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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
The Pad Agent

He was well dressed, pleasant faced
man, and he carried small black box in
his hand He entered an Insurance office
with familiar air, walked up ~ the sole
occupant, who was writing IA letter, and
began
Excuse me, sir, but | represent four
different kinds Of pads, viz. Lang"
Il am busy" interrupted the letter
writer.
"Yiz; Lung, liver stomach and kidney,
and IN few days we"
Didn't | say that / was busy 2" de
manded the citizen AS lac put down his pen.
"You did, sir; and in few days we
shall bring out the heart pad, the throat
pad and the ear pad. Excuse me If sit
down. Please let me feel Of your pulse y
Il want none of your pads, slr / ann
busy, sir, and want my Office to myself ~
Nevertheless, you do want u pad, and
can prove it. A healthy pulse should not
beat over eighty-five per minute. III bet
yours goes 10 "A hundred. Any one can sec
that you are aling. / can sell you beau
tiful stomach pad at reduced rates. How
much do you"
Didn't say didn't want any Of your
pads, sir Z"
Correct, you did. Do your lungs
trouble you ~
"No, sir"
"Hcart all right -
"Yes, srl"
clearing good2"
eyes, sir"
ever have the back ache 2'
"No, sir"
Spleen all rightl'
''Ycs, sir :"
Throat bother you z"
'No, sir! tell you don't want any Of
your pads ] want TO be- let right alone
I've got "A head ache this nom"
Eureka! Keep still!--not word
You furnish tie capital, and I'll put In my
time and well bring out headache pad
Capital idea---rich thought Go ahead
aud write your letter, aud III be-"
The citizen ran for his cane in tho corner
but the pads had walked out 10 hunt for
allug humanity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24

Few persons who use steel pens on which
is stamped ''Gillott' have any idea of the
story of suffering, OF indomitable pluck and
persistence which belong to the placing of
that name on that article. A long dcprcs-
sion in trnde in England threw thousands Of
Sheffield mechanics out of work, among
them Joseph elliott, then twcnty-one years
of age. lie left the city with but "A shilling
in his pocket. Reaching Birmingham, he
went into an old inn and sat down upon
wooden settle in the tap-roOm. His last
penny was spent for roll He was weak,
hungry and ill., He had not friend in
Birmingham, and there was little chance
that lac would find work. In his dcspond.
cncy he was tempted 10 give up, and turn
bcggar or tramp. Then sudden fiery
energy siczed him. lie brought his fist
down on the table, declaring to himself that
he would try and trust in God, come what
would. lie found work that day In making
belt buckles, whiCn were then fashionable
Az soon AZ hc had saved "A pound or two he
hired Il garrct i'm Bread street, and there
carried ON work for himself bringing his
taste and his knowledge of tools into con
stant use, even when working at hand d-made
goods. This was the secret Of GillolCs sue
cess. Other wOrkmcn drudgcd on passive
ly in the old ruts. He was wide awake,
eager TO improve his work or to shorten
the way Of working He fell in love with
II pretty and sensible girl named Mitchell,
who, with her brothers, was making steel
pens. Each pen was then clipped, punched
and polished by hand, and pens were sold
at enormous high prices. elliott at once
brought his skill in tools TO bear on the
matter, and soon invented machine which
turned the points out by thousands in the
time that n man would rcqHire 10 make one
lie married Hiss Mitchell, and they carried
on the manufacture together for years. On
the morning of his marriage the industrious
young workman made gross Of pens, and
sold them for tbIrty-six dollars TO ray the
wedding fees. In his old age, having Tcaped
an enormous fortune by his shrewdncss,
honesty and industry Mr. elliott went
again 10 the old inn, bought the settle, and
had the square sawed out aud made into
chair, which lac left as an heirloom 20 his
family TO remind them Of the secret Of his
success
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
something About Curls.

