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SOME CONFEDER4rE CHRIST
masses.

Mr.. James D. McCabs has record
ed acme interesting experiences oI
Christmas under the Coufsdsraoy
The dinner of 1861, he says, did not
differ materially from It's prodscss
sors in tue "p ping times of peace,
and though in 1869 tbs feast was
home made, it was enjoyable. Tur-
keys were only $ll apiece, and salt
had fallen TO SO cents pound. Ths
Yuls log was obtaiuable at SIS a
oorGi wines were TO be had by the
very rich, and sorgum rum or apple,
psach. or blackberry brandy cost $50
gallon. A few toys were left In
the stores in tns cities, and firscrack-
ers, essential TO the Southern iesti-
val, were IS pack. BY 1868 the
closest search of Santa Claus reveal
ed no rlaythinGs, and 6rscrscksrS iH-
dicStsd great wealth or reckless ex-
trava9snce. The few turkeys in the
market were $40 aud $50 apiece;
whisksy or sorgum rum for egg nogg
cost $75 or $50 gallon; sugar was
70 and $40 a pound, and -four 1925
a barrel. With gold at $500,
plain Christmas dinner for a large
family cost 5000 or $500. In 1864,
when Christmas fell on Sunday, gold
was at 5000. Flour was 5000 bar
re-; sugar, s. an ounce; salt, ST. a
pouad; butt"r, s4o beef, $35 and
$40. Wood was 800 cord. Mr..
McCabs describes a Christmas din
nsr at country houss near Rich
mond. The four gentlemen we're in
uniform, the three ladies were in
homespun. They bad for dinner a
$500 ham, and the last turkey on
the plantation. value $l75. with 500
worth Of cabbages, potatoes, and
hominy. Corn bread was served,
made of meal at $50 buuhsl and
salt at 81 pound. The dessert was
black molassss at $50 a gallon, and
after one cup of tsa-real tea, worth
$lOO a pound, treasured for the oc-
casion as surprise, and not sassa-
fras-therS was coffee at discretion,
made from sweet potatoes cut into
little squares, toasted and ground
down.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
NO. A
AUNIroRm SrANDARooFvALUE,

Honorable Abram S. Hewitt, OF
New York, gives. in the columns Of
the Evening Post. little prelimins-
! ry discussion OF the bill recently in
troduced by him ia tbs Hous, of
representatives ito secure uniform
standard OF value" His We've upon
the question Of standards admit of
no mistake. Hssays. AS to the
right to demand gold dollars in ex-
change for silver dollars, this right
practically exists now, m 1t doss to
demand gold dollars in exchange !or
paper dollars, aud it it does not ex-
lst, it should bs given 1T once, "a it
Va dishonest and disgracelul to issue
either paper or silver dollars which
are not convertible into the legal
standard OF value, which is gold
dollar weighing 25.S grains. need
scarcely add that l am in favor OF
preserving this standard, and op-
posed 10 the issue Of either paper or
silver dollars in excess Of the legit-
innate demand Of the public, and
which are not convertible into gold
on demand. What hOpS to secure
by the passage of the bill have in
troduced IL the immediate suspen-
sion Of the coinage of silver dollars,
which the public DO not want anl
will not take. The operation of tho
silver coinage law, as it now stands,
would i've ridiculous il it we're notso
expensive aud mischisvous Thou
sands OF able bodied men are epgag-
cd IN digging silver ore, in smelling
the metal, and in coinlng it into si-
yer dollars, which are at ones con
signed TO safes where they are as
useless as was the original ore before
it was mined, smeltod, and coined.
1t is agaias such a waste OF national
energy and capital that l protect,
and this waste my bill proposes to
remedy"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13

The cenauq shows that West Vir-
ginia spent $703.l85 for common
school education in 1880, viz. $2l2.-
1853 raised by State taxation, and
$160,532 by local taxation. The
census shows trat sho has a popula-
licn aged ten YesTa and upwsrd, Of
52,O4l who cannot read, and that
this number constitutes Sal per
cent OF the whole population. 1t
iurther shows that shs has a popula-
ton Of 85, ,376, ten years old and up-
ward, who cannot write, and that
this number constitutes 1880 pes
cent. OF the whole population. Fur
thsr, that those who cannot write.
70 ,237 are whites and 1919 color
ed, and that the per centage OF the
former to the whole white popuia-
ton IS 1910, and OF the latter TO
the whole colored population 80 l2.
The total statistics Of ilIiteracy in
the United States shows out of a
population Of 5O,l55, ,783, that there
are 1923 ,45l Of ten years and up
ward who canuot read, or 9.82 rer
cent OF the whole, and $3.50 958
who cannot write, or 1884 per cent.
Out Of total white population Of
42,4O2.97O there are 3,0l0,OSO who
cannot write, or COS per cent, and
out Of total coIored population Of
6,752,8l3 thero are 3752,8l3 who
cannot write, or 577O. per cent.
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DIRECTORY.
COUNTY oFFIcER4,

