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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15

10 order 10 reduce our present stock of
summer goods, before making our falf
purchases, we will offer some extra bar
gains, Many seasouable goods will be
sold regardless Of cost and we will insure
a saving Of from Is 10 S5 per cent. on all.
goods. Hartley a Wright.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15
VOL. VI.
B. & 0. R. R. TIME TABLE.

Condensed time table of Passenger
Trains OF the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad,
for the stations named below, which took
effect May IL. 1888;
EASTWARD BOUND.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15

Patents Procured i'm the United States
and Abroad. Patents Reissued, Trade.
Marks and Labels Registered, Copy
rights Secured, Searches made, and Pat
ents and Inventions Reported on
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15
A STOUT MAN.

Of medium height, with horid COM
plexion, and quite manner. He
usually wears Prince Albert coat
dark mous.ache and gray eyes. His
nose turns slightly downwsrd at the
end, and his hair is bro 9n, IL is a
singlar thing that man who can
talk so well to short hand writer's
makes so bad speech after Dime e.
But al sfter-1inner speech, when
you come to think Of it, is about the
harde't thing on earth to 10 in a salts
factory manner. Towneend usually
gets around it by making two or
three Introductory remarks, wind
ing ur with saying that he cannot
at this time fix hls mind upon any
particular thread, but that instead
Of making = speech he will. il his
hearers consents recits few verses
Of hir own composition. He then
gives them Little Grisette "a rhym-
ed stury of the fort OF life in Paris
which everybody reads about aud
nobody gets a look at.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15

The AReUs and Wesly Reoistor
one year Tor So 70.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15
THE BOOK wHIoH Is INpExxp

with the letter beginning this msns
name, and fnds all he has accumu-
lated there concerning him. As be
reads every newspaper that comes
along, and clips out all personal
matters, or matters bearing upon
persons. he has drawn together
tremendous amount OF information
about everybody who has been In
the papers at all since he began this
ssrt of thing. suppose bis scrap
boook sy stem is the most com mple,e
thing OF it's kind in America. or in
the world. When he reads over his
book, he sits down and telegraphs
all he can find, or invent, that makes
good reading. He seems to have
taking the clipping notion from
Charles Resde, who is wellknown to
have conducted operations in this
line ever since he was a youngster'
Reade, however. does not go in for
personal information. of course, he
is not in journalism. Resde's scheme
Is to cut out from the papers every
interesting incident he can fnd. and
every one OF those curious comphca-
tions OF human life which he came
across every iew days in the reading
OF every large journal, wherever
published. Reade also keeps a COM
plete list OF the newspaper reports
Of great crimes as the basis of nov
ell. and out Of it he can draw a plot
OF great vigor aud depth.
Townsend is.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-09-15

'Daily except Sunday. tDaily. tDon't
stop here. Besides the above~named
trains there is Way Train with pass
enger car attached, that goes both east
and west daily, except Sunday.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
BYRON.

Cold weather still remains but the
sleighing has nearly disappeared.
Religious services are held at the
Presbyterian church each evening.
Considerable religious interest is
manifested.
Skating has become quite popular
with the ladies of this town. the
young men cannot compete with
them but view with awe their feats
upon the ice.
The funeral of Mrs. w. Whittle
took place from the M. f. church on
Tuesday last, attended by large
concourse Of friends.
Mr.. Frank Wriggleworth, a former
high school pupil, is attending the
Agr'l College at Lansing. A
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
WHOLE NO. 1876

Teachers wishing second or first grades can
write at the two days session of the board
at Cornnna. s
Those teachers whose standing is satisfac-
tory (rom last years examination) can re-
ceive second grades by passing a satisfactory
examination in the additional branches
The examination at Corunna, August 18th,
is for the benefit OF those teachers who wish
to teach fall terms.
Unless further notice is given. examina
tions will be held in the school buildings in
the above named places,
Applicants will provide themselves with
pen, ink and paper.
mo certificates will he renewed, and no
certificates frdni other counties will be en-.
ed."-SehooI Law.
Teachers are informed, that all who apply
to the board for regular certificates will have
an examination less rigid than from special
certificates by the Secretary. Also theachers
beginning schools without certificates will
not be examined for specials by the ST tcretary.
For further information. apply to any
member of the board of examiners.
All interested in the welfrae of our schools
are invited to attend.
l'y order of Board of Examiners,
GEO. w. SICKLEs, Secretary,
Vernon, January c4th, 1885.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
CORUNNA.

