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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

In Aberdeen, ID. T., all the editors
arc Judges.
-R. F. Greencr. the first colorcd
Harvard graduate, is writing novel ON
race distinction.
singer. who died a pauper I'm London
of his voice.
artist of Kentucky. has been elected Sec
rotary of the Kentucky Historical So
cicty. at Frankfort.
Mark Twain likes to have good
time once in while. His last bust cost
him 81 POO II was a bronze one of
himself - Chicago Herald.
The popular libraries introduced in
Paris havcIproved an immense success.
There are nearly eighty, and they have
over l00,0 600 volumes.
Two of the present Governors of
the South began life on their own ac-
count as clerks ON Mississippi River
steamboats, - Governor Cameron, of
Virginia, and Governor William B.
Bate. of Tennessee.
General Grant, i'm writing his au
photography, says that the things he
remembers most vividly are those of
his early life, and that the Mexican
war seems more distinct To him than
the rebellion. - chicago inter ocean
journalism is ir n flourishng con-
dition in the little Kingdom of Greece.
AT this moment there are l22 printing
houses. which produce annually about
| ! 900 different works Nearly every
| village has its newspaper In Athens
there are iifty-four political papers.
An English writer wants TO know
why il is that American women age
so rapidly. They don't, say the Mon
trca star. Mary Anderson has been
twenty-one for the past five years,
and Maggie Mitchell has been strug-
Cling To reach her thirtieth birthday
for the past forty years
Forty years ago Mr.. BENJAMIN f..
Taylor, the poet of the recent Army
of the Cumberland reunion, was edit
ing weekly paper tho GicdRer-in
| Norwich, Conn, and the present ed
itor of the Post Express was the sar-
ricr-bov who delivered il To It's city
subscribers. So nearly as the writer
can remember the paper was ably ed
tied; il Is certain that il was ably,
and, il is not too much to say, grace
fully, delivered. --ROchCStcr PoSt-Er-
press.
Gail Hamilton" or Mary Abigail
Dodge, which Is her real name. is "a
plain, brown-cyed lady, short in stature
and inclined TO stoutness She is said
to be very fond Of dress, adopting the
most advanced styles, not Invariably
suited TO her advancing years. But shc
could probably argue this delicate stric.
| turc of the feminine correspondents until
IL would seem almost profanity to- abate
n ribbon. N y Herdid.
DR.. George Ripley, the scholar and
author, aside from being man of raro
gifts and attanmcnts, was dcvotedly at
tacbAt to his handsome and accomplish
ed wife. The loving wifc's parting with
tcr husband on her dcath-bcd was truly
pathetic. She seemed to have Divine
vision, saying: "Ilow bright the room
grows and, putting her arms around
her aiiectionate husbands neck, ex-
| claimed with deep emotion: "Ohi
George, your goodness fills the whole
room with light Her arms fell and
she passed onward to her Maker
| ~ Y. 1Tibime.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
BUYERS oF OLD BOOKS.
a Secondhand Book Dealer Explains
How Hc Carries on Ills Business

