit: Lot No. and the east
ouc-thirl OF lot No. g. fronting on the south side
of Twelfth street and east of Byron street, being
in the Bellaire addition 10 said city. On this
property is erected double tenement brick
dwelling house two stories high on IWelith
street and three stories in the rear.
The property will be sold either in one parcel
or I'm two parcels, made by dividing II 10y line
drawn from Twelfth street through the centre
Of the division wall dividing said house into two
tenemeutS aud extended back.to the alley in the
rear. whichever way Of selling will secure the
TERMS or SALE-One-third of the purchase
money and as much more thereof rs the pur-
chaser may elect 10 pay in cash on day OF sale,
and the residue in two equal instalments, pay.
able in six and twelve months from the day OF
sale, with interest from that day, the purchaser
to give his notes, with personal security therein
approved by the undersigned, for said deferred
inStalments, and the title TO be retained until
payment in full OF the purchase money. The
purchaser will also be required 10 pay In cash to
the undersigned, in addition TO his bid on the
properly, state, county, city ana school taxes
taxes for 1879 and II the property IS not all sold
to one bidder the purchasers shall pay said
taxes, each paying in proportion to his bid iOr
the property bought by him:
Special Commissioners.
j. c. HERNEN, AuCtiOnecr. dcl2i
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
Trustees Sale of 100 Acres of
Land.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID and executed by Andrew Hamilton 10 the
undersigned trustee, dated on the lslh day of
June, ISIS. and recorded i'm deed of trust book
No >, page 81, i'm the Office ui the Clerk Of the
County Court for MARSHALL county, West Nlr-
gnia, will, on
THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY,
lNSO at the front door of Marshall county Court
House commencing AT 10 o'clock A. NJ, sell at
public auction To the highest and best bidder
one hundred acres OF land on the waters OF lakc'>
run, Marshall county, West Virginia, joining
land Of X. Raycnscraft Ashton and Others, with
i'm one mile Oi Fairmuut pike. About DaCreS OF
>id land is under cultivation and all underlaid
with coal.
TERMS OF SALE-sGO0, or such greater sum A.
the purchaser may desire to pay in cash, and the
residue on credit Of six and twelve months
with interest, the payments TO bc secured by
notes and approved security; also secured 10y
deed Of trust on said land.
Selling as trustee will convey only such title
rs is vested in me, which is believed 20 be per-
feet. W. V. HOGE,
dec6OaWt Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
Disgusting oonductin Fayettc County.

Border Waterman.
We are reliably informed that sad
affair has been in progress in the neigh
borhood of Maple Lawn, in this county,
for some time past. About wear ago
a married man by the name OF Shannon
Wiseman, who resided in that vicinity,
left his wife and children and went 20
Allegheny county, Va, sharing the bed
and board OF his wife's sister. who lived
there. After remaining there Tor some
time, he finally yielded to the entreaties
of his friends and returned TO his home
in this county, some two months ago,
but bringing with him his mistress and
her child. They had lived in the same
house with his family for several weeks,
when the feelings of the indignant wife
got the better of her, and she proceeded
to severely punish her hayward sister.
In the meantime Wiseman himself
came in, and Immediately assaulted his
wife, choking and bruising her quite Sc
verely, and threatening to kill her. The
same day he returned to Allegheny, ac-
companied by his companion in crime.
Such men deserve the severest punish
ment the law allows. We warn the peo-
pie OF Allegheny against Wiseman, and
recommend him to the officers for ar
rest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
The Best is the Cheapest.

Be it known to the good people of
Ohio county and vicinity, that we, the
undersigned, keep for sale at our drug
stores, in Wheeling, w. Va, that old
established and reliable remedy-Wis-
tar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, and know
ing that its great popularity is the natu-
raj result OF honest merit alone, and not
on account widespread advertisements,
we do most cordially recommend it as
one of the very best remedies known for
the cure of Coughs, Colds, COnsump-
ton, Asthma and all Lung diseases.
Wistar's Balsam is put up in large pint
bottles, and the price is 81 90. ga
word to the wise is sufficient" If you
continue to suffer and die # is your own
fault, for it has saved the lives of many,
and never fails in Immediately relieving
all soreness of Throat and Lungs. Very
respectfully, Laughlin Bros. & Co. and
Logan, List & Co., Wholesale Agents,
Wheeling; West & Gilmore, Agents for
Bridgeport, y.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
Too Many Girls.