Every man has noticed, and every man
OF taste has been disgusted with the flat
curls which many women wear upon their
forehead, giving them as artificial and I'M
attractive an appearance as anything Of
equal dimensions can. These Curls are kept
I'm place, IL seems by cumming the hair
with bandolinc, preparation of ounce
seeds, In consequence of its dcmwsu fnr
ihis purpose the Importation of puincc-sccds
has largely increased. The seeds used to
he admitted free as Sccds for medicinal use.
hut being now employed rs au aid To the
toilet, duty of twenty per cent, advaorem
hns been put upon them. IL is not the pro-
vince oi the Secretary Of the Treasury To
regulate the national taste, but II he had
made the sccls pay onC-hundrcd per cent,
or any amount of duty sufficient to prevent
the manufacture Ot bandoinc. and the max
ing OF those OdlOus Curls, he would have
done public benefit. but, neither he nor
any other man, nor any public body, can
hinder women who arc so resolved from
dIsiiguring themselves. If they had not
handoline they would get something else.
Tor they seem determined 10 wear the hid
eous curls. When we remember that tho
entire sex are absorbed with the question
OF how Ia make themselves look best. il ia
impossible to understand why they take such
pains 10 produce the opposite effect II is
their ignorance, of course, which is at fault,
aud their ignorance seems To bc unconuurr-
able. Take them for all in all, American
women have as much taste ~ any women
in the world, and yet great many blindly
adopt anything labeled as fashion without
thinking whether it be III or unfit. Fashion
will at any time drive them into any alb
surdity. Ii makes thousands, who might
appear TO advantage by consulting common
sense, nature and their own needs. appear
uuattlaCtive, and often renders them ridi-
culous Fashion, indeed, as commonly re-
presented, is more IA dciormcr than N bcnuti-
fier, and always will he, until women, re
iusing 10 accept its autOcratic bchcsts
study the principles of pure taste, which
are, radically, always the same, and whose
basis is the becoming.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
KHfiitIstan.

Surgcon-Najor H. w. Bcllew, Of the
British Army, has lately collected from
natlvc authorities some useful information
respecting Kalliristan, that Interesting
country which no European has 10 far sue
cecdcd IN exploring. II appears that II is,
after all, only about 80 miles in length by
30 or 60 IL breadth, and it5 boundaries may
be taken as the Hindu Krsh on the north,
including both the northern and the south
cru slopes, from IatkOh Darra on the east
10 the Farajgal Valley on the range scpa-
rating IL from Panjshir on the west the
Chitral river, down TO Chaghansarac, or
even Kunar, on the east, forms it's limit in
that direction, while the southern boundary
may be taken 10 be a line from Dcrra Nur
on the east TO Ta2oa on the west and on
the west it Is bounded by the Niirao and
Panjashir Valleys. The whole area il
mountainous aud furrowcd by "a succession
Of long, winding valleys, each Of which has
ils own system Of branches and glens rami-
tying into the rcccsses Of the no intains.
From information which DR.. Bclew derived
from native Of the country there appears
10 hc nowhere room 20 gallop horse"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24

hole is here at my feet; the ear is under
that harpoon; the eyes are these things
What are YOU trying To do-to see II YOU
can force your umbrella through the whale,
ar do YOU want TO yet inside himY No
sir the whale In its natural position-right
side mp, with care. Yes, its dead You'll
get full history of tho whale when you
20 OUT
There were many woman I'm the thpDnr
that kept pouring in at one end Df the iloat.
ana out at the other end. The temptation
To poke the yielding mass seemed stronger
with the women than the men. On the
other hand, the small boys found IL impos-
slble to pass the great Hat tail or the lcath.
cry siN-iOot fins stretched out beyond the
railing without walking ON them, and
jumping just n little when the Snowman
did not see them. There were two men ON
the after gang plank, and the circulars sold
10y the man who called them ''tho most
important part II the exhibition" did not
wholly agree with what the other man, In
rubber coat, said about the whale
This is one ot the humpbnck species, -
the circular read. "lt Ia sixty five feet long,
and forty-tvc feet aroHnd the body mt tho
hump, aud weighs seventy tons The car
Cass ~ worth 5000 for oil and bone lie
was bought 10y :. ;. Swift ~ Co. of Prov
incetown for 5000, and was towcd by one
OF Boslons biggest tugs to New York,
which took four days and nights, and cost
Si0O for towage. When captured twenty
barrels oil herring Were taken out of him.
This IL the lurgcst whale ever exhibited in
the United States. This whale was struck
10y bomb lance. A bomb lance il iillcd
with dynamite, which rNplodes when il
strikes the blubbcr, killing the whale"
ITS tnbaCk,' SAID the man i'm the
rubber contcmptuously. "l'vo been n
whacr twenty-five years and never took
one of them. fishes, though many's the
chance I've had TO do it. Why nott Well,
they can run like the devil, and they al
ways do when thcy'r strucks This one
was sick or they'd never have got him.
There aint no oil IN nun to speak or-no
hnDack ever had morn fifteen barrel i'm
him. I'D aoOscr catch black fish. BigY
Ishaw! lie amt nothing alongside OF IA
right or sperm whale It's good spec,
though They paid S700 Tor him; took in
more thnn that IN the first two hours
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24

