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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
raE MARSHES or eLySN.

" braided dusk Of the oak and woven sbades Of
while the rio,ov' MONDAY sun Of the June day
Ys held me iast in your heart, snd held YOU IA,
In mine:
But now when the moon f. no more, aud rio, is
Test,
And the sun doth val, a, the pOnderou, gate Of the
And the slant yellow beam down the wood aisle
Like lane into heaven that leads from dream
Az nov, Wheu my soul ali day hath drunken the
soul ct the oak
And my heart is Al ease FROM men. and N. w.s,i-
some sound ot the stroke
of The So the OF time AMI the trowel Of trade is
And belief overmasters doubt and 7 k,o,, ,h,,
know,
And my spirit has grown to Iordly great COM
pass within.
That the length aud he breadth and the sveep
r, OF the marshes Of Glynn
WIN wors me no fear ike the fear they have
wrought me % yoJe
Hhen length vas fatigue, and when breadth
was but btttern ss SIRE.
nsmahl0 pain
Drew over me out Of the merCiless vid,s Of the
plain
on. now. uunfrsid, an iain to face
The vast sweet vIsage Of space
To the edge Of the woods am drawn, am
where the gray beach glirnmerIUg runs, as belt of
For me,e and mark
To forest dark
Anablo liyc-oak bending low
Ihu'-,with your iivor-sOft With revorent
tSO;lghtily touching your person. Lord Of the
svtngIns your beauty aside, with a step
On tho hrm-packcd sand,
BY world Of marsh tina, borders a world Of
sinuous southward and sinueus mort Inward the
shimmering band
or the sand beach iastens the fringe OF the
marsh 20 the folds OF the land
Onward and outward TO northward aud southw ward
he beach lines linger and curl
At silVer-wTought garment that Clings 10 aud fol-
lows the n m sweet limbs OF a girl.
vanishing, sNtrving, evermore curying again
into sight,
Softly tho sand beach wavers away TO n dim
gray looping Of light.
And y hat II behind me 70 westward the wall OF
the woods stands h.gh7
he world lies east how ample the marsh and
the sea and the sky
A league and a league OF marsh grass waist
high, broad in the hlsne,
Green, aud al Of he ght, and unlocked with
8 light or shade,
Stretch leiSurely OF in . pleasant plain
Toihe terminal blue Of the main"
And now from the vast, II the Lord WILL the
waters OF sleep
Roll In on the souls Of mon,
But who Will reveal 20 our waking ken
Inc forms that swim and the shades that Green
under the waters of seep7
And would could know what swimueth be-
low when the tide comes In
On the length aud breadth Of the marvellous
marshes OF Glynn."
80 N1tot,6 oJ Tpoe,,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
Mhnf fhe Cnnnirr Needs.

Fewer dogs and more sheep.
Fewer fences and more pastures
Fewer bar-rOOms and more schools
Fewer scrub cattle and more good
ones.
Fewer wire pullers in popular con
ventions, and more people.
Fewer idle politicians and idle per
sons, and more industry.
Fewer men who seek office and more
men whom the Office seeks
Fewer lOafers about railroad stations.
four corners, stores and taverns.
Fewer impetuOus young men, eager 70
rush into print and raise the devil gem
orally.
Fewer men 90 advocate the election Of
favorites on personal grounds and more
for the public good
Fewer juvenile statesmen, who are
eager To rush into the place their seniors
and bctters ought % occupy.
Fewer leaders" 10 knuckle 10 pOpu.
lar prcjudies, and more leaders to com
bat such prejudices when wrong.
Fewer great men made 10 order and
Of small material, and thrust in front
of men who have q capacity for great
ness
Fewer trucking demagogues, who are
anything or nothing, ~ interest die.
dates, and more brave men who dare Il
% their own thinking, and speak what
they think
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
Have n system.

