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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONvEv
TON.

The Republicans Of the county
met IN convention 10 The court room
st ll.30 O'Clock last Monday morn
log and after efecung a tempoarv
organization adjourned Until ]
o'clock. at which time Hon. VIM
Elliott vas ANNOUNCED AZ the chair
man aud Me.srs Neil J. Fortpey
and Jos II Hawthorne as secrets
riss Of the convention A resolution
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
THE INTER-OCEANIU SHIP CANAL
Correspondence to the ARMS

THE INTER-OCEANIU SHIP CANAL
Correspondence to the Argus.
WASHINGTON, D c., Mar. 9-The
Presidents Message to Congress yes
teidAy leaves no doubt ss TO his 10
siton on the Oceanic Canal question
Oar commercial interests, our unity.
peace and safety demand that when
such canal is built it Shall be I'M
der our exclusive control. In tbi.
position there is little doubt tn,
President viii have the IesIty. sup
port Of Congress and The people
The lact IS, the common 3ense. Of the
American people tells them that the
D. Lpsseps scheme is not practica
one, besides being inimical to our
national interests.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

A Washington correspor dent o.
the Wheeling Register claims au-
thority for saying that Senator DA-
Wis will not be a candidate for re-
election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
The supreme Courts Decision.

- Univ SOurt OoClSiOn.
Editor Arg,s Tue recent dc
oiSlon of the Supreme Court at
Washington in the Taylor Strasder
case, declaring that part OF our iurv
law, Sec. /, CHI. AZ, Acts 1913. pro
v'dlng hot only 1ehite persons "shaI.
be liable to serve on juries in thisState
unconstitutional, will doubtless cause
some comment, ana some we'll dis
posed but ignorant persons may be-
Iieve, or some charlaton or unprinci-
pied political demagogue may en-
deayor to get persons to believe that
the restriction was the work of the
Democrats. aud that The Conleder-
ate Bournons who have had control
OF this State for the last few wears.
have received fitting rebuke. In
1873 they passed law limiting the
right OF sitting on iuries to white
male citizens" | here give the law
that the Republican legislature Of
West Virginia passed aud our cln-
zens, black and white. lived under
until they got tired Of Republican
rule-Code of West Virginia, 1868
Chapter ZIG, Section l, Paga $40
AS follows:
"AIl WHITE male persons who are
twenty one years OF age and not
over SIXTY, and who are. registered
voters, shall be liable to serve as
JUROR; except, x Il"
The jury law passed by these
"Conlederate brigaders and Bourbon
Democrats" on the 18Th day OF
March, 1878, Acts u 3, CHIP. n.
Section /, Page l03. is as follows
"AIl a0hite male persons who are
twenty Que wears OF age and not
over sixty, and who are citizens Of
his State shall be liable 10 ~erye ~
jurors; except, X"
So it may be seen that the Repnb
icans first excluded the negro from
the jury box from the formation OF
this State until they were thrown
overheard. and now, perhaps, some
of these apostles of the party of
moral ideas may hold up their hands
10 hoIv horror that the negroes were
not made liable 10 serve as Jurors,
Bat facts are facts.
Preston County Jowual please
copy. MEMO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
JUDICIAL SALE
CHARLES NJ. BIsHeP
as. IN EQUITY.
WIN. Il. AsHBY eta al,
and
BISHOP & MORRIS
as. PETITION.
SAME.


Pursuant TO and by virtue OF n decree
OF the Circuit Court OF Tucker county.
rendered at the Fall term. 1879, in the
above styled causes, l will, on
TUESDAY, TIRE FIRsT DAY OF APRIL. 1880.
Chat being Court day), at the front door
OF the Court>hou q of Preston county. at
Kingwood, offer for sale to the highest
bidder, the real estate situated i'm said
Preston county, therein decreed to TO
sold. 1t being n tract Of valuable and inn
proved land all clsaI ed, situated i'm Port
land district, sal comfy, about five
miles from Cranberry Summit, contains
ing
FIFrY-FOUR ACRES,
With fine orchard, good log dwelling
house and stable thereon said land af
Joins the Ia Ids o. Gen. Buckn er Fairfax
and others, and is known as the flames
Buck lew" farm, and was conveyed To
SAID AShby by Ann Hooton by deed now
OF record.
TERMS OF SALE.-Said sale will bs
made for so much cash in hand as NAV
be sufficient to pay costs of sniI and
proper chmges for sale, and the residue
upon credit OF 8, II and Is months, pur-
chaser executing interest bearing notes
with good $, curly therefor. ...
JNo. BARTON PAYNE, Spec1 Com'r
Feb. 23, 1880. e. t4SlO.25
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