Secondhand Book Dealer Explains
How Hc Carries on Ills Business.
"Wherc do all the old books come
from? Well, that is question which
requires "a long answer II is one which
we are asked good many times during
the day said the proprietor of sec
ond-hand book store TO reporter.
"Therc is a prevailing idea that most
of the books upon our shelves are sold
10 us 10y destitute people who take this
means of raising little cash, but that
is true i'm a limited number Of cases
only. il is true that people whose fort
unes have suddenly changed for the
worse are ready 10 sell their books If
they have many Of hem Many books
are brought 10 as bv class Of people
who have no desire to keep them after
they have once been read The money
which they get for them is spent for
others. which i'm turn arc sold TO Us.
This system accounts for many Of the
new books unsold which are upon our
shelves.
$50 many books arc now printed and
sold i'm pamphlet form. however. that
this is not done so often as formerly.
Only those book. which are sold i'm
bindings by tho publisher and arc not
published in pamphlet form reach us i'm
this way
"Thc great bulk Of our volumes are
bought iu large numbers. whole
libraries which are sold by The executors
Of the Wills Of deceased persons 10 sat
isfy thc claims Of creditors. or Libraries
Of men who arc no longer able 10 keep
them. So common haa This become that
those who have the disposition of the
book in charge summon thc book men
and request them to make estimates up-
on the stock fh' same a- contractors bid
for work. The highc-l bidder gets The
lot The value Of library IS not req
ulated by the original cost of the books
which 10 contains. nor tho conditions of
The covers and the general state of
preservation. bat o., the nature of read
ing matter contained. Patent-onicc re-
port and medical and legal book. may
cost fortunes tu print and be the best
works cXtant upon those subjects. bat
the average buyers Of -ccond-hand vol
umes are not the poor, thirsing
students anxious to improve their
minds, which they are sometimes repre-
sented to be- Occasionally we are AZ.
ilicted with q person who spends hours
looking through our holves for rare
works. but the majority Of our buver-
are looking for sensational works,
novels. border dramas in their livclie.l
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
BOSTON WOMEN.
Ladies Who Have TO Endure Sarcasm Be
cause They Happen to Bo Sensible.

Lhhles VINO nave TO Endure Sarcasm He
cause They Happen to Bo Sensible.
Boston women have to endure any
amount Of sarcasm because they are
more sensible than the New York
women in the selection of their dresses,
and because the majority usually look
so downright dowdy in the streets.
But let me in justice 10 their lack OF
good taste say the women one meets
in the shopping quarters come mostly
from the distant suburbs or are out
and-out New Englanders, only in town
for the day. They are not Bostonians
at all, and they wear gossamer cloaks
when it shines, and carry big shopping
bags in their hands or q plaid shawl on
their arms, as Independent Of worldly
-cOrn as wOOd-sawycr's clerk n
these people must continually be mis-
taken for our native citizens. il would
be "a good plan 10 send missionaries to
the wids Of Mcthucn and Fitchburg TO
convert them 10 the WAYS demanded
by cosmopolitan critics II is said that
Boston girls of the intellectual stamp
could be picked out Of a crowd any
where, that they are content 10 wear
hard, icy expression, thick boots and
last years bonnet, and where any
other women pOuld bc miserablv out of
their element, they push ahead with
lofty unconccrn and Independence
All Of which is undoubtedly true. vet.
in spite Of the snecr, these girls are
Just as busy now about their dress
makers and millncrs as their most
frivolous kind was waiting at a
fashionable mOdisic's the other morning
when two females walked into the
rcCcptiOu-rOOm where ! sat. and in
puircd buntlv. "Whcrc's madameP'
OF course stared and said I did not
know. Then they sat down and waited
five minutes ten minutes, ~ ! had for
twenty previously. At length. after
6dgctng and wondering and coughing.
the -pOkc-wOman again addressed me:
"I)Ocs Madame - always keep
people waiting so long?' "Ycs ="
"Wcll, Abby, ] guess we must 90.
have 10 speak At fremont Temple
soon after three, and it's almost that
now And away the two went. lcav-
ing me ignorant Of what they could
wish with a drc-smaker whose custom
crs are Of the ultra-fashiOnablc order.
When madame appeared / told her
two guys from the back-wOOds had
been wishing fo interview her. and
they had gone now 90 attend meet
ing Of some sort 20 fremont Temple
Whcrcat the little woman burst into an
uproarious laugh. and when she could
speak. said "dcse ladies' were her
customers. and she was 10 make q
dress to be worn az wedding for one
Of them. and that neither lived i'm the
back-wOods but very near the Hub.
Wen. appearances are dcceitful. for I
would not have dreamed that they
knew satin from flannel. or had ever
paid over five dollars for having dress
made in their whole lives. After ali.
women are very much alike. even Il
they win harauguo temperance crowds.
They do love pretty things, though
they may not become the pretty
things when they get them. AlbsBt
(k ~ JotArsAl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
HUMOROUS.


