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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-24
COUNTY COURTS.

y n
% Tb .ro shall no in eocb comfy
of tbe Stotn county .court. com
nosed Of three commissioners. and
two Of said commissioners shall be
a quorum for the transaction of bust
noas If shall hold four regular SEES.
sions in each yoor Mt sucb time as
,nar No fvo1 unon and entered of re-
nor1 by tho said CONT Provisions
no., no ,nodo IN, low for boldino sne-
Ill oossions Of so;d CONT
% Tba commissioners shall be
oloctod hv tho voters of the comfy.
and hold thc;r Office for the term Of
civ Years eyccpt that ut the first
meeting of said commissioners they
shou doo;gnato he lot or otherwise
i, snch n'annor "a tbov NAV deter.
$50 nno ~ tho;r ,p,nbor who sball
NH III oaino far tho term of two
80 40 go for four ve.rs and ono
sor a;y vaors ca that ono shall he
aIaotad overy two vears Rut NO two
o 81 soid com niss;oners shall he elect
od from tho sama maoisteriol dis
tr;ct And If two or more persons
.uaa;d;,a ~ Tho Como district shall
$50 ~ nootor nu,,hor IF votes
aost - anu election tbon only the
e"o aS an.h nersons recoivin1 the
h;eshoa4 ,,r,,ar sboll ho docl,rod
nIsntoa and the nerson livino in
oatLo, d;atr;ot who sbalI rece;ve
tha nax+ highest number Of votes
Ill Ia ao,lorod eIectad Said
comnissioners shall annually elect
ona If 4ho;r number 40 president
ond oa.6 sholl receive two dollars
"ar law for his services in CONT
r. no aid ont If the county treasu-
~ ~
"a Tho comfy court. tbrou gb
,bo;r ,Iarl,s shalI have the custody
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-24
CIRCUIT COURTS.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.

10. The State shall be divided in
to thirteen circuits. For the circuit
hereinafter called the first, two judges
shall be elected, and for each of the
other circuits one judge shall be cleo
ted, by the voters thereof. Each OF
the Judges so elected shall hold his
office for the term of eight years, un-
less sooner removed in the manner
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-24
THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.

Jo1Nr RESOLUTION proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of
the State.
Resolced BY the Legislature Of Vest
Tngintd, etc, That the following be
and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of
this State, to-wit That artitle
eight of said Constitution as it now
is be stricken out, and the following
be inserted in lieu thereof:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27

er. \ circle of five or seven Is the oniy
legitimate way To move, aud instead of that
she travelled all over the board. Finally
She changed the location of the vacant
square and declared she had done il. sent
her tu bed
The next day was Sunday, aud really.
Tor me, day of rest. Throughout the Lii
any, when the congregation nurmurcd.
Good Lord, deliver us,' silently added,
"irnm the puzzle OF fftccn" But our eli
max came ON the following evening, when
my wife asserted, and insisted, that she
herself, with her mother, had done 90
ID" | said she hadn't; that IL couhln't be
done without some trick, and that didn't
believe II. We had been cool and hadn't
kissed since the row. She replied that was
insulting, and answered that II fhcr mother
said She coulddo "l6--lI, fair and square
she sand what was not true, and that she
said 80. Fanny, thorcat, said that she
never could have believed that could so
far forget myself, replied to the effect
that her mother had told lie, and that pcr.
haps II was not tho first one
The next morning Fanny went To her
mothers and sent note saying that until |
knew how to treat her and her mother with
respect she would not return, and she never
will II have To acknowledge first that her
mother can do "l5-l4," " because shc emit
and that's the end of IL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27

