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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
FASHIONS IN FALsE HAIR.
Oncialiy Reported by the Hair DoaIcr
Association Of New York.

Omcialiy Reported by the Hair Dealers
Association Of Now York.
The Hair Dealers Association of this
city, after comparing notes among
themselves. send 10 the sun dcscrip
ton Of the fall and winter fashions in
false hair; "thc object OF our as,ocia-
ton, they say, being TO guide the
ladies in selecting becoming styles. not
To- overload their heads with false hair. go
This is their bulletin for the winter OF
lss4-sj:
The fall and winter styles for ladies
hair dressing arc very becoming. The
hair is slightly waved and loopcd ir
graceful bows ON the top Of the hcad
the figure eight being the fayorite style
for ordinary wear a few light curl.
iringing the napc OF the neck
Ladies who think it becoming NAV
add q long wave curlcd about two
inches at the end pinned in the center
Of Che back hair, falling gracefully or
The shoulder so as TO boz seen from tho
'front.' another short wayy curl pinned
over the long curl 80 that iho end of it
stops at the napc Of the neck This i.
quite new. and looks well on o long
neck
The front hair is arranged in ight
curl- or waves, in the style most be-.
coming To- the face. The prevailing style
being the fluffy curls ON the forehead
extending about three inches 90 meet
the back hair The fashionable ladies'
hairdresscrs' stores are rcplcte with I'm.
gcnious contrivances To- save the ladies
tuc trouble, aud sometimes the injury
,o their hair, of the curling and frizzuo
necessary TO dress in the fashionable
tylcs
Front coinurcs made OF waves and
rurls woven ON invisible lace. dressed
boo different styles are becoming reg.
uIar article of wearing apparel. some
ladies having as many as half a dozen.
Chat they may have q change for every
day oi the week
Long FLUFFY trcsscs made of natural
curly hair are also provided for the
hcN-hair DIRE iug they are arranged
boo few graceful loops and pinned
around thc twist
Combs and pins made Of she'll. or sil
yer and gilt studded with Rhine stones
iu endless variety. viii be used as or.
uamcuts iu hair dressing this fall apl
winter - T. Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16

Tho dude turned in agony, gritted his
teeth. heSltatcd, and suddenly STOPPING
quickly got some pennies from the box,
and. giving them TO the old gentleman.
began walking the steps and looking
down the street not for some friend hut
for that boy. and his lips wero moving
but not in PRAYER
Hey, boSS," said an old negro.
pointing 10 an illustrated. "what am
diS2"
The unfortunate youth turned =
glance on his qucsuoncr so naughty and
threatening that the old darly turned
hastily away. limo passed. the dude
Stormcd. and the people looked wondor-
lngly at him i'm his rage, but be could
not leave that two dollars.
Then an old lady in big black bon.
net and pair of gold-rimmci glasses
waddlcd slowly up To the stand and
took up n copy of the ChrjSi,un Hcr0l3.
Who runs this staudP' She asked
in high. Shrill voice rs her head was
bent over her purse.
The unfortunate dude looked around
in agony.
Who nuns this stand, ! say?" re-
pcatcd the old lady i'm louder tone as
She looked up at the youth.
Madam, the boy will be"
"Oh, YOU do. DO vouP' exclaimed
the old lady. "Wcll / don't see why
folks don tend To their own business
and not keep other folks woitn' i'm the
cold
But Madam. I'm not
Don't tell mcl | never soc such a
place As this town Folks here are the
most uuaccommodatin'- in'-thcy want
folks TO buy, but there it ends. Well.
why don { you take this money and give
me the changc?'
Madam said the youth. loudly
and imprcssvcly, II tell YOU | am not
the proprietor of this establishment.
Oh, here You are, are you?' he added
suddenly, in Il tone OF soulful satsfac-
tion, as the ncwsboy hurried up To him
with his mouth full of a sandwich; give
me my change he said, savagcly
Sorry TO keep you waitin', ~ said
the boy, coollN II seen You tcndiu'
things, and YOU did il so nice that |
tho't Id take little smack of some
thing TO cat But the dude was strid-
ING down the street and people were
making way for him in his race. as
though hc were madman. And the
old lady who had been gazing from one
TO another. calculated:
Well, | dcclarc"-N J. Times
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
a DUDE NEMsROY
How Tie Kept News stand aud suffered
Agony Untold.

