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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06
a spanish Dinner.

We returned TO our hotel for another cx-
perlcnce-that of genuine Spanish dinner
This narrowing theme is not To bc avoided
since life cannot be supported ON cathcdrals
and cmiOsities To describe one is to dcs-
cribc all. The dining room has "A bare floor,
seldom visited by soap Of CASTLE or Of any
other region, but the walls try 20 attract
your attention by hidcous oil paintings and
photographs, and occasionally dngy gildcd
columns support the ceiling The table
linen is very coarse and rough and.the nap
kins are put in rings for further service
The soup is generally good, because thick
ened by "A sort Of pea, which some writers
says tries TO become bean and very
nearly succeeds This vegetable is sure
To appear three or four times i'm some form,
either I'm the dignity of "a separate dish or
IN COmradCship with another. There are
seven or eight courses, the fish lettering in
AT the third or fourth, and some of them
might be good but for the revolving presence
OF some untranslatable flavor and especially
OF garlic. II this villanous plant does not
positively NIX itself with all the viands IT
can at least boast that il brcathcs upon
them. The young lady of our party ven
turcd To say that she did not really dislike
1t, WhCrcupOn she was assailcd with such
storm of scornful incrcdulty that she
went straight over 90 the cncmy's camp for
ever, much TO the disgust Of her admiIing
cavalier The Uins Ordiuujrcs Of Spain
arc agreeable and pure; the sweet dishes
were 10 us insoluble mysteries, usually To
be avoided; the fruits excellent, especially
grapes, which in October are abundant,
enormous clusters selling for two or three
sous. This is the land OF chocolate, which
nearly usurps the throne Of coffee; with it
are served long frosty morsels Of mixture
of sugar and white of eggs Of deadly sweet
ness. The bread is always good as TO
butter, bid it "a fond goodbye when you
leave France for here no one eats it, and
if you make the attempt once, surely you
will never make il again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06

pr. Henry {. Chapman, Corouer's Ply
siclan IN Philadelphia. Pa, whose genial
nature age has not withered, and whose in
finite variety Of cheerful speech custom. has
anything but stalled rushed eNCitedly into
the drag store at the northwest corner of
Twelfth and Chestnut streets and cried in
peremptory tones:
GIVE me three feet of mustard plaster;
and give it to me right away :"
The apothccary with overwhelming
hrows' looked up from amidst his green
cuthcn pots, hladdcrs and mus,y seeds and
SAID in dazcd sort of way;
"Sirt'
In this single word was expressed both
Interrogation and surprise.
Il say, replied DIR. Chapman. IL want
three yards of mustard pHsler, and | want
II just as quick as YOU can make it, Patient
Is IN imminent danger. Delay may mean
death.
"Ihrcc feet of mustard plastcrl Good
heavens Doctor what are"
Il said three Ydr1S. not three feet; at
least when | said three feet | meant to say
three yards and Immediately corrected
myself And | think that mentioned the
fact that this was case i'm which there WAS
mo- time TO bc lost The Doctor was grow
ing tcStv.
But three yards of mustard plaster
why, bless my soul! You wouldn't want
that much If your patient was hippopoia-
mus with the stomaCh-ache; surely, Doc
tor, you don't really mean To say yards,
you must mean inches
DR. Chapman assumed an mir Of severity
becoming his professional dignity and
municipal office lie seemed ON the verge
of expressing forciblc opinion forcibly.
There was "a significant pause. Then his
severity faded away, his dignity relaxed
and hc CmuCklcd.
"Ghc fact of the matter is, he saId,
cone of the giraiTcs ont ut the loo has an
acute attack of bronchitis. His throat's
sore all the way down. That's what the
plastcr's for Now then, let's have it,
And then the puzzled apothccary saw
daylight and sci about manufacturing the
largest mustard plaster that the world has
ever known.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06