-OlcOmargarine:
Oh, Leo! Lcol Loo! Lei
The sweetest ever scent
Twcrc bcttcr We had never met
Oh, Leo Margarine!
-Werchant TraUcler.
Astronomical research is becoming
the most popular and general scientific
work Of the age. Every few days some
theatrical manager discovers q new star.
--LoWcH CuizcH.
A new brand OF cigar is advertised
called "Thc Kicker We should think
that a cigar would be more apt 10 be u
butter than II kicker The Ionc who
smokes it is probably the kicker. N T.
MaH
-"Is your chum close studcnt?"
wrote n father 10 his son in college.
you bet he is. father, was the reply.
"YOu couldn't borrow V Of him il YOU
were in the last stages Of starvation. -.
huntington Free Press
Mamma. cried little Willie, II
want an crrand OH ! must have an
crrandl "Why, child. what do YOU
mcan?' "Oh, Glarry's mamma said mo
had gone downtown on an crrand, and
want one TO ride ON too. w. HarpCrs
Boz0r
She was going on journey and q
long nights ride was before her. "Oh
dear, she sighed, rs her husband bade
her goodbye i'm the slcoping-car. "this
wight travel is 20 tedious and The hours
are 50 long. "DOn bc discouraged" ."
hc said, "you are ON % fast train and
the night will slip by very rapidly" -
E0siou 1r0UscriDh
"Ny dear said 70 wife 10 her cx-
haustcd husband in % dry-gOods store,
IL
books marked fifty cents each? They
are remarkably cheap" "T notice
them, he said, cdging i'm the direction
Of tlrc street entrance, "but remember
the old maxim Never buy anything
YOU have no use for because it's
cheap ~ Chic09o TribtHc.
THAT Internal old hen hasn't laid
an egg i'm q month said PrctIcl the
other morning to his frau 81 think
TN chop her head on Don't Doe so
cruel, replied Gretchen 81 have some
patience NIT her" PaGcncel Haven't
/ been patient with her? And haven't
] been To- her nest every day for
month"; " Dots all right. Carl. yoost
look somewhere else, too. ] guess may
be she has mislaid them w. PrctzcCs
Weekly
Glass in Geography Teacher
"What is the coolest country i'm the
world?' Precocious Pupil Chill.
Where do the mules come from?'
Brazil In what land do they
make ladies' shoes?' Morocco"
"Where do they FRI things?' In
Greece. 'And whence comes our
Queensware2' From China In
what country are the people most earn
est?' Zealand. ~ "Thatll do, the
class is dismissed ~ Golden Days.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
forms and enhancing works Of fiction of

