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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

IT costs, says the New York Sun,
1925 939.27 to run the Govern
ment printing concern last year, or
abont a quarter Of . million more
than in 1880, and over half a million
more than in 1879.
This preposterous printing eslab-
Iishment began as d job in 1868 by
the purchase oftle tuildilg formerly
occupied by CORNELIUS WENDELL,
who had done the work for one o.
both Houses Of Congress. From that
year to l88! more than $50 600 600
have been appropriated FIR printing,
engraving, binding. and lithogga,h-
ing, 1t may be said with perfect
truth that fully ona.half otthis enor-
mous sum has been sqlauiersd and
stolen.
There Is a Joint Committee ON
Printing, but it exercises no real re-
straint on the waste and plumber.
A spasm Of pretended economy is
exhibited after every new iuyes;ira-
ton md exposure, and then Tie ez-
travagance begins again. The great
contracts, though o4tonsib.y awar-
dej by the comrlitteeG Of the Senate
and the House, are actually control.
led by one or two men, who have
not grown poor by handling them
disinlerestedjy.
This matter was before the Senate
at the extra session in October. upon
a resolution Of Mr.. HoAR, directing
the Printing Committee TO conslder
what i'm improvements could oe made
in ,Le existing system Of distribu-
ting the public documents. On that
occasion, Mr.. ANTHONY, who for
very many years had been its Chair .
man, said:
at is not the fault of the Committee
on Printing, it is not the fault of the
Senate, and suppose it is not proper to
impute any fault 70 the otaos House
So nobody is responsible. Accor-
ding TO the ingenious Senator lrora
Rhode Island, Who ought to know
all about ths legislation that hag en-
l-.1 ~ d. PIN, .r..- t.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

SENATOR FRELINGHUYsEN Of New
Jersey wac nominated aud confirm
ed az S c%retary Of State, 10 place OF
Mr.. BLAINE, last Monday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

IT is announced that the old
Whitehall gold mine in SPottsylva-
MIA County, Va, has been bought
by a company, among the members
Of which are Senator CALL, Of Flor
ida: Senator JONES, of Louisiana;
Copgressmen SPRINGER and BERRY,
Delegate LUNA, Of New Mexico, and
Il. 3. CLIFFORD, a mining expert G.
Arizona. Gold was first found there
in 1909. Tue mine was worked by
Commodore STOCKTON from 1913
Until just before tae war. 1. has
since been owned by GILBERT r.
Fox, Of Pennsylvania. Nearly So.
900. 600 has been taken from the
mine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

.&hib:irc 81 600 references. Ils GOO ~
l'l' Cf4--af marking 30 600 various
5000 il ll Nt@ o. t-u.-: via. o.,
ia-t-t iuiur Iati.u on Biblical Georranbv
4rd antiquities. ETC., c,e. By R'b',t
4r1oE ID ID -l,uYr of a ucg Literal
Translation ot t.e H,1rew ard Gre,
e-iip nr.-i C'cc.-. EIilcI Comments on
nt srrl'; p Grsmu 'tcll -tlysis OF the
MINOR Prophets Htpl.H: Biblical
l-s a1i Gti..,i Hebrew Grammar.
io.s greet el.5 i. c,mp-iscd in one
usui ma qntr,l volume. containing
, !.' ..ft-- Irt.a pages, neatly and sub
s'suiiaa} p.u. T.. Il cI.th.
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ii.1,t" st3 t.Eli-h Lexicon OF Bible
N"'ts, " -'rp,lral G4I.te,r, and will
"- Valuable to students OF tue HOLY
word +. -s Unabridged Dictionary +. 10
.A' IS h'tI reader. 81. fact, very home
'f' N"a Is H N'r i1 10 gugtt also TO have
.l'e ...-. q % 90 Bible reading aud study.
Dc ie ~ wen adHpted ,o the use of Tie
c'.'m"n reader as d. that uf the scholarly
cl.'rSuH .
" ,fr i', 10 connection with The
Do .''', o' tue i'a'siry remarkably low
i .G 're C~,ac1riance and one conv
of IT,. W- iIy Tribune 1--WE years or i've
90. g.n y"a~ to different addresses.
For -.l ih" tIucar.suCe ana one copy
90 l"t s-GN-N,ekly Tribune five yeas.
-N. COS e- uHr year. or ten copies of
~ 49, luo1uc uuc year, TO differ
en- a..r'-s-
l,r e-' the Conc r'snca and twenty
r"i' Hi Toe We,t.1 Tcbgae one year.
90 r.t i'Hi addresses.
iHe 900 tha g~'rcordance is 40
a'. r., which tt. sat-.iip,r will remit IL
So hing il GENT ty m.il. EXCEPT for short
u's''uets the m-l WLl be cheaper than
the ...r.er.
CNhbIJUGgD DICTIoNARIHs.-We eau
, mon the new revised and enlarged edi
I'D OK either WcbslcT's or WOrcpster's
11ariu Unabridged Dictionary and The
weekly Tribune we wears tor SO; or The
semi Weekly for ST. Remember tbs
.''.s' are the EEw and ENLARGED editIo.
pt these great works.
A BEAUTIFUL GITr.-Thcro oupht
tl every home and every office i'm tbe
good portralts Of James A. Garfield q.
his heroic wife. To cneble every one :,
p .s.sy them, every subscriber T. The
ifiJu0c WHO, with his subscrIpti n, will
stnd 40 cents additional 10 pay for pack
lng ANA postage, viii receive as a Dresent
from The Tribune an ei-gaut life-like Dor
TRAIT OF Che late President Garfield or his
wife, whichever may be preferred, or for
-Vcehis additional we will send them both
ihtse portraits be Tribune has had en-.
'"'-" 10 th. best style, and they are per
'~05 I"S-s'Wii OF the best Crlyon like
I's.es ,yer taken of the martyr Presi-
leli and bis noble wife. They are bean
.tu,ly printed ON fine plate paper. % bv
- iLcals IN size, and Will be ornaments t0
any pgtiur, library or Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

