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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
Sayings.

No weeds wilt so quick as those Of wild
ows.
Some people are like an egg-too full Of
themselves for anything else.
The dog is the only thing that loves some
body else better than himself.
There are men so pious that when they
luck.
Men were created little lower .han the
angels-and they have been getting little
lower ever since
Young man, never take the bull by the
horns. Always take him by the tail-and
then you can let go.
Young man, don't cry over split milk.
Pick up your pail and your milking stool
and go for the next cow.
Coqucttes make better wives than prudes
and there are better ones in the market
than either OF them.
man who is always confessing his sins
and never correcting them, is the most un-
reliable Of all sinners
Life amt much more than a farce any
way-but 1t is highly important that the
farce should be well played.
n live man is like the little pig-he weans
young, and begins to root early. lie is the
pepper sass of creation.
The hump on aman's back is not so much
the subject of ridicule as is the wreath of
flowers with which he seeks to hide Il.
n man who makes up his mind TO be-
come rascal had better first examine hlm-
self and see If he was not better intended
for fool
A man who will sit for half day fishing
over the side of boat with ro bait ON his
hook, isn't afflicted with patience Lazi.
ness is what ails him.
"A life insurance agent is too cold and
calculating for comfort-toO much like an
undertaken that comes around about once a
week to see how your cough is getting
along.
III | had seventy-fve children, would
teach sixty of them TO shut the door after
them when they go out, and | wouldn't
care whether the other fifteen learned any
thing or not
Happiness is wonderfully like flea.
When you put your finger on him he don't
seem To be there, but when you follow him
to where he actually is-he don't seem To
be there also
The man who can draw half a pint of
New Orleans molasses from "A half inch
augcr hole, and while he is waiting for his
can to fill can sing, "Home, Sweet Home
--aint sudden enough for 1880.
The 1--we man is as busy IA n girl with
two beauX. He is often like the hornet
very busy-but what he is about the Lord
only knows. He is not always deep
thinker. He is the American pet-a mys-
terry TO foreigners.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
She "set in

slight girl dressed in black, with sad
face, explained TO a news gatheror how it
happened that she engaged in draw poker
on railway train. 'You see" she be
gan, ''after we left Buffalo, 1 found that
in some way had lost my money, an,l
what TO do didn't know. had my ticket
in another pocket, and that helped matters.
Two gentlemen in the section Just ahead of
me were playing cards. II was poker.
became interested in the game, for you see
! often play 1t with my brothers for corn,
and they say play pretty we'll Pretty
soon j made some remark about the game.
and then they asked me If I wouldn't like
70 set in. just for the fun Of the thing,
] said yes, and never had such luck. I
guess they let me win the first two or three
times because ] was a lady, but after that
they played for all they were worth, and
50 did l. And you never saw the equal Of
the cards ! held. They called me once,
and ell / had was three aces and two
nines" els that good hald?" "Wen I
should say so, It was good for IS that
time" "How much did you win in all7"
"Oh, somewhere between $40 and $50. +
haven't counted il yet"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
4 Code of Etiquette.

The card should be printed or written
very plainly
White cards, without any embcllishmcnt.
are regarded rs in the best taste avoiding
extremes in size
The gcntlcmans card should contain
nothing except the name and address of the
caller; IN general, omit the address
The titles of Hon." "Mr.," ESD ="
etc, are not allowed ON calling cards.
Mrs or "Miss" are admissible on
ladies cards. Professional titles, such as
"Dr., REV" and NJ. d. etc, are adj
missible on gentlemen's cards.
a military title, such as Lieut.. ="
Capt Gen." "U. S. A., ,""U. S. NJ"
etc, is also admissible.
The handsomest style IL that which il
engraved; next is that which is beautifully
written; next comes the printed card, in
text letter
AT hotel, when calling on any one, send
your card and await reply in the recep-
ton room.
III two or more ladies arc In the house
hold, the turning down of n corner signifies
that the card is for all the ladies'
Cards may be left Immediately where n
death is known, but call of sympathy and
coincidence is not to be until week after
the bereavement
The lady in mourning who may not de-
sire to make calls will send mourning cards
to her friends instead during the season of
retirement from society.
IL is quite well to send in your card 10y n
servant, as the mispronunciation of the name
is thus avoided
III lady Is not nj home, il will also serve
to show that you have called
The hostess should, IL not desiring to see
any one, send word that she is engaged
when the servant frat goes to the door, and
not after the card has been sent up.
1t is admissible, when a lady does not
desire to see caller, to instruct the servant
to reply that ''the mistress is not at home
the understanding being that, whether In
the house or not, she is mot at home" for
the reception Of callers.
a business card is inadmisslble as a call
ing card, unless the call be purely one for
business.
In making New Years calls II is custo-
mary to present a card TO each of the ladies'
who receive with her. as well as to the hos
css.
In taking letter Of introduction 10 a
lady in the city, If you send il to her by the
servants who answers the bell, also sand
your card with the same.
The card beng left in your absence. il
the equivalent of call A call is now due
from you to the person leaving the card,
In leaving the city for permanent resi-
dence abroad, IL is customary 70 send out
cards TO intimate friends, adding 10 the
name "P. T.. C."-Presents Partino
Compliments.
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$1.5O Per Annum
AT REST.

