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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12
Queen yictoria's Domestic Despotism

The biographies of Queens and their
families prove how great IS the cause
Tor gratitude for the privilege OF not be-
longing to any Of them. This dr,arv
fate might have happened by a mere
accident of birth. 1t is n narrow and
fortunate escape. To be n Queen.
Prince or Princess, is drudgery and
thraldom. The letters of the Princes,
Alice, Ike all literary emanations from
persons If royal birth. confirm this fact.
The tedious details of her cramped and
monotonouS court life, give strony ev-
idcnce Of its emptiness. But THROUGH.
out the pitiful revelation this truly GOOD
and selt-sacriticing Princess wrote oc.
caSional truthful observations. Of which
the following IS on Of the best
People with strong feelings and of
nervous temperament, for which one is
no more responsible than for the color
OF ones eyes. have things 10 FIGHT
against and % put up with unknown IN
those Of quiet and eduable dispositions
VINO are free from violent emotions
and have consequently no FEELING II
nerves still less Of irritable nerves
One can overcome great deal. but
alter oneself. one can not.
Queen Victoria apparently has a
mania for opposition While her sub.
Jccts are comparatively free. her sons
and daughters are i'm bondage. She h
more desc wing Of the title MADAME
veto then was the unfortunate Marie
Antoinncttc during the French revolu
Ton The Queen curtals sociabilitv
customs, high neck dresses. opinious
Pa'unes' princes and princcsscs
Everything and everybody connected
with the royal family are submitted to
her august approval, and she seldom
approves of anything but piety. pru-
dence, precedence and unlimited hard
work performed by others in her name
The Prince and Princess Of Walc. arc
the undiscovered Of all the court
slaves They arc forced to pass % great
portion Of their time iu presenting
HaRs. opening schools hospitals. char
tiles balars, presiding NJ all varieties
OF public functions and State cero
m mics and laying the corner. stones of
churches, piers. and in working for
their future popularity And iu the
m DIST Of their few breathing spells and
pleasures they are Invariably and sud-
only recalled 90 Windsor, ~ Balmora
or - Osborne House 10 lunch with the
Queen. Their lot ifs not to be cuyicd
It must be- q criimD Of consolation 10
The socialists, The nihilists. the dvn-
am'lcrs. the O'DOnOvan Rossas and
the rest Of the Discontinued people.
H1HtOrd HINES.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12
The Quack OF a Goose.

"How is my little duck to-nightp''
asked young Crimsonbeak of Miss Fus-
sanfeather, his fiancee, as she met him
at the door the other evening.
"Oh, I'm nearly roasted, Georger'
exclaimed the petulent maiden.
I'm so glad, came from the lover,
with n serene smile.
"GladH' cried the girl, preparing to
take bath in tears; you heartless
creature!"
Yes, said George, in a low voice
after he had turned out the gas and
put the clock back one hour, you see.
L ann passionately fond of roast duck. -
-YORkerS Statesman.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12
ct Have Suffered N

with every disease imaginable for the last
three years. Our
Druggist. T. J. Anderson, recommending
''Hop Bitters" TO me,
| used two bOttlesl
Am entirely cured, and heartily recon-
mend Hop Bitters 10 every one. J. ID.
Walker, Buckner, Mo.
write this as
Token of the great appreciation have OF
your Hop
Bhters. swas afiiiCted
with inHammatory rheumatism =
For nearly
Seven years, and no medicine seemed to
do me any
Good !
Until tried two bottles OF your Hop Bit
ters, and TO my surprise am - well to-day
as ever was. i hope
You may have abundant success"
"In this great and'
Valuable medicine:
Anyone! wishing TO know moro
about my cure?
Can learn by addressing me, T. NJ.
Williams, 1l03 10th street, Washington,
ID. Z.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12
Hirh Prinnd nn.,0-