Circuit Court adjourned until April
sd. Messrs. Frain and Wilcox were
sentenced for two years at hard labor
in Ionia prison, Saturday morning.
The acquital of young Matlock, last
week, seemed to give general salts
faction.
Albert l.. Chandler is in Coldwa-
ter this week.
Mrs. A. Phillips has gone south
for her health.
John brakes famous trotter caused
little excitement Sunday afternoon,
by running away; a broken cutter
was the extent of the damages.
The bills are out for literary
musicale to be held at the M. E.
church. Judging by the programme
which includes some of the best tai
ent in the city, a rare treat may be
looked for.
Chas. Wagner has his new furni-
ture in place and now claims to have
one of the finest barber shops in the
state.
Amos Jones, the grocer, was bad
enough but now he cannot keep still
at ala boy is the cause of it.
Miss Emma Drake has returned
from a six weeks visit at Belding.
Our City Fathers have been hold
ing some stormy special meetings
this week (, it seems they cannotagree
on the best way to run our little city
successfully.
Mr.. Michael Reidy and w. II
Chapell were in East Saginaw las,
week on business.
We are happy to state that Miss
Kitte Kelsey, who has been very
sick with inflammation on the lungs,
is rapidly recovering.
"rhe Two Orphans" will be ready
for the boards in a short time
Clarence Kellog's baby died Tues.
day afternoon it win be buried to-
day.
Upon the conclusion of his fare
we'll address to the High School
Wednesday morning, Miss Fyfe, the
Preceptress, presented Prof. Kingman
on behalf of the scholars, with beau
tiful gold headed cane suitably en-
graved, and we'll filled money purse
as a token of their esteem. Prof
Kingman resigns his position on &C
count of i'll health. Prof. McGratl
will take charge of the school for th'
remainder OF the year.
Mrs. M. Thompson attended tn
golden wedding Of her parents at ST
Johns, Wednesday.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
Educational Notes.

THIS COLUMN IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE
CHARGE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
T. EXAMINERS. TEACHERS, SCHOOL Of
FICERs. AND ALL INTEREsTED IN
SCHOOL WORK, ARE nEQUEsTED TO
WRITE FOR THE SAME. sKND CoMMU-
NICATrONs TO @. W. sICKLEs, BENNTNG-
TON: OR TO THE TIMES. owosso.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
Examination OF Teachers.

The examination Of teachers in Shiawas.
see county will be held as in the following
schedule:
Regular semi-annual examination at Cor
unna. March goth and 3rst, 1883.
Perry, Saturday, April ISth, 1883.
Corunna, Saturday, August 18th, 1883.
Examinations will commence at s O'Clock,
and 1t will be difficult for applicants coming
in later than then to finish work the same
day.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
SHLA WASSEB TO WNSHLPS s. s. ASSO.
CIATy0M
NJ. +. Church, Bancroft. Thursday,
March Ist.

PKO(I ANIME
AFTERNOON SESSION.
100 Devotional Exercises led by
Rev. Chas. Benson.
I:I5 Music by Choir of M. f.
Church.
1870 Organization; Reports from
Schools, &c.
I:4o Music By Choir or School.
Las WIZ this Township Associa-
ton, its relation to the County, State
and general international Sunday
School system, Charles Holman
a.os Bible Teachers the Worlds
Benefactors, Mrs. A Tuthill.
a:so "Added Thoughts. Music
a:3s Buried Talets; How can
we Uncover and Utilize? Rev. c.
Benson.
2:so The Sunday Schools outside
Power. Thomas Copeland. g'
3:os "Added Thoughts on above
3:ao The Infant Class; Respon
Utilities and Duties Of teachers and
Parents TO it, Jennie M. Sheldon.
s:3s Sunday School Work and
Home Training Supplementary, Mrs.
&. p. Carruthers.
3:so The Sunday School Teach
ers' Relation to, and Duty with refer
ence to the home. social and recrea-
tive habits Of the pupils, Mrs. G. II.
Fellows
4:os added Thoughts. Music
4:ao The Duty of this Conven-
ton with reference to those neigh
borhoods have no Sunday School,
privileges. General Discussion.
EVENING SESSION.
6:so Prayer by Rev. ]. Verney.
6:35 Soug Service by Choir and
Sunday School.
6:so The Sunday School Train
ing School, Prof. +. l.. Griffith.
7:os Parents; How their non-in-
terest and indifference can be over
come and they become thoroughly
enlisted in Sunday School work, l..
Topping.
5:2o added Thoughts" Music
7:,o Our Young Gentlemen and
Ladies; How Shall we Re.ain them
in our Sunday Schools? Miss Sleeth.
7:4s Consecrated Enthusiasm in
School Work, M. II. r.
7:ss Added Thoughts. Music.
Question Box. Friendly Exchanges
Adjourn. :.
All friends of the Sunday School
cause are invited to be present.
Come early and stay through.
Come with pencil and paper.
Come prepared to add one valua.
BILE thought to each topic.
Come to give as we'll as take.
M. III. REYNOLDS, President.
G. A. WHELAN, Secretary
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
HISTORICAL QUESTIONS.