The Chadds Ford, Pa, Club wishing
TO encourage the young iDlks 10 study
Of the best methods Of farming, &c, has
offered handsome lot OF prizes TO Chester
and Delaware county boys Of seventeen
years and under, who shall raise the la gost
number Of bushels Of corn on On0-eighth Of
an acre Of land in the year 1880. The
contestants arc ~ be allowed 10 do ~ they
please about manuinQ, hOeing, s. but
are 20 keep record Of what they do and
the c0st. and report at the end Of The season.
Similar prizes are TO be offered 10 the girls
Of the two counties who shall make the
best butter The butter and tho corn are u
be exhibited together such trials Of skill
arc calculated o do a great deal Of good 10y
directing the attention of the young folks
10 a study Of the conditions necessary 10
the achievement of the best results
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
Absence ofNiind.

Speaking Of absence Of mind said the
Rev Sidney Smith, 'thc Oddest Instance
happened 20 me once in forgettingmy name
| knocked at "a door i'm London, and asked
If Mrs. B. WAS at home eyes, sir. pray
what namc shall / say = ! looked in the
mans face aslOnished--what name Aye,
that is my qucsliOn-what is my name
believe the man thought me mad, but it ~
true that during the space VI two or three
minutes ! had no more idea Of who ! was
than IL ] had never existed. / did not
know whether ] was a disseutcr OF lay
man / felt as dull as Sternhold or jenkins
AT last, % my great relief 1t flashed across
nc that / wss Sidney Smith. ] heard also
Of a clergyman, who went Jogging along On
the road until he came 70 turnpike
What is TO payY' Pay, sir? for what h
asked the turnpike man Why, for my
horse, 10 be sure y Your horse, sir what
horse Here Is no horse, sir y NO horse
God bless me said be, suddenly looking
down between his legs j thought was
on horse back !"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
Longevity Of Trees.

The following table Of the comparative
longevity of trees, Is based ON an oxamina-
ti0n Of annual concentric layers Of the old.
est known trees Judas s-tree, 800 years
common elm, $780, common ivy, 450 com
mon maple, 4l6; white birch $40; Grange
tree, $50; evergreen cypress, 500; common
olive, 500, walnut 900, oriental plane, 900,
common lime !, 100; common Or, 1890,
cedar It Lebanon, 2000, taxodlum dis.
tishun, 1000 vew $500.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
4 Good peal ,ii1ed

a short time ago an en'crprising (c-
male did q H1uushing business in this
cOuntr5 by taking orders for c0rscle.
a futter has been caused among the ladies
by II being reported that shc was man
clcverly disguised for the purpose. II is
said that she has been arrested for masque-
raoiog in this manner by peace officer,
who appIehendod him and took her before
magistrate, where he was accused Of
passing hcrscGOG ON an unsuspccting com
muuiiy ~ a gentle member OF the female
persuasion. 4 nc could escape she had
better keep clear OF this town. OF hc'U get
every hair Of her head pIlcd Out by the
ladies who pa.ronized him purchased hCr
cOnfolndcd corscts, and helped him 70 earn
a subsistence for her family. On pshaw2
we give IL up. Our pronOuus have got
mixed but what we mean TO say is ihtt she
deserves to have HE ears boxed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
Indian Longevity,