Dairymen often wonder how their moro
favored competitors get such high prices
always having uniform gilt-edged arti.
Gle. To put the "gilt edge" on, when the
pastures do not do it, they use Wells,
Richardson q Co.'s Improved Butter Col
or. Every butter maker can do the same.
Sold everywhere md warranted as harm
less as salt, and perfect in operation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

THE old custom requiring saleswomen in
dry and fancy goods stores to stand all
day long without rest or relief is being
superseded by more humane rules in many
of our leading business houses. Lydia IL.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is highly
praised by those who have not yet been
freed from the old necessity for constant
standing; and is a genuine blessing in ev.
cry such case, as we'll as to the tired out
housekeeper who must be on her feet all
day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

a LADY went to a fancy.dress ball I'm
London the other day as n champagne
u"tIe-cork aud all complete. Perhaps 10
was ~ induce some one 20 % non - ~.
question. -LOrCH Courier
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

KhTtNG I'm summer seems TO bs an ca.
tabhshed success. Now let somebody
IN roduc9 sieigh.riding during warm
Weather, md MS fortune is made. Boston
Transcript.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

ANIMALS are not allowed in slcepine
cars, but why do the company draw tho
ilne az this point; II they included insects
~ would please patrons better.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12
- consider your

II consider your
Remedy tho best remedy in existence
For Indigestion. kidney
-COnpidfsG
"And nervous debility. have just"
Returned
From the south In fruitless search for
health. and find that your Bitters are doing
me more
Good
Than anything else;
A month ago | was extremely
"Emaciated -
And scarcely able to walk. Now 1 am
Gaining strength and
'Fleshr'
And hardly day passes but what 1 am
cOmplimented on my improved appearance,
and IL is all due TO Hop
Bitters! j. Wickliffe Jackson,
Wilmington, Dol.
wv None genuine without bunch Of green
H.. .N.sH .H.N...
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

A WOMAN of Greenwood, Me-, is reported
10 be cutting her fourth set of teeth. Why,
what's the matter? DON'T they ft?-Bur.
!iRgton Free Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

v,tAvoRABLE weather for hay.makin1-
Whom It rains pitchforks.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

Mother Swans Worm Syrup" for few.
erishness, worms, constipation, tasteless. 25o
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

a NEW YORK photographer alleges that
women now wear false eyebrows. faIse
EXCLUSIVES, and an artificial neck and
throat. He b. evidently falsiHer
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

JENNIE: "My doggie has a twentv.doI.
lar blanket" Tommy: "That's muffin:
my doggie has got heas. "-BrookIyn
Times. 0''''v"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

DEsPoNDENT person ought never To eat
blue fish.-B0stOn Post W
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

n DOOR is sometimes jar and an earth
quake always is LoUeU Courier.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

BEHfSp the bars-The singer that
Doesn't keep mp with the accompanying
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

You have no right 10 pick a photoera.
phers pocket even il he has pictures.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

The increasing sales Of Piso's Cure M.
tests It's claim as the best cough remedy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

Rough on Corns." 15c. Askforit. Com.
plete cure,hard or soft COINS, warts, bunions.
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ton Courier
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

MURDER on the hizh seas said Jones
u a friend as they we're listening 10 Tho
performance Of poor Phiiadeiphfa
COH t''''N
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skinny Men. wells Health Renewer', re.
stores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia 81
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

PLIES must be- export in mathematics.
judging from tho way they multiply.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

10 carbolic acid doesn't suit you as adi,
lnIegiant' then bi-chloride Of mercury
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

IT. is dyer necessity hat makes a foolish
Ga man change Tho color Of his board
n y. Pjc0Viuc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

TALK about babies; but then, we never
indulge in small talk Chicdgo Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

Rough on Coughs. 15c., Mt Druggists. Com
plete cure Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

AL you have got to do is % plant the
cHbn9-e' ana Nature viii come along after
q little while and put % head 0g IN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

THE mildest hammered mon in tho world
show tIeir teeth tD the dentist
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

ItsrHETICisu g. nothiuQucyy 20 tho cont
IRON Che earliest history be IS known to
nave been just $50 awfuliy ali butt Y0ak-
crs G0zefte.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

NnES was Mr.. Noah likca county i'm
New HampsbircY When s.e was rocking
Ham.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-12

Much strength can be saved and
better work done by Keeping hoes
sharpcncd
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wv None genuine without bunch OF gree n
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile pni-
sonous stun with Hop" or Hops in thci-
name.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-03-13
From ChappeII Hill.