Judge Of me Circuit CO,Tt-HOn. VIM.
Commissions, s-H. c. Hagans, (Presi-
dent John p, Jones and Jas. Aliender.
clerk of the Cucua Cbttrt-Smith Crane.
Clerk Of the county CO'Tt-J. Ann Mars
Nm.
q Prosecuting attorney Neil J. Fortney.
Sheriff. Elisha Thomas.
A,lrpcyOr- John A. Daliymple.
AsseSSors-West side, Thos. Fortney;
East Side. Gabriel Pulliam.
Commissioner Of Lost Reoords-W M.
PIysician 10 jail and Poorhcpse-Dr. S.
Austen Pratt.
County Superintendent OF Free schools
Joseph II Hawthorno.
Commissioners of the Cir'Uu CoTt-
Smith Crane, Joseph II. Hawthorne, II
W. McCaffsrty and JAo. Norris Crane,
Commissioners Of The County Court.
W. Parks, r. W. Monroe, Joseph II.
hawthorne aud Smith Crane.
CORPORATION OFFICERS.
Mayor-James II. Carroll.
CounciL-John s. HuriocE, 8. w.
Snalley, Jno. III. Garner, Elisha Thomas
and Peter Vsltz.
RecOrder-J ohm NJ. Crane.
Sergeant Grove 9. Jackson.
Justice Of the Pence-JOssPb N. Gods
win.
COnStaGLe-James Carroll
MINISTER'S.
P,.es5yte,tdn- Rev. Samuel Graham.
Methodist EpiScOpdL-Re a. Hall.
Bapdst-Rov. Patrick Murray.
EvangSLicOL-- Rev. NJ. Ballentine.
d. N. h. Church. Rev. Alfred SteptOe
yIRsT NATIONAL BANK or KINGwooD.
President-W IA. G.. Brown.
Vice PTegideHt--Stnith Crane.
Cdshier-F. Heermaps,
Assistant Cdshier-J. w. Parks.
FHIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUGT-TERMS or
COURT IN PRESTON COUNTY.
April Term, Sth day Of April.
August Term, 18th day OF August.
November Term, 24th day Of Novom~
per.
COUNTY COURT.
First Monday i'm January. first Mon
day in April, second Monday in July
and first Monday ia October.
EINGwOoD PosTOFFGCE.
Nails close att o'clock a. m; arrive al
= o'clock p. ~.
once open At 8 O'Clock a, M; closes al
o'clock pm. J. NJ, Go OWN. p. NJ.
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Tho AtIanta Expedition.

The cost Of the Exposition, says the
Atlanta Constitution, was $3.50 600 Of
which $50 900 in rou1d figures was mt
10 buildings and improvements and the
balance paid out for running exDepses
printing, &ci that the receipts were from
s22O, 900 TO $3.50, 900, of which $tl6. 900
came from stock, $4,000 from privileges.
$4,000 from entry fees, 100000 from
gate receipts, and s.. 600 from miscsllane-
Gus sources. Add % those receipts what
ever The buildings 6ill bring, and We will
have about the total receipts Of the Inter.
national Cotton Exposition. Il safe 10
say, We think, that quarter of million
people witnessed the Cotton Exposition.
The Exposition did a vast amount of
good in the direction Of improved agricul
ture throughout the south The amount
Of sales made Of improved machinery was
simply mOrvClOus. The exhibitors ali
agrec that they never saw better selling
Exposition. There is scarcely a neigh
borhood Ia the Southern Statesinto whifl
an improved stump puller pos no.
borer, plough, cotton planter, manure dts
thbutor, sulky plough, cuItivator, or bar
row has not gone, and which when intro
duced will iuducs the purchase of others.
The benefits which will come from the
sale of improved machinery may be &C
counted among The very best benefits 20
be derived from the Exposition.
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COnEECT.