lee bill tor reiuudlug into 81 per
cent bonds, paysb Elm twenty and
due IN forty years, $582,OOOOOO Of
the five anil six per cent bouds o
the United States, which mature m
1880 and 1891, andsfor plying the
remaining s2000O0,0JO 10 short da-
ted Treasury notes 10 be issued
against that amount Of expected
surplus revenue, has just been re-
ported in the House by the Wave
aud Means Committee. The ability
OF the government 10 refund its deb
IN three and BALI per cent tond
has not only come to be regarded a
practicable, out that IL might b.
effected, possibly, at three per cent.
Even Secretary Sherman, who not
only since aud during the consider
alton Of the present bill ID Commit.
tee gave II az bis opinion that bend
bearing lower rate Of iDtereas than
four percent could not be cold At par
now believes they will he readily
TAKEN ~ three and b.lf and it j.
not improbable that three per cent
may be The rate Of interes. finally
agreed upon By Congress
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

PRESIDENT HAYES on Monday
last addressed a message to the Sen.
ate and House of Representatives
relative TO the nterocean c shlu
canal question. Ia his message the
, President plants: himself squareIy
upon the wei known Monroe doc
trine and asserts that the United
States cannot permit the construc-
tion and control Of sach a canal by
any foreign power or powers. Any
lnter-ocealic canal cut through the
American Isthmus of Darien or
through any part Of Central Ameri-
ca will be. says the President, "the
great thoroughtare between our A.
lantic and our P4clGc shores aud
virtually a part Of the coast line OF
the United States" and must be
under American control"
This doctrine ia as admirable. as it
is unexpected from such a source.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

WILLIAM II KaMBLE, Charles 3
SHiter, Jesse IL Crawford and WI
liam f Rnmberger have all pleaded
guilty, at Harrisburg, Pa, of Legs.
alive bribery.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

Mr. II. w. McCtTrty spent last Fri
day. Saturday and Sunday at home. He
Is now located a. Newburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

left perfectly satisfied. Orders were
gwen to have the ashes iorwarde ed
10y express TO New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

+ ID Benson, Portland, has the best
applainces for fixing watches, clocks, etc.
ia the county. mar132
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-13

A son Of Mr.. Israel Shaff3r. of this
district. died Of scarlet fever on Monday
last and was buried in the Kingwood Gem
etery ON Tuesday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23

CSBIo CAPACITY OF THE SKULL.
all the measurements by which the
difference can be determined between
the human skulls of one race and an
other, the most important is now be-
ieved to be that which gives the cubic
capacity of the great cavity Of the skull
wherein is contained the brain. Upon
this basis, some interesting Investigations
J have been made. Among other facts as
certained is that relating to race of
long, hat-headed people on the west
coast of Africa, who exhibit the largest
average capacity Of any human head yet
examined. The Laplanders and Esqui-
maux, though very small people, have
very large skulls, the latter giving an
average measurement of 1,546. The
lower grades of English skulls show a
size or capacity of l, $40; the inhabi-
tants of the Canary islands, /, 1893; the
Japanese, 1,486; the Chinese, 1924;
the Italians, 1,475; the ancient Egyp-
tians, l, 464 the true Polynesians, 1,464;
negroes of various kinds, 1871: the
Kaffrs, 1,348; Hindoos, 1906. The
Australian aborigines give one of the
smallest averages namely, 1888; and
theAndamanese, avery diminutiye people,
show only 1,22O. A comparison between
the skulls Of sixty three men of various
races, and Of twenty four women, showed
the ratio of the woman's skull to the
mans to be as 854 to 1000,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
The TOpOphOne.