forms ana enhancing works at fiction of
all kinds
The larger the number of these
work in library, the greater tho value
of that library To the secondhand book
dealer The per cent of solid reading
matter sold would not pay the interest
ON the cost of works Of fiction
'School books are excepted from this
classification. Secondhand book stores
are recognized ms markets for school
books and we deal in them largely. Pu-
pills graduate from one set of books to
another long before the old ones are
worn out. We pay good prices for
these works when they are standard,
for they sell readily and are quite as
good and answer the same purpose to
the buyers. Works on Astronomy,
Physiology. Physiognomy and Flee.
tricity are scarce and not equal TO the
demand Tor them. Latin Grammars.
French primers, law and medical works
are aS plentiful rs Bibles At present
we are experiencing demand for works
ON magnetism and mcsmcrism. The
professors of animal magnetism have
turned the heads of boys, and the craze
to become mcsmcriStS, should Judge
from the demand, will soon take the
place of the Older idea of going West to
fight the Indians
What prices do you pay for
books?n
"Well. they range from five to
scvcnty-tivc cents. Good novels which
are popular arc worth thirty or forty
cents if they are i'm fair condition.
Illustrated works may be worth rs high
rs scvcnty-iivc cents. Scientific books
are rarely worth over "A quarter unless
they are of the kind that are i'm de
mand These prices may seem low for
bound volumes, but when YOU remcm-
ber that people expect to buy them for
almost nothing and that we have to
keep them ON the shelves sometimes fol
years and sometimes forever, they are
in reality high prices. Bibles are worth
from two To three cents each, unless
they happen TO bc copies of old prints,
which is one of the improbable hap
pcnings, although two OF those books
which are valued i'm the thousands of
dollars were found upon the shelves of
secondhand book stores.
when Caesar wrote his Commenta-
ries he did not think that they would 70
Il begging on the shelves of dealers in
old books at twenty cents apiece, nor
'''' ''n' l'ii A'ihlNil lllluh NONltl nave
three calls i'm one day for Mormon
Bibles, which | could not supply.
"Grecnleaf, when he puzzled his head
TO paralyzc the school children with his
mathematical problems, had no idea
that it would be one of the unsolvable
problems how TO sell IA score Of copies
of them at ten cents apiece or three for
II quarter Only the writer's of ten-ccnt
novels can hope To have their work full
ly appreciated. We sometimes have
copies of standard magazines and peri
odicals only month old that we sell
for ten or fifteen cents. They reach MS
in two ways, by the persons who have
read them, and sometimes the publish
crs send TO the dealers copies that are
left on their hands, and we are thus
able To dispose of them before the leaves
have been cut '-NcWdrk NcWs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
GETTING THERE.
One Of the Peculiar Faculties Of tho I'm.
terprising Small Boy.

One Of the Peculiar Faculties Of tho I'm
terprising Small Boy.
II doesn't take a great while to get a
boy out Of place where he wants 10
stay. Man comes out into the orchard.
Chil'cn come right down out en- that
are tree this minuter'
Which trec?'
Why, that un yer in"
"This one?n
Yes, that one" "
"This one here by the fencep"
Yes, that un yer in
"This one with the red applcsP"
Yes, that un, an / don't want TO
tell ye agin!"
Well, we're comm down"
Vel, come down mighty quick"
Well, ] am"
Hurry, thcni'
Must ! come clear downP"
Clear down on the ground, and get
thar mighty quick. toor'
Well slowly sliding down the
trunk. 81 am down. What you holler-
i'm at me FORE"
II there are ten boys in the tree, the
entire dialogue with variations has to
be- repeated for each boy. i'm case the
man is their father. or some near rcla-
tive. and by time the last boy gets TO
the ground. there ism an apple on the
tree. IN case the interviewer is a
stranger, or a dog, however. the first
word or predatory bark isn't completed
until the tree is as dcsolatc and solitary
as q garden ~ cucumbcrs. while the adj
iacent road is full Of howling boys. cast
ing into the orchard Parthian shots OF
casual stones and dcrisivc remarks.
B0b BUrdcftc, W BurhHgion HaWkeye.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
Merely a ouestion of lime.

Merchant q" See here. ] can't stand
this, YOU know You get here half an
hour after everybody else
Clerk 81 get here at eight and leav,
at six. ] believe those are the hour.
you require put in
Merchant " Certainly; but you are
never here till half past eight
Clerk Oh, ! see; YOU understand
the time matter has never been settled
In Detroit, so ] 60 by both standard anC
local time. get here by eight O'Clock
standard time. that $3.50 by your watch
seeo Then ] leave by local time. which
is six o'clock
Merchant can admirable arrange
ment: but as we had local time here be
fore STANDARD time was introduced ius
give it the first chance hereafter Ge
here by eight O'Clock local and leav,
by ak standard ~ Detroit Free Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
D. & o. r. r. TIMETABLE,
WESTWARD.