That conservative Republican
journal, the Baltimore Ancrjcan, in
referring to Mr.. Blains's enuucis-
tion Of the Monroe doctrine, well
and truthiully says "Ths Stslwsrt
organs that are ready 10 take Of
isncs at everything that Nr. Blaine
says or doss, and TO find cause for
quarrel in stiaw, may perhaps find
something Objectionable IN his court
sous letter declining an invitation
to the Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
The diplomatic letters iu which Mr..
Blaine asserted the Monros doctrine
with 20 much ability, have been an
grily abused by the Stalwart papers;
but they have been received by the
people Of all PARTS Of the country
with a cordial acceptance, as an e1-
preston or sound American doc
triue, which has been held and acted
on for three quarters Of a century.
Whenever occasion has called for q
reststemsnt OF The Monroe doctrine
it has always been forthcoming.
Mr. Blains's enunoistion Of it was no
stronger than the prsoedents justi-
fed. He went no farther than his
predecessors had gone, though he
was more kindly and courteous to our
European friends than some earlier
Secretaries Of State have been. The
Monroe doctrine, however broadly
and strongly put, is popular idea,
md StolwsrtIsm would be silly to
set itself against it
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
BEEcHER sroCK DECLINING.

The Philadelphia Press says that
"Bsscher stock is pslpsbly declining
even in the Plymouth onsregstion.
When the Bescher- -Tilton trial was
on hand the friends of Bsscher ral-
lied, aud at the annual sale OF peWs
IN his church $7o,3l9.50 was realiz-
ed. At the annual sale for the cur
rent ysar the total amount realized
was $25, ,492, with about thirty psws
for which there were 20 purchasers
at all. 1t looks as If the reform tide
had struck Plymouth Church at last,
aud as if growing respect for the
religion Of the lowly Nazarens is tel.
ling in the reduced revenues Of
Beechsr's congregation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13

EX-sECRRTARY BL4IyE TO THB
SOUTH.

The following letter from ex- Sec
rslary Blaine was read at the close
Of the rsceat Atlanta EXPEDITION;
The Hon. II. /. Kimball, Atlanta:
DEAR Sw-It Is q source Of sincere re-
gret with me that ] am not able to visit
your Cotton Exposition, in response to the
very cordial invitalion with which / have
been honored. The pressure Of public
and private engagements has rendered it
impossible. cODgatulare the people Of
Georgia and Of The whole country upon
the great success that has attended the en-
terprse. IL is evidence Of recouatruc-
ton Of material prosperity throughout
the South that is gratifying 10 every patri-
otic man. Good government is essential
to prosperity among the people; and, in
truth, prosperity among the people Is the
safest guarantee Of good government.
DisContent will always breed disorder
Contentment upholds the reign of law.
For forty years preceding the late war
the Northern aud Southern people were
continually growing apart, with different
interests, cherishink different hopes and
looking 20 different destinies In the last
few years they have been coming together,
and 10 is safe 70 say that at no time since
the tlavery agitatiOH Of 1920 haye they
been as closely united and az cordially re
lated as to-day. We have a stronger.
broader, deeper patriotism and loftier
Republic. We have ono country, and 10
is sur country. "From Maine TO Geor-
gia" once typ.fed the extremes Of the
Union, as it did The extremes Of antago
nism. Maineand Georgia can now inter
change visits 10 q single week, snd-lst
there be no strife between as, "for We
be brethren Sincerely yours.
JAWEs g. BLAINE.
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NEWSPAPER LAWS.


!. Any person who takes paper from
the Post Office, whethor dill ected 20 his
name or another, or whether he has sub
scribed or not is responsible for the pay.
2. III person orders his paper discon-
tinued, he must pay all arrearages. or
the publisher may continue to send 1t
until payment il made, ana collect the
whole amount, whether it be taken from
tho.ollice or not. There can he no legal
discontinuance until the payment is
made.
8. II the subscriber orders HIS paper
20 be ped at certain time, and the
publisher continues to send it,the subscll-
Der is bound to pay for it, il he takes II
ont OF the Postoflice. The law proceeds
upon the ground that man must pay
for what he uses.
4. The Courts have decided that refus>
ing to take newspaper or periodical
from the Pos,oflic0, or removing and
leaving them uncalled for. is prtmd Jdctd
evidence OF intentional fraud.
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TUE RANDALL-HoLMANRU RULE.

