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sNoRT.H0RNs FOR DAIRY PURPOSES.

rEoToSE, VIII Co., ILL.,, Feb. 10.--In your
Issue Of Jun. u there Is short ncco1lnt OF
the proceedings OF the Wisconsin Duiryinen
ut Elkhorn, ono iteEl OF which desire tO
notice.
x p,per was read advocating tho use Of tho
Short~1lorn COW for dairy purposes. III tho
course Ut the remarks which followed, the
optulon was advanced, TINT 10 ,nuintalll tic
ny0trtlupots Of the DurhAm for sever or eight
years WIS not compensated for whom she
went 10 beef" This IL to any, that COW of
tic slnnll dairy breeds, which lIas been bred
with the sole object Of milk IN view, Is mora
proltAble In tho end tim cow Of the Dur
lam breed II, Which the milking qualities nre
strongly Developed. Not only 10, but tile
ease Of fattening and tile better price OBJ
safietl for the fnltenetl animal Oh account Of
superior stzc, weight, Quallty, aid appearance
froni.a butchers stantpolnt. both fall to
make good the supposed deficiency.
This clalm Is common one with the adFo-
Gates Of the s,unl1er, special dairy breeds. It
seems hardly possible tl,ut tho common ol,-
seryer, who knows something Mt lcas. Of tic
qualities of the varlons breeds OF cattle, will
recc1ye tilis us truth, without O right scrutiny
OF tho groupds upon which such n claim must
rest. 1t ls not intended 10 question tic sllpe-
| rlurity of thn}Jersey COW for butter, but the
broad cal,M referred to. Nor IA it my inten-
tiun, lnliceti, 10 discuss the lattar, except 10
fnr Us 1t Is Indirectly connected with the In
forests of farmers til general. 4is far as 1t
| interests dnIr}lne1l alone, lenve 1t 10 tl!onl
to settle PUT. Mr: Editor. y y to .hp l. .taken @
for granted TINT tho !hiry interest ~ l1lue-
pendent III the u,Attef Ut t!nlry.ellttle1 III n1t,
A II tru9 tint tho slnhlter brcelS ut dh'ry-cAt-
tie Art tile 0St prUtttnble TOR my other hsell,
y for, the averaEe tarmerP II not,
| then which breed IL tho most proiltn-
| bic for the ayeft'ge ftrlnerT IL IL llo.Q1sef.
yntl01 uf thu writer that tlNlryile,. who breed
their own milking stock ll!yi. 6reti, ny to the
present tfnlt, rnre Indeed. The majority Of
tito tlalrlps aS tl,ey exist NJ pfrseilt nre nlade
up nntlyo COWS purchased from tbs farmers:
TlIu lheA Is 1lut wliln.It Ita ntlyotsltes tint
{ta(rymell kpep rp tho supply ut their dairy
Mink hy rnntlnun( Ut,re}insi, Of fresh cows,
antI futtenlnT anI turning OH when tlley'
cerse to giTu Il pu,litnbin How or milk.
Wfmteyer thu{r practIccs in different cu,,l-
n,nltins. thu fnct rcui,lins tint mod milcll-
ruws hid rtsutv nnit In ,iNiryllIeii. and nrpID-
| nhiv niwuvs WiIi. Thnt IL tO n,iy. TINT lilo
INiry Interest Is not Independent III this RI
FIJI Il IL nitirr y nr.,hubi., or ,,rrcsSnry tot II
si,"uItt iM ,.thnrwIs,s
| viii mi In fikrlv to frlai milk IL culyes.
| i,Wt.sr.w,nErr4 wi(l lava ,lents al Miik Ia
frsai II, I.nivrs. ilut ttilt-(lf Uly cnyes frunl
ihrir rnws. vrnr hv yt.ur. viii b. bull-eNtytX;
ani IA fnIrfIfwrnf iutryiunil tlro breedinv to
in.nryt,H stnek' sriInr.s thnv do breed, tEel
witi M Will fn mr"rtIrniv t,.row ,yny tfs
hujf If their ycnylv incrruSt. Tlley viii wist,
, 1880-02-14

