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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Richard Critchctt, cf Darlington,
n. H., who is now i'm his nincty-siNth
year, walks perfectly straight, and has
never experienced , days sickness 80.
Boston Herald.
Colonel Ingcrsoll was asked to ~
veal the secrets of oratory. and said.
'U>c small words to express the idea
and be sure that the idea ovcrlaps tho
word at both ends. -
Adam Forcpaugh was formerly
butcher in Cincinnati. and got into tho
circus business by having TO forccloSo "a
mortogc ON u show. He is worth about
81 900 600 ~ u Sun.
Wendell Phillips left only about
h25, 900, though once wealthy. Mrs.
LiVCrmotc SAYS that the day before hn
died lac burned small fortune in notes
hc held against people for whom, rs he
said, his executors might make trouble.
Boston JOWRdi
-"As You grow in art, said Gounod
to n young poet, you will Judge tho
great master, of the past as | now
Judge the great musicians of former
times. At your age used to say: Il;
at twenty-five said, Il and Mozart mt
forty, Mozart and H. Now say
Mo art.
book Is soon TO bc published en-
titled "Thc First Families of the United
States, wealth being the determining
consideration The trouble with such
II book will be the necessity for re-
vision every time there Is an important
fall in stocks. There should bc au
appendix for the Canadian cNilcs 49,
current
The smallest magazine ever pub
lishcd is said to be the MtNcdi Month";
iy of London. Its size is 81 by ~
inches IL has been reduced To these
dimensions by phototypc, and the con-
tents includes several musical pages.
The reproduction is cNquisitcly done;
but the most tiny of the type, infinitely
smaller than any ever east, can only bo
read 10y the aid of II magnilying glass.
--"Thc death of Mrs. Yulcc, the wifo
OF ex-senator Nulcc, who represented
Florida in the United States Senate be-
fore the war closes "A singular career
says the Atlanta Constitution. She was
of distinguished Kentucky family, and
rclgncd n a social beauty lulcc, an
ungnlnly young man, sought her hand
when she laughingly replied that, when
Senator lulce presented the suit, sho
would consent. lie went ut once TO
Florida, and was forgotten by the beau
ty IL was not long until he won his
pIi2c, and no one was more SURPRISED
than the lady herself WHOM the Florida
Senator claimed the fulilmcnt OF her
promise.
The oldest and happ,st marTicd
couple in the State of kentucky arc
DIR. and Mrs. j. g.. Chinn. of IcxinW-
ton. Mrs. Chnn is ninety weight years
of age and her husband ninety tour.
They were married six years ago. and
are Il, lovcr-likc in their home aliairs as
married folks generally are at forty.
DIR. Chinn Is an eloquent orator, and at
the last meeting of the Mex can veterans
fairly cclipscd many of the Younger
speakers with an address of I'm hour a7d
forty minutes duration, which was
aftcrward published in full in several
daily papers. DR. Chinn is still quito
hale and hearty, aud so is his GOOD
wife. - Chicdgo Times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08

"how do YOU know don'tp"
IL moan that Won do no, intend IN
convey the imprc>sion that thcv aro
that old"
That's what doa"
II would like to talk to- ono Of thcm
and listen to his cNpcr.cpccp"
$50 would l."
"Whv don't voup"
"Thcv are dead stranocr Room cot.
tied a long time.
What timc is itp" asked tho touris,
after remaining silent for a few mo.
mcnts.
'.Gcttin' along toward the .prino a.
the wear"
Il mean what time of day9v
Don't know. it's cloudv"'
"Havcn't YOU rot a tim,-p;ccc in tbc
house,"
NO lint the old won,n b,s~
We'll cant Won see what tin,c :, -
by thatP" '
"Noob
"WhVp"
"Old woman's too stinov Sbc lows
that the old machine hst oivcs cnough
time for her am the bows Got = biw
family on' ,vc Inv, in ~, .,,;,I,,, -
full not To waste ANYTHING
"Mv friend. YOU are Certainly n very
curious specimen. "
"Yc,. SO is a wntcr-doo."
II am stranger i'm this country. bui
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
HUMOROUS.