Stream, where they find the right tcmpera-
turc. There seems to be a doubt as to what
the food OF the mcuhadenis Hundreds of
specimens have been disSectcd, and every
stomach has been found To- contain dark
grccniSh or hruwnIsh mud or silt, such as
/ occurs near the mouths of rivcrS and on the
bottom OF still bays. When tins mud is
allowed To stand for a time i'm clear water,
It becomes slightly tingCd with green, in
dlcating the presence of Chloroplyl, perhaps
derived from the algC, 50 common i'm mud
dy bottoms. In addition to the PARTICLES of
fine mud, the microscope reveals "A few
common forms of diatums. IL the men
hadcn had teeth il might bc supposed that
they feed ON other fish, as the blue fish feed
ON them; hut in place of teeth their mouths
are supplied with about fifteen hundred
thrcad-hkc hristlcs, from "A third To three
quarters OF nm inch long, which are attached
To the gill arches and resemble a sieve.
Below this is the stomach. which resembles
the glzzard of chicken, and further down
is Coilcd intestine abou; five times the
length of the fish, all of which would point
to the Tact that the mCnhudcn feed ON veg
ctahlc matter. Professor Goodies opiniou
is that the fish goes down To the mud. sirls
out the unnutritiuus matter and swallows
- 'N'''''''''''' w ull l'NUl No llltll hfttN-
lng habits some mystery exists. Thousands
oisprCimcus have been disscC.cd since 1871.
without the discovery of mature ova.
Young mcnhadcn, from one To three inches
IN length aud upward, are common in sum
mcr and Autumn in the southern part of
New England. These are i'm schools, and
make their appearance suddenly from the
open ocean, like adult fish. McnhnUcn
have never been known To spawn ON the
southern coast, and the egg hearing ones,
when observed, are always heading ont to
sen. The strong possibility is that their
breeding grounds are ON the oil shore shoals
winch skirt the coast from Georges Banks
to the Florida Keys. The mcnhndcn has
come To bc regarded ~ the most prolific of
hsh, Tar exceeding the shad and herring
An examination of one fish revealed one
hundred and fifty thousand eggs. The
business of rendering mcnhadcn into oilnnd
scrap, the latter Tor fcrilizing PURPOSES.
has grown rapidly ON Long Island within "A
few years. over forty millions of fish were
caught and rendered last year Three new
steamers are being constructed for next
years crusade, and three new factories are
going up. over "A million dollars are now
invested, and it is safe to assume that half
IA million OF capital will bc added within
the next year. The profits of the business
are immense.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06
Concentration OF Mind.

DIR. Potter, a few days ago, before the
Sanitary Reform Association, of New York.
when explaining the difficulties child had
I'm concentrating its mind ON its studies.
when surroundings were uncomfortable. as
IN badly built orill-vcntilatcd sChoOlroom.
made use OF Singularly happy expression
lie spoke of those physical adjustments, -
The exact meaning of which most people
who work with their brains aud pens can
most thoroughly understand II is quite
certain that the surroundings of literary
man, when hc is at his work have some
thing To do with the facility or difficulty
with which his labor is accomplished. 4
spluttcrlug pen, visCid ink, greasy paper.
"A riCkety table, an uncomfortable chair. nrr
often clogs To successful composition. They
are mechanical distractions, physical
interruptions, which, constantly recurring.
check the free flow of thought. The all
Solutc work to he done. even when success
!ullN accomplished Is at the expense of "A
certain amount of extra labor IL has of
ten been told, what are the peculiar sur
roundings uad"r which some distinguished
men have accomplished their literary work
One author never could write unless "A brass
candlcstlCk, the candle i'm which never was
lat was ON his table, another had tu have n
dish of waters, though hc never was known
to use any; third never could pen line
unless pot with gcranmms was placed ON
or near his writing desk. As TO the mate
rai To hc used, 10 is said that one of the
most famous of modern French nuvclists
never would have written romance il "a
maker oi peculiar paper with blue lines
had stopped manufacturing These are,
OF course, mental idiosyncrascs To be-
NJ "A l..
Jusimcnts. Taking, however, DR.. pottcr's
broader idea, and applying it To the lower
creation, we all know the method cmplovcd
IN training canary birds To sing siavc of
music. They are enclosed in dark care
and pipcd to-. All outside disturbing in
ilucnccs are withheld. Ii is absolutely Ger
tain that in teaching children, in drawing
To point the focal powers of their brains,
all cNtraneous disturbances, as rar as possi-
blc should he removed With the adult.
however; IL is "A misfortune when these
physical adjustments are such necessities
That no serious continued work can he ac-
Complishcd when he is not i'm harmony with
them. man becomes then the slave IF
his surroundings. No one is idiutic
enough To dcspisc the quiet library, the
DaZc covered table, the morocco covered
char, the silver standish, the pet pen, the
hand made paper, the pleasant warmth of
the Canncl-cOal fire, and the carefully nd
Justcd light. But such delightful adiuncts
we do not all enjoy Perhaps the news
paper Office, with its thousands of inter
ruptions, its usual discomforting surround
lngs, would br the best place m the world
to teach man that these physical adjust
mchts can bc at times entirely dispensed
with.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06
The Kerosene lamp.