HE burning OF The Ring Theatre,
at Vienna, is the most appalling dis.
aster Of the kind that has occurred
in this century. Previous to it the
calamity Of the Brooklyn Theatre, in
1876, aud that at the theatre in
Nice a few months ago, were with
out a parallel in modern times. But
at each Of these the loss Of life was
under three hundred, while the
mortality roll al Vienna is likely 10
be for IN excess OF Tat number.
The Ring Theatre was located in the
most fashionable part Of the gay and
brilliant Austrian Capital, upon the
famous Ring %strssse, and was built
in 1873, when the prospective irArx
OF all the world to Vienna, to visit
the international Exhibition of that
year, stimulated engagements in vast
and costly building enterprisaa. The
story as bril- fly told by telegraph is
full of a CHASTITY horror. The house
was crowded, aud through the blind
ing and suGocating smoke men and
women fought for egress, or stiGed
and Laid down to die. b. the hun
dred their b,ackened stit-rel, char
red and diaGSured cosfses have siuce
been dragged to the light of day.
1t is n Of those catastropLos that
force the world to wonder why it
does not compel the men in whose
possible custody the lives of people
are placed to adopt certain means
for their safety under any circum-
stances that may be foreseen.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

REILLY had qu%arreiled with
HATCH, and was tod that the latter
had threatened TO shoot HIM OIL.
sight. He armed himself, and soon
thereafter, while talking with Phil.
LIPS, an acquaintance Of both men,
In the corridor Of a house, he saw
HATCH come down stairs. PHIL
LIPS, fearing trouble, and seeing
HATCH thrust one ha nd in the di-
r%ectiOn Of his hip pocket, eteoped
between the two men and grAsped
HATCHs hand. The latter mace
no resistance. Nevertheless, while
they were IN that position, REILLY
drew his own pistol aud shot HATCH
dead.
Upon uuooutradicted testimony
establishing these facte, Judge
LAUGHLIN, at RE1LLY's trial upon
an indictment for murder, Without
calling for any evidence from the de-
i%ence, directed the jury to render a
verdict Of acQuittal. He said that
there was no evidence upon which
a conviction OF murder could be
iounded. The prisoner having been
tire atened by the man whom lie
had slain, and tAe threat having
been followed by an overt demon
stration, he was not bound to wait
until his life was in imminent dan
ger, but had the right to forostall
his adversary ia the use Of the pis-
toll.
The following is Judge LAUGH
Inns own language:
The law says that when q man makes .
threat TO take another's life and docs
nothing 70 carry it into execution, that is
an idle threat; but when a man makes q
threat to take Gnother's life and gives
positive proof Of his intention to execute
it, then It is not an idle threat, and the
man need not wait, but for his own pro-
lection can find and slay the man who
NOT ,ndora 80 '-', Is plcaoSo n'en GO
SO many murders, and in nioo ' c.s .e' oo,aS
ten the innocent party is killed. The law
pc Tmits him whose life is threatened, if
nc believes it necessary, 70 assume the
sr,ss'ye; ana under socn circumstances
wjrb ins, s',,h r..ala, "ou,'.Jo @.s'9.'n
force the issue. Otherwise me onoear5
ing person would be forced 80 concsde TO
his deadly foe the right to select his own
'l'oe Ar" mas -" opportunity 60 accom-
p''" MS '''o'y purpose
~ reporter Who vas sent to q1e7-
'''n '1s Judge more luily conce' n
'"H ING Ve"s ihns expressed, pat
JUS '"q'''y to num-
Joos' h'''FL'N' does not the law af-
ro," @a' Il '''e pr"',o'Ioh 10 a man Who
versqrv 70 .ec, ,ho ,..r '''+ ''' ''
r., 'h H.
~,
treto ~ c,,ir, ~, ~, .'" / ",Sn' nus
rf,. ...
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