The LicrarY WOrid proposes n new
word, "litcrarian, to describe person
devoted 10 literary pursuits Whether
the cditariau and cducatarian will favor
the suggestion Of the innOvatarian re-
maing to be seen. NOrrist0DR Hcrdld.
Fogg -" Brownington IS having a
hard time Of it. He lost his leg, you
know, Il year or two ago, and now no
has had TO have his foot amputatcd.
Henderson SO? Hope twasnt tho
foot on the other leg; that would DO
very serious. '--B Boston TrdRScrtpk
An old lady was viewing the ex-
posed stock Of some burntout dry-goods
store on Market street few days ago.
The burntcdged bales were all strcwn
across the sidewalk Above was a sign,
another Sacrifice Another sacri-
flee said the old lady ayes, burnt
offerings Sum F.ruHcisco Chronicle.
A boy took walk with his father
on Washington street, Providence, and
as they were passing the Insane Retreat
the son asked: Father, why don & wo
ever sec any faces at the window whom
we walk by the Retreat" Because,
my son. replied the parent, " their
heads are turned. w. GOOd cheer.
Nellie. let's you and / play in
ycntor?' How shall we do 10. Tom
my?' why you bc the inventor and
go in and get some cookies out OF tho
box, and Ill be the capitalist and como
along and eat them an "But what
will ] get out Of it?" "Why, voun
get all the fame. I'll tell mamma 10 was
you who took the cookies '- ChtcugO
NCVs
a newspaper man who writes the
obitu nv notices and financial articles,
went into 70 restaurant thc Ojhcr day
whilc suffering from severe cold.
When the waiter handed him the menu
hc said "llcrc. yOu have made mis-
take. The waiter looked pcpIcNcd.
"HOu have put the carte before tho
hOar-c,' explained the newspaper man,
and the waiter Immediately struck for
higher wages And no wonder. Nor
ristOwu Her0id
-" Now" said WyIc. "tbcro's
horse as is 70 horse. Why. that fell
low beat Maud IS once" " Como.
now, that won't do "I tell it-
fact, ] was driving along one dav.
whom ] saw Maud s. ahead of me.
Now. for 10. / says, and gave the boy
the bit Well Sir ! passed the crack
trottor in half "a minute " Honcst2'
Yes, honest but then Maud S. wa-
going the other way FiUSburS
Icicgr0ph
Tho whiChncss OF tho what
Across the mOOrI8uds OF the Not
We chase the rruCsDmc when,
And hunt the Itncss of the What
Through forests of The Then
Into thC iuurr consciousness
We track tho crafty Whore,
nc spear thC Ego tough aud beard
Tho Ergo in his lHir
With lassOs OF the Drain we catch
Tho isncss of tho Was.
And iu the COpsre of tho WhcuCo
We hCur the Il.uk bcus buzz.
We climb tho slippery Which burk trco
IO watch tHc IhusuCss roll.
And pause bctimCs iu guoatiC rhymes
TO WOO the over Soul.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
an EvAslvE CUSTOMER.
Information THAT Didn't Inform TO An
Very Certain Extent.

Information THAT Didn't Inform to Any
Very Certain Extent.
How long have you been living
herc2' asked tourist Of an Arkansaw
man.
wall let me think awhile See chat
dog lie wan nothin' but 70 pup when
como here
How old is hc2"
Wall. dun iorgi b. birth day Hc
was mighty oucy pup iu The fu-t
place. an wa d.dn' think hc would live
nohow so wc didn't keep up % kcrrful
record OF hi- age. Putty good dog
though Doc gr,woi up to bc. but hc
Ccttin lift old now
$50 you dom know how long you yc
been living hcro'
"Oh, YES, ever since that doc was "a
pup.
Wien was hc pupa'
Before hc was "a dog Of course so
'My friend, are there maAy old set
tiers in This part Of the county?'
"Oh, yes.
How old2'
Some o. them are hundred yesrs
old, reckon
you don tell me so'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08

Florida oranges ar. being exported
from Boston 20 Liverpool in large guam
titles A Tot Of one hundred boxes.
which were shipped recently. arrived iu
good condition, and were sold atsaGs-
factory prices. although thcy came in
competition with the Mcditcrrauca
oranges. which. are sold in England a.
low prices
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
IN Easy senlence.

You are charged with bigamy. re-
marked the Judge. .mpc,-iycly whno
the prisoner glanced over h.- shoulder
at three starD-Ni-tgcd women.
Vow continued the Court. ~ intend
TO give you the everest penalty the law
allows
Here the prisoner covered his race
with his hands and wcpt
81 shall sentence Won 10 State Prison
for twenty years What are YOU grim
ming at2
81 thought smiled the prisoner
through his tears, ''you was a-going 10
turn me 10 rsc. ~ y Gr0phic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
TWO TABLEAUx.
Mother and Child.