Inc Scae,st!1tc american describes the
Mayer topophone, an instrument to de-
termlne the exact position of any source
Of sound. 1t consists of two resonators.
or sound receivers, supported on q
shoulder-rest. From these resonators
flexible tubes proceed to the ears. but
these tubes are united in one for part of
the length. ''When the two resonators
face the direction whence sound comes
so as to receive at the same time the
same sonorous impulse and are joined by
tubes of equal length, the sound waves
received from them will necessarily re-
inforce each other, and the sound will
be augmented. If, on the contrary, the
resonators being in the same position as
regards the source Of sound, the resona-
tor tubes differ in length by half the
wave length Of the sound, the impulse
from the one neutralizes that from the
other and the sound is obliterated. Ac-
cordingly, in determining the direction
of the source of any sound with this
instrument, the observer, guided by the
varying intensity Of the sound trans
mltted by the resonators, turns until
their openings touch the same sound
waves simultaneously, which position he
recognizes either by the great augmen-
tation of the sound when the tube
lengths are equal, or by the cessation of
sound when the tube lengths vary SO
that the interference of the sound waves
is perfect" One of the tubes can be
heightened or shortened by means of a
telescope arrangement. For navigating
in fogs this instrument will no doubt be
found of great value.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
The Horse and His Rider.

In the history of Rome, says Joseph
Cook, it is related that in 331, B. c., q
great chasm opened in the middle of the
forum, which it was found impossible to
fill. The soothsayer said it would close
when it contained what Rome possessed
of most value, and the state would be
perpetual. A noble youth named NJ.
Curtius demanded if Rome had anything
OF more value than arms and valor. He
mounted his horse, richly caparisoned,
and, amid the silence of the people,
spurred him over the brink of the ire
mendous precipice wide Liv. 1, vii. g..
I have seen striking picture of this
somewhere. It represented the horse
and rider after they had passed the brink
and were descending to the unknown
depths. There was remarkable con-
trast between the fright of the brute and
the unruffied sef-possession of the man.
The limbs of the horse were frightened to
his body and the muscles of his neck
drew his head to his chest, and shud-
dering terror expressed itself in the flash
OF his starting eyes. The rider was
serene and calm, with a solemn express
sion of majesty on his face, as of one
who lived with high thoughts. If +
were to spiritualize this picture should
say that it was no mean representation
of a ripe Christian departing this life.
The horse is the body and the rider is
the spirit. Flesh shrinking, spirit
steady and calm and solemn. Flesh
dreading the terrible shock, and spirit
wrapt in the glory Of action, descending
that it may ascend. oa2 -t-z.v
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
Educated Women.

Educated women have wide sphere.
There is, indeed, some discussion as to
its exact bounds. Some doubt, for IN
stance, whether they have legitimate
function in the pulpit. Our own view
is that character and ability are Gods
chart Of duty. But, whatever may be
decided in regard to the pulpit, there
is one field where educated women are
in demand. That is the home. Tho
educated woman is the best wife, the
best mother, the best housekeeper, the
best economist. The looming men !"
could afford to pay all the expenses of q
full training for their future wives merely
for the greater good they would receive
from them. In these days we pity the
ignorant mother. Six years Of hard
study are well invested, if for nothing
more than to be able to answer o thou
sand questions which curious youngsters
will be asking in few years.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
Not a Railroad Man.

Dana Krum, one of the conductors ON
the Erie railroad, was approached before
train time by an unknown man, who
poke to him as if he had known him for
years. II say, DANA" said he, II have
forgotten my pass, and want to go to
Susquehanna;I am fireman on the
road, you know But the conductor
told him he ought to have pass with
him; it was the safest way. Pretty soon
Dana came along to collect the tickets.
Seeing his man, he spoke when he reach
ed him. "Say, my friend, have you the
time with yous'' eyes, said he, as he
pulled out a watch; ssit is twenty min
utes past nine.' "Oh, it Is, is it5 Now,
it you don't show me your pass, or fare,
I'll stop the train. There is no railroad
man that ever saw that would say
twenty minutes past nine.' He would
say nine twenty He settled.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
The Detection of Oleomarparine,