One Of the small pox patients IN
the pest house died on Tuesday
morning. A negro from New Or,
leans is sick at Mrs. Smiths plan.
tation, about one and q half miles
from town, and is supposed to have
the disease, one or more other sup.
posed cases are also reported. Ii
is thought that over one hundred
persons have been exposed to the
disease, and last night the excite
ment in Chappell Hill was at fever
heat. Several families are prepar-
ing to move away. Every precau-
ton will be taken to prevent a
spread of the disease, but just now
prospects look quite gloomy.
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VIII. vINsoN


VIII rent houses and collect rentsin the
CITY, Tor reasonable commission, and can
sell You residence in the city or ; farm in
any portion OF the county Al bottom rock
pneeS 1 have the following and many
X I. Jewellers 7I5 l-2 acres about Is
miles east of Rrenham- acres IN r,slfiva-
ton, 100 acres in pasture, 50 acres Of cedar
timber, good and comfortable dreiIine.
servants and Il tenant houses, BAN sd
stables, store-house and 25-horse power en-
gine and boiler, cotton gin, saw and Rrist
mill; 81 80 per AGRA. New York tract adj
joining Flewellen's s. per acre.
I. u Clay's 1000 acres two miles west Of
Independence, all under fence, in pasture
and cultivation, dommodious dwelling. cis-
terms, wells and springs, tenant houces, gin
house, cotton and hay press, number one
orchard with all kinds Of fruit grown IN The
Ultimate. His 225 acre tract about 8 miles
south Of Independence. 100 acres in cnltiyn-
ton balance in a posture, lasting water. His
so acres about miles west Of Independence.
in COED state Of cultivation. His 40 acres.
the Banner tract SIS to SIS per acre. ]. B.
Gates 800 acres about 20 miles east Of Rren-
ham, good dwelling, tenant honses, cotton
gin press, good water, about 800 acres in cul-
tIyaton, Sl3 per acre, very low. w. P.
Evan's 107 acres about 1mile north Of Wash-
ilgton, splendid farm, bottom and upland,
q bargain at SIS per acre.
q =. j. Eyans 500 acres about miles south
Of Washington, 300 acres in Brazos bottom
farm, IN good state of cultivation, SIS per
acre. . 'E-ff3s.f st
HE Locket's nursery and premises ona
mile west Of the coutt-houte viii be ex-
chart,ed f,r ,.,+. ,,<,,,,t--,- -, e. II
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independence Locals.

INDEPENDENCE, March r. As
Barbara and Nancy seem to have
deserted the columns of the BAN
NER will give you a few dots.
On Saturday the citizens of In
dependence held a railway meet
ing. Capt. T. C. Clay presided.
Mr.. Drennon, of Clay Station, was
present; he said his object was to
build n railway from Clay Station
to Independence if the citizens ofIn-
dependence would give him $4,000;
$1,000 when the road was built
from Clay to this side of the Yegua
and the remainder when the road
was completed to this place. By
dark S2100 was subscribed. BY
the middle OF May We expect to
see the road completed.
We now have six stores all do
ing a good trade. A good black
smith would do well here a rumor
is afloat that one Is coming.
Prof Chandler preached last
Sunday morning and night.
III. X, KAY.
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London is said to be more ex.
cited than alarmed over the recent
dynamite affairs. There is none
Of that widespread panic that
O'Donovan Rosa pictures, the
people being much more interest
ed IN Egyptian affairs than in dy-
Mantle. The opinion is universal
among Irishmen in England that
the explosions endanger Irish
lives more than English, and that
even il successful they win result
in the death of ten Irishmen for
that OF one Englishman. and will
arrest Irish reform for years. The
Tories already use dynamite
as an argument against increasing
the franchise IN Ireland. The
blow falls most severely on Par
nell, Davitt and their friends.
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District Court.