Whatever you do, have system
about it. II is the greatest labor-saving
machine In the world, and the cheapest,
but IL is not the easiest governed. II
requires reason and management 10 con
troll and exercise IT, Yet, wherever il
has been introduced, this great labor.
saving machine has been success,
demonstrating 10 the world that il has
saved it, operator unnecessary manual
labor, a multitude OF perplexities, kept
his workshop In order, and enabled him
% perform correctly more by far than
iu its absence would have been possible.
IL has many time kept its possessOr
from exasperating entanglements il
has saved him time and trouble 10 has
kept his business rectfed while Others
have been confused system II has
ever been a victor iD war II IN the
powerful sccpter that the true states
man and the political economist swayf
iu government, and il has been and still
BE- the commonest stepping stone to in.
dividual fortunes
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
Neal BOWS Story.
-WsneIn chrl.lIsn Ad1eeal. |


We have noticed in some exchanges a
sketch (credited 20 Neal Dow Of the
eating and drinking habits Of a certain
" famous London preacher, said to be
Mr.. SpuTgeon. He IL there charged
with consuming at three meals, taken at
house where he was staying tenn
porarily, "four quart bottles Of strong
beer q pint Of brandy, and pint of
sherry" with lighting his cigar az the
crate before rising from his knees at the
close Of the family prayer in the morn
ing-at which time he had addressed
God in tone Of familiarity never before
heard by the narrator. II is further
said that this preacher justifes his
habits Of drinking on the ground that he
can not keep up his severe work without
beer and brandy that he defends
drinking and smoking in the pulpit and
the people bear IT," Itistrue that com
psratively few Englishmen in public
life-or in private life, indeed-are
strict teetOtalers; but we believe
the picture i'm this case has
good deal too much cOloring. It
should also be said that less than one
hundred years ago the same thing was
true in America. But now IL is uncom-
mon and also disgraceful for a minister
or even church member i'm America 20
drink any kind Of intoxicating liquor.
TeetOtalism is also rapidly gaining in
England, and, in a few years, we may
hope that 1t will be the rule, rather than
the exception, among professed Chris
tians In that country.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
CuriouS Facts.

The greyhound runs by the cvcsich
or V, and this we observe as a fact Tn,
Carrier-pigcon tlics his two hundred an,
nifty miles homcward by cycsight-
namely, from point TO point of object
which he has marked hut this il onl,
our conjecture. The fierce dragon fv
with twelve thousand lonscs i'm his eve
darts from angle 90 angle with th,
rapiditv of flashing sword. and n,
rapidly darts back, not turning in tn,
air, hut with n clash reversing the actor
of his wings. and ins aptaucously calcu
latlng the distance of the objects. or he
would dash himself to pieces. But ia
what conformation Of the eve does thi,
consist No one can answer.
A cloud OF ten thousand gnats dance
up and down in the sun. the minutest
interval between them, yet no one knocks
another hoadlong upon tho grass or
breaks leg or wing, long and delicate
as they are. Suddenly, amid your nd
miratlon of this matchless dance. n
peculiar, high.shouldercd vicious gnat.
with long, pendant nose, darts out of the
rising and falling cloud, aud settling ON
your check, inserts poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch to do
thisY Did he smell your blood in the
may dance2 No one knows.
y carriage comes suddenly upon a
flock OF geese on narrow road and
drives straight through the middle of
them. goose was never yet fairly
run over, nor duck. They are under
the very wheels and hoOfs, and vet
somehow they contrive to flap and wad.
die safely oil. Hsbitually stupid, heavy
and indolent, they are nevertheless
equal TO the emergency.
Why does the lonely woodpeckor,
when he descends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times on his way
listen and look round before he takes
his draught2 No one knows. How IL
1t that the species of ant, which is taken
in battle by other ants To be made slaves
should be black or negro ants2 No one
knows.
The power OF Judging of actual danger
and the free and easy boldncss which re-
suits from il are by no means uncom-
mon. Many birds seem 10 have most
correct notion of guns range, and
while scrupulously careful 10 keep be-
yond it, confine their care TO this eau
tion, though the most obvious recourse
'N'N' w ~ 'y iiBhN hNhN bul bl hlEul
and hearing, which they do not choose
TO do. And they sometimes appear to
make even an ostentatious use OF their
power, fairly putting their wit and
cleverness in antagonism TO that of man
for the benefit OF their fellows. We
lately read an account, by naturalist
in Brazil, Of an expedition he made to
one Of the islands of the Amazon TO
shoot-spoon-bills, ibises and other OF the
magnificent gallatoral birds which were
most abundant there. His design was
completely baflled, however, by a
wretched little sand-piper that pre-
ccded him, continually uttering his tell.
tale cry, which mt once aroused all the
birds within hearing. Throughout the
day did this individual bird continue
his sefimposed duty of sentinel 10
others, e1ectually preventing the ap-
proach of the fowler TO the game, and
yet managing to keep out Of the range
of hisgun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18