been engaged in neiarious a~vocations
for The past two years in Detroit and
New York City, and has accumu-
lated about $1,000 from sales Of seal
skin jacques, ieweIry and other ar
tic,es which she has stolen. She
also had in her possession a large
number Of photographs and business
c,rls Of The high-toned young bioois
Of New York and Detl oit.'
|
The year OF 1882 promises to be
thu most prosperous IN the history
OF this country, Our mining, man
u~lecturing, agricultural Commercial
and financial interests are all in a
most hourisbing and gratifying con-
dition, with the balance Of foreign
trade in our favor. The country at
this the close Of 1881 is a great in
dustrial hive in which drones and
tramps have become almost extinct
What we need now is to have this
wonderful prosperity Of The nation
supplemented by prudent and pa
triotic legislation, and an honest and
economical administration oluat;ol-
al, state and municipal affairs. But
it is greatly to be feared that the
blessings Of prosperity will coDtin-
ne to be neutralized by an increased
and increasing reoklessness in leais-
lation and a dishonest and lavish
incorporation and expenditure
of the peoples money. The very
worst may be feared Of men. who
have the brazsn eGrontery to preach
Reform with their hands up to
their elbows in the public pocket.
The aggregate of the estimates for
the next fiscal year is $40 562 5O7.
This is between forty aud fifty mil
lions more than were those for the
current year.
Enormous Us this iucrsase is, the
actu2! appropriations viii doubtless
outrun the sum named. Last year,
ate: a general cutlery against the
extravaganza Of the departments,
Congress, while cutting down some
estimates, appropriated, on the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

IHE West Virginia Legislature
will convene January llth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-12-16

IN rerI5 20 a correspondent, the
New York Sun says that the name
Of tue new Speaker of the House cf
Representatives IL pronounced as if
written Kiler, aud adds that 1t 10 a
German name and belongs to the
verb Relfen, 10 scoid, TO cbide, but
thinks that Mr.. KEIFER's Gliding
will not amount to mech.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

PLEsl ITcHIHG PILEsl-The symp-
toms Of itching piles are moisture, ike
perspiration, intense itching most at night,
seems as if pin worms were crawling in
or about the recium The more you
scratch the worse they itch; very distress
sing. The private parts are often affected.
DR.. Swayne's Ointment is the most efIec-
tive remedy extant for this tormenting
complaint. Gives rest at night without
the desire 10 scratch. Also has no equal
in quickly eradicating letter, itch, salt
rheum, erysipeIas, BARRIERS itch. pimples,
all scaly, crusty. itchy skin eruptions.
Here IS the proof: Certainly the best
remedy ever used in my practice" DR..
Cotton, Woodstock, VT; troubled with
itching piles for over twenty years, il
cured me completely" L. S. Messer, En-
field, Ne. Sent for fifty cents lin three
cent stamps) three boxes $l.25. By DR..
Syawne & Son, Philadelphia, Pa. Sold
by all druggists.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04
ADDRESS TO THE COMET.

Grand cometary visitor. N
So welcome, though 30 unexpected
Are you the great What-is Il, or
Perhaps respecifull y connected
With other such whose features we haze
painted.
With whom we are familiarity acquainted
The great year Eighty-one it il,
For which vast evils were predicted,
And the dramatic unities
Demand that we should be afflicted
By signs and portents wonderful and dire
full, fl6
Including comets ominous and irefnl.
We hope you do not show your face
With blazing eyes and hair styled
horrent,
To merely overthrow our race,
And bring fresh troubles in torrent
On this poor little earth of ours, already
So badly worried. shaken. and unsteady.
So many and many telescope Y
Astronomers are now unjointing,
And, close within Capella's scope,
At you continually pointing,
That you must feel some inward satisfac-
tion
At being such an object Of attraction,
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