Thursday and Friday = Since
our last report the following cases
have been disposed of:
Sylvia johnson VS.. Robt. John
son, divorce; dismissed.
Eliza Ionic VS.. Perry Lonzo
divorce; dismissed.
! Martha Brown VS.. Chas. Brown,
divorce; dismissed.
Maria CASTOR VS.. Jas. CASTOR,
divorce; dismissed.
D. S. Chessher VS.. Sallie ].
Pitts, judgment for defendant; no
tice of appeal given.
II. G. Mcintyre VS.. Geo. Spen-
GER; judgment for plaintiff by de-
fault.
Bassett g. Bassett VS.. II. Cohn;
judgment for plaintiffs.
Chas. Wenar VS.. H. Cohn; judg-
ment for plaintiff.
S. Lederer VS.. FL. COIN; judg-
ment for plaintiff.
/. Heidenheimer VS.. H. COIN;
Judgment for plaintiff.
John Carlisle VS.. C. H. Jessee;
Judgment for plaintiff by de-
fault.
Kohn, Freis & Co. vs.. Charles
Zurcher, ct al, judgment for plain
tiff; notice of appeal given.
W. 1. Taylor VS.. Chas. McCown;
Judgment for plaintiff by default.
Joe Allen VS.. G. r. Seward;
judgment for plaintiff by default.
saturday.-w.s s. Millett VS. Frank
Dawson, damages verdict for de-
PENDANT.
VIM. Mccoy VS.. Josephine Mccoy,
divorce; decree granted.
Lena Busse VS.. J. G. Busse, di-
vorce; decree granted.
Arena Mckinney VS.. Dick Nc
Kinney, divorce; decree granted.
Larry Kizee VS.. Matte Kizee,
divorce; decree granted.
Joseph Guyton vs.. Maria Guy.
ton, divorce; dismissed.
Monday-Dodson VS.. Newman
damages jury case and trial pro
crossing.
Tuesday.-Bob Braxton VS.. Dolly
Braxton, divorce; decree granted.
Boyton Hafford VS.. Harriet Half
ford, divorce decree granted.
Henry Johnson vs.. Susan John
son, divorce; decree granted.
Dodson VS.. Newman; jury out.
The grand jury came into the
court and returned six indict-
ments.
wednesday.-C. C. Caswef1 VS..
E. ]. Ingleheart, trial progressing.
Dodson VS.. Newman, damages;
mistrial.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
From Lee County.

! LEXINGTON, March s.-We had I
fine rain here on the night of thu
9Th inst, it was much needed a.
the ground was getting hard. Oul
farmers are well up with their
work for the time of year; nearly
all are done planting corn and art
getting ready for cotton; there i:
more millet and oats sown than
ever before; grass is getting good
and stock are looking fine.
DR.. Baine and Mr.. Mundinc are
gathering their cattle to drive
them west; they have a large
herd.
l was was in your county a few
days ago.
Messrs. A. +. Lipscomb, B. +.
Dotson and Hugh jackson of the
William Penn neighborhood now
have white labor, having procured
a number of hands from Georgia.
Others can do the same thing if
they want to. Walling & Williams
are rebuilding their store at Will
liam Pen.
In this neighborhood we have
measles and whooping cough. A
MIR. Barnwell, of Evergreen lost
his wife and one child with meas
les, he then moved near here, lost
another child and then died him.
self There has been but few
deaths here with measles.
A few days ago a German girl
about u years of age accidentally
got her clothing on fire; she ran
but before any one could catch her
she was so badly burned that she
died soon afterward.
What has become of Nancy? she
wrote nicely and we were glad to
read her letters up here.
SN
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CANDIDATES for city offices ap'
pear to be remarkably backward
about coming forward. There is
but one announcement so far. Last
year at this time the canvass was
red-hot. 1t is said that the woods
are full of candidates who are now
still hunting-feeling in quiet
way to ascertain their chances fol
success and in order to avoid
treating and loaning out two-bit
pieces and half dollars-till Sat
urday-they will not announce
till close on to the election, which
this year occurs on All FOOLS day,
Some of the candidates will Ger.
tainly be fooled.
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THE COURTS.
MAYORS Court.