THE other day when the Quecn's
speech was to be read from the Chair Of
the House Of Lords Black Rod was
sent by the Chancellor 10 tell the Com
mOns-the faithful Commons-to come
out Of their chamber to hear it The
duties of the gentleman who carries the
black rod In his hands arc 10 go with
State messages from one chamber Of
legislation 20 the other in the same
building lie shall walk. at each mes
sage, forward and backward, about
three hundred yards. lie shall do this
ouerous duty about n dozen times i'm the
course Of the six months Of the Parlia-
mentary session The remainder OF the
years time is all his own And for this
duty he gets e2C0O 100000 a year
This luckygentleman is Colonel Knollvs.
q valet or gentleman usher 20 the Prince
Of Wales
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
PecuIIarlties of Lnnlter.

The English papers are commenting
upon an astronomical observation made
IN Australia which seems 10 show that
the planet Jupiter is not completely
formed, like the earth, but is in pro-
cess OF change and only gradually ad-
vancing toward solidity. Its immense
bulk and small density were once ex-
planned by the hypothesis that it was
composed OF lighter material than the
earth; but the theory is now put for
ward that the gigantic planet is still in
an incandescent condition. and that a
great pi ri OF it's apparent size il due 20
the expansion Of It's atmosphere by the
heat and the presence OF masses of
clOud-vapOT IL was long suspected that
Jupiter sometimes changed its shape,
aud on one occasion n satellite crossing
It's disk was seen, after having begun it's
transit, "a appear within few minutes
clear OF the planet and entering upon a
transit n second time. The Australian
observation was even more peculiar
The progress Of one Of Jupiter's moons
was watched AZ il passed behind the
planet. The record states that instead
OF disappearing gradually behind the
planet, it was apparently projected on
the disk az il viewed through the edge
OF the planet supposing the latter we're
surrounded by transparent atmos-
phere laden with clouds" This phe-
DOmenon was noticed on two occasions,
and the satellite was visible through the
edge Of the disk for two minutes before
it was finally concealed The line Of
sight, therefore, passed about two thou
sand miles below the apparent outline
Of the planet, and the inference is that
there Is a depth Of about ten thousand
miles Of atmosphere below the apparent
outline
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18

WILLIAM SMITH, n descendant Of the
Nubian kings, got muddled and howled
yearningly for some one to tread ON the
butt of his heel His warlike tones
brought couple OF policemen 10 the
scene, who arrested him lie was taken
before Justice Knox and fined $40.
" Fohty dollahs; Judge Ho. no. no he.
he, he ha hs ha-heoueht why dafs
mo money, Jedge, den I ever had in NV
life. I'm not % R0fschild. Fobty
dollahsl Ho bo, hO" " Twenty days
in jaii" I" roared the Judge. and Mr.
Smith's laugh ceased and his lower
lip hung down like a leather apron.
Virginia (Ner.) Epteyprisr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18

lT was the opinion Of Ben Wade that
the man who would sit through the av-
erage Sunday sermon with tight boots
on was either cut out for an angel or a
fool and old Ben leaned toward the
" fool theory.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18
ruE WOUNDED KNIGHT
rY uEiNE

know ot sn snccint story;
Heart wounded there lice alone
rider ot knightly glory,
For tsithess his love IA grown.
As fsithlcss must he condemn her,
Tho ght OF his loving eycs,
Aud this is hts sad dilemma
His pain he must despiss.
lie misht in the lists declars him
'Mong riders ot knightly fame;
+" Now may he for combat propare him
Who soilcth my tTno loves name"
Rut to meet him no rider gucth,
In tilcnoe they stand apart,
lie must turn tue lance that no throweth
'Gainst his own % Jcusing hear.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18

THERE we're two persons Of the name
Of DR.. John Thomas, not easily TO be
distinguished, for somebody, says Bishop
Newton, was speaking Of DR.. Thomas.
when 10 was asked, Which DR.. Thomas
do you meang' "Dr John Thomas"
"They are both named John" q" DR..
John Thomas who has n living in the
city" They both have livings in the
city" DR.. Thomas who Is chaplain to
the king" "They are both chaplains
IN the king" 4" Dr. Thomas, who is a
very good preacher" "They are both
good preachers" CDR. Thomas who
squint..' They both squint." They
were afterwards both bishops.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18

