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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28

Robert MckiuStry, of Hudson, \. Y.
enjoys the honor of owning the largest
orchard i'm the world Like all fruit rrow
ers, and Others of Kin TO that profession, ne
Is kindly and literally disposed, and has NO
secrets To reserve from others who love
iruit growing, and To talk of fruit Visitors
are therefore made welcome. and his or.
chard is open To inspection hy all who are
Interested I'm his lahors. The orchard is
situated ON the east bank of the Hudson
river, on high r4lling table land, and oCcu-
pies 500 acres, and contains moro than
24'oou apple trees, roo pears, I. 900 cher
ricS, 900 peaches POO plms, POO crabs,
/, 600 vines, 5000 Curmuts and POO chest
nuts. The varieties grown are: Rhode
Island Grccniug, 1000 lBaldwins. Il. 600
King of IOmpkins Co, 1000; Astrachans.
500; Northern Spy, 300; Wagner, 500
Gravcustcin, 400; Cranberry Pippins, 200
Ben Davis 200; Duchess of Oldcnhcrr.
POO; with Jonathaus, IIubhardstons. CIV
ugas, NandcrvccrS, Bclnuwcrs. Pcarmains.
Iccks PlcaSuts, 2O-ouuCc pippins. Rus
sets and others in less number The pears
are Bartlett B. d'Aujou, Sheldon, Scckcl
and Lawrence chiefly. OF cherries there
are 2S varieties The orchard is rcmarka-
hly thrifty and the oldest trees are about 20
years old. The soil is "a dry, rolling gravel
with some limestone; the trees are planted
20 feet apart and do not seem hy any means
to bc crowded The ground is plowcd
several times in the year and kept fallow,
excepting, when thought advisable il Is
seeded To clover The orchard is inter
secicd 10y roads over six miles i'm length Tor
the passage of wagons, and is bounded hy
continuous row of apple trees set 10 feet
apart Tor miles The soil is certainly
well adapted for fruit growing, for the trees
are clean, thrifty, compact, and loaded with
the taircst looking fruit The apple crop
Oh the present year is expected To hc 80 600
barrels large portion of which will be
exported to Liverpool and Glasgow. Twcn-
ty-tour men and ll horses are employed i'm
hauling out the crop or in plowing. The
success of this orchard has not been
achieved, nor is it maintained. without the
closest supervision and the most industrious
work. Enemies are there, as well ms else
where; but these have no peace; the war
fare against them needs TO be- constant
Suckers and sprouts are removed as soon ms
seen; the borers are watched and followed
with vigor. Wires are used to reach them
IN their burrows, and the damaged bark tx
removed with chiscls. As trees fail others
are planted in their places, and the orchard
is constantly being renewed i'm this manner.
AS the market for good fruit is extending
every year, and foreign customers are seek,
ing supplies here, the business of growing
fruit cannot fail to be profitable and per
mancnt No other business pays better
than this for the most s<ilful attention and
management, indeed, without these, il is
vain To expect crop that will sell i'm the
market at remunerative prices Good fruit
sells itself and the grower is soon sought
for by purchasers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28