Who are they? The four Dutch
Governors Of New York 7?
The writer's Of the Declaration Of
independence
BY whom and under what crcum-
stances was the following statement
made? "Not cent for tribute, but
millions for defense"
What was the extent of the terri.
tory of the United States at the close
of the Revolutionary war.
BY what treaty was the war of 1872
settled and what noted battle oc-
Cured after the treaty of peace
What chiefly occasioned the war
with Mexico?
How did Michigan acquire the
Upper Peninsula3
Name the members of Arthur's
Cabinet.
a teacher asks the name of a
journal or paper devoted 10 school
work which will be beneficial TO
young teachers. The Michigan
School Moderator is one of the best
school journals published. 1t is de-
voted to the interests of Michigan
teachers. Specimen copy sent free
by addressing Walbridge & Painter,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
AS rule teachers are not posted
on the school laws Of Michigan.
One Of the questions asked the
Board Of Examiners in blanks, fur
nished by Supt. of Public Instruction
is, "What have you done to dissent
nate the knowledge Of the school laws
of Michigan among the teachers of
your county ?" As this is topic l.
which all teachers have to be exam
ined for highher grades, also that the
Board may give satisfactory answer
to the above question if asked again.
teachers are requested to write to the
Supt. Of Public Instruction at Ian.
sing, asking for copy of the laws OF
1881.
A PUZZLE IN PUNCTUATION.
The following, though ingenious
and amusing, yet if punctuated prop
erly, is strictly true
| saw u peacock with fiery tail,
| I saw blazing star that dop't down hail,
| I saw a cloud begirt with ivy round,
saw sturdy oak creep on the ground,
| saw q red ant swallow up whale,
saw the braclish sea brimful of ale.
| 1 saw vial glass sixteen yards deep,
saw well full OF mems tears that weep.
saw mems eyes oil on flame of fire,
| ! saw house high as the moon and higher
| ! saw tho radient sun even at midnight.
saw man who saw this dreadful sight.
The following is the honor roll o.
the Scott school, district No. 6, town
OF Rush, for the third month exam.
ination
AVERAGE IN THREE STUDIES.
Samuel W.. Beelby, oo.3.
Frederick H. Downey, o7.6.
Alfred +. Downey, 97.3.
Samuel Mitchell, o7.I.
Ada b. Scott, $50.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
County Correspondence
HENDERSON.

HENDERSON.
Protracted meeting is still progress
ing with good success.
The bridge across the Shiawassee
river is completed at last with the
exception of grading.
Mrs. VIM. Billing and her daughter
Rosa, Of Denver, Col, are guests of
Jas. Harshbarger.
]. f. Detwiler is at St. Charles this
week to relieve the operator at that
place.
We hear it whispered that there is
soon to be wedding of a prominent
young couple of this place. Guess
who.
Mr.. VIM. Caldwell is getting ma
terial on the ground for a new brick
house.
John Hillerman, "the miller"
moved his family from Chesaning to
this place last week.
On account of Geo. ID. Palmer Jr.'s
large acquaintance through his being
asst. postmaster and clerk for Det-
wiler & Sons, will let you read let
ter | received from him, in
THE TINES.
FORT LEAvENwoRTA, KANSAS.
February, S, 1883.
DEAR FRIEND Your welcome
letter of recent date just received
which found me we'll. l do not
weigh 200 pounds yet, but think |
will before long. l like my new
home very much. l live with my
uncle, ]. w. Hill, who is Supt. of
the Tower Clock Co., also chief en-
gineer of this Fort. (Leavenworth.)
/ am his Corresponding Secretary.
Fort Leavenworth has a popula-
ton of about 1900. 1t is situated
on the Missouri river about 2E.
miles above or north of Leavenworth
City. Fort Leavenworth has two
railroads. There is military pris-
on here which keeps the prisoners
from New Mexico and Kansas and
there are now about 500 prisoners
here, about 1900 soldiers and nearly
1000 horses and mules and great
many very large cannons.
The government Office is a three
story building about the size Of the
Estey mandatory shop, in which
there are over 50 Government clerks.
When my uncle wants any work
done about his house or any place
else, he has the prisoners do it. Of
course soldier with a gun is always
along to guard.
My society is all first class as a
bad person is not allowed to stay in
the Fort.
Leavenworth City is az miles
down the river and has 80, 900 in.
habitants. She has 6 large school
houses, besides number of private
schools. All students from The Fort
attend school in the City and we are
drawn to and from school IN Gov
ernment wagon drawn by mules.
I.eavenworth is the chief CONNER
cial center in the West and one OF
the largest manufacturing cities. !
will give you below small idea
Great Western Stove Co, employ
over 400 men, make $50 different
patterns of stoves and melt IS tons oil
irona day. The Leavenworth glue
cose or oorn sugar factory Inanufac-
lures 5000 gal of good syrup every
24hours. They run nighs and day the
year around, Sunday included. The
Caldwell Wagon Co., formerly the
Kansas Wagon Co., builds and com
pletes a wagon ready for use every
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23
AVERAGE IN THREE STUDIES.