AT each other and trying to reprrss
their risihle tendencies and there.
fore deemed 1t best to throw oil all reserve
upon the subject"
Tho NATTER No,hings the matter.
believe. Why do YOU ask :"
Douglass looked grave
Wei may he ask what is the matter" "
broke in Cora, energcticatly. How
could YOU come here IN such plight -
''ln such IA plight - aud Edward looked
down at himself, felt his beard. aud nan
his fingers through his hair. 'Nhal is the
matiers' Is anything wrongi"
"You look rs II you had Just walked nm
from nap OF week with your clothes
ON, aud came of without washing your
face or combing your hair, ," said my hus
band
"Oh - and Edwards countenance bright
ened little. Then he said, with much
gravity Of manner have been extremely
hurried of late, and only left business few
minutes ago. hardly thought it worth
while To go home o dress knew who we
all were (and he glanced with u look not TO
be mistaken toward his wife) do not feel
called upon 10 give as much attention To
mere dress as formerly Before was mar.
ried IL was necessary TO be more particular
in these matters, hut now il is Of NJ conSe-
quencc. -
l turned toward Cora. Her face was
crimson. In few moments she arose and
went quickly from the room. followed
her, and Edward came after us pretty soon.
He found his wife in tears, aud sobhing nj.
most hystcrcally,
''Ivc got n carriage at the door" he
said To me aside hnlf laughing, half serious
SO help her on with her things, and
wei retire i'm disorder"
But it's too bad of you, Mr.. Douglass, -
replied |.
'Forgive me for making your house the
scene OF this lesson, he whispered. alt
had To bo given, and thought could ven
turc TO trcspass upon your forbearancc."
"pll think about that" said I, in return.
In few minutes Cora and her husband
retired, and In spite OF the good breeding
and everything else, we all had hearty
laugh over the matter on my return To the
parlor, where ] explained the curious little
scene that had just occurred
How Cora and her husband settled the
affair between themselves, never inquired
But one thing is certain, never saw her
IN slovcnly dress attcrward, at home or
abroad. She was cured
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27
A Famous ISrey

Chief among treasures Of art is the Brew.
cry cherished in the old palace OF the Dogcs
at Venice rs yeritablc pearl Of price.
Placed under glass, it is open at one page.
and every day the leaf is turned, so that il
the art student has 10 weeks To spare fOr
Venice, he may hope IN that line to make
himself acquainted with all the miniatures.
Even this is much more than was once per.
pittcd 10 the public. The old custodIans
OF San Marco cherished the Breviary as the
very apple Of tie eye, and it was considered
worthy entertainment for kings and for
eign polentates TO turn the leaves and in.
spcct the pictures OF this priceless manu-.
script. No one of less importance than a
king or foreign guest, whom the Republic
delighted To honor, was permitted 40 much
as TO catch glimpse OF the cover; so that
tor years II remBincd a hidden treasure,
almost lost out Of the memory Of man, or
mentioned now and then by some foit mate
lover of art 10 whom ilceting glimpre had
been accorded, It acquired fabulous splcn.
dor, and was spoken OF as being covered
with gold enriched by precious gems.
Nothing is certainly known with regard 10
its origin. That more than one hand was
employed in its adOrnmcnt il sufficiently
are distinguished by nObleness Of design
and finish Of execution, others are feeble
and confused, and few, from their weak
ness, seem scarcely worthy n place. The
Brcyi1ry consists Of s3l leaves Of very fine
white parchment, on which are written the
Psalms the Lessons, the Rubyic, the Offices
% the Virgin and the Saints. the Service for
the Dead. etc. The margin Of each one of
thfue ffatrgc fo D.
nations OF every variety-arabesdue Of
gold and silver, and various cOlors. amidst
which are placed flowers aud fruits Of all
Kinds every sort Of creature that creeps
on land, or ilies in the air, or swims the
sea shtll-iish, insects, birds, aud beasts.
fairies, gcnii, and fabulous monsters. charm
ing liliielandscapes. representations Of men
aud costumes of various nations. scenes Of
NE IN town and country, in palace and cot
tage---ali ON minute scale, and all painted
~ That delicate pOintille style eo exquisite
ana ~ marvellous in its results. II is diff
cult not 70 linger over each one, ~ charm
ing arc they, and 30 well do they repay the
closest examination. Here we arc brought
suddenly into the interior Of jewellers
shop, where woman. seated, is weighing
ont gold there lovely girl is leaning over
balcony; agardcner Is pIuclsiug fruit from
his tree; p pair Of lovers are sailing on a
lake on which swans are swimming. a her
mt is pray ing In the wilderness 10 an image
oi the virgin; an old peasant woman d
hobnliug painfully along ou cutchcs; a
road winds through mountainous country.
with a glimpse Of sea 10 the distance. an old
peasant woman is approaching, bearing on
her head a wicker cage Of chickens, under
one arm cock, under the other basket Of
eggsi young girl is washing her hands al
a fountain in the middlo.of square in a
Dutch village.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27
An irl,h Naluntecr.