The Scotch ow-lands, upon the grassy
downs ot England, the rich farms where
cp-kccping is only incident to hirh cul-
ture, ana upon our own western plains
everywhere, where sheep are kept, "A sheen
dog OF some kind is found useful and of
all the different varieties the Scotch Collcy
Is considered the most valuable lie pos
SeSscS rare instinct for his work, which
comes as second nature To- him lie often
knows the ways of sheep better than his
MASTER and understands the Signals of the
shepherd when far ont of hearing. with
great precision. Cases have been known
I'M which the dog has discovered the absence
OF some laggards of the flock which his
master had not missed and has returned to
the pasture for them uuhiddcn. lie cnn
range his flock npOn one side of "A road
when meeting other sheep, and thus keen
them trum intcrmiugling with the strangers.
lite Will discover 10y his acute sense of smell
sheep that have been overwhelmed i'm snow
drifts and will conduct the shepherd 10
the place. II no help is available hc hns
bcon known To dig into the drift and release
imprisoned sheep, and to warm chilled
lambs 10y budding close To them. lie ia
valiant IN their defense, and will give battle
To wolf without hesitation. No vagrant
dog will he permitted To approach a nocl,
oi which he has charge lIo will bring
oaCN stragglcrs when upOu the march, and
VIII return To find the sore footed ones that
have fingered 10y the way. For farm dog
he Is OF special value, ~ he can easily bo
trained manage with gcntlcncss any kind
OF live stock, He is domestic in his habits
While kind and aiIcCtonatc to his owner.
ana his herds, hc is watChful and suspiCious
oi strangers and strange animals. Ills
good disposition gives him great influence
over his charge, and causes them To hnvc
confidence in him. When flock is afraid
OF the shepherds dog, II shows wrong
management ON the part of the shepherd,
ana That the dog has been badly trained
The Scotch Collcy has long and woolly
hair bright mild eye, sharp nose. an
intelligent aspect, long bushy tail curling
upwards, with the end clear of the ground.
ana IN color Is usually black and tan, varic-
gated with little white. Not the least
wonderful or useful characteristic of the
dog is his tenacious memory, by which he
~ able to remember all the turning points
I'm journey of hundreds of miles. and to
recognize at sight every member of the
lock To which he has become attached
with all his good qualifications however
hc sometimes lapscs from virtue; and mo-
other dog is 80 destructive to the fold as "A
sheep dog become dcmorilzcd by bad
companions. a traitor s the worst or
enemies
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28
Memory's Queer Freaks.

In San Francisco one shakes hands with
a friend on the street corner to-day, aud
next year meets him fresh from "a trip round
the world, and is rather surprised to find
him In another suit Of clothes, the pattern
Of the old being as fresh i'm our minds eve
as # we had seen it yesterday The other
day Front street merchant and his wife
were seated in a strcet-car, when another
gentleman stepped i'm. The moment he
saw the first-mentioned party the latter
said, eagerly:
because it comes 90 the surface to blow.
That's the answer, isn't itI'
''Yes, said the other, ''but / didn't
think you'd guess it,"
"Why, what did that gentleman mean ln
asked the merchants mystifed wife, after
they had left the car.
''Wcll, you see, down at Che club the
other day ] asked them all a conundrum /:
first rate thing too why is "a whale like a
water lily i'-aud mono Of them could guess
It,"
"Club! Why you haven't belonged 10
a club for five years not since we were
married
"Haven't /, That's fact. Now, let
me see when it was / asked Brown that CO.
numdum, and by a careful comparison of
dates 1t was ascertaincd that Brown
had Kept the answer fresh in his mind for
exactly six years and five months.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28

another, and, when that was gone, sur
prise grew to amazement as his unwavcring
hand again sought the gaping mouth of that
pocket. As the boy ate he grew in dimen-
sions, and the teacher became alarmed.
There seemed TO be no end to the apples he
had in his clothes. "Tim. for mercy
sake, have you any more applcsl' ''Got
mother, said Tim inditrerently GLOW
many more apples have youl' "Duuno, -
said Tim; guess two or three more. ."
The teacher did not dare TO let him proceed
and appointed herself an investigating com
mittec To look after the back counties. The
boy never changed a muscle of his cuunte-
nance nor moved an inch while that teacher
pulled apple after apple from his coat, and
stacked them up upon the desk, until there
was something less than peck piled up.
with Dade county TO hear from The mat
ter hasn't been laid before the school board
yet, hut the exhausted schoolma'am de
clafes that the next time she will learn how
much of crop of apples boy has about
him before she issues any orders.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28
shepherd Dor.