The detection of oleomargarine in
butter, when the adulterating material
is made, as it can be, in careful and
clearly manner, is not easy, nor certain,
except by methods which only skilled
chemist can execute. Several simple
tests have recently been given in the
papers, but my own experience with
them has shown that they can be relied
upon only when the oleomargarine is
poorly or carelessly made, or when the
butter consists entirely of oleomargarine
simply favored by the small proportion
OF cream with which it is churned. OF
these tests the following has given the
best results within my hands Over a
piece of good butter as large as chest
nut, IN wine glass pour about twice it's
bulk of ether stir it up until the fat is
all dissolved. Let it stand for few
minutes till the undissolved salt has
settled to the bottom, pour the clear
solution off in a tablespoon and set it
aside for an hour or two, or till all the
ether has entirely evaporated; perform
the same operation with piece of oleo-
margarine, and, on comparing the two
fatty residues, the latter will be found to
have more or less distinct tallowy odor,
which may become more apparent if
the spoon is held for moment in the
hot steam from the boiling tea-kettle !;
the residue from good butter has no'such
odor; but genuine butter may be adult
Grated with half it's weight Of oleomar-
garine, and the adulteration cannot be
detected by this test. When genuine
butter is heated to temperature several
degrees above the boiling point of water
it foams much more than oleomargarine
does when treated in similar manner
I have found that this test enables us to
distinguish genuine butter from genuine
oleomargarine, but it is no more service
able than the other for detection of
adulteration of the one with the other.
No one should place much dependence
on either Of these tests, without going
through with the same operation with
genuine butter at the same time, or at
least not until thoroughly familiar with
the different results given by the two
substances under the conditions of the
test.-Prot @. c. CuldaUe1l, in Neav
York Tribune. ...s. ,.srr = - ..,..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
Lincoln Sheep in Canada.

The celebrated long wooded sheep are
growing in favor in Canada. This is evi.
denced from the exhibit at the fairs in
the great sheep centers last fall. At the
Western fair, held in London, the Lincoln
entries were larger than in
any other class, and the grand appear
ance of the sheep impressed the different
breeders with the expectation that Lin
coins were to supersede all their long
wooded competitors In popular favor
Taking weight of fleece alone in consid.
Grafton, there is no doubt that the Lin
coins stand at the head as a wool-pro.
Queer, and for wool and mutton combined
they have no equals. This spring I saw
a flock Of Lincolns that were
imported two years ago, and
the lightest fleece Of any of the ewes
weighed twelve pounds, and they ranged
from twelve to sixteen pounds, and the
rams from seventeen to twenty one
pounds per fleece. The ewes, in ordinary
breeding condition, weighed 200 to 240
pounds each. Besides their other quail
ties Of being good wool and mutton sheep
com blned, it is claimed that they become
acclimated quickly when imported, and
do not require extra care and feed to keen
them in thriving condition as some OF
the other long woods. It is also claimed
that they are hardy and comparatively
free from disease. The type of Lincoln
has been produced by iudicious and in
telligent breeding; 10y combining in one
pure blooded sheep the wool-bearine
qualities of the old coarse Lincolnshire
sheep and the compact, graceful, plump
and fine favored mutton of the Leicesters
One hundred and fifty years since
Lincolnshire had distinct and well
established breed OF sheep, with large
frames OF course structure and pre-emi
nent for producing more wool than any
ether breed. They are remarkable fol
their length of body. being in some in
stances SIX or seven feet from head tt
tail. Ofcourse this was the rough III
shapely form, but it was distinctive
and had marked charac teristics. It hac
the outlines of great wool bearing ant
flesh producing sheep; and by careful
breeding it has been developed into tn,
present Lincoln. Canada has need to b,
proud of this class, as she gained tn,
highest honors at the Centennial for he
Lincoln sheep, against the WORLDLY.
B., sn Country Gentleman. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
The Supply of Wool.

This country does not grow enough
wool to supply her manufacturers, and
her manufacturers do not make enough
goods to clothe her people In order
to make up the deficiency, we must i'm
port both wool and goods.
The amount of wool that we need
each year is estimated from fifty to one
hundred millions. The worst bears of
the market do not claim over 100000
of foreign fool now in the country, and
these same parties say it is much small
er than usual, and it is notorious that
the country-the "irterior''- has not
been barer Of wool for many years if ev-
er before, since wool was grown in the
country.
We believe we have made state
ment of facts which would lead as to
the conclusion that our supply of wool
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
In the Difficulties.