There is an Indian woman now living Mt
Josma Pcicrss, near San Luis Rcy, Cali-
iorniu, who ~ at least one hundred and
twcnty-lour years of age Many years ago
her hnir turned snowy white, but within
recent years it has undergone renewal, and
IL now as black rs "a coal. She ~ now i'm
her second childhood speaks and lsps and
has all the mental characteristics of "A child.
Some hiiccn years ago this woman's mem
ory was good, and she rccolccted and told
distinctivcly of the time when the Mission
Fathers began building the San Diego Mis-
sion and tried TO civiliZe the Indians. AT
that time -l76D-shc was young woman,
and living with her tribe near the Valfc de
los Niojas The missionaries sent their
soldiers and vaqucrOS after the Indians To
corral them and bring them into the mis-
sions, and treated the Indians with great
severity and cruelty. The old woman used
to relate That one OF these vaqucros threw "A
lasso over To catch her, and in so doing
slranglcd TO death the infant that she was
carrying ON her back. W. Il. Couts and
other old residents OF San Lms Rcy know
this venerable woman well, have often liz
tened to her relations OF past times, and are
perfectly convinced that she IL one hundred
and twenty four years old
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
POEMS OF TIE WEEK.
SUNDAY.

SUNDAY
Lie still and rest In that serene repose
That on this holy morning comes to those
Who have been buried with the cares that
make
The sad heart weary and the tired cart ache.
Lie stll and rest
God day OF al Is bo,L
MoSDAY.
Awake I arise Cast oil thy drowsy dreams
Re in the east behold tho morning CLEANS.
As Monday goes, so goes the week" danes
say.
hstroshod. relieved use vel the initial day
And Bee thy ueighbOr
Already seeks his labor
TUESDAY.
Anoth or mo rning's banners are uufurled-
Another day looks smiling on the world
1t holds new laurels for thy soul to win
Mar not its grace by slothfulness OF siu
Nor sad away
Send it to yesterday.
WEDNESDAY.
HALFWAY unto the end--the weeks high noon
The morning hours do speed away so soon
And when the noon is resched however bright
Instinotively We look toward the night
The glow il lost
Once the meridian cIost
THURSDAY
So ell the week has sped has, a. 800 friend
Go spend an hour in converse. IL Will leud
New beauty to thy labors and thy life
To pause little sometimes IN he str,fo.
Toll soon seems rude
That has no iuterude.
FRIDAY.
From feast ab tiin be temperate. aud pray
Past IL thou wilt an yet throug ghout the day.
Neglect no lahor ami no duty shrink
Por many hour, are left thee for thy work
And it were meet
Til all should be comp etc
sAIURDAY.
Now with the almost finished task AXE haste
30 near the night, thou hast no time 10 waste.
Post up accounts, and let thy souls eyes look
For aaws and errors in hfo's le ger-book.
When labors cea g.
How sweet the sense OF peace
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
\ snake swaIlower

Recently farmer Potts. OF Bcrks county.
Pa, was the victim Of a terrible adventure.
becoming drowsy he laid under tree, and
while sleeping snake about nineteen
inches in length and Of green color dartcd
into his open mouth and descended into his
stomach. After hc awOke hc EXPERIENCED
peculiar and sickcnng sensation At
times he frOthed at the mouth, and his
eyes almost started from their sockets A
physician pre- 50 his ear 10 Potts breast
aud distinctly heard the movements Of the
reptile. The victim was required 10 inhale
the steam of boiled milk, which produced
n strangling sensation the snake having
made AN unsuccessful effort 10 leave the
stomach. Potts was then led under a shed
roof anu put ON wagon 4 strong rope
was ted 20 a beam and then securely
wrapped around the legs Of the sufferer.
The wagon was thenpullcd away, and Potts
was left dangling head down. While IN
this position hc again inhaled the steam Of
boiled milk. The patients tongue pro-
truded and his eyes started The thick
steam fiOwcd into his throat and the sui
lercr made q noise ~ If choking. Then
quick az thought the dOcter saw head
prolrude, and seizing II with bis naked
fingers he quickly pulled and the reptile
WA dashed into an empty bucket In q
few seconds Potts was lying on the ground
nearly dead lie was given some whisky
and water and was rubbed with coarse
towcling, and finally be seemed tD be rest
ing easy. lie was carried into the house
and put 20 bed, and light food was admin
isicred. His throat was very sore, but
still hc was thankful when hc was told that
the reptile had been removed llc IS
slowly recovering.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24
a Refined butcher.