The Scotch Collcy dogs are remarkable
for great intelligence au instinct which
seems sometimes 60 surpass reason won
dcrluI endurance, and activity Without
these dogs sheep Keeping boo many dis.
tricts, useful for mo- other branch Of agri-
culture, would Doe impossible The home
Of This breed is tbc Scotch highlands, 70
locality OF rocks and bills, intcrpcrscd
with grassy wIcys elevated table lands
bearing scanty heritage, and "moOrs," or
level or slightly undulaing tracts covered
with gorsc, heather, low bushes, b0ggy
places, and scattered rocks Upon these
hills sheep are kept in large liocks, exposed
from day 90 day tO all thc vici-studcg of
storms, misis, rains and SHOWS, with mo-
other shelter than is afforded by thc icc-sidc
Of abrupt precpiccs, Ovcrhaugiug rocks.
stone walls, or boo rough sheds of poles and
heather without DIS dogs thc shepherd
would be- helpless 90 manage Dis flock iu
This rough country. ln countries where
arabic land bears a very big price. only
such land as cannot Doe pI0wcd is given up
to sheep pastures, and here The dog is iu-
valuable. and not only here for hc is made
useful upon the more civilized hill sides of
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28


BE true, be- genuine. No education is
worth anything that does not include this.
a man had better not know how 10 read. he
had better never learn q letter Of the alpbs-
bet and bc true and genuine in intention
and boo action, rather than being learned I'm
all sciences aud in an languages. 10 bc M
the same time false in heart and counterfeit
bon lfe BE- pure in thought and language.
pure in mind and body An impure man.
young or old, poisoning the society where
he moves with smutty stories and impure
examples, is a moral ulcer n plague spot,
lcpcr who ought to he treated as were
the lepcrs of old BE unsclGsh. To care
for The comforts and feelings Of others.
To be- polite TO Doe Just in al dealings
with others To be generous, noble and
manly. BE self-rcliant and clfhelpul
even from early childhood To be- indus
Irious always, and selfmpporing at the
earliest proper age Teach them that all
honest work is honorable, and that am idle,
useless life of dependence ON others is dis
graceful When q boy has learned these
four things, when he has made these idcaa
part Of his being, however young he may
hc, however poor, or however rich. he has
learned some of the most important things
he ought % know when be becomes a
man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28
so SAD.

I'm sad, o sad. that the long sunshine
OF Summer days il past
That the soft twilight aud glory line
Which gilds the sky with golden vine
Are curtsined with the clouds recline
AS they early shadows cast
I'm sad, so sad
I'm sad, so sad, ss bright winged birds
Are hocking on the hill
CHIPPING farewell into words.
A message TO the grazing herds
A chorus plsintive ss n dirge
While parting prayers they trll.
I'm sad, 30 sad
IN sad 40 sad. "a leaves are torn
Aud 10y rude storms are thrown
Empty nests are roughly borne
To wreath with Bowers on graves forloru.
Natures 3, mbol that 20 mourn
10 not left 20 man alone.
I'm sad, so sad
My hearts first love with the summers He'd
It's song with the bi ds is tiowu.
I'm left with the sighing winds instead
To grieve for the precious life that's sped.
For the form in its cold and narrow bed
For the ripe sheaf T. at il nlown-
I'm "a ., so sad
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28
The Leap into Niagara.

When Peet was asked what sensa-
tious he experienced at bis late leap
into the Niagara from the new Suspen-
lion Bridge, he said "NOnc particu-
Jar as ! went down; nothing more than
if had jumped ten instead Of one aun-
dred and ninety-two feet. I think /
must have gone down about eleven feet
into the water when / encountered the
under current, but I did no, 90 into &C..
As it caught me, it threw me fiat ON
my back, and in that position I was
carried very swiftly about twenty-five
feet between two currents, and the feel
ing to my back was just as though +
had been drawn quickly over rough
board table, bat no evil effects follow
ed. I had my eyes open, and looking
up could sec the bridge through the
water. My life prescrver saved me af-
ter went under the water. Realizing
must DC about my business threw
up my hands, padded a little and i'm
stantly rose % the surface"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-06-28

Texas is the third sheep State in
the Union. California ranks highest.
next Ohio and then Texas.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-11
A MURDEROUS ATTACK.

