West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07

az 'UhiO hFl'' Aopul year ago
dead package was opened AMI found TO
contain
REVOLVER, LOADED AND COOKED.
~ vas addressed to- young woman i'm
como Western town, and is supposed To-
have been intended TO do her harm.
The package did not find her and in due
time arrived here, no accident, fort
unately, resulting from the very dan
| gerouS condition Of the weapon. II was
| placed in the museum. and unSucccss-
| fu efforts were made 10 discover the
person who committed such a Villainous
act. Around IL are "A dozen other re-
volvcrs and pistols of various sizes.
There is n large brick, with postage
stamps on II amounting 10 forty cents.
Dut 1t was heavier than the law allows.
and found "A lodgmcnt here There are
n less than two hundred pounds Of
geological specimens. including some OF
rich gold and silver ores; and n variety
OF agricultural products, consisting OF
heads OF grain. ears If corn. grasses.
etc., that would make a respectable
show at county fair. and a miniature
bale OF cotton. There are number of
notes and bonds of the late Southern { on
federacy, large collection of stamps.
and some two hundred coins. One of
the latter is said by numismatists TO be
more than two thousand years old.
Among the innumcrable
ODDS AND ENDS
OF the collection may be mentioned sew
eral pairs of highly ornamented mecca.
sins. an old shoe much worn and down
at the heel, several base-balls and bats
and catcher's mask. hand-saws,
hatchet, bottles Of medicine, an old
faded umbrella, shoc-la, is. a dozen star
hsh' artificial teeth. scroll-saw work,
Ola army cartridgc-boXcs, worn horse
shoes and a silver watch.
While the murderer of President Gar
ileld was in confinement he mailed
locks of his hair To numerous persons
and one of those strayed into the
museum. On the paper is written.
rms contains my hair, Charles j.
Guiteau."
TOKENS or AFFECTION.
One large case is filed with articles.
many of them of considerable value
evidently sent as tokens of love and
friendship. Among them are some
very beautiful specimens of embroidery.
crochet and needlc-work. handmade
lace, rich caSkct full of gold nuggets
some fine pieces OF jewclYy. number
Oh small portraits aud medalions, and
very numerous assortment of Christ.
mas, Easter and birthday cards. There
are two boxes containing slices OF
wedding-cake and numerous articles of
silver such as cups, napkin-rings, etc,
most OF which reached the Dead. Letter
once because OF neglect to prepay
postage or oi carclcGSncss in addressing
them. That the children are not for
Sottcn 's attested by a variety OF dolls
ana pretty toys. The heart is touched
by some sad souvenirs. One of these is
a wreath of childrens' hair wrought into
MOVERS, and encircling the inscriptions:
I'm memoriam. DOrkest and Ernest:
died April 10Th and 29th, 1875"
Two interesting articles are a large
card on which is written the Lords
prayer in tifty-four different languages.
and the first record of valuable letters
received at the United States Dcad-Let-
ter Office, covering the wears from I777
to 1888. This is the orig mai document.
and is in the handwriting of BENJAMIN
Franklin. the first Postmaster-G General
During the seven years the number of
entries was 362-now more than that
are made every day.
The museum would not be complete
without the choice gatherings from The
multitude OF epistoiary curioSities which
the office affords.
a TALE OF SHIRT CUFF.
There IS a gents soiled and worn
SHIRT cuff that does "a tale unfold"
Upon it is very clcverlv sketched in ink
the figure Of II seedy-lookinm man ON
the run pursued by a crowd of men.
boys aud dogs! The pursuers are cry
ing: stop thief!' while the fup tive
Is making for the timber at his utmost
speed. Below this spirited sketch is
the following:
" Discovered after the departure of
the great skipper
" Oh, what blessing the railroad ,rn'
How happy felt in the littl, car
Ihat waited me onward. so far away
IRON IRON me men who insisted that should paw
iney Wouid nave my money or ruin my
But sn, , beat EN- all bad at their little game,
cuff" '''''
1t is likely that the original owner Of
the cuff Jumped his bill nj some
hotel, leaving only this behind S me
wag drew the picture AMI wrote tho
rhyme, and endcayored 10 send il 10
the fellow. bat the mail could not over
take him, and the cut finally brought
up in the museum
SOME MORE "ENrERr" WORDS.
took n peep into the album OF cor
rect " guesses.' The temptatiou ~
give q few examples Of chaotic ortbop-
raphy is too strong 20 be resisted:
urHt' CorrscfsI.
,tIhHiui'-u Kalamazoo
Pagraway. poIua
Boltcm1rc Baltimore
t ri,ls7 " lii N'i7irr' layn.sviile, Missouri.
lpIFiir. COUrsyiU,