The following are the names of
scholars examined in one or two
studies, also the names of those ex-
amined in three studies whose stand.
ing is below 90 per cent:
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-23

George N. Bignall, 1873.
Mary Mitchell, $40.
John w. Scott, TAI.
AVERAGE IN ONE STUDY.
Lewis Scott, 90.
Lewis Tyler, o5.
' AVERAGE IN TWO STUDIES.
Louise Snyder, ga.
Bertis Mitchell, oo.5.
VIM. +. Scott, 81.
Jennie Northrnp, $50.
There were one hundred words in
spelling, twenty questions in arithme-
tic and twenty in reading. The ex-
animation was very thorough, one
per cent. being marked off for each
word misspelt in every study and the
answers correct to four decimal
places. Ion p. MCCONNELL.
After Mr.. Bryan (thc man from
whom bought), died, found / had
no title to 100 acres of my land with
the improvements and trees on, SO to
save that l had to prt Homestead
papers on it and was obliged TO
move on it las, fall The money
you sent me from the sale Of my
house in Owosso, came SO late we
could only get a house enclosed and
we are living in house. this terrible
winter, that is not plastered. We
have had very cold weather here,
ranging from IS to 3S degrees below
zero. 1t has not been warn enough
to thaw, ever in the middle Of the
day, for seventy days, but we expect
it will let up some before the 4th OF
July. Everybody is healthy and We
all have wonderful appetites. l tell
folks. sometimes, that do not Won
der Teople of Minnesota are poor, as
they eat so much. With all the cold
weather, stock is doing well. There
is more snow here than usual and the
railroad is blockaded most of the
time. We have had but three or four
trains in four weeks and get very
anxious for mail. Snow is drifted
six feet deep in my young timber.
Have to draw my wood about three
miles and had TO shovel good deal
of snow the last load / drew. Yet
with all the discouragements, we are
keeping up good courage and feel
sure it will all come out right in the
end. Extract from letter of A. G..
Young.
Dated Lake Benton MINI. Feb. IL.
1883.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-08-25
worth Resnem berins /.

Now that the good times are again up
on us, II is worth remembering that no
one can enjoy the pleasantest surround !
ings In bad health. There are hundreds
of miserable people going about to-day
with disordered stomach. liver or kid
neys, when bottle of Parker's Ginger
Tonic would do them more good than all
the medicines they have ever tried
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-08-25
whas Exerxbedx wants.

Is q reliable medicine that never does
any harm and that prevents and cures
disease by keeping the stomach in
order, the bowels regular, and the kid
ney and liver active. Such medicine is
Parker's Ginger Tonic. 1t relieves every
case, and has cured thousands. See
other c0lumn.-Tribune.-
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-08-25
FOREIGN.

A Siamess embassy has sailed from
Singapore for England and the United
States.
A strike Of the weavers in the Ashton.
On-Tyne district throws 10000 persons
out Of work.
Switzerland prohibits the importa-
tiOn of Egyptian cotton, and 10000 en-
plOyes of the Swiss cotton factories are
out of work.
1t is rumOred that the Spanish cabi-
net, being troubled about tie attitude of
France, has resolved to make Overtures
to Germany for support.
Three thousand five hundred tons of
machinery and material have arrived
for the Panama canal, and $500 tons
more are shortly expected.
1t is probable that an Irish bishop will
come to America to raise money to sup
plement the $4,000 set apart by the
Irish tramsways bill for migration in
Ireland.
The second son of Prince William of
Prussia was christened with imposing
ceremonies Mt POtsdam on Sunday, all
the members OF the imperial family be.
ing present.
London Jew, visiting st. Petersburg
on banking business, was expelled from
the city, Notwithstanding he was pro-
vided with . proper British passport.
Great Britain demands an explanation.
The steamer Holland. of Havre, landed
at New York, Monday, $50 PercheOn
stations, the largest cargo of the kind
ever imported from Europe. They are
all consigned to dealer In Wayne, Ill.
The Rothschilds have sent an Ameri-
can engineer to Africa for the purpose
OF making a complete survey and report
of the African gold fields, with view
to ascertain II II will pay to work them
on large scale. "a
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-08-25