A 1'Eea!lent Ut New England college, after
Kett!ng scat tn d hbrsc. cur, nutlccd 6uV Of tho
Freshmen Of his col!c9u curted up !n f1s,nt ut
him, md exh!oitinx obvious signs of v4ous e4.
that the state Of inehrtety was not hastily put
on tltxo hath hut bad tecn worn closely dixie an
tho President surveyed the Undergraduate with
All expression u mingled cunIntsorption and dis
gust and annlly ha exclaimed: "Heen OIL u
1ruMki" The hAlf-eu.lBe!ous student tullcd hts
straying scnsca. and, with u glcain OF goodfui.
luwahp tn bis eye, su1nGw hut uhex yeCtedly cIAu-
Mated ~ Ho-hiD-hNyC l."
, 1880-02-14

Escaping Immediately, 1o n,aac hi, ro,,.,
turky. md tnnk refuge In lhr frrc f r,fo1ke 70 ken
where he llvot! envrn yt!MiH huturp bIs hS1I "a.
pfaGo l1eonnn kt'own Ho wan taken t, the hhiWlTs' Ws
confined fnr soma time. 1io was ,u ME- no "!
bonght ly Mr., Miles, who thcn nwiu.t TT VT
par plncr, md Mt lnfer 'ntn wiz scnt ~, cat c.iat.
EaIi,, sinco which nothing saas Iccn bcass' M,s'a
, 1880-02-14
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

1''''
r,n,o,x ,,,n,.,n 1inno,,,,r ,,,v-
scraping the Isark of rrecs-Too
Many ymrle<le~-s1sgh-tol butter
agricultural MISUNDERSTANDING
or,,,n.,o,. n, RAJ, ~ t.,".rt,,, =. ,,.ort :, ,s
CaAMiAlaS' a!l'' icp' lS'- lHo W"'L oA
2 thing is sometimes more expensive t!la''
tho article Itself The absence of llatchet,
fra froonc,,t,v @ y causss tl,n 1.ss of ynimnhtc liycs
Motuu., w. s""sss s tau ~ - ""u,s .'na.'.n,,'
md the waste OF u great .ieal OF propcrty' a
pail of wafer, II 1t had been ut lla'ul, tlasl'ed
upon tho flames when first discovered, woNld
probably have saved Chicago. No gooa fnr,nl-
or is, Dir should be. without nil the tools anil
oxtro ,Inceo tbot nnv In ,,..,iot1 fnr ronatrlng
,oohsnr t ~ s"o t,,;,,. 80 ,ro "'t ~
1aFin'f1'acn'hety. s"ch t'l'es ara l,nL "
ee Iose1 J be ''c1aycd : '1 II ] country Where where coal
IL ni,noat thn nxrlnstyn f,,ri nx,a nra In m
smcuI "1l '1cnu u h,'t sl",n l,ntcet @ M ~ m oft"
apce", 'I,,"'.'' NV !" I.p "".. VIZ"
needed. Ih1re sloutd bc Oh GVefy fhtlh
saw, n few chlsels Of different sizes, bruce
and bits, M inch o,1gur, pIncl,crs, stoc,ng-
i,nifo Observation-Disclosures nunchrs ror ,nninl
"n,! uther. I,,S G,es 't, p tAr"a.c"rvsrod m a a
tnt; coltl-cl,sel; an alryil, or iron OF some
kind t, be used for m anvil: n bench and
screw; II slsppty OF, sinylc, lnth, and five or
six different yizca of nails, Including n few,
nclnrh nnllu Of different slycs: s,,vp,v Of
mrious-slxctI cafrinse-holts, a mo',];oy-
wrench, AMI 'nany other things. TINT Will
supply of toos, md extra cleyls ald cleyis-
pius, utc., farmer cun snvo the !argcst por-
t!oh OF running 10 TUG nl"cksnlltll ior relllrs
ut Il tfnc when lie can lenst afford 1t. 1t Is
not goptl plan 10 walt until MI article Is
, 1880-02-14