"other ana thhd.
Two little dimpled rosebud feet
A. the apple blossoms sweet
Nestled I'm one loving hand
Where bright sea waves kissed the sand
Long ago!
Two little hands like rose leaves Law
ON warm breast as fair as they;
Two little hands all pink and white,
Like the tinted seR-shells bright
Long ago,
Two mcrry, glad. widc-opcn eyes
Looked up with wondering sweet surprise
Into two mirrors, faithful. true
Which mothcrsoul looked fondly through.
Long ago!
Two pretty, poutinE. pink-pearl lips.
meach-tinged, like toes and finger tips:
Two lips OF richer, ripper red
oh Love 5 warm kisses sweetly fed,
Long ago!
a precious, helpless lump of clay
IN winch pure bright spirit lay.
w. T%tlng traiS me y soI mothers on! watehfu!e eye
10 ualh IL Tor the by-and-by,"
Long ago!
Child and Mother.
Two wrinklcd hands like dead leaves Law
Soft folded DER breast OF clay;
Two wrinkled, bony, bare. brown hands
where sea waves kiss tho crystal sands,
Now as then.
Two tired, tired feet all thin and worn
0n mes rough rocks, oft bruised and torn:
ne weary feet, too weak to 20
On ifo's rough pathway 20 aud fro
Now as then!
Two fearless eyes close velcd from light
Meath soft-frnRcd lids of pcarlprnv white.
Two loNe-llt eyes, deep. tender. truc.
NO more the mOthersoul looks through
Now as then!
n precious, lifelcss lump OF clay
FROM which the soul hath passed away;
a loving woman, tonder. sweet
Misses tho face, tho hands the feet
Now as them
Ethel EthertOH, ia Detroit Free Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08

Bcstdcs the abov onamed trains. there A. q
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both Rast and w cst daily eIoopt Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08

WESTWARD.

Aoonaensed tiue-tahle OF passenger trsins ~
Ne stations named below.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
A Perverted Fife.

There is a man in Florida that we
never pass without a sigh of regret.
This man was the finest pulpit orator
of the South. His tongue dropped
diamonds, and his thoughts were
pearl. No congregation ever tired of
his eloquence. He held attention
breathless, and thousands hung upon
his words. If he had followed one
good purpose with unfagging zeal
through all his life if he had kept
his eye single and his heart set in one
direction ; if to all his radiant gifts
had been added stable purpose and
sincere consistency, he. might have
been among the most famous and the
most useful men Of all his time. But
he followed all things, he sought to
give God and Mamon equal service !.
he sought to sail on every sea, and his
melancholy s~hipwreck points the SOL
EN- moral of his plan Of life. The
story DC this man Is more eloquent OF
warning than the best sermon chat h.
aver preached.-aebsopgtlIg Eta
Her1d.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
where Fine women Are Raise,

Where Fine Women Are Raised.
Very beautiful women and fine
looking men are "raised," as the
American would say, in Persia and
the Khanates of Central Asia. Eu-
rope or America never produced such
a paragon of lovliness as General
Nazar Aga's wife. Some of the
noblest types Of the Caucasian and
the Semitic races are still found in the
valleys of Central Asia. They are
physically as superior to a civilized
European as a Khiva steed is to a
Partisan cab-horse. However, when
not in the first bloom Of youth, the
women have a sorrowful, not to say
a morose, look, which impairs their
beauty. This is shown in Verescha-
gins "Albumn Of Sketches" made
between the Caspian and the Ganges,
which will soon be exhibited in Lon
don.-Londof1 TRUTH
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
Persian Bread.