Kerosene has been IN general use so many
years That we naturally suppose that people
are familiar with its qualities, and under
stand perfectly well how TO handle IL safely
and economically. This impression is.
however, hastily formed, and il seems that
a lamcntablc ignorance prevails on the sub
icct. Much damage results from turning
the light of these lamps low. The presence
Of glass chimney ON every Kerosene lamp is
as plain "a direction 10 keep the flame bright
as though il were printed i'm so many words.
'DOnt let me smoke Kerosene is y con
ccntrated hydro carbon. With am INSULT
cicut supply Of oxygen, it gives Of dydro-
gen and clrbDnic acid gases. both inimical
to health and IN suni icnt amounts fatal %
life. With IN ord nary open lamp the
burning of kDose Ic is not successful. A
chimney is added and extends several
inches above the ilamc. which rests ON the
perforated base below it,. On lighting the
lamp, the glass chimney is almost instantly
heated, inducing am upward current of air,
which ushcs in through the network of
pcriorations, feeds the flame with oxygen.
and passes of at thc top of the chimney
II The chimney is sufficiently high. and thJ
pcriyaious sufficiently large, thc intensity
of The Gght may be- considerably increased
OF course at the expense of larger amount
Of oil and % greater supply of OHyVsn.
Thus the table lamps with cylindrical or
Argand works. give larger amount of D.
than those which are fed hy ilai wick:
thc chimney much higher, and thc a,mos
phcro is fed 90 ihc center as well a- to thc
outside Of The flame When 70 Kerosene
lamp is turncd down low, from mistaken
idea Of economy, there is insufficient com
buatiDu and if tho l4rIr L,r. mot tyf.4I.I..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06

woman chooses for her profession the
head OF household Let her not enter on
II lightly. Properly viewed. il is the most
elevated Of all professions. She has i'm her
hands the welfare and diSctiOn Of a few or
many people but IL is work which can
not be neglected. It is her duty 10 see
that her home is clcau. airy, cheerful, hap
py, and ITS various economies attended 90.
A mistress should 0O through her house
every morning, praise where praise is due,
and quietly find fault with any curcIcssncss
or omission, thinking nothing beneath her
notice, but with gentle authority which
admits of no question.
DO not live with % fine house over your
head and subEsi boo thc basement Few
people out Of your family know or care how
You live. Let yOur house, large or SMALL be-
kept for the benefit of thOec who live in 10.
Warmth and light are better than fine fur
niiurc, and good beds better than fine bed
stcads
Live in your drl"in rooms. have books.
work music, fire, alI lp make 30 the pleas
anicsl place for Che members Of the family.
% place Tor rest, comfort. conversation. with
nothing too fine to sil upon
Curtains are MT for ornament. bat use.
drop them, shut ouf thc cold. and have am
open fire. 10 Is tho bcto Of uxmios. an ore
namcnl and achccrful companion.
Early rising s desirable do NOT mean
getting up before daylight 10 isu-cIcss to
begin ihc day by making every member
Of thc family uncomfortable
The mother should set an example OF be-
ing neat and appropriately dressed She
will gee mo- ono during thcday before whom
shc should desire tO appear sO well. or 90
appear sD attractive.
Treat your servants with confidence and
consideration, and d0 not suspect them of
doing wrong
They must have time t0 do their wash
ing and keep their clothes in order, or they
cauuDt bc clean and tidy
Without wholesome intervals of amusc
mcnt uninterrupted work becomes iutolcr-
able. There are and must bc differences
ih One modes Of enjoyment, but there Is a
common wOmanhODd
.a.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06