A certain manufactures of Bradford.
England, who had made composition
with his creditors, was under cross-ex-
animation at the Leeds Assizes. .'Now.
=. cried Mr.. Bagwig ferociously, sat
end to me. We're you not in difficult
ties a few months ago." ".Noa."
- What sir? Attend to my question.
: ask you again and pray be careful in
answering, for you are upon your oath,
: need hardly remind you--were you not
difficulties some months ago?" "Noa,
aot as | knows Of" "Sir. do you pre-
tend to tell this court that you did not
make a composition with your creditors
!, few months ago." "Oh! all pa
,right SIN: ! intelligence spreading
,ver the ingenious face of the witness
= that's what You mean, is it? But. We
zee, it were my creditors as were i the
difficulties then, an not me. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
How to Keep Eggs.

Eggs can be kept fresh for long time
without the use Of pickle or other prep.
aration, if proper care is taken to per-
form it. It is we'll known fact that
lined eggs are not in favor, and the most
Of the processes by which eggs are kept
from decay, destroy the flavor which
they have when fresh, and render them
unsuited to many culinary requirements.
We think one of the best ways to keep
them fresh for several months, is to wrap
each egg closely in soft paper-old news
papers will do, and then pack them as
closely as possible in clean boxes, in reg
ular layers, with the small end down,
giving the air bubble always at the large
end its natural position. Pasteboard or
stiff paper should be placed over each
layer to make an even surface npon each
to lay the next, and perfectly dry, clean,
sweet chat can be used to fill vacant
spaces, if convenient. Pack very closely,
and, when full, tasten the cover firmly
down, leaving no room for the contents
to loosen or shake about at all.
Place the box in cool, dry cellar, o:
in any cool place where dampness, mold
and bad air are not allowed to accumu-
late, and If they are to be kept long
time, turn the box over occasionally.
It is our opinion that the eggs should
remain large end up most of the time.
Another method consists in packing
the eggs in layers, in dry sand observing
the same care as above, the sand filling
up all the spare room very nicely. fit is
not important that the shells should retain
their fresh appearance, as would be the
case where they are not to be sold they
can be kept longer by coating the shells
before packing, with lard, thick starch,
or solution of gum arbic or shellac.
The shells of eggs can be made to ap-
pear as if fresh-laid by dipping them in
to strong solution of lime, and allowin g
it to dry on fhe shells.-Pouztry ana
Farm Journa.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
TONES for Fowls.

The best tonic is iron, few drors O,
the tlncture being mixed with the drink
ing water, or half a dozen rusty nails be-
ing thrown to the bottom of the drink
ing vessel.
Charcoal (and you can economically
use the little bits Of 'charred wood thai
remain after every wood fire. is a good
purifier of the digestive organs, as it alb.
serbs fetid matter. It stimulates di.
gestion. Furnish it in small pieces
about the size of the grains of corn; they
will swallow it when they need it, par.
ticularly if some in powdered state
has been previously added to their soft
food to teach them. ..,
Sulphur is very valuable drug to the
pcultere1, but should be used carefully
in case oil young chicks, as many were
reported killed by its use externally, and
apparently more often when it is used
with lard. The fine powder has caused
blindness by getting into the chicks ewes.
The flour of sulphur is often contaminated
with the oil of vitriol. To get this out
wash your sulphur in hot water, which
does not dissolve the sulphur. To apply
it to small chickens, sprinkle it from a
dredging box and keep the chickens out
of the wet for the next day. Persian in.
sect powder is safer, however.
Chicken powder.-Four ounces each
OF copperas, cayenne, sulphur and resin
powder all and mix; two spoonfuls for
each dozen of fowls several times weekly.
Lime-water.-Four ounces of lime and
one OF water; slack the lime with little
OF the water and pour on the rest. Gov
er and set aside for three hours, then
pour Oft the clear liquid from the top and
use the LIME that is left when wanted.-
Am. Poultry Yard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
Recipe for New England Pie.

10 make this excellent breakfast dish
proceed as follows: Take sufGciency
OF water and a suf6ciency Of -four and
construct butter-dougi. Work this
into the form of a disk, with the edges
turned up some three-fourths of an inch.
Tougher and kiln-dry it couple days
Construct cover for this redoubt in the
same way and Of the same material. Fill
with stewed dried apples; aggravats
with cloves, lemon-seed and slabs of
cihon; ado two portions Of New Or
leans sugar then solder on the lid and
set in place till it petrifes. Serve
cold at breakfast and invite your enemy.
Mark Twain.