SCIENTITIC NOTES.
La Nature publishes tho account of new
metal lately discovered by DafIl. It rescnl-
b1es nrsenicll0.
If YOU want to sec M egg witt, hale fiji n
small quill with mercury, and thrust 1t into
hot, freshly l,ard-boilc1 one. The hotter
the cgg, tic more rnpil will be Its jumps and
rolls.
During tho Inst twenty years 100000 woln-
eli died from cancGr In England. Dr. Arthur
11ovila,,d claims that high, dry, well-.lrainet
countries have IIttIo mortality from this
cause
1ndta-rubbor trees which aro tapped every
other day, continue to yield sHp for more
than twenty years: asNl 1t Is n singular cir
cumstnnre that tho nltlGst nnl most fire.
qucntly tipped trees produce the Richest sap.
Prof. Nortlenskiolti Inns announced Ills In.
orexploraslon to The Siberian Polar .Sca. Ile
Will make tho New Siberian Islands, visited
in i8o3t10 by liettrnstrucn,, his base Of opera
tlolis.
Lightning travels nearly million times
f0stnr t.at thunder. Thc sl'ceI Of ltghtnlnE
the elrtll In Il minute, wlIeret!s the soMlt Of
thunder would 20 srarcely tlirteen miles III
the same space Of tine. Thunder will take
q second to travel $50 yards
ECONOMY Notes says TINT anlline Inks arc
now n co1',,nol, !}ss, es%e!aliy n eo',r1ts.
,n3,timIvInv Mi NTH ~ cn,;s ~ writn .ti"r fInnm
the hailts II makes annoying stnlns, tllt,le,llt
OF relnovn! BY water N. ar!s. They may be
' k tIre , .r,s MN md y ;.lvrne ] nnN mi r. "'e'
'ot ''''s' p'A 40 'A''. NV "'o p".''
t;rnpu-growlng III. the United States is
rapidly assuming tmlnrtnnce. Fr0,n. the
three (argest ggaps.proincing sections Of tic
country Me icnrn the crrnp tor is7n 10 be: Mis-
sonrt * WITH III lo acrss T. es!tlyatl9i nrotiMe,
ylctntty tncludlus tlla Lake ERIC lsltlluss)
has 1000 acres IN cultivation. prn'lucng H.:
um M'i',at;;S o. tlmi., aslt tnn ~ repoty1ru r.
eM -. 1s{ns,,.n Gas ID o nsr,.s -" ct
s,i,s ~ mh III i:,,'s a, s ~ Ss
value {'s'a''ins i; i tns :'an'!' So 'ooooo:
Joseph ". Sym writes to Nature, with
r%efsrence % to Edts3n's carbon horseshoe
"Flttsen years nko used clarrcd laper aud
on the ltcuntlt,scent principle. .lsetl It, TOD
of the sape Of II l,orscsue. precisely rs. sou
say, Mt. Edison Is now using It. J ill MMnl M
tlej' Succeed IN obtalnlng tho ttnrsblllt,
made nnny. experiments OH the subject, AMI
within tic Inst SIX months I have, believe
completely, cnnqncrcd tho, difficulty wltcl
LED !" p'sySs aTs rSa aG seq, a SY anl a6s
means Of lIeantlescent carbon"
hind time III physiolgy, They aro profoUlltl
" Ignorant Of ttu Calculation OF the blood
and locn.c mind in thy n'''!o9nee,,. They tcnet
body, NJ It EiIntis ihe fnos! by rubbing asatns
the s!anlach, pErsltles awer, tho 1nuselea, am
rtKnlates THO hent. The liver controls th
kiIneys govern tlsu hnnes md ialr. Tit
throat. Ths ss sb!alcr Is tic @ seat q a'c eoaf 1T
, 1880-02-14

