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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
ROadways and Sidewalks.

Well-kcpt streets are indispensa bic to
the prosperity OF any village. True.
they are expensive to construct if
the work is properly done, but it is mis-
taken policy TO endeavor TO make a
cheap substitute by what is known as n
dit road" A modification of the ex.
cellent "Telford road is beyond a doubt
the best system on our village streets.
and in consideration of the little reDnir
needed to keep in order, it is certainly
the cheapest in a term of years. The
work is simply the placing of LARGE
stones evenly on the bed of the road So
that firm foundation may be secured.
On this place broken stones of the
usual size for making ordinary turn
pike than layer of coarse screenings.
and finish with two or three inches OF
line screenings from n stone crusher. on
even good gravel, the former greatly
preferred
The road when constructed must be
thoroughly rolled, and the rolling re-
peated after each rain until the surface
becomes hard. We then have q road
way so solid and smooth that incessant
travel will not iniure It, the only neces-
sary repair Icing the occasional filling
Of slight depressions. Brick CUTTERS on
the sides of the street arc absolutely
needed to carry OF the water, aud II
the road has been properly rounded
they will be taxed severely during
heaYy rains Small broken stones, as
too often employed i'm forming cutters.
are apt to become displaced and need
constant repair. The above suggestions
are applicable only in sections of coun-
try where stone is abundant and com
paratively cheap.
In timber districts, especially in the
vicinity oil lumber-mills, M inexpensive
substitute for stone. is the plank road,
but this has its DISADVANTAGES. "a tim.
Der in contact with tho soil quickly de-
Gays. When it is impossible to obtain
a supply of either stone or wood. AZ
fairly reasonable prices. we have no
alternative but 10 put up with the ordi-
nary dirt road; but this may be so con
structed az 10 carry of all surface wa
ter, and with the exception Of early
spring. when the frost Is leaving. a
fairly passable road may be secured.
All Road Supervisors are aware of the
necessity Of shaping tho surface so as
70 present an even rounded appearance.
with good cutters NJ the sides TO carry
of the water.
Spacious sidewalks for pedestrians
are also necessity, and here there can
be no controversy as TO the proper ma
terial-brlck taking the first place as
the most economical, and plank occu-
pying the second place gravel being a
poor substitute for either Good shade
trees are imperative; and the sugar
maple BE- difficult 10 excel for the pur.
pose. Tho American linden will grow
more readily but is not 90 handsome.
Inc Norway maple Is yet more at
tractive than eithor, but has tendency
20 droop its branches too low, thus it
tngit for the lawn but nOt tho side
walk. Tho Oriental sycamore or but
tonwood II coming into favor for street
planting. as is also the Carolina poplar.
---Jo't1h Hopes IN ". y. 1ribuHe.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

AxEarcAv women are said 20 Be the
most clever, setive and energetic 20 be
found; and we'll they need 90 be, consider.
ing the enormous demands made upon
therfi by modern schools, housekeeping and
society Mrs. Lydia T.. Pinkhan, in pre-.
pairing her celebrated Vegetable Com
pound. had Sn mind all ttess countless de-
rnands on n woman's strength, and her well
known remedy proves every day It's pars
feet adaptation TO woman's special needs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

n RIcKETY wagon, with loose tires on
the wheels, was passing down the street,
when John said to Phillip: THAT wagon
must have come from n distance" "How
do you know thatp asked Phillip. "Be-
cause it is terribly tired" replied John.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

He Ian old hand)-They have dropped
their anchor. She Ga beginncr)-Served
them right! 1t has boon hanging over the
side all day long.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

WHAT is the difference between a crowd {
ed house when procession is passing and
the people in the waiting-room of q dem
tis'y In the first Instance there is n face
in every pane; in the second pain in CIV.
cry fncc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

"YEs, my boy" sal Dir. Malaprop to
his son, "animals that eat meat are car.
boniferous, while those lilfb ourselves,
that eat both meat and vegetables, are
called amphibious."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