pect IL of YOU. You can only dcSpiSe me
and hold me in hatred and contempt for
what did to YOU. But that or something
else has come home To me
do not hate or dcSplSc YOU Mrs. FletCh,
er. God has been too good To me for that.
Stay, Doctor LethEidge will indorsc my
forgiveness, | ann sure. and we will make
you rs happy rs we can. We will forget
all that was unpleasant and start anew.
DO stay and teach my little girls, dear Mrs.
Fletcher
And Cleona sat down, overcome with
passionate tears, while the doctor, with an
indulgcnt smile, and nod of the head to
Minnie, left the two women alone under
the strange circumstances INTO which the
sarcasm OF fate had led them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06
JUST ONE LITTLE SONG, LOVE.
JOAQUIN MILLER. .

Come, sing that song loved. love.
When all life seemed one song;
For / am stricken now, love,
My strong arm is not strong
Nien sing the song loved love
You know that one sweet song.
Aye, sing that Que sweet song, love.
Love, just that one sw, ct song.
For life is none too long, love
All, love is none too long
Then just one little song love.
Love, just one little song.
know you love the world. love;
Nor would deem you wrong.
But, when above my grave, love,
Next year the grass crows strong,
Then sing that song loved, love:
Love, just one little song
No tears or sable gsrb, love;
No sigh to break your song.
But when they bid you sing, love-
And thrill the JOYOUS tArons,
Then sing the song loved love;
Love just one little song.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06

The greatest evils Goo life have had
their rise from something which was
Thought Of too littic Importance Co bc
attended Co..
lf YOU would relish food, sbor for 60
before you take it; if enjoy clothing
pay for 30 before you wear it; 90 you
would sleep soundly, take clear con-
science 60 bed with you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06
~ Inseparnble rnlr.

y Duke Di Savoy, who made some pre-
tensions % the city Of Geneva, sought 10
gain II By surprise; hc scaled the walls i'm
the night, but his success was not cuual to
his wishes. The alarm being given that n
great number Of Jcsicgcrs had mounted the
walls, the citizens ran 90 arms and rcpulsrd
their enemies, who were too weak 90 resist
them. Those who fell into their hands
were led ~ AN lgnomiuious death Among
the number Of thc prisoners was au officer
who had particularly distinguished himself
Tor bis valOr. The news of his misfortune
bong carried 10 his wife, she flew to the
place where her husband was 90 perish.
and demanded tO embrace him for thc last
time. They refused this favor, ana the
officer was hung without her being permit
Ted tD approach him She. nevertheless.
followed the body of her husband tO the
place whore 10 was exposed. She there
seated herself by the melancholy spectacle.
and remained without taking any nourish.
mcnt or suffering her eyes to be- ahs'ucfcd
for "a moment from thc object of hcr alIcc.
ton. Death, which she had waited for
with impIticucc, came al last. and closed
hcr eyes while she was stretched over the
dead body of her husband.
"fhe proof Of tnc pudding j.. in thc
eating -1ys an old prOyctb. but if
almost takes away our appetite when
we see proof of thc walters
thumb ON Che edge of the dish.
Duty is the little blue sky over every
heart and soul--Over every lifc-large
enough for star 10 look between the
ciouds, and for the skvlare Happiness
TO rise hcayenward through aud sing
iu.
Beautiful things are suggestive of a
purer and higher life, and hu us with
mingled love and fear. They have a
graciousucss that wins us. and an ex-
celleuce TO which we iuvoluntarily do
reverence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-06

The first coffee house was opened
in England iu the year 1892
4 is more bcautifL TO overcome in
jury by kindness than TO oppose to 10
the ubstaucy Of hatred.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-29

onel Powell, and others that We cannot
now recall, ~afterward, when properly
armed and disciplined, made as fine
records for fighting as any in the
service, but tber aever again carried
a. much ba1 = ras many ofthe lux
uries Of life to the front. General
Crittenden in a day or two had the
command under control and fell back
leisurely toward Murfreesboro, where
the main army under Albert Sydney
Johnston was gathered together and
organized. General Crittenden, while
a brave man and a heightened, we'll
educated gentleman, appeared to se
wanting in some element Of success.
A cloud seemed to hang over him and
he did not again become prominent
during the war. He was lost sight OF
BY the army Of Tennessee, After the
war he returned to Kentucky and be-
came state librarian, a position which
he held some time. In social life be
was esteemed and respected. His re-
mains will be buried at Frankfort
along in the cemetery Of some Of hii
distinguished kindred.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-29
Attachment Notice.