Once more the rpened year untolds
Her ennons. gold embossed;
And where the grand oaks. tempest tossed
Lift up bare arms, communion holds
With Hin who thus 3 bound has set
For human longing and regret
While blessed Rest. in slumber deep.
on.drooping eyelids lays htnd
And spreading white wings o er the land,
Bids stars eternal vigil keep
Til sleeps sweet influence shall restore
The earth to fruitfulness once morei
Thus the full year so lightly rounds
Her finished need of work. and stands
Exultant though her folded hands
Assures us that all peace abounds,
And past ali longing and regret
IL the fair goal her soul has set
How different wei We trembling stand
On our graves brink and cringins cling
To all the transient hopes which DIM
Their fitful Lights along the strand,
And till our star OF life has set
Cheat US with longing and regret
oh! typo of everything Divine
Dear Nature-draw US closer yet,
And us whore no vain regret
Can our unwilling souls confine.
And fold us in thy fond embrace,
When we shall meet Death face to facel
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
~ Knew 1t"

I'm hungry and ragged and hall. sick
ana dead-brokc." muttercd tramp, M he
sat down for sun-bath on the wharf nj the
loot OF Griswold street; "but it's iust INV
luck" Last fall j got into Detroit lust two
hours too late 10 sell my vote. N0bodv In
blame. Found big wallet on the street i'm
December, and four police came up before
could hide IL. Luck again. Got knocked
down ny street car, but there was no
opening for a suit and damages, because
was drunk. Just the way. Last fall noils
were way down. knew thcre'd DC n rise
but didn't buy and hold for the advance
Lost ten thousand dollars out and ont All.
lus that way with me. Glass went nm
twenty-five per cent, but hadn't n nane
on On mana, excepting the pain in my back.
never knew II 10 fail. Now lumber's gone
up, ana don't even own u fence picket to
Icalllc on. just me again. Fell into the
river tother day, but Instead Of pulling me
out and giving me a hot whisky they pulled
me out aud told me TO leave town or I'D
get the bounce. That's nc again. Now
lyc got settled down here for a biz of a
rest aud snooze, but III be routed out in
less than fifteen minutes and know il. i'm
be just my behangcd luck :"
lie settled down slid his hat over his
face, and was just beginning to feel sleepy
when hundred pounds Of coal ratified
down on him.
81 knew it know it, shouted the
tramp as he sprang mp and rubbed the dust
of his hoad-'1 said 50 all the time, and
just wish the burned old hogshoad had
come down along with the cOal and
jammed me through the wharf"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
our Floors

As long as we are OBLIGED 10 tolerate
poorly made floors, which shrink aud warp
and are unsightly to- the eye, we must
therefore, use carpets. But carpets in daily
use can not bc kept clean except by fre-
qucnt beating, and they do much toward
cOrruptng the air by retaining impure
gases, hiding the finest, most penetrating
dust in their mcshcs and underneath them.
and by giving of particles Of fine wool into
the atmosphere, with other dust, as they
are swept or walked upon. There is a de-
mand for better floors; not necessarily in
laid or nOsaics, Of different kinds IF prec-
ious wood but made double Of strong sea-
sOned wood that will not shrink or warp
(spruce, however well seasoned, is almost
sure 10 warp and then carefully finished so
as TO be durable and clean. Carpeted floors
seem a relief 20 the hOusckccpcr when once
the carpets are procured. fitted 10 the room
and tackled down, because they do not show
the dirt as the bare floors do. But oh.
when they do get full Of dust, how dirty
they are. With warmly made floors and
large, warm rugs, which can be taken out
and shaken as often as necessary, how much
cleaner houses might be- But In that case
we must pay more attention 10 our floors
have them painted, oiled, OF laid with
boards Of different colors, as the case may
be
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28