EYES," said henpeclxed husband.
there truly is no place like home, and
that's why keep away from il so much. I"
-BUrlingtOn Free Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

MRS. HARRIET CUMMINGS of Cincinnati, o..
writes: "Early last winter my daughter
was attacked with a severe cold, which set
tied on her lungs. She continued TO get
worse, and finally raised blood from her
lungs. We called I'm n family physician,
but he failed 10 do her good. A friend, who
had been cured by DIR. WIN. HALLS BAIsAM
FOR THE LUNGS, advised mo 10 give IL a
trial. She began to improve, and by tho
use OF three bottles was entirely cured"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

THE advertisement of tho future: Want
ei-A woman To teach school and lady to
wash -Thiiddeiphid CdV.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

"PA, why does man break a promise
so readilyW " Because, my son, it is so
ensy to make another one. Burliagton
Hankeye
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

SINGLE gentlemen are called bachelor,
and single ladies must not be called old
maids any moro, but bacaelcts.- Cam
bridge Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

CHARITY Ia BARsyM-GivIng every.
body a show.-L(Je.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

An astronomer says that 70 travel
the distance % the sun at ordinary rail-
road rates Of fare would cost over
$500, 900. We don't wish 20 go, even
en- Pess,--pbtoae0 HegaLd,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
4 BIT or LACE.
Only bit OF lace,
WA.

Only n bit OF lace,
Only a few ellis long:
rav whirr OF a wing in n seconds grace
Could bow u away without trace,
30 light was the fairy bit OF lace;
Hardly tho thing for n song.
Hardly the thing for "a songY But wait;
There IS story 10 relate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

"How SHALL sleepW asks a correspon-
dent. Try to stay awake 10 catch some
train.-MiitOR NetcS
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

1T makes bad work with spelling when
the zip is out of sight and out of mind
Ne0 York Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

THE most absorbing business - Tho
sponge trade.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

AN clipping coachman's npology-"I was
driven TO it-N. y. journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

VERY touching-The pressure OF pref
" girls hand.-ROLburN Advoc1te.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

II you are sick with that terrible sick
ness, Nervousness, you will ind Balm
in Gilead" in Hop Bitters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

II You are suffering from over-eatinS OF
drinking, any indiscretion or dissipation. %
are young and growing TOO fast as is otteE
the case,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
n vor oro q rnInietcr, aud

III you AFRO minister, anu
have oyertaxed yourself with your
f,atsyrs,l duties, or a mOtho-, worn ont
with cnrs and work, or man OF business ~
labor, weakened ~ the strain OF your every.
your midnight work. Hop Bitters Will most
surely strengthen you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

Pubic speakers and singers use Piso's
Cure for hoarsaness and wax luDEA-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
Summer I'm Calvad

Summon IN VNIV1uOS;
A women all bent and old,
SO bind that she tOttcrs as she goes:
Her hair Is white as the driven SHOWS:
Faint with hunger, the whole village knows,
But lace like hcrS brings gold:
1t Is so tinO. brings gold. oh, wait.
She ~ weaving carly, weaving late.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

II you arc costive. or Gvspcptlc or suT~r-
eases of the stomach or bowels, Il Is your
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

"Buchu-Paiba Quick, comptste taIre, n
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseasts, 81.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

own fault III you remain i'll. III
you wasting away with any sorTn
OF Kidney disease, stop tempting heath this
moment, and turnfor azure 10 HNp BitterA
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
Words OF warning and Comfort.