FOud-dulac Reporter.
"Them girls'll be the death OF me, y
sighed Mr.. Plug this morning, as he
came up street. "Why, i thought they
were very nice girls, said sympathiz-
inc friend. go they are, nice enough,
but there's too many on EN- an they
are too attractive said the disconsalate
patriarch. Them three daughters OF
mine we're enough in all conscience, but
now my niece is up here from Boston,
and it seems as if the old scratch had
got into EN- / don't object TO Young
folks havin' a good time, and girls havin
beaux and all that, but when it comes
to havin' sparkin' going on all over
the place. damme it's too bad, " said Mr..
Plug, unconsciously quoting from
'Pinafore.' Last night Sue had fel-
Ter courtin' her at the front gate, and
Julia had her chap in the parlor, and
when | got ready TO 20 10 bed, blest me
if AndromaCue that's my niece from
Boston, didn't have young Start spoon
inc on the front stairs. She says that ;
Newport STYLE. Cuss SIGH nonsence. |
couldn't get upstairs to 90 to bed with
ont Climbin' over them. thought I'd
20 out to the barn and Sleepon the hay,
but dern my pictur if | didn't fall over
Millv and some young snoozer 'nuther
settin' in the barn door. This thing 5
got tOstOp before the cold weather, for
can I afford wood and karrysene Tor any
such nonsense when it's too cold for out
door Sparkin,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. lesO,
Sale of Centre Wheel
ing Property.

DN VIRTUE or A DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID hy William Naui0n and Bridget his wife,
N IN, undersigned trustee, dated Mayo. ls1s, and
recorded iu the office of the Clerk uf TIE County
Court of Ohio county, West Virginia, In deed 81
trust book 40. L., paga tl7, viii. on
SATU RDAG. JANUARY I'D, lSN,
Commencing al ~ o'clock 4. ~, proceed % sell
al the front door IL the Court House oi Ohio
county. West Virginia, 90 the highest and best
bidder. the following described real estate, that
:, % say: certain portion OF lot numbered
uiuCty-Ouc of the addition 70 the City Of Wheel
iug. West Virginia, laid out by Epti and Chap
line situated on the west side Of Market street,
in the Sixth ward, and north Of TW"uty-fourth
street .Old name First street,, said part Of said
lot being bounded A. follows, viz Beginning Al
a point on the south line OF said lot No. ~ forty
feet east Of the southwest corner Of Nad lot:
thence east along the south line OF aid lot p
feet. thyUcr acru,s said lot 6h feet more ur les
thence west - feet; thence south n feet % the
place uf beginning
TERMS OF SALE-OEe-t hirl oi the purchase
money, and a. much more as the purchaser may
elect 90 pay. In cash the residue in two equal
Payment, 40 six and twelve months, with inter
e. from day OF sale, purchaser giving note,
secured by deed OF trust, and policy OF insuf-
ance on the property, for deferred payments.
The title 20 the said property & believed 10 b.
perfect. but selling trustee shall convey only
such title ~ j, vested in me by said deed OF trust
WM 2, HUBBARD, Trustee.
VI HALLER, Auctiou-er decsi
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16

dot; 81 VENT can't will not leave
youp
"And won't keep you"
Mime. Rabourdot goes off into Hyster-
les and dead faint.
81 had foreseen this crisis, says the
husband, TRANQUILITY. COMMISSIONERS,
pack nv wife on a knot, carry her down
stairs and put her in hack-there is
cab-stand Just across the way"
The orders of the husband are execu-
ted. Mime. Rabourdot is hoisted upon
a stout Auvergnat's back and borne
away.
81 hope, Monsieur" says the husband
TO NJ. Gustave, "that you will accom-
pany my wife and pay her such atten-
lions as i'm her agitated state she requires.
Here is bottle OF smelling Salts-take
this fan, too"
But, Monsieur" stammers Mr.. Gus
tave, "yOu forget
"You are right had forgotten about
the hackman' Stare. Here are two francs.
The fare will be thirty sous; five sous
are for his tip, the other five for carriage
of my wife, in the event of his regard
ing her in the light OF package. He is
entitled to it by law. Good night!
Bless you.
One month is supposed to have clap
sed since the events narrated in our last
chapter took place.
The scene is changed to the apart
ments of NJ. Gustave.
Nine. RabourdOt lin ars)-Heayens,
how tired | ammo society here, moth
ing
an. Gustave (aside)-So am |! Next
time YOU catch me going off with anoth-
er man S wife you can tell me about 1t,
that's all.
Nine. Rabourdot-Let us travel for
few months. Anything for a change
from this.
VI. Gustave-I haven't any money.
Nine. RabOurdot-Why don't you
work and get some?
VI. Gustave-Oh, that's very easy Tor
you 10 say.
Mime. Rabourdot-I wish to heaven
nv husband had killed me
NJ. Gustave-I wisd to heaven he
had,
Nine. RabOurdot-Wretch +. Filings
cup at his head. He seizes her by the
hair and mops the floor with her.-Cur-
t,ip
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-16
Feels Young Again.

my mother was afflicted a long time
with Neuralgia and dull, heavy mac
tive condition of the whole system;
headache, nervous prostration, and was
almost helpless. NOphysicians or med
icide did her any good. Three months
ago she began to use Hop Bitters, with
such good effect that she seems and feels
young again, although over 10 years old.
We think there is no other medicine fit
to use in the family. "A lady, in Prov
idence, K. |.
Laughlin Bros. & Co., Wholesale
Agents, Wheeling.