with beautiful accuracy. During the
morning MIR. Smith advocated the removal
Of the canvas, ON the ground that intruders
deserved To suffer. In the wee small hours
Of the next morning, however, he reached
his house I'm state Of semi -inchritv which
made his footsteps uncertain, and while en-
tering the door he was incautious enough
to place his right foot ON the little spring
before he removed his left foot from the
doorstep. The result was IA rapid aerial
flight, fall into the canvas, slide on the
sidewalk, and walk back To the door.
This little incident removed the objections
which MIR. Smith had formerly To the can
vas, and one day he watched fifty or sixty
peddlcrs and canvasscrs practice muscular
contortions during their flight from the step
to the canvas without feeling the slightest
regret that they were uninjurcd. Ii will
bc proper in conclusion TO inform the pub
lie that Mrs Smith has reserved the patent
right of her wonderful invention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28

most interesting, as well as novel col
lection Of books is 10 be found in library
In the province Of Cassel These volumes
appear like 50 many wooden blocks; but
each block is complete history Of the tree
which II represents. For instance. an oak
book is formed thus The bari, is stripped
from the back, and the title is inserted.
One side books are OH bound i'm
''boards'-is formed from the split wood.
showing the grain. The opposite side
shows the varnishcd wood. Inside. ms one
might naturally expect, are the leaves
but the seed, the fruit the mosstha grows
upon the trunk, the insects that feed upon
It, &c, are all represented as well. To
these specimens Is added a simple account
of the tree, Hs usual location, the manner
Of its growth, and no doubt other branches
Of It's history.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
Wonderful Dogs.

There Is wonderful dog in Detroit, AN
Irish water spaniel. She always awakens
her master at exactly 8 o'clock In the
morning. On Sundays, when he takes his
cane, she is frantic TO accompany him on
his walk. She has useful talent for bring
ing in firewOod. She has also a passion for
sardines sits at the table; but never offers
TO eat what is on her plate until !he family
have finished and risen. She is exceedingly
expert in catching ball She has arrived
at the dignity of a long notice in Detroit
newspaper. Speaking of dogs there is one
in Sacramento, Cal, famous for its hostil-
ity to Cinnamon and if one Of them enters
the house, he is liable to be nibbled. '"The
other day the dog went % the dining-room
and at once became furious. He growed.
barked and bdstled and ran all about i'm
quest of his enemy, but as no Chinaman
was present, his conduct was regarded as
inexplicable, until crock Of Chinese pre-
served ginger was observed on the table.
That was what the dog smclt and what hc
was after so at least says the veracious
narrator of the story
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
The Indian and the Telephone.

An amusing application Of the wonders
OF the telephone as an assistant detective of
crimes comes from Julian, California.
Several horses were recently stolen in that
neigbborhood, and suspicion fell upon n
certain Indian as the thief. Some one
having introduced telephone up there, the
same was being exhibited, when il occur
red to the owner Of the stolen orses To yet
the Indian to come in and hear the ''Great
Spirit" talk. The Indian took )ne Of the
cups and was thrilled with astonishmcnt nj
being apparently so near the Great Keeper
Of the happy hunting grounds. After some
little time spent in wonderment, the Indian
was solcmnly commanded by the Great
Spirit to give up those stolen hprscs!"
Dropping the cup as if he had been shot,
the Indian Immediately confessed 10 having
stolen the horses, end tremblingly promised,
II his life was spared, he would restore the
'caballOs' nj once, and he did 80.
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That a man who camot lead the co,il
lion is utterly worthless iu fashionable So
ciety.
That skating OH artificial ice is an excel
lent ground work tor genuine hirtations.
That the dinner card mania has been
done for al 1t is worth and ought to be
stopped once for all.
That the florist refuses o. send baskets
on credit any more unless security Of some
kind is deposited.
That people should be careful how. they
take m and do for every foreigner who re-
presents himself TO be what he is not.
That Derby hats for ladies have ceased
TO be genteel, and the sooner discarded the
better for all demOisoUos concerned.
That nurse girls sent out with tho baby
carriages should not have any more conf
deuce Imposed ia them than the Law allows.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
Tho antiquity of Forks