/. Perhaps the most daring decd TINT ever
won old England's Legion OF Honor WAS
that which was successfully performed by
kavanagh during the Indian mutiny
Lucknow was hcsicged, and its garrison
was starving. Besides. the little band of
devoted men, there were also women and
children cooped up in the resdency. NJ the
mercy ot some 90, 600 or 60, 600 savage and
relentless foes. Daily. nay hourly the
httle garrison was growing weaker and
nearer were pressing the dusky Sepoys, un.
III 1t became matter % life aud death to
the heroic few that Sir Colin Campbcl
who was known To be advancing To their
relief, should at once he informed of their
real state, and their utter inability To hold
ont much longer. 4 volunteer was called
Tor, man who would consent TO be dis
guised OF "A Sepoy, and who would risk his
life among the mutinecrS in order to make
the beat OF this way To the advancing army
The call was Immediately responded to
and two or three men expressed their will.
ingncss To undertake the task From these
brave volunteers an Irishman named Ka
vanagh was chosen, who, TO his other qua
liticaiions, added knowledge of the
eneiny's customs, and thorough acauaint-
ancc with their language The com
mandant shook the brave man by the hand.
and frankly informed him of the dangerous
nature OF the task he had undertaken
how II was more than probably that ho
might meet his death i'm the attempt But
the gallant follow persisted, and his skin
was at once colorcd by the means of burned
cork and other materials To the necessary
hue. He was then dressed i'm the regular
IN hc started ON his lonely and perilous
mission, amid the hearty ''God-sprcds" If
the furnishing garrison. In his breast he
carried dispatches for Sir Colin Campbell.
with tie contents of which he had been
made acquainted, in case of their loss.
We have not the space at our command TO
give oil the particulars of this remarkable
journey. He succeeded, however, after
many narrow escapes and great hardships
during which he often had To pass night
after night in the cncmy's camp, and to
march shoulder to shoulder with them in
the daytime; and when he left them, TO
swim across rivers, or To crawl through the
tangled thickets were the deadly tiger as.
scrts his sway - in reaching Sir Colin
CampOelPs camp; where, to finish his stir
ring adventures, hc was fired at and nearly
Shot by the British outposts. Kavanagh's
narrative was listened to with rapt attention
by Sir Colin, who Immediately gave orders
for the army to advance as soon as possible
TO the aid OF the gallant defenders of the
kesidcncy. How the latter were rescued
is matter Of history. Kavanagh lived
long enough to wear his cross, though hc
lost his life shortly aftcrward In battle with
the same enemy, but the noble example
he left behind him was not loat on the
brave hearts who eventually saved India
for England
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27
Intor-Oocnnio ship Canals.

The proposed Nicaraguan Canal would
hc ISL miles long; it In to have II liftlocks
4 dams ON the San Juan river, three short
canals around the dams, the diversion of
the mouth of the San Carlos river, and the
necessary blasting and dredging, To which
must be added the lack uf harborS on Lake
Nicaragua, and both termini of the canal
This canal requires ~, 900, 600 cube yards
OF excavation and ombanllment. OF which
~, ,OOO,OOO cubic yards are rock on dry
land and 900, 900 cubic yards are rock un
der water The heaviest cost falls ON tho
construction OF IL lift-locks, In addition to
tie three before named, one tide lock and
artificial harbors. Colonel George NJ Tot
Ten \ estimate Of the cost of this canal Ia
sos, Oh, l5O. A. q. Menoca's liz SB8. -
OOO, OOO. Admiral Ammcn's In $62, b77, ,5lS
ne time required for its construction is
estimated at ten years. The time required
FOR the transit Of vessels through the canal
~ rcckoncd'at 4 days. II vessels daily
expenses are 5000, then the value Of time
IN making the transit would amount TO the
sum of 81, 300. The Colon Panama Canal
would he AZ miles long ON level with the
sea, and nearly on astraight line, admitting
vessels OF the greatest tonnage and length
To pass freely. This canal requires 40, 900. -
oOo cubic yards OF excavation, of which
there are 1900, 600 cubic yards of rock ON
dry land and none under water There are
good natural harbOrs at both termini The
time required 10 make the transit OF this
canal is estimated nj two days. This ronte
has the advantage of being short, on level
WIN the sea, and near railway, aliortling
facilities OF transport The cost OF con
Btrucilon Of this canal IL estimated by
Colonel George NJ. Tottcn at $IO2, 1868, ,5I6.
inc GarlS canal congress estimate IL $50
QUO, 600, nc ,Ording TO one newspaper re.
port, and $24O, 600, 600 according TO an.
other The greater length of the Nicaragua
route, AZ compared with that Of the Colon
Panama, the cost Of construction, cost of
maintenance, time Of execution, time of
transit and cost Of towage through the re-
spectiyc canals, would be in the ratio of
their respective lengths as ~ to 1Sl.
Therefore, il IL would cost s 100 to tow n
vessel through the ColSn- Panama canal. IL
would cost $3.50 10 tow one through the
Nicaragua one. Again, il a vessels daily
expenses are 5000, the amount OF time CON
sumed I'm passing through the respective
canals being IN the ratio OF ~ 10 1871, then IL
would cost, In the value OF time, 81, 300 i'm
passing through the Nicaragua canal, while
That OF passing through the Colon Pnna-
ma one would be of tho value Of $500. A
level canal without locks, short, straight,
would have manifold advantages over n
canal following the winding of narrow
fapii rlYer with score or more OF locks
The latter would be quite liable 10 need
Irequcnt repairs, thus, impeding traffic,
which would abandon such DrecariOus
channel Tor one Offering greater facilities
ior sale, brief, aud "A cheaper one, where
impedimonts would not be likely to occur,
and further from volcanic region.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27
Pain Talk To Young Men.