"Persian bread" writes a CORE
spondent now in Afghanistan, lis q
very peculiar production; 1t is made In
large flaps, in some cases about a yard
long. If ever the Persians reach the
advanced state of morning newspa-
Lers they might have them printed on
their bread, so that they could read
the news while they eat, and swallow
everything literally. On seeing these
large flaps l have often thought that
they must resemble the blacksmith's
leathern apron, which was the old
standard of Persia; if the bread Is not
made after that model they have man
aged to produce an article very like it,
not only in size but in color and tough
ness at the ~same time. We have had
now nearly two months experience
of this material, and it was a delight
on coming here to get at our breakfast
the first morning bread that was made
on a somewhat later model than an old
leather apron. The chances of finding
a change in this detail of our daily
life on reaching the Indian camp had
often been discussed on the way, when
we were hard at work trying to mas
ticate pieces of the leather kind. One
of our party said he knew Major Rind,
the commissariat officer of the other
camp, and that he was not a MAJ like
ly to come away without the means of
baking good bread, but we had so long
been used to that Persian kind that
these assurances did not inspire much
hope. There had been doubts, but
these were dispelled at our first break
fast. Butter actually appeared on the
table with the bread. l fear for the
moment we either forgot or thought
lightly of the splendid pillaus in the
breakfast prepared for US by the Gov
ernor of K~horassan's cook at Meshed,
or the many d~elicacies All Mardan
treated us with at Sarakhs. One man
while m%unching a great mouthful of
bread and butter-the amount in his
mouth slightly interfered with his ar
ticulation-but we made out that he
meant to say it was almost as good as
arriving at Dover. OF course he meant
to aid that it vas after having been a
long time in the East away from En-
gland, but at that instant he had not a
moment to spare, and left the sentence
in its incomplete form as here record.
ed."-London NeaUs.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
AngeG Fish.

Lady Brassey, writing of the "angel
fish," says: "'Oh, how loyelyP was the
first exclamation from everybody.
What are these beautiful blue Great
ures swimming about? 1t is like
another peep into fairy land. Real fish
cannot surely be so lovely as thatF
Those are angels was the reply. We
could, therefore, no longer wonder at
their beauty, however much we might
continue to admire it. The fish were
indeed quite the most ethereal-looking
objects I ever saw in this prosaic world
of ours. In shape and in color espect-
ally, they more than realized child
hoods idea of what an angels wings
should be like-celestial blue and gold,
in every possible shade of delicate tint,
on a sort of substratum of pale shim-
mering brown. Their movements.
too, might almost be said to be angelic,
as they swan gracefully through the
water just as n might imagine an
angel would float through endless
space. To complete the resemblance,
they had the most exquisite eyes, and
q calm, serene expression of face. I
am afraid no description, however
carefully written, certainly not one
from such a pen as mine-indeed,
scarcely the most accurate picture
from the most skilful pencil, could
convey a really correct idea of the ex-
tremely fascinating charm of these
rightly-named angel fish. It was,
therefore, rather a shock to ones feel
ings to hear that their ordinary name
among the common people is Mike
possibly Gas some ingenious p~hilologer
has suggested) a convenient contract
ion of Michael the Archangel."
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
The NesC York Ao,.aue.

The norge is attached to the great
Charity Hospital of New York, which
is situated at the foot Of Twenty-sixth
stl eet, on the East River the place
being once known as Bellevue
From the foot of this street the steam,
boat plies to and from Blackweli's Is.
land where the penitentiary is stu
ated) J, the distance being two miles.
As you enter the hospital grounds you
pass a small brick structure, with a
large window opening into the street,
and here n often notices a crowd
gazing with intense interest. No
wonder, for inside that window lie the
unknown dead.
The floor is stone, with a drain
which keeps it dry. It's sole furniture
is a pair of stone tables, each slanting
SO as to allow moisture to escape by
dripping. On these tables are exposed
the bodies of the unknown dead, and
the room is open from nine until five,
in order to permit inspection. The
corpses are stripped of their clothing,
but are covered by ar India rubber
cloth, which only permits the head 10
be seen. In hot weather a jet of cold
water is often thrown upon them in
order to prevent decomposition, for as
soon as this begins they are sent to the
Potter's field. An important feature
in the morgue is its wardrobe, and
What strange emotions are felt as one
gazes on this varied array of garments
whose owners will, in most instances,
never be knoWnl Each one is num-
bered and accompanied by a few
words of description. Here, for in
stance, are pantaloons, shirt and vest
labeled, "Picked up In East river Jan
uary IL, 1S8l-buried on the 18th.
Another is a full suit marked, aPicked
up In the street; stabbed" These
garments are kept for a year. and
even longer, in order 10 assist Id iden-
flying those who have gone to the
trenches Of the pottes's leld.-Ci,eia
matt EDagigsr,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
NiaaarG rails Pork.

Among the good works authorized
by the last legislature of New York is
the formation Of a park at Niagara
Falls, by which all the grounds and
waters necessary for the preservation
and public Access to those great Won-
ders Of nature are secured to the peo-
pie in perpetuity. The sum Of one
and a half million dollars has been APP
propriated by the State TO secure the
purchase OF private property. Lands.
equal to q little more than one hum
dred acres have been bought. The
grounds and buildings on both sides of
River and Canal SITS. west and south
OF the hydraulic canal have been TAX
en- by the Park Commissioners. The
lines extend to the main channel of
the river, and middle Of the Horse
Shoe Falls, being the boundary line
between Canada and the United
States. and the purchase takes In Goat
Island and all the little islets, with
their various mills, streets, and pas
sage ways. BY the terms Of the act the
whole tract Is to be restored as far as
possible TO Its original state Of nature,
and when this Is accomplished, the
trees grown. and an the Improvements
perfected, the attractions Of Niagara
will be increased : thousnd fold.-Sce
enti9o american.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
Features of the Persta,s Capital.