From the Chronicle of last evening we take
the following, dated Wheatland, Cal, June
10: "About o'clock this morning news was
brought to town of an attempt at murder at
the residence of VIM. Roddan, three miles
from town. Miss Ida Dunn and Miss Cora
Hestlep were the victims. The young ladies
were sleeping together and the perpetrator is
supposed to have effected an entrance
through a side door, The discovery of the
crime was made by Mrs. Roddan, who heard
Miss Hestlep groaning and gave the alarm.
Mr.. Roddan arose and on going into the
apartment Miss Hestlep was found with her
head and face covered with blood and Miss
Dunn was missing. Search was instituted,
and she found twenty-five or thirty feet west
of the house, where the iend had dragged
her She was insensible and terribly multi
ated, her face being covered with blood her
eyes closed from the beating she had received.
The instrument used was an iron stake about
twenty inches long by three inches wide and
one inch thick, of oval shape. The people are
terribly excited, and men are securing the
country Win guns ana pistols One arrest
has been made on suspicion-a negro who was
seen around for several days. Sheriff Nc
Coy and detective J. B. Hume are on the
ground investigating" Old Carsonites will
no doubt remember Miss Cora Hestlep; she
was one of three sisters who went to school in
this city, and lived here until 1870 or 1871.
The other; sisters were Miss Grace, who sub
entered the dramatic profession,
and Miss Flora. These young ladies are
neices of Mr.. J. B. Cormack of this city
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-11
LAND PATENTS.

The following patents were issued at the
State Surveyor Generals office yesterday:
Mathew S. Sharp: northwest quarter of
northeast quarter section II, township %,
range 90 east; northeast quarter of northwest
quarter section y, township %, range 90
east; northeast quarter of northwest quarter
section Ii, township %, range % east-165
acres.
Hannah Morgan: North half of southwest
quarter section 80, township 81, range 40
east; south half of northwest quarter section
80, township 81, range 40 east-160 acres.
Fred Stautfer: Southwest quarter of north
west quarter section IS, township SO, range
80 east; northwest quarter of southwest quar-
ter section 1G, township sc, range 50 east
so acres.
Richard Gibbons: Northwest quarter of
southwest quarter section q, township 10,
range "a east-40 acres.
Jacob Shallenbarger: Southeast quarter of
northwest quarter section II, township 10,
range Ga east; east quarter of southwest quar-
ter section II, township 10, rasge Ga; southwest
quarter of northeast quarter section 20,
township Is, range Ga east southeast quarter
section 20, township 10, range "a east ,-320
acres
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-11
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.

A we'll known gentleman had occasion to 90
to Virginia few days ago, and during his
| absence his wife, only carrying out the com
mon and accepted practice of wives generally,
made raid through the pockets OF the clothes
which he left behind 0t must not be for
gotten that he put on his Sunday clothes for
the trip, and, in his hurry to get away, forgot
to enpty the pockets of his other clothes. }
Among the numerous papers which the lady
found was letter, written in very delicate
hand, and worded most afectionately. The
epistle began, My own precious darling"
and it ended with ever your own only.
Although there was NO one present when the
letter was e1citedly persused by that lady,
yet one without the most vivid imagination
can surmise what fearful storm ragged in her
outraged bosom. On the evening train the
husband, unaware what was in store for him,
returned to his once peaceful home. No sooner
had he entered the door of his domicile than
he was greeted with the following welcome,
ooh, you wretch Oh, you deceitful brute
You have forever and forever destroyed
my happiness and peace OF mnd
| hate you l will at once apply for bill
of divorce' The old gentleman bit
thunderstruck by this exceedingly warm re-
ception, and demanded to know what it all
signifed. ooh, you hypocritical innocent;
you don't know; you didn't get auy letters
from women who call you their precious dar-
ling" wildly cried the excited lady. The
gentleman asked what letter she had refer
ence to. The lady hurriedly and Indignantly
read the epistle to him. When she had fin
ished, the old gentleman burst out in par
oxism of laughter, and explained to his bet
ter but excited half, that the letter was for
Il cir son, from young lady at Virginia Ii
appears that the son bears his fathers name,
and the letter was opened by the old gentle
man, who forgot to deliver it to the young
'masher" When the youth came home that
evening, the mother handed him the letter,
which he blushingly acknowledged was intend
ID for him. The cid lady and gentleman
Kissed and made up, and vowed never to sus-
oect each others fidelity again.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-11