Among the valuable finds I'm the eXplo-
ration OF the relics of the ancient lake.
dwellers of Switzerland liz n pair of forks.
apparently invented for table use. They
were fashioned from the metatnrsal bone of
"A stag. This gives n higher antiquity TO
table forks or they were really intended as
SUCH than has hitherto been suspected
Other bone implements and ornaments are
frequently found. Animal remains are
also common. Among them are the bones
OF the dog, the badger and the common
otter The latter were doubtless met with
IN the immediate ncighborhood of the lake,
but the presence of the bones of the wild
OK and of the bear Indicate that the lake.
dwellcrs were bold and slIilful hunters. M
well as ingenious tool-makers. They were
also keepers Of cattle. for the mos, numer-
ous nnimal remains brought TO light were
those OF the common cow and the moor
COW. These exist In every stage of growth,
showing that their owners had "A tnste for
both veal and beef, while their fondness
for yenison is proved by the many bones of
the stag and roe discovered by the ex-
plorcrs. Evidence of like character
shows that they were hunters of the wild
boar and eaters of the domesiicated pig.
ana the existence of the beaver In switzer-
land III prehistoric times il attested by the
presence, among other bones, OF several
which comparative anatomists declare 10
have belonged to that rodent One olnia
sion on the list is striking. No mention ia
made OF the bones of horses having been
found, from which IL may be inferred with
tolerablc certainty that the horse was either
altogether unknown to the ancient lake
dwellers, or that they had not succeeded in
capturing and tanning him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28

One could see that he had a grievance
as nc walked up and down the post office
corridor, and pretty soon he met with
friend and began:
'I'll be 'anged If / know what to make
Of this blarsted country"
Whats the matter with our great and
glorious American" asked the other.
"IIin Hingand, God bless her, my gro
Ger sends me 'alf barrel Of wine or box
Of tea, or ten pounds Of coffee at the hend
Of the year as a present"
"Yes."
while hover ere in this frozen-up
country my grocer drinks the wine himself
blarst is heycs and sends me a statement
showing that I'm bowiDg i'm balance Of
$l3 hon account. What sort Of a way bis
this TO Encourage me to run up a bin there
hin lSSOl"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-02-28
Meaning OF the Hands.

Profound study has led a NJ d'Arpcn.
tigny 10 the conclusion that the hands rep
resent three types. Those who have fin
gers with pointed tips are possessed Of a
rapid insight into things; are extrasensitive
piOus and impulsive. This class belongs
% The poets and artists To the "suuare
tops belong scientific people; sensible, self.
contained characters, professional men.
The spado-shaped tOps-thick tips, with
little pads Of flesh on each side Of the nails
Are materialists, commercial, practical,
with high appreciation Of all that tends
70 bodily case and comfort. Each finger,
no matter what the kind Of hand, has also
ono joint-that which is nearest the palm
representing the body; auother--tbe middle
tho mind, and the top, the soul. Each Of
these divisions corresponds with one Of the
types above given.
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Modernized otheno.

just previous 70 the smoihering scene IN
"OthellO,' at the N Theatre, recently,
and while the curtain was down, the fol-
lowing conversation was overheard by a
reporter;
~ hat an awfully jealous man OtbciiO
is' TO be sure. You'll never be 80 when
we are married, Will your"
81 should say not. "
II can guess how II Will end, continued
the fair one. ''Now the villain will be
found out and there will be a reconcilia.
ton"
"Yss, my dear, I'm certain of H."
, 1880-02-08
HOW Sam Houston Happened to Go to
Texas.

Fort Smith {Arl-) Elerator.
During Sam Houston's residence in the
Cherokee Nation, west Of Arkansas, he lived
with daughter of old Capt John Rogers,
all Indian, about two and half miles west
OF Fort Gibson. He was merchant, but
tried to conform to the ways and habits of
the Indians, and in dress wore the hunting
SHIRT, buckskin leggings, and breech-clout Of
the Indians. For the greater part Of his stay
here he was under the influence of liquor,
when it could he had, and he was seldom
without it. He seemed, after a residence Of
two years, to tire of the part lie was acting,
and during short periods of soberness became
morose and sullen. He was evidently conf
pairing in his mind his present mode Of life
with the past, or worthless, drunken white
Indian with the proud Governor Of Ten
nessee.
It was directly after one Of his long
drunken spells that some Of the Texas Chero-
KEGS brought news Of the war between Texas
and Mexico. Houston, although hot yet
sober, walked out on the banks Of the Grand
River with John Henry, a merchant. Throw
ing himself down on the ground, he was
silent for some time. at length, starting up
quickly, he said: ''Henry, let US 20 to
Texas: am tired Of this country and this
life Go with me, and I will make fortune
for US both. You merchant! 7 a mer-
chantI We are no more fit for merchants
than hi is for powder-house. Lam going.
In that new State will make man Of my
self again. He began at once making
preparation for the at that time, long jour
ney. Casting at once aside all his Indian
, 1880-02-08