Avoid castvo habit of body, not only be-
Cause III tho Attending discomfort, but lest 1t
enguuder moro Msluus consequences; 1'r.
jayne'4 H.ll1NlIYe Pills arc elthur LAXATIVE or
quthsrt!c arSttdlnK to tho dose, u1ld nuy he de-
pended upon II produce healthy sooltLonS of
lit liver mud stomach
, 1880-02-14

miles from their course by not having mas
tcrs possessed Of this ,kn0wicslge.' Nowa'
days, meteorological Information Is rs ,,cprs-
Rnry to thp navigator as hts sextant. In
Sot,lh Latltudcs tho storm passrs III the
a wcstgri, bend, only tho circular motion Is
reversed, and tic southwestern is tho stormy
c{lKe. =" >
, 1880-02-14
FLOWER roulsSAafESTs.

FLOWER TOURNAMENTS.
Jeux iloraux--towcr tnlrnanell!s-were
celebr1,ted yearly Mt Toulouse. In tho time
of the I'ro,baoury It possessed an endowed
literary institution college ,lu Chi ,Savior.
or do IA Gal scienco), 6f Thu Gay
Arts, as Poetry wns termed T|Io college
faculty consisted Of seven Troubadohrs,
under n Chancellor; they elected Doctors
and Baccalaureates, apd taught tho lnws Of
Lave {Qufs IL nnlors, also called anors flon1s
d,l gai enylor) III their palheea and palace
gardens. In 1879 they sent ont letter IN
rhyme. Inviting all poets 70 lee present at the
poetisal tonsnatnsnt to be G!! ~ Io,to,'lse
poem violet made Of the finest gold. The
celebrated Arnauld Rtdal won tile prize. The
magistrates Of tho city,. who were present,
bcgRed the privilege Of holding similar u.
everything In the ling, OF aft which might
Ing the same rrtzr, the gold violet, TO
further enhance the glory ailtt nlng1iilccnce
.wcrs offered, viz: n Wild rose ,{eRlahtlne)
aud a 1uarigold (sot,cf}, both of silver.
ANOTHER "ANTI-T4tT'' REMEDY.
The uso Of tic vnfiety OF aen.wccd botan-
icatly known as Fncus ycslculosus for rctuc-
ing obesity Inns obtained recognition In pro-
fcssional circles abroad, snys the Journal Of
Heath. Dr.. Fa1rbank writes 10 the DrAis.
Alcdlca, Journal Ms follows: "Nloro than If
teen ycnrs ago gave SOME Of the extract In
pills -four gmins three times n tlay) 10 very
corpulcnt Indy, who In three months lost
three stone In weight without any chnngc Of
dict, Since then hayo frequently given 1t
for reducing weight depending on the accl,-
mutation Of ntllpose Tissue, afl haya never
ionnd II 10 fail. The solid extrnct cal, be-
easily matlo Into follr.graln pills.. .whicl,
must, however, l,e kept In n ssoppercd bottle,
as they readily ahsorI noissnre troM the alr.
taking It rs NJ, n,,t-fnt, Md who always suf.
fefctf very mncl, from rlenmntIc pains about
the body, hns been entirely free fr0ln srcll
trouble while slle Inns been taking the GX.
11ptct.n
, 1880-02-14
ART IN NEW YORK.