FeGeNseS or the ESeESasse capital.
Teheran, the capital of Persia, is a
place of no antiquity. IL was Aga
Mahommed Khan, the founder of the
present dynasty, who first adopted it
about a century ago. A mud wall
surrounds the city. but it would be a
mistake to say that the place is forti-
fed, in the modern sense of that word.
The wall is distinctly pre-Vauban in
It's tracing. AS a police boundary, or
something of that sort, it may serve
some purpose /; but as a defense to
the city, If it were attacked by q mod
ern army, it would be useless. The
supply OF water is brought into the
town by what the Persians call ka-
nauts. This is the same as the kareez
of A~fghanistan. These are tunnels sim
ply cut through the soil, in parts at
some depth, and by this means water
is found, where all is dry above, and
brought for large distances to irrigate
fields. Holes have to be made at reg
ular distances to bring up the earth in
excayating the kanauts, and their di-
rection can be traced across the
try from the mound round each hole.
This mode of irrigation exists all the
way from this place to the Khyber.
The making of these tunnels is a reg
ular trade, and there are wise men
who have a reputation for being able
to find the underground source from
which the supply Of water is obtained.
Some large extents of ground in Per
STA would be a desert were It not for
these kanauts. The supply of water
brought into Teheran by them is large,
and the quality Is said to be good.
The bazaars are arched over with sur
dried bricks, which is the usual build
Ing material hereabouts. The object
Of this is to keep ont the sun. This
makes them dark. but 1t Is highly
picturesque, IN some places they are
EEEAZzEA
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15
MSe's sssssss,g d

G4GS StSsagAv S&GCe
What-you are dull to-day?
In q sad null to-day?
Up and be social and stirring, 1 pray
Why SO lugubrious?
Take O salubrious
Walk, and we'll talk, for I've something to say
Verify, verify,
Things will go merrilY
When you are merry, and busy, and brave.
But If not cheerfully
Tempered, but tearfully,
Life is tyrant, and Yen are its slave,
Ifyou go wilfally,
However skilfully,
Nursing your moods and your delicate whims
Life will BIO dumb to you,
AL things will come to you
Touched by q shadow that saddens ana ulms,
Life has two sides to it,
Take the best guides to it,
Look ut the best and the brightest, my friend
Be a philosopher,
Don't look SO cross over
Matters you nevor Gun alter or mem.
Look not so dismally
Down the abysmally
Dark-hangil1 over the precipice brink.
Worst of all bias Is
Hyp~ochondriasis-
Sunshine is healthier than shadow; Think.
If you would drive away
Gloom and would hive away
Honey-like peace in your innermost cell,
Work-likc the humble bee,
Soft let your grumble be;
Burn your own smoke and tho world will GO
well.
&C. n. Cranch in YouthS Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-08-15

painted with figures and ornaments,
and at oD,e place, where two lines OF
bazaars Cross, the seat Of the Kadi was
pointed out, with a cell below for pris-
oners. Here cases are tried before the
public, and punishment is inhicted-a
very Eastern and primitive mode of
administering justice. At one part of
the bazaar we noticed nothing but
shoemakers. Passing them we found
nothing but hats being made; a little
distance further 1t vas t~ailors, then
brassworkers. The grouping of each
trade has many advantages. and it Is
not SO many years since it was COM
mon in some towns at home. Kabob
shops, or eating houses. and tea houses
are to be found scattered about the ba-
zaar. In some of the tea houses men
were sitting smoking kalians, while
story tellers were amusing them. The
Constantinople bazaar has long ceased
to be Oriental. Anyone wishing to
see a place of this kind in q still pure
ly Eastern condition might come to
Teheran. We visited the old residen-
cy in the centre of the town. where
Sir Henry Rawlinson and other early
British representatives lived. 1t Is at
present undergoing a complete repair.
The new Legation is ON the outskirts,
near the gate of tie road leading to
Gulahek. 1t is perhaps the best build
ing in Teheran.-London NeWS.