n " l.
When the Democrats were in a
majority in the House OF Represen-
tst!yes, says the New York Sun,
their leaders were not content with
the defeat Of the corrupt schemes sf
the lobby, which hung on aud over
from the period Of Grantism, but
they determined that their reviva.
should be rendered Impossible in 90
far as parliamentary rule would
accomplish it, This rule was one oil
the most Important results Of Mr..
ksudalls Spesksrsbip and Holman 3
ChSirmanship Of the leading commit.
tee. 1t reads az follows:
No appropriation shall be reported in
any general appropriation bill or be in
order as an amendment thereto for any
expenditure not previously authorized by
law, unless in continuation Of appropria-
tions for such public works and objects az
provision in any such bill or amendment
thereto changing existing laws Do in order
except such az, being germsne TO the sub
ject matter Of the bill, shall retrench ex-
pendiiures by the reduction Of the number
and salary of the officers Of the United
States, by the reduction Of the compen-
sstion Of any person paid out Of the
Treasury OF the United States, or by the
reduction Of amounts Of money COVERED
bV the bill; provided, that It shall be ir
order further TO amend such biz upOr
the report Of the committee having iuris-
diction Of the subject matter Of suci
amendment, which amendment, seinr
germane to the subject matter Of the bill
shall retEench expenditure.
THE contains the whole science o
pure and economical government
II is the JeGsrsonian system in
nutshell, all ready for practical ap-
plIcation to the business Of the coun
try. II maintained and enforced
during the next decade, it voulc
save uncountsd millions Of publ,
money; 90 far to reduce the BURDEN
oil taEatioB, aud strengthsn the pub.
lie credit; and it would de more G.,
reform the civil service than fort,
thousand commissions ard sssocia.
tionS. The lobby died under it.
operation, and rsappesrsd only whet
the Democratic majority was re.
placed by majority which rsooqui.
zee Robson and Orth among IL
leaders.
OF course. it is now proposed Il
repeal this rule. With such aruI
10 foil force, what would be the us
Of all the pains Mr.. Ksifsr and hh
friends have been at to organize thI
committees 10 favor Of extrsvagan
aud corrupt appropriations But j
is to be hoped The Democrats vii
take their stand on The rule an,
fight it out there ll It takes ell tb
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
FHATAMERICA Is DOING.

America is sending US prime beef
and mutton. American wool is GUST
ing English fro n the market. Amer
lean apples are more numerous in
the English market than homo
grown. America is now sending US
Eng sh| plum puddiugs ready fer
boiling. American horses have this
year won the principal races in Eng
land and France. Aud now that
America is bsstirring herself about
her navy, what will be left for poer
old England to plume herself upon ?
London Truth.
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Mr.. BLIINE'S PROP OsITION ron An
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN CON
VENTIOH.

Mr.. BL1INE'S PROPOSITION FOR An
INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN CON
VENTION.
The Interpretation put by ex Sec
retarY Blaine on the scope Of the
Monroe doctrine, his proposition 10
abrogate the Bul@er Clayton treaty
recognizing international guarantees
OF the neutrality Of any ship canal
constructed across the isthmus, and
his declaration of the exclusive right
OF the United States to guarantee the
neutrality OF the Panama Ship Canal
have been supplemented by his cir
cular letter to Che Republics Of South
ard CentrsI America. Some inior-
nation concerning the contents Of
that letter, which Sears date about
the middle Of November, and was
sent by the same steamer in which
Mr.. Trescott embarked for Peru.
has since leaked out. Itsmain points
were printed in the New York Her.
aid 81 Thursday Of last week. In
this letter Mr.. Blaine. after explain
ing tue interest taken by the Gov
ernnent OF the United States in the
welfare Of the republics occupying
the southern part OF this continent,
proposes the holding Of an interns-
tienal conference at Washington, on
the Both Of Nov. next, at which Mex
leo tnd the Central and Sontb Amer.
ican States shall be officially repre-
seuted. The oDjec. Oltbe confsren3 3e
is said TO be TO discuss questions Of
mutual interest and to promote
friendly feelings." The United States
Government offers to pay all the sx-
penses. The reply Of the govern
ments to whom the circular has been
sent IS yet to be gwen.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
GIVEN IN BRoKBN DOSES.

The following story is told to il
lustrste President Arthur's slow but
sure way of slipping Garfield man
out Of his Cabinet and an anti Gar
field man into his place at regular
intervals;
An old darkey, Thsse masters horses
had all escaped from the pasture one night
went to the master and said "Massa, dc
old brown mares got out an gonel" "Oh,
well, said the master, composedly, "send
niger to find her." After waiting half
an hour he went again, and said: "De
sorrel horse done gone, tool" The master
calmly repeated his former order. A
third and fourth time, after similar in
tervsl, the darkey reappeared with the in
formation OF tho absence of another
horse, when the master turned sharply
and asked il all his horses had been
stolen or were lost. The darkey said
they were all gone, that he knew II in the
morning, but had been afraid 10 tell him
the whole loss at once, lease, sab, was
afoard you couldn't bore IL all ter once,
sab"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
NGwOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 49, 1882

session. Let them make it party
measure, apply the party discipline,
hIibustsr to the end if necessary
and let the people see precisely what
they mean by the support oftbs rule,
as wei! as what the Republicans
mean by their assault, such ,trug.
gle would so !urthsr to rsinstate the
Democratic than any event since Ran.
dali knocked forty millions from the
estimates OF the Grant Administra-
tion, and Tildeu broke up the Nav
York Rings,
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GRANT AND PORTER.