Volk, ana azccksvitl,, Of Ghicnvo,
Sptttat Correspondence of The CAieaeo 7Fttn,.
NEW YoRK. Fob 4.--ChIcuyn hns n,wny, ~
Ereat i'itrrest In tho efforts and tho eshlbiton,
Of the American water-color Society, h,, md h',
given them moro generous aapport Than ,rs
tarc T." w., ,"'1 y. ourr ,h,t sha am you VIII
.hIt.It.' - .,,s u.,,.n.'. a''1centh hnnu.
.A".ntlon ot lne e',o'gty' 1ha1 opehctl hero In
exhibitions. 1t ia largor, better, an ,noro .sns
tsfrp In eyorr wnv. ,,ot n,fv !. t,..." "'o pt1in
...'sas. -. -. ,,'s,,,. - ...,., '.' 4feat III.
Improvement in tho quAiity Of tho work: M,
from every point at Wow tho exhIbItlnn !. s ~,
If qualification and OF hone to TIM nr,l.,. ~ la
serves, as We't as u 'ho'F Irsehds md totheut.
loving public.
T1In USUAL nRORPTtox
@ '.r,p. a.. r,., ..,.ss ortwo
oc!''o 'no '"r1"n! oi'e"'ng, WIS 'nnst rhjnyuLE
mar. me Aeaaeins Of Design. mt the eosaet
rented by tho socfcty Tor thoir au1,,,oE n,h%,'
ton, ,vna brilliantly lighted, and cho,rr1v St1n
rItcd will, pInnts md shrubs. and nllci1s 'ts'e y
m. viii, chccrr,i crowd. Inst ,nrcc nna ~ W
mt t araa no TINT % o"c w"s "s, "t pss,,,
"n, s',o u rn,"os u s f n" 1o rt,os M % seu)i
s',osIiR" Or ''eIna soe rs IS the ea,s s'sGS, s',s
fehFlS M "hrst h'Rh1s. ING s''clesy tlucs ~eA
~ Keeping mp it's reputation Tor being select in
ms, ,h.t ,rtt,,,nto rronIs "ro ,a, "s1 critics
prlvnto view. mo LHdles" Is p!ainly psin,sdun
tho cnrtl af invitation, anil what tho asselnlaoa
aiI nt their Toilets Is terps ,,lo, thar r"9,ae
I'D hy the sdus Hce, thu KcntHji,y. md iho a"s ,tn
ugatcts Mre frGrly found ntot ncer s,a tSas ana
tic kcK,-ntMve which, or, Il littje sbrj, soas .sa
three t!,lIA thy s, furnished md ,nndn IN 'e ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31
Lyon DistrictLettcr.
HARMONY GROVE, July Goth.

/
AS your regular correspondent
ceased writing we will try and give
you few items if you deem them
worthy of publication.
Crops are good with exception oil
oats which are somewhat damage
by the rust, caused by The recent
wet weat her.
Mr.. Thomas A. Pell. who has been
seriously i'll for some days, is slowly
recovering.
Mr.. VIM. a. Harshb4rger. from
near FL ghty cut, was visiting in this
vicinity last week. Hunting him d
girl, | spect.
Mr.. N. A. Rlmsey, who has been
working on A. M. Houser's saw mill
near Thornton, has returned home,
Nelson is a good Democrat and we
are glad to welcome him back.
We have a young gent living in
this vicinity who goes to Birds creek
fishing every other Sunday night,
and he always catches a sucker.
The Masontown correspondent Of
the Jotrurl says, There are but two
Democrats in our town" II sta.is-
tics show anything there is but one
Greenbacker aud one black Republi
can left.
Oar gallant young mason and car
penter, G. w. PelI, is erecting a new
saw mill tor VIM. Church on the
waters of Coal Run, near this place.
So our farmers need build no more
log houses when they can get lum-
Der so clio Sc home.
Some of our young gents have
erected a platform near Al.ender's
Mills, where they repair every few
weeks with their classes" for the
purpose of shifting the light foot,
The signs of the times show retro.
CATION here despite the Efforts of our
ministers, several Of whom live in
the same neighborhood.
Mr.. James S. Jones, the second
Samson, is now working for Harvey
ShaiTer1 who ran the prom g of pitch
fork through his log disabling him
from work.
Miss Josie Fortney, one of Pres
tons fir ones, has returned home
from Fairmont, where she has been
attending school. Nj go Mollie Sharps
has returned from visiting relatives
in Illinois.
The Democrats OF this section are
highly pleased with the nomination
of General Hancock, and every one
seems to be sure of his elect ion,
while on the other hand the Radicals
seem to be little doubtful as to
whether they can elect pegolyer
Garfield. Oh, were little doubtful
too. In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, we
would say, we're for Hancock first,
last and all the time, and nybudy
that denies the assertion would bet
ter prepare himself with half doz-
en- bottles Of Railways Ready Relief.
IT this meets with your approval
we may write again.
Wishing the ARGUS great success,
we remain, Yours,
BRYsoN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31
AIbrigbtsviiic Jottings.