Condensed timetable OF passenger trains tes
NE stations named below.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05

BESIDES the above-nRmCd trains there ia
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and West daily except Sunday
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05

A Partisan expenmenter has discov.
cred that man Is more sensitive to the ef-
fects of morphine than is in any other an
imal a dog can take FIVE times g. much
oi the drug aud "a monkey fifty times az
much in proportion to their respective
weights as q human being.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
a MISTAKEN GIRL.

ih9vght she was n lovely sight
As dHintily arraycd I'm white
With rosy checks and glanCes bright
That summer day
she played croqust;
Untn beneath a shady tree
! stopped To rest, which chancod 20 be
Where in the kitchen I could 500
That summer day
She played croquot;
And there alone i'm that hot place
hcr mother stood with carc-worn faco.
And ironcd gown all trills aud lace
That summer day
She played CrOquet,
gown. the very countcrpart
or that sho wore with witching art:
Ana 50 she did not win my heart
That summer day
She played Croquet.
HdTpCr's Rdtdr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-12-05
1.-THE OIl-SPOT."
Curious Place in the GuIf Of Mexico
Whore snilnra IInd Hefngc.

Curious Place in the GuIf Of MeHico
Where sailors Find Refuge.
About ten miles 10 the south Of the
Sabine River which forms the bound
AIRY between Texas and Louisiana. and
about a mile from the shore. there exists
n natural phenomenon known TO sailors
~ "Ihc Oil-SpOt. In fine weather
there is nothing remarkable TO attract
the attention Of stranger; but when an
angry gale from the northeast sweeps
the ocean, and great crested waves rise
in battle array, this charmed natural
harbor reveals itself. No visible bound
Bry divides IL from the tcmpcstuous
ocean around; but, within space Of
two miles IN length, the waters remain
perfectly calm, their only change being
that they become turbid and red. ~
though the Oil-bcaring mud were stirred
up from below. broad belt Of white
foam and towering breakers marks
whore the mighty waves rolling shore
ward in their might, with all the force
gathered in au uubrOkcu sweep Of seven
hundred miles across the Gulf are sud
denly arrested. and sink down. con-
quercd and pOwcrlcss. so soon ag thcv
come within thc mysterious Influence Of
this 0cnlcsf Of rulers
Unfortunately. this peaceful haven is
very shallow its depth is variou-lv
stated no twelve and eighteen feet SO
that only vessels Of light burden can
take shelter But to these. blessed. in-
deed, is the change Of passing suddenly
from The wild tossing Of the outer ocean
10 the wonderful calm Of this strange
harbOr, where the weary crew may rest
as securely as though within an encom-
passing coral reef Indeed. the stranger
approaching this wall of breakers would
naturally assume 10 TO be caused by a
dangerous reef and would ~ matter
Of course, seek safety by steering away
from it
We believe that no scientific examine
tion Of this so-called Oil-Spot has vet
been made. Sailors who have here
found refuge state that the bottom IS Of
q soft, soapy mud, into which they can
easily push y pole 10 considerable
depth-a mud which when applied 90
deck .scrubbing, Is found to be- exceed
ingly cleansing Fopui1r Science
Monthly
A Partisan experimenter has discov.
cred that man Is more sensitive to the ef-
fects of morphine than is in any other an-
imal a dog can take FIVE times r.. much
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-12
SNAGCHES,

The Federal grand jury c1nven ed yester-
The grand jary of Dallas county will take
q lay off fler tbia weeks work.
The cotton swindiiDg cases will be called
in the district court OF the 18th.
The irsmen made good time Gnd did ez-
cellsnt work at Sunday nights fire.
The weather i, getting rather warm and
mint juiips oorre2pondingly popular.
Born to the wife of Mr.. Newton Lacy
yesterday morning, 9 pound daughter.
Mrs. John Laughlin presented her lsige
lord yesterday morning with 8 pound
daughter.
The work Of paving Main street began
Yesterday at the Intersection of Jefferson
street and will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible.
The members of the fire steamer "Old
Tige,' were out drilling last evening. They
pronCse coutesting for the griz9 al the s.ate
tirgmen's convention.
a man named Miller was found BY Officer
Waller Yesterday, in East Dallas, sitting gu
the brink OF an open well, alseep. The
officer jerked and jagged him.
f. Baum has returned from Eureka
Springs, where he has been sojourniog for
the past six wseks for his health. He has
come to stand his trial in the cotton sWind-
ling cages.
Sam Scott thought Pat O'Keefe meant
harm to MIR. OConnors and so expressed
himself Pa sailed in and the three were
arrested. O'Keefs ana O'Conror 1t seems
were friends
The banquet which was to havs been
given last evening by the Dallas Bar sssr.
citation to Judges Woods and McOormicb
was postp oned on account of Judge Wood:
being unable 10 attend.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-12