Remember, young friend that the world
~ older than you are by several years; that
for thousands Of years il has been full Of
smarter and better young men than yourself.
that when they died the globe went whirl-
ing on, and that not one man I'm a hundred
millions went 10 the funeral or even heard
oi the death. BE as smart as you can Of
course. Know as much as you can: shed
the light Of your wisdom abroad, but don't
try to dazzle or astOnish anybody with IT,
Aud don't imagine thing is simple be-
cause You happen 10 think II IL. Don't be
too sorry for your father because he knows
20 much less than you do. He used 10
think he was az much smarter than his
father aS you think you are smarter than
yours. The world has great need of Young
men, but no greater need than tbe yOung
men have OF the world Your clothes Nh
better than your fathers III him; they cost
more money; they are more stylish lie
used 10 be ~ straight and nimble as you
are. lie, TOO, perhaps, thought his father
oIdfashiOncd. Your mustache il ncater.
the cut OF your hair is better, and you are
prettier, oh, far prettier than "pa But.
young man, the old gentleman gets tho big
gest salary, and bis homely, scrambhng sig
ff'.N NhN VII AAAN UuHAnfhN NiliA OI "a ffffk VIII
drain more money out Of n bank I'm five
minutes than you could get out with n ream
OF paper and copper plate signature In six
months. Young men are useful, and they
arc ornamental, and VIC all love them. and
we couldn't engineer n picnic successfully
without them. But they arc no novelty.
They have been here before Every gen
Grafton has had full supply Of them, and
1. a. q l. Il 4 81.
will think themselves quite ahead Of the
last, and will live 20 be called old fogies by
their sons Go ahead Have your day.
Your sODs will, by and by, pity you for
your old, odd ways. Don't be AFRAID your
merit will not be discovered. People all
over the world are hunting for you, and if
you are worth finding, they will find you.
a diamond Is not 30 easily found az a
quartz pebble, but people search for il all
the more intenly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27
VOL. Ill.
The SUGAR NAPLES.

Along the vale aid DER Lll
see blue aud smoky haze;
Fhe afternoons are wArn anl still
Aud press.e longer, wsrm,r days
lhe bluejay on the sumsch bough
Is screaming with discordaut note;
Tie p oOe-brd aiOu-es now
The longing heart with trembling throat
The hills are peeping through the snow,
And buried fences greet the view;
o. bare, brown knolis, squaw -beIries glow.
Or Tiny snow-acwers faunt in blue.
Tne fresh new earth now &C. nis the gallo
As, rising from her sepu.chre,
She casts Azide lac snowy veil
And greets her tram who wait for her
Now stands the drowsy team asleep
Before tue bucket-la itn sleigh
VIII lie sinks tue cruel steel fuli deep
10 draw the crystal cap away
The steauy drip from wooden Zip
Makes music in the soft spring air,
And soon the laden buckets Tip
And waste the nectar rich ana rare
Anon the purgt mt smoke -wresths rise
Around the kettles tossing surge;
Hale youths attend the sacnfice,
And b gh the flames with isggots urge.
AL I-sniutstion wonurCus bwettl
Tnst steals the blood of bare brown trees.
And in tue cracking flames and heat
Has power those golden grains to seize
y vanished yonth o balmy days!
The odoIs lisc Of early flowers.
zee again through smoky haze
The picture OF ihosc fleetin5 hoGrs
i hear again the Wild nal o
OF boys long client ia tie tomb
lhe htful canip-h,e brings to view
Glad faces from the ou,er gloom.
They tell OF an eternal spring
Forever bright with spr,pgipg flowers,
Where morning ir an eudles, ring.
Existence knows not passing hours-
IL may be that the Il imGs OF strife
Have stored fer us rome sweets Awayi
Or. frozen dr.fts Of earthly lie
May yield for US n brighter aay.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27

The flood in Ohio aud Kentucky
hes been very disastrous.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-03-27

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