july Goth After n silence of several
weeks we again will try 10 wrlto up a
few items from our little city.
Farmers arc busy harvesting their
oats which is q very fair cror.
A Convention was held here by the
Republicans of Portland district satur-
day, and we presume it was almos equal
10 tile Chicago Convention. for there
were about two candidates to- every
voter. And never since the DAYS Of
Demosthenes o. Cicero has there been
heard such eloqueucc in behalf Of tho
Republican party. They know their
time has almost come when they wHI
BE- no more.
We noticed Mr. Ellis Woodward Of
Umou.owu iu vile our Saturday.
Scorlct fever has again made it, ap
pcnarce iuouI nc.chborhood. several
children Have It bnt arc p-tun, along
finely under tla 'rcotmautof Dr. Barker
Rev Joseph Clarke preached in TIC
Baptist church Of lA piac. Sunday
morning also Sunday evening
JH genial friend ! Is L.uhar .
e.uHus .or j. " Albright Jccm
kapa- how TO- -alc 10 the D..
~ and Hi Wm. VI ,u.o
were .n town on Saturday
The .cuoma.ous and b a.e
q uorE at 81 j. ~ Eoast lga
house laying ITO foundation.
young fellow by tho nau ~ I
.e.t very aHdauIy tho other dsg I..
---s. o. h.m Do, wanting to- Stay was
lat DC sot sIDand htrton tine clear
belonging to So William Martin Of
Lu.ontO~l.
Garfield politics ~ poo Uor.re,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

If owners OF canarics would see that
the cageis kept perfectly clean and. well
supplied with plenty Of gravel paper for
the bird to peck upon, and that the
seed is of the very best quality, and that
they are fed and given bath al a regu-
lar hour daily, the birds. if kept from
draughts of air, and no sugar, candy,
or cake fed them, they VIII sing from
ten to eleven months out of the year.
Canary and rape seed is the best every
day or staple food you can supply them
with. Avoid too much hemp seed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

The Office of the Wayne Advocate has
been removed from Fort Gay to Wayne
9. ii. The Advocate is every week a
welcome visitor to our sanctum it has
the true Democratic ring, ia well edited
and very well printed. We think the re-
moval good one, as the publishers will
be better able to give the readers Of their
paper all the county news. No country
paper in this State can be entirely success
full published away from the county seat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

We understand shat the camp meet
ing committee have refused TO allow
any grocery, lunch stand. barber shop
or ice cream stand on their grounds
near Tunnelton this year How this
will suit those attending remains to be
seen.- ARGUS.
Well, the next thing in order is to
notify the public to stay at home, which
it ought to do anyway [-Sentinel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31
IrOmdnIc Tidings.

JULY 2lth.-Miss Annie II. Osgood h as
very poor health at present Mr.. G. w.
WamsleY has been very sick for the last
two weeks. At present he seems a little
better. He has liver and heart disease.
DR.. j. p. Shafer is giving him very care
full attention and is hopeful of his recovery
Nellie Rogers, Oldest sister of s. W..
Rogers, who made her home with her
brother-in-lGw G. Washington Wamsley,
was. found dead 10 her bed early on the
morning OF the 18th of last
month, supposed tohsye died OF apoplexy.
She had host of friends and was never
known TO have an enemy. None who
knew her doubts but that she has gone
where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest" The institute
at Gladesville was well attended on the
14th and 10Th inst, though Dir. Farrow
was absent on account of illness, and sew
eral speakers who were on the programme
were absent but still the exercises were
Interesting and the large congregation
were well entertained. The institute was
conducted by d. w. Rogers the singing
was conducted by s. N. Rogers, assisted
BY several gentlemen from Monongalia
county, and with these and our home
singers We had fine music.
A fine prospect here for apples.
Corn ia looking well, but oats are much
damaged by rust.
Rev. ID. w. Rogers has been invited 70
preach a special sermon at Independence
and Glsdesville to give his views of the
millennium and the locality of heaven aftC 7
the general judgment. which he Is prepsr
ing TO do. RusTTo.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