II you are suffering from poor health or
slanguistinR on a bed of sickness. take cheer
AZ YOU are simply ailiuR or n you fcol
weak and diepirited.
without clearly know
ing why. Hop Btters
will surely cure you
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

'-Or II you are I'm tho workshop. on tho
farm, at the desk. anywhere, and tccf
that your system needs cleansing. tn
ing or stimulating, without intoxicat-
Ing, 81 you arc old,
blood thin and impure. pulse
feeble, nerves unsteady, faculties
waning. Hop Bittcrs T. what YOU nced TO
give you new life, heath and vigor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

Trough on Toothacho." Ask for IL. Instant
rolef, quick cure. l5c. Druggists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

If you are n frcquentcr. or n resident or.
"a miasmatic district, barricade your sys-
TEN against the scourUe of ali countries
Malaria, Epidemic Bilious and Inter
-mittent Foycrs by the use OF Hop Bitters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

To THE man hoeing his own row the
world hoes d living Whitehall Times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

Catarrhal Throat affections hacking Irritating
Coughs, Colds cured 10y though on Coughs sc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
Summer across the seas.

summer on land i'm sky,
Summer I'm a heartlcss heart at ease,
With swift, white hands TO snatch aud seize
Gifts from lover, who kneels 10 please
Each mood rs IL fits by.
What mood Is this Hits by2 "Oh! wait
My sweet Ills bought! The man come
iatel"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

The BARRIERS head quartcrs-Twenty.
five cents for hair Boston Courier.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
Caivados leaves arc shcl:

Tho summer Is over and gone;
CalvadOs winters arc cold, ts said.
There's house where eyes with tcarr
rcd:
Tho blind old mother Is lying dead,
But the hit o. lace Is done.
soc tho lace IN done, Sir Priest. OH
The pay is sure, though sometimes late =
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24
Only abit of lnce.

Only n DIT OF InCe,
Only n few ellis long:
The whirr OF wing in n seconds grace
Might blow IL away without "A trace,
SO light is the fairy bit OF laco;
Hardly the thing for a sony;
No; not the thing FOR song. But wait:
There still is something TO relate.
Only n bit OF lace,
Only few ellis long:
But the whole OF n lto. and lifc's last grace.
Gone in moment. without n trace
We're in the threads OF that bit of lncn
ON! the death and doom i'm the song!
ON! the death aud doom i'm tho song! But
wait:
The mills OF the gods grind slow, grind late!
". Y. INDEPENDENT.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

WHEN Is a chair like q lady's dress
When it is satin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

Trough on Itch" cures humors. eruption ring
worm,tctter, sat rheum, frosted feet chilblain
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

II you have rough. pimply. or sallow skin,
bad breath, Hop Bitters will give you fair
SKIN. rich blood, the tweetest breath aud
health. $500 will be PAID Tor a case they will
not curc or holm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

CoIden's Liquid Beef Tonic
Should DO taken by the weak, worn ant
dyspeptic. Colden's, no other.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-24

"Oh. how do wish my skin was rs clear
and soft as yours" said - lady to her friend.
" You can easily make IL 80" answered the
friend. "Howl" inquired the FIRST lady.
"By using Hop Bittcrs that makes pure.
rich blood and blooming health. Ii did IL for
me "a you observe"
tF~N None genuine without a bunch of green
Hops on the VIII. q label. Sbun all the vile. poi-
sonous stud with Hop or Hops in their
name.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11

CheCrtulness may be inherent but il can
also be cultivated, and to that extent we
should regard it ~ virtue. II is very
much the result Of Contentment to no
great degree do outward circumstances de
telTnine the cheeriulness or the sadness of
men. The rich may be sad and the poor
cheerful; the fortunate may lie gloomy, and
the unfortunate full of hope; the sick may
he fall of the spirit of joy, and the strong
wrapped in morbid gloom
Some people seem to be always cheerful
They scatter sunshine; it is pleasure to
be near them. 1t is not necessarily the
buOyancy of youth, for often old people arc
cheerful 20 an extent that almost makes il
contagious. They are satisfied with the
world as they find it; they do not cross
their bridges until they come TO them
they consider to-day's load enough for
them to carry, and Will not lug Yesterdays
load around unless it isn't to be helped.
Cheerlulness ought 10 be placed among
the cardinal virtues, and its cultivation
made duty. We are bound to make the
most ofour faculties and opportunities, and
we cannot do so when we give way to mel
ancholy moods. There is nothing that has
such Il bad effect on the general health as
melancholy condition of the mind, and it
is often impossible for physicians to cure
bodily infirmities until The mind becomes
hopeful and elastic. Every power, bod
lily and mental, says Herbert Spencer. "is
increased by good spirits There is no
such tonic as Happiness" Here we have
an undisputed reason why cheerfuness
should be cultivated, and cultivated as the
distinct means of vastly improving other
powers of the mind
1t has been conceded that every form of
healthy mental occupation brings to the
mind Joy rather than gloom or sorrow. 1t
is not those persons who think most, nor
those who are most keenly alive to the sor-
rows and misfortlnes that befail mankind.
that are overcome by sadness, but com
monty the minds that nurse trouble and
unwittingiy encourage melancholy emo
tions. The weakness may be inherent, but
it is not the less evident that instead of cult
waiting chcerfulness they have cultivated
disease Philadelphia Call.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11
WANTED,
FOR SALE-TO LET.