Bushwhacker is in training again, but it is
doubtful If he stands preparation.
The officers CT the defunct St. Louis Jockey
Club a,c suing each other for their salaries
Ml:,,zer has recovered from his lameness. and
is a;;nia taking regular work at the New Orleans
track.
Sam Eckers has decided to give running
meeting at St. Louis next summer, and will ad-
yertise stnkes, to close March Is
Ma1ubrlno Kate, record go, obtained, in 1Ss6,
has been bred to George Wilkes. She: Is owned
Uy Nye and Foster, OF Flint. Mich.
A notable auction sale Of Hotters will be held
nj the American Institute Building, New York,
, 1880-02-08

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 7.-The meeting Of the
South Carolnn Jockey Club closed to-day. The
mile dash for 3-ycar-olds WIS won by Col.
Sprngue: Wandercr 1ll1y, tho favorit, second.
Time, l:4s3z. Other entries withdrawn.
The handicap race, one and one-half miles,
wns Won By Mamie Fields, favorit; Santl1c Sec
ord; Lc Roi third. Time, 1:504.
The third race was won by Round Dance the
5ayorft: Gabriel second, Vagrant third. Time,
2:E.
The consolation purse for beaten horses, mile
dash. was won By Col. Spraguc, fayorit: Ben
The match racc, 500 d side, between Oh My
and -An1un, 1hr.e-quarter mile. WIS won by
Aaron easily. Time, 1:ae225<. Oh My vas the ia
IQr5t.
, 1880-02-08
A SONG.

Obi when hear that voice OF thine,
Forgotten is my pain;
The golden hours again arc mine.
And Life Is not in vain,
And Life is not in vain, . Love,
And Life Is not In yaini
dream hear again the song
That bade me not despair,
E., And past and long dead memories thfong'
Like ghosts, the purple air;
Like restless ghosts, they throng, Love.
They throng the purple air!
For me again that river flows
. Scrcnely to the sea;
Ibrcathe once more the lovely rose
Thou gavest unto me
: The fragrant rose thou gavcst, Love-
> Thou gaycst unto me!
And now, alasl the visions fade,
As night falls DER the sen:
So Death doth wrap thee in its shade
And thou art lost to me-;
And thou art lost to the, o Love,
and thou art lost to me!
PAUL F. BROWNE.
, 1880-02-08

v,vTv 90 cw
=. ..Iltc:..en nl''-...e... .o1a 7.o.
~ ; 4A.4n"He "'.s s4>en d AsI -. 'n1
en'f'cs Tor tic stakes 10 oe run at the juno
meeting here. the list embracing +o5 horses in
the eleven events. Since then the following ad-
f;tiono, nominations have hccn rercvod.
non;na ma.a, c..,,eaC ~. wa..+ o;,
ro't! at;Io e"1s, H. Mon' 3 H,nl' nnls'
~ G,.css III =; oau1ia' sea1s' ny la'p' BUCK
oG1, r. cam 1Ma'4ud; Rn;;,o,a .e+.,... sa a,,+ -.
,,.a,o !n oFau" nanloao o'aAes-oanio en'1s as
1'I' ~ rr+,,c,,.. pu,.,,, ,o,,,> 1,,-,,.oa..
. ILL ageu, ~ imp -Aus1taAan' oain 1>o1a1t&A'
e'1le no!,l'l.a'ol. ,,..:1 -,,
LII addition to the stakes already namcd an
other one, which cannot fail to prove of great
interest. is proposed. m shown bv the following
, 1880-02-08
From. tie Ne,u York Herald, Sept. IL, 1872

the Ncp York
better,
the Union Square Theatre
fashionable In the creation his plot and
omn of his tide Of interest
hny
giving based on Incidents that
represented that not The events that fur
plot
presentation Of these there delay Of treatment
dialogue language that elevate the play far ~
There revolver discussions and
g erupn red but their place the
lived and had their being
than in California. e.
EYER! ns' ''rn my PARTNER! Mains 'ia;s3; "Wednesday
, 1880-02-08

attire, he came out dressed as g. white naaa man
hi@ bn@ 2ea%enty SRSs % as If By the Stroke Of t6e
maeician's wand, he looked the man and
hero he very soon became after his arrival
in Texas.