THE Stage villainousy remarks cit is
said that when a Carson girl receives company
she generally improves her breath by eating
large dose of garlic. That is slanderous
perversion, for We know from experience, that
their breath is as sweet as the fragrance from
the pure little violets. But it is said that
whenever Virginia " masher" comes within
ten feet of one of our ladies, she is necessi-
tated to saturate her apparel with tincture of
assafcetida to remove the mephitic odor which
is contracted from that male biped, even at
such distance.
DEPARTURES following NJ " pas
sengers left on the southern stage sterday
morning: C. G. Stevenson, E. !. Davis.
Miss Glover, Mrs. Horace Smith and four
children, A. a. Stewart, F. T. Belmer, A.
G. Sharp, R. Johnson, George A. Goddard
II. B. Gleason, W. G. Richards, w. E.
Phillips, ]. NJ. Taylor, VIM. James, Ed.
Wright, j. Ulrick, two Cinnamon.
CRITTENDEN THORNTON, Esq, at one time
private secretary to the late Ex-Governor
Bradley, is now practing law in San Francisco
re mas a suite OF the most elegantly Htted up
offices in the London and San Francisco Bank
building 1t will not be many years before
that talented young gentleman will rank with
the foremost expounders of the law on this
coast.
THE Fourth of July Finance Committee
were out yesterday canvassing the town to see
how literally the citizens would subscribe for |
the celebration. They received much encour-
agement, and believe that there will be no diff
fculty to collect all the money necessary to
first class celebration The work of canvass
ing will be resumed this morning.
SEASON tickets for the three days racing on
the Sd, 4th and 9TH of July, are on sale at
George and Dakes saloon. The price of the
tickets is So, and will be good for the grand
stand and any other place on the track.
Mrs. SENATOR JONES passed through here
for Gold Hill yesterday morning. The lady
was accompanied by Messrs Henry Jones and
Alonzo Hamilton. The Senator will be here
in about six weeks. '
YESTERDAYS weather was greatly like No
vember day. 1t was chilly and warm by fits
and starts. In the afternoon the city was t
visited by brisk rain shower.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-11

ARRIvALs-The following passengers ar.
rived on the southern stage yesterday after,
noon: N. Lambeth, C. Hobbs, A. Pearson
W. S. Lillian, P B. Hall, E. A. Morton, j.
Dowd.
AFTER calm, DRINKS are being rushed into
Jail to an alarming extent. They all look of
the fvecent deadfall type. Send them up,
and make them work on the streets.
LosT.-A three diamond collar button was
ost in this city yesterday. The finder viii
receive a very liberal reward by leaving it at
the Ormsby House.
NEW building, to be occupied as black
smith shop, is going up opposite Olcovich
Bros corner, on the site where Caffel's bakery
once stood.
A CRASH is predicted in the stock market
by prophets. Interpretations, however, are
reliable as the promises of big market
JOE MURPHY, the Comedian, will not visit
Carson. The Company met with disastrous
business in Sacramento, and exploded.
A HORSE attached to swill cart ran away
last evening, scattering the aromatic contents
of the wagon all over the street.
DR.. J. w. WATERS, and the family of
nj jOr Garrard were on the West bound light
ming train last evening"
BULLIoN.-The Southern stage brought in
one bar of bullion yesterday, consigned to
Wells, Fargo & Co.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MURPHY returned from
San Francisco yesterday.
THERE will be an " Under the Gaslight "
rehearsal tonight.
THE Grand Lodge of Masons is now in SEES
sion at Virginia.
THE Grand Jury inspected the County Jail
STocKs were decidedly soft yesterday.