MAJOR BIRCH, the British officer who
was killed az the head Of his regiment
at the battle Of Fort Ali Musjid, was
one of the illustrious garrison Of tuck-
now I'm 1857.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-18

a GENTLEMAN Of Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, owns q cnbbage- board which Is
elaborately constructed entirely of hu-
man bones. It was made by a soldier in
the army Of Wellington when engaged
in fighting Napoleon, and the bones OF
which 10 is constructed were human
bones bones of dead Frenchmen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27
For the Democrat

Bro. GoULD.-In answering your
correspondent from Casper last week,
you say the County Treasurer gets
$4,000, which is quite a mistake. You
will see from the last report of the
Secretary of State the Treasurer re-
ceived $2l48,45, and that includes
some money paid for clerk hire that
/ failed to report which will reduce
that amount. Fhe probability is
that the duplicate next year will not
be 81 large as this year, which will
still reduce the Treasures fees.
Please insert this and don't make it
more than it is, as it's BAD ENOUGH
YOU KNOW. S. S. DIX, Treas.
It seems that in u estimate last
week in regard to the salaries of our
County officials, we made some slight
errors. By consulting the Secreta-
rvs report for 1878, we find the ex-
act figures as sworn to by the differ
ent officials, which are as follows:
Auditor $2846,5 Clerk $1676,32:
Sheriff $1626, 90; Probate Judge ST.,
1920; Recorder $1049,05; Commits
sioners-Conger $427,35; Campbell
$461, so; Mills $780, SO. These are
the net salaries, and nobody will
deny that they need a little cutting
down.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27


The members of the Presbyterian
church of Eaton gave two very inter
esting entertainments in the Opera
House on Friday and Saturday even
ings last. Miss Pauline Straub and
Prof. Walter Aiken, of Hamilton,
presented a fine selection of music,
in which Miss S. added many more
to her already large number of ad-
.mirers in our city, and Prof. Aiken
gained the plaudits of all present.
The tableaus presented on this occa-
sion we're varied in their character.
some religious, others moral, but all
in good taste. The chemicals for
these were prepared by Mr.. E. ALI
son, and were of the very best in
their results. To Mrs. W. G.. NJ.
Brookins and Mrs. Robt. Miller is
the success of the concerts chiefly to
be attributed. A handsome sum for
the benefit of the church was realiz.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

j. S. ROBINSON, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Commit,
tee, has forwarded to our address a
very urgent circular in behalf of the
Republican party in the coming
spring elections in this county. Of
course Mr.. Robinson is mistaken in
his meat. The circular was no doubt
intended for Bro. Williams of the
Register, and if he will call at our
sanctum he can have it. The circu-
lar appeals to the faithful to be up
and doing at the approaching spring
elections Ito nominate straight Re
publicans for all the local offices, and
see that they + elected, in order
that it may have "a good effect upon
the approaching State canvass."-
Well, Mr.. Robinson, the people about
here have not generally run politics
into our local elections, and to their
credit it can be said, good and hon
est men have always succeeded to
fill our Corporation and Township
offices, and we don't believe there
will be a different system adopted
this year, even at the peril of the
next State canvass.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The Columbus Commonwealth
very sensibly says: 1.-THE burning
of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home, Sunday morning, at Xenia,
reveals to the public, one very curl
GUS feature, which is not only new,
but startling. Several State Sena-
tors and Representatives with their
wives, seem to lave turned the
Home into a kind of retreat where
in they could retire from the severe
labors of the General Assembly, re-
cuperate their wasted energies and
save board bills. When the people
IF Ohio bnilt a home in~which to
shelter the orphan children Of the
gallant mon who periled their lives
for their county, no one dreamed
that it was to be used as q "corral"
for the men bers of the General As
sembly. What right have these gen
tlemen to thus impose their august
presence upon the States servants
at Xenia? And what right have
they and their families to lunch at
the expense of the State, from Fri
day until the following Monday af-
ternoon or Tuesday? Is the Home
an Asy lum for overworked Legisla-
tors to HE them to, where they can
lunch and lodge free, at the peoples
expense? 1t is time the people
should rcbuke these "free-lunch,"
"dead-beats."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