nAIRY FARM FOR SALE-WITH ,.s,sxzxa
II all stock and implements; 100 SstYE1A
acres of land; 10 acres in Alfalfa; R-SA
Vineyard and Orchard; fair build ---=4A,rr.zs4z.
ings; plenty water and wood; price very low.
inquire of CARL STROBEL, 321 street, Sacra-
mento. au9-6t&wlt%
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11

TELPHEEAGE.-This is the name of new
system Of transportation invented by Prof
Fleeming Jenkin, and recently exhibited
at the show of the Royal Agricultural So.
ciety at Shrewsbury, Eng. 1t is an over.
head electric railway designed for transit o
moderate weights, at slow speeds, in situa.
tiops where the question of expense or the
difficulty Of construction precludes the
erection of an ordinary line The speed al
which the trains are designed to run is
about five miles an hour and each wagon
will carry from one totwo hundredweight.
various vehicles are coupled by rigid
connections which serve TO push them
when the locomotive is backing, and also
prevent them overunning each other on an
incline As the line is flexible it hangs in
curves from post to post, and thus one-hali
of the train is always on down grade and
the other on an up grade, the two balancing
each other and keeping the speed uniform
OF course the general direction of the line
may be up or down hill, in which case other
means are required to secure regularity OF
notion Railway Review.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11

No articles of furniture should be put i'll
room that Will not stand sunlight, for
every room i'll I dwelling should have the
windows so arranged that some time dur
ing the day food of sunlight will force
itself into the apartment. The Importance
of admitting the light of the sun freely to
all parts of our dwellings cannot be too
highly estimated. Indeed, perfect health is
nearly as much dependent on pure sun
light rs it is ou pure air. Sunlight should
never he excluded, except when so bright
as to be uncomfortable to the eyes And
daily walks should be taken in bright sun
shine. a sun-bath is of more importance
i'll preserving healt1lfi1l condition of the
body than is generally understood. A sun
bath costs nothing, and that IS d misfortune.
for people are deluded with the idea that
only those things which cost money can
be good or useful. But remember that pure
water, fresh air, and suHlit homes kept
free from dampneSs, will secure you from
many heavy bills of doctors and give you
health and vigor, which no money can pro-
cure. 1t is a we'll established fact that the
people who live much i'll the sun are
usually stronger and more healthy than
those whose occupation deprives them of
sunlight And certainly there is nothing
strange III the result, since the same law an
plies with equal force to nearly every ami
mate thing in nature 1t is quite easy to
arrange an isolated dwelling so that every
room may be filed with sunlight some
time in the day, and it is possible that many
town houses could be so built as to admit
more light than they now receiye.-TCar~
pentry and Building.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11
WHOLE NO. IO,397.
Cholern rs a Traveller.