VIM. Wallace informs US that Lewis
Runner last week harvested III bushels of
wheat from seventy-fve dozen. Mr.
Runners farm is situated in this district,
and for mountain farm" IL certainly
an extraordinary yield The wheat
threshed is the Foultz variety. Can any
farmer peat it2-rPost.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

The man killed at Grafton last week 10y
the cars, an account of which wac pub
lished in the Seminal, was not, we find
upon inquiry, SOD of VIM Loar, of near
Recdsville, this county, as reported by
the Sentinel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31
MITrERs ar rfE CoURr noCsE.
County clerk Martin, Office.

NOuhty tIcrk WurtIn'S Ofiicc.
TRANSFERS or REAL ESTATE.
Johnson's ex'r ct al 10 Steuty Is Burch-
inell for 400 and 100 acres in Grant dist.
ID. o. White to Geo. w. White for 90
acres in Valley district.
Benz. ShsfTer TO Jno. L. Jones for 15O
acres In Portland district.
hABRIAGKs.
On July Is, at the residence of Alfred
HsDey in Lyon district, by Rev. u. r.
Conway, Harrison Coch and Eiza Haney
On July IL, az the residence of the
officiating minister, in Rowlesburg. 10y
Rev. John w. Carrloo, John T.. Miller
and Sarah H. Il. Peeree.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

Mr. q. s. Nj. Hooton, OF Rowlesburg,
passed through town q few days ago and
reports business in that town aourishing.
Pioneer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

vi Frank Hine offers 10 the public a
large assortment of brass and copper ket-
tiles from one tn twenty gallons All
kinds OF cooking stoves on hands for sale
cheaper than ever. All kinds of work in
his line promptly attended to. jySG,6
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

The colored people of Monongalis have
been holding camp-meeting near Nor
gautown lately, and it was estimated that
from 1000 to $500 persons were in at
tendance. on the first Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

The Monongalia Fair will be held in
Mogentown on October 18th, 18th and
l4th.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

Frank Lantz, son Of Elias Lantz, OF this
place, is now playing the devil" IN the
ARGUS office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of this
State.
Resolved by the Legislature of West
Virginia, two-thirds of all the members
elected TO each House agreeing thereto
That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as IN amendment TO the
Constitution of this State, to-wit:
That section thirteen, of article three.
as 1t now is, be stricken out and the fol-
lowing. be inserted in lieu thereof:
"l3. In suits at common law, where the
value in controversy exceeds twenty dol.
lars, exclusive of interest and costs, the
right of trial by jury, if required by Ell
Their party, shsll be preserved; and in
such suit before justice, jury may
consist of six persons. No fact tried by
q jury shall be otherwise re-examined in
any case than according to the rules OF
the common law"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31
tn T.
Constitutional Amendments

JoINT RESOLUTION proposing an
amendment tho Constitution OF tho State.
RcsOiUed by tic Legislature Of Hcst
PugU,0D, ti0o-ti0ds o) Gu ne members
elected 10 each House 0JTceotg thereto
That the following DO and the same Is
hereby proposed a. an aInedment tn tho
Constitution OF this State, To- wit: That
article eight Of said Constitution ~ 1t
now is DO stricken out, aud tho follow,
ing DO inserted in lieu therof;
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

Sheriff f. NJ. Ford and son, of Preston
county, paid usa visit last Monday - Post
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

EHs"0ru, W vs., July H., $780,
Inc parties o. the above mentioned
caus. viii take notice that I shall, ou 20,
gro 1ay NJ August next ~ my 0elc,
aioresaia proceed % execute iae above
mentioned 5e,rce nf reference
SMITH CRANE Comr
Jso. BtEr.s PhYsR. Prf5 Counsel.
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