Thursday-There was but one
case on the docket. w. II. HES,
tand, drunk and down; fined 81
and trimmings, total IS. Mr.. II,
paid and the court invited him to
call again.
Monday.-Only one transgressor
was on the mourners bench, Dave
Simpson, colored, charged with
using abusive language. The eti-
dence was weighed on an apothe-
carries balence SO nicely adjusted
that the one-hundreth part of a
grain would tip the beam. There
was nineteen and eighty-five one
hundredeths grains of testimony in
Simpsons pan of the balance to
about one-thirty-ffth of a grain on
the compliments side. Simpson
was dismissed.
There is another case in the courts
chatting dish, but gush of wind
blew the alcohl lamp out and the
case was not sufficiently cooked to
be dished up before His Honor.
1t will probably be ready for trial
in day or two.
Tuesday.-Sallie Allen, colored,
using obscene and profane Ian
guage. Plead guilty; fined 81 and
trimmings.
Ida Allen, colored, using OBJ
scene and profane language. Ida
gave bond and at last accounts was
hid out, but will be captured.
W. P. Allen, using profane and
obscene language. Plead guilty :;
fined 81 and trimmings paid.
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The Pope has given orders for
the removal OF the body of limo
cent III from Perugia to Rome,
where a splendid monument will
be erected to him. The remains
Of Gregory VII will also be
brought from Salerno and buried
next to Alexander III, the author
oil the Lombard League. So the
three Popes who have fought most
for the Church will be all buried
together n..the grand Basilica.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-03-13

The gross receipts of Henry
lrving's engagement will amount
to over S4oo, 900. He, has been
received with open arms by the
people. So has Mary Anderson
in England. The size OF audiences
have been as large as Mr.. Irving's.
and the sensation she created has
been as great, yet it is doubtful
if her gross receipts in London
will reach $4,000.
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MARRIED.-On the 18th inst, at
the residence of Captain William
Christian, in Houston, by Rev. E.
D. Jenkin, Miss CARRIE WHINE to
Rev. WARNER B. Rraas, of Bren-
ham. No cards.
The BANNER extends its congrat-
ulatiops to the newly welded pair
and wishes them a long, prosper
Gus and happy lite.
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How fully the control of The Re-
publican party in the South is in
the hands of the Federal Office
holders is shown by the delegation
at large to the national convention
from Louisiana. OF the four all
are residents of New Orleans, and
one is Surveyor OF the port. one
the Naval Officer an6 one Collec-
tor of Customs,
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The Supreme Court of Kansas,
all the justices concurring," de-
cides that the circulation of an
offensive article concerning a can
didate for Office is privileged
proceeding" even though the
principal matters in the article are
untrue and derogatory, provided
that the article be circulated "only
among voters.
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THE Poor FARM.-Before this in
stitution was started Washington
county had about fifty names on
the pauper rolls. Now there are
six paupcrs on the poor farm; they
are all negroes, two women and
four men-two of the men are
blind. All of the paupcrs except
one blind man claim to be over 10
years of age. Since the organiza-
ton of the poor farm the popula-
ton of the county has largely in
creased, and this goes to show that
the establishment of a poor farm
is tbe only ratiPEaI way of dealing
With county paupers;
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Frederick Cowi., the painter OF
"The Finding of the Body of the
Prince Imperial and THE Last
Hours of Lord Beaconsfield," has
nearly finished huge Canvass re-
presenting the front Of the house
at the Eyceum as seen on a first
night.ofIrving's. There are great
number Of portraits of well-known
hahitues. II.