told my wife these were not the ex-
pected marauders, but regular troop
ers. She implored me leave her q
once. I hesitated, from unwilling.
ness to do SO, and lost few preciou
moments before yielding to her impor-
tunity. My horse and arms we're
near the road on which I expected to
leave, and down which the cavalry
approached; it was, therefore, imprac-
ticable to reach them | was compel
led to start ia the opposite direction.
As it was quite dark in the tent !
picked up what supposed to be my
"raglan," a waterproof light overcoat,
without sleeves; it was subsequently,
found to DO my wife's so very much like
my own as to be mistaken for it; as |
started my wife thoughtfully threw
over my head and shoulders shawl.
had gone perhaps fifteen or twenty
yards when trooper galloped up and
ordered me to halt and surrender, to
which | gave def,n answer, and,
dropping the shawl and raglan from
my shoulders, advanced toward him.
he levelled bis carbine at me, but /
| expected, if he fred, he would miss
me, aud my intention was, in that
event, to put my hand under his foot,
tumble him off on the other side,
spring into his saddle and attempt to
escape. Ny wife, who had been
watching, when she saw the soldier
aim bis carbine at me, ran forward
and threw her arms around me. Sue
cess depended on instantaneous action,
and recognizing that the opportunity
had been lost, [ turned back, and, the
morning being damp and chilly, | pas
sed on to FIRE beyond the tent. Our
pursuers had taken different roads,
and approached our camp from opposite
directions. They encountered each
other and commenced firing, both
surprising they had met our armed
escort, and some casualties resulted
| from their conflict with an imagihery
body of Confederate troops. During
the confusion, while attention was
concentrated upon myself, except BY
those who were engaged in pillage,
one Of my aids, Col ] TaJlo Wood,
with Lieut.. Burnwell walked off un-
observed. His daring exploits on
the sea had made him on the part of
the Federal Governmtnt an object
of special hostility, and rendered it
quite proper that he should avail
himself Of every means of escape
Col. Pritchard went over to their bat
tie field, and / did not see him for a
long time, surely more than an hour
after my capture, He subsequently,
claimed credit, il conversation with
me, for The forbearance shown BY his
men in not shooting Inc when re-
fcsed TO surrender"
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

JEFFERSON DAVIS CAPTURE =
Hrs Own ACCOUNT OF IT IN Hrs
History OF THE WAR.-Mr. JEFF
ferson Davis new book on the "Rise
and Fall Of the Confederate Govern
msnt" gives the following account Of
his own capture:
b s'After short time I was hailed
BY a voice which T recognized as that
Of my private Secretary, who infor-
med ma that the marauders had been
hanging around the camp, and that
he and others were on post around it,
and were expecting an assault as soon
as the moon went down. A ally
story had got abroad that it was a
treasure train and auri sacra flames
had probably ipstigated these maurald-
ers, lass it subsequently stimulated
Gen. J. B. Wilson to send out large
force to capture the same train. For
the protection of my family / travelled
with them two or three days, when
believing that they had passed out Of
the region Of nsrauders, I determined
to leave their eucampment at night.
fall to execute my original purposes
Ny horse and that of my party proper
we're saddled preparatory to start,
when one Of my staff, Who had ridden
into the neighboring village, returned
knd told me that be had heard that a
marauding party intended to attack
the camp that night. This decided
me to waitilong enough 10 see whether
their was any truth in the rumor,
which I supposed would be ascertained
10 a few hours. My horse remained
saddled and my pistols il the holsters,
and lay down, fully dressed, to rest
Nothing occurred to arouse me until
just before dawn, whea my coachmau
free colored man, who faithfully
chung to our fortunes, came and told
me there was firing over the branch,
just behind our encampment Istepped
out of my wife's tent aud saw some
horsemau, whom I Immediately recog-
nized as cavalry, deploring around
! the encampment. / turned back and
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

Last words -
Bob IagersoU :-"Dou't forget my
fan and liner dusser."
U. s. Grant :-"Death is horrible
but IL don't cost cent"
r. B. Hayes:-aAt last / am count
ed out. Give my suspenders to the
poor"
Alexander III: at must have
been loaded"
W. Malone :-"Where am I 7"
Sitting Buu:-'I surrender"
Judge Robertson 81 am confrL-
ed"
Roscoe CoaA;ling I'll am resig-
ned"
t. plat :-"So'm II"
-lMiddletoacn Transcript.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