4 lsur.s, joe Especial l-Mr
ON .rs.rt i.upc..a1 i"o .ol'W'I
/, ......U by .h. syu.r ngd house o..
gsuFa..u.a ...r . rHa L 'lyi S.4f7l ui
Amf-.'a . .HN Itss mhlet, mat when
AMof ell. t.lEH .H.lH HnfN evidence
tA.''si. ...i... .UIs .t .u u, It'd 3HIC1 OF
MVXi,n -.T ....-I ,lNH 0g t.ull IG.t zee
eIger. ...Hrr H.. "a up.ra ION tA- pro-
yiliu. 90 .. r IYrHi'ns uarN 'tu ih1
Uuit,H "a amJ.u. ela lfr Jailed
State ,f H.E.vn, 'iGutt o. Joe 2I,l dnE o,
JaUuab. 1888, -s fhp sam cha h-ya been
rattle .aH .lCca1Ggo, hr ne hereby
Outh. a.a 90 Issue hI5 proclamation
declaliu4 tIlt b, ~. ruCl cGit,Ec
and tlH.pu4Nu, N0M tho date
OF tUcr proclamation, the 10 loving
articles lag tre Cruwta aud miuu,HC usg
or produce ct the Uuitjd STATES rl Mexico,
fowl: AHimtE, ullv,, syecWiy lMpofIgi
for breeding purpose, barley, not pearl;
bes'; gliieei ogas; e7pF'o rnd o'Ner grasses,
and pUpi N, Tor the maluiuclule 81 paptL
flowers, NATURAL, Of rI kinds: fruits, sll
kinoa or i,y-l iru'1' such rs OrN.S-s, le'
mOus, pineapple, lime, bananas. plan
taing Huuguss, aud - irr'h; gaht sGins,
raw; heTyquep, s,ssl, hemp dad other like
subsli Mes or hemp; -r1Jes; hides, ESW
or uuCuTsd, WhstIrr day, ..l,Hd 0r picked,
aud sIicy, except or. ~. eiia4 with iho
WOO! on, hnggrH EoGt-skluf, fag d. q Vita
out The Eoo', ana s'sss' skins lGdiu Iub'
Der, crude ard u X u; IN
dieo: 'x!a ut Tampico FIBER;
jalsp i.1.NeT, old soap; l0gWoCd,
ber.ies, niue, c.chl cd vcge'r'
bles 'or % Iug o. used 70. com ra.iUE u,es,
mo .s.-. r.in col. naHsnu. 4l., q.',E silver,
she'-b I've rIW. ma .nu'Hn,U.c4; sugar. not
ebuya lan.r-s srXIpgr BHfCh standard Iu
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-12
The West shore ReceiycrshiD,

New YORK June Upon the spplica-
ton Of the United States Trust company,
as trustees under the first mortgage OF
August 5th, 1881, to secure the issue. oil
$50 100000 8 per cent. bonds, Judge
Horace Russell and Theodore Houston
wers to-day appointed receivers of the
New York, West Shore &c Buffalo railroad
company. The proceeding under which
their appoirtmert hes been made 10 one tn
forccloss tine mortgage. The recent financial
disturbances and suits of creditors and
stockholders Of the Construction company
hava made the raising OF money upon
Junior securities Impossible unless
at y sacrifice, to which the COM
psuy ought nos to submit. The
road heiug in the hands Of receiver will
give time for presenting, under m ore favor
able conditions Of msTEsts, plans for pro-
viding means of obtaining such funds 90
the com pauy may require.