Harkins' daughter rcturucd from Den
toms butcher shop, laid steak upon The
table and said:
"ihats the most refined butcher ! ever
met. asked him If this steak was tender,
and he said, Oh. 50 beautifully tender, as
The maiden In thc first blush Of love, steak
ft 10 be classcd with tender, and halowcd
associations, and one likely % be devoured
by so fair and beautiful n maiden.
Harkins pushed the glasses up on top Of
his head looked al thc girl, and then
Numbered.
'What under the canopy was that follow
giving your
And, as her color came and went. she re-.
Piled
"Giving me tsIy ] suppose
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24

POSTAGE stamps must not DE- used
more than once. To 60 through the
mails letter must bear the stamp Of
originality.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-24

Gaps and hats came into general
use about lA4s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-12

During the year there have been filed
in the Secretary of States office 33S
certificates of, and pertaining to, cor
pOratiOns. OF these, 80 were for the
incorporation of manufacturing COM
panies; q railroad companies: "a
building and loan associations: 20
mining and manufacturing companies;
5 street railroad companies; 2 banks
and savings and loan associations: 6
printing and publishing companies; 6
gas companies; 46 cooperative Fl g and
life insurance companies: 5 co-opera-
tive trade associations; common car
rier company; 1 nursery company Is
churches, societies and benevolent as
sOciations; 8 fire insurance companies;
2 turnpike companies; 2 plank road
companies; 8 companies Tor building
hotels, tenements and other buildings;
3 ice companies; 8 companies for hunt
ing, fishing, yachting. ball playing,
and other amusements; one water
works company; 3musical associations;
3 oil companies river transportation
companies; telegraph companies; z
telephone companies 1 grange asso-
citation 1 art association 1 fruit dry
ing company; political club; asso-
citation for breeding birds and other
animals; l detective association; 2
colleges and institutes agricultural
associations 4 mercantile associations:
] military company; 1 stock yard
company.
The remainder of said certificates
were for the purpose of increase of cap
ital stock, decrease of capital stock,
change of time of meeting, extension
OF lines of railroad, changing names of
corporations, &c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-12
1 VALUABLE BO0Kl
First Century of the United
States.
BY BENSON J. LOSING, l.. L. ID

BY BENSON J. LOSING, l.. l.. ID. ,
Is the most useful. the Cheapest and the best
History of the United States to be had. 1t con-
tains about 500 royal octave pages,
printed on extra calendered paper. illustrated
by 400 Engravings on wood and IL fine steel En-
cravings, and is printed in both English and
German at the same price in either language.
1t contains a history of the Indian Nations. the
discoveries of Navigators, the Indian Wars, the
w ar of the Revolution. the War of 1912, the
w ar with Mexico an outline history of the late
Civil War. and a complete resume of the history
of tue Republic for the first century of its ex-
istence and full account of the preparations
for the Centennial Celebration. with handsome
engravings of the Centennial buildings. One
advantage of the Work is that it contains an
elaborate Index. making it Book OF easy and
ready reference. 1t has the commendation OF all
the prominent newspapers and authors Of the
country, as being in every respect reliable
and valuable History
This valuable Work is not to be had at the
Book Stores, but can only be obtained of the
authorized Agent of the Publishers, who Will
soon canvass this County and afford the people
an opportunity to examine and subscribe for it.
Sept. n. 1873. 6's-o-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-12
GREAT FORTUNES IN ENGLAND
AND THE UNITED STATES.

New York Star.
In turning our eyes to those immense
incomes of the English nobility, we
find the Marquis of Westminster with
daily income of about 5000, which
is equal to 81 ,s25. 900 per annum. This
he derives from his real estate in Lon
dom and its suburbs. The Duke of
Bedford enjoys an income of about
81 100000. His fortune came to him
from the confiscation of the monaste-
ries in the reign of Henry VIII. Earl
Fitz Williams revenue, from his
foundries in Stafford shire, is little
over ST ,OOO,O
Bot even these large incomes of
British aristocracy are surpassed by
the fortunes which we now and then
hear of being made by enterprising
American capitalists. Mr.. w. III.
Vanderbilts regular income is modest
ly stated at a little over 81 600, 600 a
year he makes beside from three to
four millions by speculations. Jaw
Gould only last year made $50, 900. 900
in his stock enterprises. Flood, Mack
ey and Jim Keene of California, each
of whom is reported to be worth SGO.-
100000, have also a steady annual rev.
enue of 81 ,0OO, 900 each from their CAL
lfornia mines. The richest real estate
owner is Mr.. Astor, whose annual
rentals amount to more than $500, 600.
We might easily also mention the
names of hundreds of others whose in
dIvldual incomes approach 1000, 600.