A merchant came into a printing
Office and seeing q pile Of papers lying
on the table--it being publication day
-unceremoniously helped himself to
copy, and said II suppose you
don't take any pay for just one
paper 7" "Not always" was the reply
Shortly afterward tie printer enter
ed the merchants store and called for
pound Of raisins, saying: II 'sposc
you don't charge anything when a
fellow don't take but one pound 7"
"No," said the grocer, after seeing
the disadvantage under which he was
placed by his own stiugy illiberality
toward the printer, and said /: aWhen
| get any more newspapers from a
printer I'll pay for them"
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

She went to the play of ''Oliyette,"
And near an open window she set,
And by going she there met
The fate of all who rashly get
So imprndent.
She saw notice in heweekly Star
ITO Cure Cold-Use Sines' Syrup of
Tar"
So she went to her druggist, and then and
there
Invested with single quarter
In the article.
Now if you only have occasion TO see,
How earnest and vehement she be
When telling how quickly and entirely
She was cured of the cold, caught on said
settee
Twill surprise you.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

A sea captain, Charles 3. Havener,
Of Rocklaud, Me-. has in his posses
sion a souvenir Of the redoubtable
pirate, Captaiu Robert Kidd, it being
no less than quadrant, which that
bloody Mariner was wont to "bring
dow the sun
I instrument is Of ancient de-
sig, Weighing about fifteen pounds,
made from ebony, the mountings be-
ing made Of brass, the case being
iulaid with ivory, showing unmistak-
able evidence of age. Its length is
twenty inches, and the length Of the
arc is sixteen inches.
An oval piece of ivory is also set
in the frame, bearing the following
inser ption, in letters Of antiquated
ap; aace az ST. Catherinss For
Cap. Kidd l776.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

A little boy was asked, recently, if
he knew where the wicked finally go
to He answered aThey practice
law here spell snd then go to the
Legislature 1t was painful opera
tion for that boy to sit down for a
few weeks.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

ONE KIND ACT When Mary and
I we're married we were young and
foolish, fol we bad nothing to be mar
ried wish, but Mary was delicate, and
I thought kcculd take care Of her
best l knew | had a strong arm and
brave heart to depend upon. We
rented chamber and went to house
keeping We got together a little
furniture, table, bedstead; but our
money failed us before we bought the
chairs. I told Mary she must turn
up tub, for | would not run 10 debt
No, no. 1t was not long before our
rich neighbor, Mrs. NJ found out,
and kindly enough supplied us; half a
dozen chairs were added to our stock.
They were old ones, to be sure, but
answered just as well for us. / shall
never forge. the new face those chairs
put upon our snug quarters; they
never looked just right before The
tables are turned with Mrs NJ, and
me now She is poor widow, but
shall never want while I have any,
thing, never! !" cried the old man with
a beaming face. 81 don't forget
those old chains"
All, now the secret was out. 1t
1t was the interest Of the old chairs
that maintainedthe poor widow. She
was living on the interest of an act
done years before, aud it sufices for
herself and her daughter.
How beautiful TO see how God bless
es the operations Of his great moral
law. "Love thy neighbour and we
would often SEQ it could we look into
the hidden paths Of life, and find thai
it is not self Interest, not riches, not
fame that binds heart to heart. The
sinTls power Of friendly act can do
lf3 more than they. 1t is these, the
friendly acts, the naighborly kindness,
the Christian sympathy Of one toward
another, which Aihs wealth Of its
power 10 ess . ihtel
from sorrows and
ness 10 dssolate homes
always see the golden links shinins
in the chain of human events; bui
they are there, and happy is he who
feels this gentle hut irresistible
inf lsnce,
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

DR.. Holman's Ague and Liver Pad
always cures because it acts upon DR..
Holman's absorption theory. now univer-
sally ACKNOWLEDGED to be scientifically cor
rect. Its limitations fail because they are
limitations, and are of no value whatso-
ever.
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04

Said the st. Louis editor: 81
could have overlooked the fact of his
kicking me, but that he should have
done SO with an unpublished shoe, I
consider it vile outrage which I
must resent"
The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-04


PEAnLs.-Charit is the FIRST mort
gage on every human beings pos
sessions.
A man cannot do good or evil to
Others without doing good or evil to
himself.
Men owe their resolutions, and
most Of their success, to the opposi-
tion they meet with.
Those men whose brains are few
but active, are the most successful
in business
Building air castles is harmless
business 50 long as you do not attempt
to live in them.
A weak man is worse than an in
size one for the latter may be cured
or kept harmless.
A man is great, just in proportion
to his superiority to the condition Ct
life in which be is placed.
Manly dslicacy is as necessary in
the family life as manly rectitude;
and womauly tact as womanly virtue.
There is a. much wrecked happiness