Cen Grant has written letter to
President Arthur recommending that
Gen. Filz John Porter should be re-
instated AZ on officer OF The army.
As our readers know, Gen Porter
was tried by court marital and was
cashisrsd in January, 1868, on char
gss OF having disobeysd the ordsrs
Of bic superior, Gen. Pope, and Of
having fsileI to do his duty at the
second battle Of Bull Run This
was nineteen yeas ago, and since then
be has continually endssvore3 to
have theseutcnce removed Finally,
about two years ago q Board ol In
quiry, With Gen. SchoGold at ils head
was ordered TO Investigate Tie case
anew. After prolonged ezsmina-
ton Of tho lact', this Board unaui
mousy advised that Porter ought to
be restored; and. now Gen. Grant.
having gene over the matter, comes
TO the same conclusion. 10 his let
ter TO The Presidoat he says he had
always believed Gen. Porter to be
guilty, and had repeatedly sad 90.
but, after looking into the evidence,
he comes 20 The conclusion that this
belief was erroneous. aoj that Por-
ter is sn innocent mau.
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rHE CASE or GEN. FIrz-JoHN
PORTER.

Gen. Fltz John Porter, who was
dismissed from the army for alleged
insubordination st the second battle
OF Ball Run, has forwarded TO the
President, through Senator Sewell,
of New Jersey, an appeal for rIin-
abatement in the army. Accompan-
ying his communication are strong
letters in his behalf from Generals
Grant aud Terry.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
NEwsPAPEH PRIMER.

The Utica H>raH has Invented
what 1t is pleased TO coll "News-
paper Primer" alrd This !, the way
it alludes 10 a wsll-kuown indivld
ual' Here isa man who bas lust
stopped his paper What q misera
bic looking creature beisl lie looks
40 81 he had been stealing sheer.
flow will be knew what is gsinq on.
now that he bss stopped bis pspsr2
lie will borrow his ne.ghbors paper.
One Of these days hs will break bic
leg, or be a candidate Tor Office. and
then the paper will say nothing
absut it That will be treating him
just right, vail 10 not, little chil.
dreuy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13
RETIRING POSTMASTER GENEU-
Al COMPEIMENTED.

The following is the text of the
letter OF the President accepting the
resignation OF Postmaster Genera!
James:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 1889.
My DEAR Sm-Your letter of tho 18th
ultimo, informing me that, owing to the
desire of the directors of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank TO have your services from the
Let Of January, you were unable TO com
ply with my request to remain in the posi-
ton you have 80 well filled, was, you know,
received with regret, though could not
but admit the force OF the reasons which
Influenced you. Now that you arc about
to retire for the present from public life,
you will permit me to express my regret
at the severance OF our official relations,
and my hope thst you may be "a success
ful in the private trust you are about 10
assume as you have been in the public
ones you have laid down.
Very truly yours,
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13

BY actual merit the famouse substance
81. Jacobs OIL, has steadily won its way
until it Is 10 day the national remedy for
rheumatism. Lawyers, physicians, clei-
gymen all use it Cincinnati (Ohio)
Daily Euquirer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13

To residents Of this cottRty-One y ear
81. SO; six months, 10; four months, 90
cents.
10 nor,-resideylts Of the oOtlnty-One year
tl ,65-the l5 cents extra being charged
20 prepay POSTAGE six months, so cents.
thrSe months, 60 cents.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-13

RAILROAD CONSTR UCTIOE IN 1851.
TIE Statistics for the year show
that track has been laid on 258 DIFF
ferent lines, aggregating s,242 miIes
the largest mileage ever construct
ed in any one year-that for 1880
bsing 7,l74 miles, which was greater
than that Of any previous year, ez
cept 1871, when the tolal reached
1879 miles. OF the fotty two States
and Torrtoliss in which the work Of
railway building was prosecuted in
1881, Texas takes the lead, with L.
All miles; Iowa follows, With nearly
800, while Mary yland Is credited With
only % miles Of new railroad, Geor-
ga with 542, Alabama with II, Ar
kansas with 100. Florida with l03,
Kentucky with l433, LOusisna With
236. Missouri with 229, Mississippi
with 67, North Carolina with l49,
South Carolina with 67, Tsane'ses
with 81, Virginia with 273 aud Ds-
kota auG Ohio with between 400 and
500 miles each. OF the total mile
age, l,490 ailes, or about IA per
cent, were narrow gauge lines.