| An Eastern pestilenoe which has HNsde its
way on foot through Central Asis, which
| has crossed the Atlantic in the old days of
| sailing ships, and crossed the Rocky noun
tainS to the Pacific when San Francisco
was no more than white-walled Spanish
| mission, may certainly be described rs an
enterprisinS and persevering traveller. If
! cholera could thus travel in the years from
ISIS 20 1888, what may 1t not do in thess
days of rapid transit? But the fact is that
the good old times of slow stages, of halt
ing for the night, and Of spending weeks
and months on the journey, were so much
more suited 20 the ways of cholera, that
even the thouSandfold opportunities of the
age OF steam do not make il half so dam
eerous. If there is one thing less doubtful
than another I'm the natural history of
cholera, II is that it loves the ground, that
the breeding place of the poison is the soil,
and that ii is always most formidable when
II drags its slow length along and leaves
trail behind it. No English invasion of
cholera has ever gathered force which did
not come TO us across the continent
through Russia and Germany. II
came by sea from Alexandria to South
ampton i'll 1868, but it was quickly sup
pressed. 1t came next year with German
emlgrauts on their way to America and il
became a considerable epidemic Wchave
always imported il from the opposite shore
OF TIE North Sca-intO Sunderland from
Hamburg in ls$2 into Hull from Ham
burg III ISIS, into the TvncVorts from Ger
man ports in 1858. and into Yorkshire and
Lancashire from Rotterdam in the early
months of 1865. II would almost seem aS
II a long journey overland We're necessary
10 consolidate It's power and give tiL0r tc
lis constitution. AlthWvh tlc events of
lNo9 10 $50 show clearly enough 'la. rail
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11


The design for the Garfield monument
has at last been decided upon Thursday,
the Goth, the Board of Trustees Of the Gar
field Monument Association, with the help
OF two celebrated experts in sculpture. and
architecture, decided that the design of
George II. Keller, OF Hartford. Conn, de-
served the first prize Of $1,000, the motto of
which IS Architect Before designing
the monument the artist visited the site in
Lake View Cemetery. where the monument
is to stand. He chose the design of a
tower, as being the most typical of the man
to whose memory il was to be erected. A
carved and sculpured tomb is made the
principal object of the memorial. The
tower rises from broad terrace, reached by
wide-spreading steps. \ projecting porch
At the base contains yestibule, on one
side of which is the keepers office, and on
the other 4 room for relies and visitors
register. The ycstibule leads into n round
vaulted chamber, the stone dome-like roof
Of which is carried on eight massive, pol
ished granite columns, in circle around
the tomb, which occupies the center
of the chamber. The pavement is
tiled in harmonious colors and designs,
and the whole is lighted by rich.
ly mullioned windows. An aisle or
ambulatOry outside of the columns sur
is decorated with inches for statues or
vases of flowers. y spiral stone stairway
leads from this aisle 10 the top of the
tower, go feet from the ground. At inter
walls in the ascent are commanding views
extending for miles in every direction, ST
one point looking out on GarfieldS birth
place, eight miles distant. Above deeply
recessed portal, outside of the monument,
Is terra Gotta band OF flezc of sculpture
six feet in light, extending around the
base of the tower which is 40 feet square.
The frieze is divided into panels, with fig
urcs representing Garfield as an educator,
soldier and statesman, the long, anxious
watching Of the world over his death-bed
and the funeral procession from Elberon tu
! Cleveland. Gartield's remains will be in
closed in a crypt below the level of the
chamber, under a carved tomb. The fam
| lily vault is provided back of the chamber
A statue of Garfield will be placed near the
main entrance. 1t will probably be OF
bronze Medina (O.) Gazette.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11
This Will Interest YOU!

We offer in DEPARTMENT goods prices that are far below all conTet
Low PRICES FOR FEW DAYS IN EVERY SIX MONTHS
isel GRAND CLEARANCE SALE shall
Depltmemts in which will have 10 coMneiton
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11

IOR SALE-THAT FINE PROPERTY AT
L the northwest corner of Second and p
streets, known as the Paul Morrill, estate. con-
sisting of lots and fraction of lot s, 90x150
feet with a tWostory brick dwelling of IS
rooms. viii be sold low on application to W.
G. FELCH, Real Estate Agent. 1913 Fourth street.
ST. George Building. au7-2w