Before j. N. Coleman, a Justice of the Peace
for Shelby county, Tenn.-Henry W. Egert
vs.. b. Y. Iams.
N this cause 4 summons having been ifsued
Il on the 18th day Of November, 1880, for the
sum Of twenty-five dollars, due by account,
which was on the 18th day ofNo-
yemberi 1880, returned into court By &. b.
hrtyt, Deputy Sheriff. Is follows; 'Camo TO
hand the goth day efNovember, 1880, and after
diligent search b. Il. Iams not TO be found in
my county" p. r. ATHY. Sheriff.
BYE b. BBIrr, D. s.
This November Bth. 1880.
And on motion Of plaintiff a judicial attach
ment having been issued herein on the 18th
day Of November, 1850, as provided by section
no, 1865 Of the code Of TenpeSsee, r0turnablo
before me o. some or some other Justice Of the
feace, and The same having been levied by tho
proper officer on the property Of said defend
ant, and returned into courti II IL therefore
ordered that the defendant make his personal
appearance before me on Saturday, the lst
day OF January 1881, at 9 o'clock Am, at my
once, No. 2i Ffsnt street, In the city OF Mem
phis, Tenn, and defend said suit, or the same
will be proceeded with ex parte; and that 4
copy OF this order be published once a week
for four consecutive weeks in the Public Led
This NOV. 18th, 1880. Vi 81 500
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-29
TOO OLD TO BE coon.
The Reason of Peter McMahOn's
IntOxicaiiOn.
Little Rock Galstto.I

Little Rock GaEette.I
A dirty old man with q stubble
beard blinked at the police judge yes
terday when he was charged with
being drunk, and shook his head
despondently.
Peter McMahon," said the judge
severely, this is the third time"
True, too true, your honor, but lei
me so this vance, judge. I'll not stoI
at a house this side the bridge, and !
won't vex We no more. I'm an old
man, your honor. God bless you, son
let the old man 60" and the prison
er's grizzled face betrayed symptoms
Of agitation.
Peter, you said all this before
"Thank'ee judge"
ut is ~disgraceful for an old man
like you to lose the relish for doing
right. Why do you do it2'
"Ah. your honor" tremblingly re-
piled the old man, dye not know the
rason? Shure, a fine gentleman like
yourself sees the truth. I'm TOO ould
a man. God bless you, son, to be good.
1t might have been, way back when
| was a tender bye, in 'ould ireland,
but niver for a grizzled chap, the
loikes of me, jedge."
Thank you, Judge"
The echoes of the shutting foot
steps Of the old fellow sounded in the
hall, as his honor gave him two hours
TO leave town,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-29
RELIC OF THE RESOLUTE.
Present From Queen Victoria 10
the President.
Now York Herald, 81

New York Herald, al
WASHINGTON. November pa
large box was received and u%npacked
at the. White house to-day, which was
found to contain a massive desk or
writing table-a present from Queen
Victoria to the president of the United
States. 1t is made of live oak, and
weighs 1900 pounds; is deliberately
carved, and, altogether, presents q
magnificent specimen ofworkmanship
Upon a smooth panel is the following
inscription:
Her majesty's ship Resolute, form
ing part Of the expedition sent in
search of Sir John Franklin in 1852,
was abandoned in latitude "a deg. Al
min, longitude 10l deg. p min. west,
on May Is, 1854. She was discovered
and extEicated in September, 1855, in
latitude 81 degrees north, by Captain
Buddington, Of the United States
whaler George Henry. She was pur-
chased, fitted out and sent to England
as a gift to Her Majesty Queen Vic
toria by the president and people Of
the United States, as a token Of good
will and friendship. This table was
made from her timbers when she was
broken up, and is presented by the
queen of Great Britain and Ireland Il
the president of the United States as q
memorial of the courtesy and loving
kindness which dictated the offer o.
the gift Of the kesolute,