By fire in the Eclipse lubricating re-
fnery, at Franklin, Pa, Sunday night,
nine tanks, many stills, and some valua-
bic machinery were destroyed.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-08-25
READEEIE
PASTURE FOR SALE OR RENT

On ACRES, ~ miles from town. Also
OO about 10 Tons of Hay for sale. Apply to
JOHN GOULDEN, Cheboygan, N.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-08-25

Formerly Physician In the Prusslan Army, will
treat, with medical skill, all cases of sickness.
Particular attention paid to chrome diseases.
A speciality will be made OF all complaints of
the weaker sex. ONCE ~ Central Drug Store
9dec1m
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

The steamer Toledo arrived up on Satur.
day from Cowlitz river. with 1000 feet OF
cedar lumber for the sash factory, and a lot
of shingles for the government. The lum-
Der is from Smith 4 Huntiugtons mill on
the Cowlitz.
The u. s troops and the band returned
home on Friday, looking as though they had
been on six months campaign. They had
a dusty, hard old time Of it during their
three days stay at Portland. and were glad
to get back to their old quarters.
Mr.. Wilson, who had his leg badly brok.
en- at Rounds mill, Pioneer, about three
weeks ago, is st,l confined to his bed in
tins city, but is getting along nicely. The
injured limb, which at frat was thought
would be amputated, viii be saved
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

RoUGH on THE HORSE. On the Fourth
OF July Mr.. Geo. Durgin went to Portland
in his buggy, to see the sights. On arriving
there lac proceeded to stable to have his
horse fed and watered. He left the horse
at the stable, stating to the hostler that he
would return in an hour. The hour having
elapsed, Mr.. ID. returned to the stable. He
asked if the horse had been watered and
fed, and the hostler answered in the affirm
alive. He somewhat doubted the veracity
of the hostler's Eyes" SO took the horse to
the trough, and the way that horse drank
water was simply caution. Mr. d. had to
shut him off for fear of strangling The
oats the horse got we don't believe would
till good sized mosquito. Mr.. d. paid six
bits for the drink OF water, however, and
took his departure
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12
NOTICE.

l. 5 Land Office, Vancouver. W T.,
July 9th. 1888
Complaint having been entered AT this OF.
Zee by Tengcl kuntsen against John Peter
son Tor abandoning his Homestead entry No
1886, dated Oct 22nd, 1878, upon the west !,
of northeast 4 See ~, Township , north
Range 4 east in Clarke county. W T., with q
view to the cancellation OF said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned to appear
al this Office on the nth day OF August. iss3
AT 10 o'clock A. NJ, 10 respond aud furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon.
ment
FRED. W. SPARKLING, Register.
i2luly6. A. o. MARSH. Receiver
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

RUSHING THINGS. The Vancouver Mill
& Manufacturing Co. is doing rushing bus
mess at present. They have recently re-
ceived the contract for furnishing the doors,
sash, etc, for the large two-story brick
academy being built by the Sisters at The
Dalles, and also for furnishing the material
in their line for large two-story brick store
in the same city. Consequently the mill is
turning out work to its utmost capacity.
We are pleased to chronicle the success of
this enterprise in our midst, and hope that
all local needs in the way Of sash, doors,
blinds, moulding, etc, will be purchased
from our home enterprise. All orders from
abroad can be filed from this mill as cheap
as anywhere on the northwest coast
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

BULL BUTTER FACTORY BUSTED. "A short
time since, so we are told on good authority
the place known as Loves mill was leased
to couple of Portland men, who proposed
to start an establishment for the manufac-
ture of the patented article called oleomar-
garine, better known as bull butter.
Some of the people near the location of the
proposed factory became aware of the in
tended insult to the dairy interests, and
sometime between dark and daylight on a
certain Saturday night the machinery was
by unknown hands dumped into the Column
bia river. The proprletors next day left,
and have not returned. 1t is hoped this has
finished the project for putting new brand
of country dairy butter IN the market
THE above item was crowded out last
week for want of space.