POPPY Taft is pretty certain to be
the Republican nominee for Cover
nor next fall. Now if UNCLE Dick
is sure he has a dead pull en- him in
Hamilton county, then u mind is
made up. Well hold Preble level.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

We are for a western man for the
Presidency in 1880, first last and all
the time. The west is entitled to
the candidate, and the Democracy
should not remain idle even now, in
pressing the claims Of Ohio's favor
lite son-ALLEN G.. THuRMAN--for the
place.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The State Prohibition party met
at Columbus on the goth, nominated
a full ticket and resolved the old re-
solve against the manufacture and
use of ardent spirits. 1t wasn't a
very formidable body, but will like
ly poll its usual 10000 votes in the
State next October. If this party
wasn't SO internal obstinate, we
might have a good License law in
Ohio, and much reform grow out OF
l..
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

Senator Sabine's "loeal option"
bill was discussed some and then
laid on the table, where it will likely
remain the remainder of the session.
The next bill in order might be one
to regulate our diet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

If be true, land we must confess
it looks that way, that the principal
building of the Orphans Home has
been used only as a hotel for the en-
tertainment of "worn out" legisla-
tors and other "dead heads then
the best thing the State can do is to
abandon the idea of rebuilding it,
and put the $75,o0O,Oo some place
where it will do the most good.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

Senator WILSON must be a very
consistent man, indeed! He intro
duced a bill to cut down the COM
%pensation of printers and at the
same time favored one to fix the sal
airy of members of the Legislature at
$1,000! The financial wisdom OF
some members of this General AS.
sembly ought to be handed down to
future %posterity, as a sublime speci
men of how to save at the spigot
while running out at the bung hole.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

Our first choice for the Presiden-
cy in 1880 is our own ALLEN G.
THURMAN, but we can as cheerfully
support SAMUEL ]. TILDEN then. as
we didinls76, should've hethe pre-
ference of the national Democracy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

Hon. j. S. TRAINER is said to be
training himself as a candidate for
Judge of the Supreme Court on the
Democratic ticket next fall. If the
second term rule is not applied all
around, he may be successful.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

If the Legislature reimburse the
private. losses of the fire at the Or
phans' Home, it will be making ar
engagements and setting a precedent
for employees at all our public insti-
buttons to lay away in their trunks
and rooms, millions (?) of dollars OF
money and valuables, and serenely
await a big conflagration. Who ever
heard of the like before?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27


Misfortunes seems TO follow the
present Legislature. The State
house has become offensive to the
senses and deleterious to health. A
number of members took refuge in
the Orphans Home at Xenia, but
the avengingN Nemesis followed them,
and they narrowly escaped flom the
burning building. Where, oh! where,
shall the weary Legislature find
rest?-Columbus Dispatch.
By adjourning and returning to
the bosom of their families, those
who have 'em, those who have not to
their Legitimate business.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The Chinese immigration bill is
what is now worrying some of the
Radical friends of Mr.. HAYES. At
the present writing it is very difficult
to tell what disposition will be made
Of it. The election to come of in
California is "what is tbs mater
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

If ever there was a human brute
deserved checking to death without
the form of law, it is the wretch HAR-
RI HULsE, who raped the six year
old child in Cincinnati last week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

RUrHY HAYES might be induced TO
accept a second-term nomination in
the event that SAMMY TILDEN is the
Democratic candidate. It would be
ft that he should.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

Newspapers not favorable to the
second term of UNCLE DIcK, should
draw it a little mild. 1t may save a
deal of crow eating.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The extreme length of the doings
Of our able County Commissioners,
has compelled us to divide it. The
other ! will appear next week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The Greenbackers r certain they
can control the organization of the
next House OF Congress. We won
der.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The Prohibi;ionists II the first
in the field with their ticket, but have
the consolation of knowing they will
be the last out.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

1t is now high time that the crire
Of rape be ade a capital punish
ment. Let our lawmakers see 10 it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

Old ZAcHARIAH CHANDLER is back
to the Senate. 'Rah for the "God
and morality" and call the decency''
party! Next.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

The law to prohibit the killing of
quail until 1880 has passed both
branches of The Ohio Legislature,
and is now a law.