How lie Kept News stand aud Suffered
Agony Untold.
A, The usual crowd was surging along
Broadway yesterday morning an cle-
ganty attired youth in % high silk bat,
a silvcr-crookcd cane and lavender kids.
mounted several steps from which "a
new-bov was selling bis goods, aud
picking up "a paper carclcs-Iy handed
him twO-dollar bin.
Haven't any change" said thc
ncwsboy. you just stay here and
tend IN things till ] come back
As The boy darlcd away the dude
seemed 60 realize his position. aud he
called out.
Boy. aw' boy, Why. what do Won
mean? Come back sayr-awt'
But the news0ov bad disappeared
and the dude vas left fuming and fret
ting upon the steps
For "a little time the pa5scrs bv picked
up their papers and dropped their
pennies in the boN. while the dude stood
looking innOocul. up and down the
str,et 8s ID Doe were waiting for the com
ing of very dear friend
Finally q noar-- -ightcd old gentleman
camc pulling along. and taking up 20
copy of Che Times. began pul. ing out
ms glasses while H h'd % dimc out
with his other han
The dude took mo- notice. and thc old
gentleman tVi.chcd bm by tho coat
and said queruiously. Change. boy
why don YOU give me my change
Come. hurry up
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Nine, RStori ties knots in her
handl archieis To remind her of things
she wishes not to forget.
-TennySon' song, Come Into tho
Garden, Maud, WA IS rewritten some
fifty times before Il was finished,
Rev Edward McClure was :hs a,r-
thor of this pretty sentiment OF the sea:
"Tho occan is tomb without monu-
ment'
The public library at Santa Barbara.
Cal, contains one hundred Chinese
books for the benefit of the reading &C.
lcstials of that city.
Columbia. the Gem OF the Ocean,"
was written by Thomas a'Bccket, an
English actor, who i'm 7S9 was u teach
er of music at Philadelphia. N y
Grdpbic.
With the exception OF General
Harrison, who was i'm Office only "a
month, all our Presidents have had blue
eyes. Few people are aware that Gem
cral Buffers eyes are blue - Hdrpcr'S
Bdc0r
BY conhning his diet for twenty
seven weeks strictly to stale bread and
Skinned milk Major Ben: Pcrlcy Poore,
the correspondent, has reduced his
weight 10y siNN-one pounds, and now
enjoys better health than for fifteen
years bcfore.-M T. sun.
Gcucral Bcrdan, of sharp-shooting
fame, to whose daughter Mr. +. Marion
Crawford was recently married, was
some time ago offered "A field marshall
ship by the Sultan, but ne declined it.
saying he could never wear any other
than the American uniform -TroY
Times.
Annie Whitney. the American
woman who has made very good
statue of Harriet Martncau. is devoted
TO agriculture as we'll as art, and prac-
tically and successfully farms one hun
dred and Scvcnty-tivc acres i'm the New
Hampshire White Mountain region
Boston J0UyHdL
The late Sullivan Dorr of Provi-
dencc, r. l., lived I'm the same house
and died i'm the same room i'm which he
was born. There, too, lived four gen
erations Of servants, one an old lady
who was servant in the family sixty
years ago and is there now -
Providence JoWBH
Private letters from Athens received
i'm Washington say that Mr.. Eugene
Schuyler. the American Minister. re-
Gently while taking walk i'm the on
yirons of the Greek capital lost his wav
and fell into pit filled with slaked
lime, from which hc was not cxtricated
until painfully burned
Canadian papers report the recent
death in the Parish of Ste Madeline Of
Charles Blanchct and wife, on the same
day, i'm the ninciieth year OF their are,
and uftst q, ,,.,,spt,I NC. - a.. a.. -.
years. They left five sons, one of them
Mayor of the town; thirly-ninc grand
children, and ninety grcat-grnnd child
Ten.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
a NICE LITTLE ROMANCE.
How New Jersey Domcstio Met Her Old
Time Lover.

N'N u NfN jersey bomcaiiC Met Her Old
Time Ioycr.
Among the passengers ON the steam
ship City OF Rome ON one OF her recent
trips was Mary Murphy, n tail, hand
some girl with glossy black hair. who
occupied "a berth in the stccragc She
wa, scarcely more than eighteen wears
old, travelled all alone, with ht,lc or no
baggage Her refined mnnuor- and
CleIr accent led some of the officers to
suspect 'ha- She was brought up in ono
Of the largo cities. The Girl skillmllv
cyadcd all questioning and kept nor
own counsel She did not have any
money, and on her arrival secured "a
situation rs nurse in wealthy family
living Ou Bergen avenue. Jersey City.
She was very Trustworthy .crvant.
aud 50 won the affections OF her mis-
irc-s that she was treated with more
than ordinary kindness In spite OF all
she seemed 10 bee unhappy and suffered
from pfOtraotcd attacks OF mental de-
preston
On being asked one day a- 10 The
culsc OF her sorrow Mary confessed
She said that She bad fallen iu love with
% young man in the old country and
was about 90 boz married but her parents
object. at because hc was poor and sent
bcr away IO the north Of ireland where
She was consigned 10 the care Of au
aunt Before going. however, She
managed ~ oc her lover. who asked
her To- remain true To- him Upon thi.
Doc lciI for bmeri IO seek his fortune
Once separated. Mary hc1rd nothing
more of him. and. becoming d.scouso.
latc -hc decided Co follow him She
cludcd the vigilance of her aunt. and
one night disappeared. With Just money
enough To- pay for a -tecragc passage
she c1mo over 10 this country.
About % week ago Mary mistres.
bad occasion 90 visit relative living
boo Mount Vernon Wcstchr-ter County
and took Che girl with her On ontcr.
ing ihc gate Mary suddenly droppcd
one Of the children and ran into tho
arms Of young man who was Just
coming out with % k,t of tools The
pair TODD locked in each others cm-
brace. Mary raucd showers of kisses
upon thc young man and hung ON to
bis neck. 70 soon became apparent
tha. Peter Doyle which was the Young
carpoutD namG was Mar, missing
lover
lu Jess han half ou hsurthe past was
told. and the young giTl's spirits we're
revived. The faithful nurse accom-
panied her mistress back home The
romantic q d.scovery of her lover was too
much for Mary She asked that they
be united 90 once, snd last night ste
became Mrs Doyle 81 Z YOrh
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
HUMOROUS.


There are poems unwrittcn and
songs un.ung' is this that recon-
Giles us to life. SO,th dHd vest
A teacher of mechanics who had
said Of a machine that "its equilibrium
is accurately adjusted was Mortified
TO hear one OF the students say: THAT
things joggle we'll Bapcrs Bazar
Those never TO be pleased persons
who are indulging in thor annual
grOwls about the cost OF carrying tho
mails should reflect on the cost of car
rying the average female aud be happy.
-Lyc.
u hope you will be better boy in
the future. said his mother Yes m"
sobbcd the boy II guess YOU Will
mind your father next time he speaks
tq YOU "Ycs'm 50 poor boy" sho
added sympaihcticnllv. "did he touch
your hcart?' mo M. Drabc'S Irac-
clcrF Nuq0 inc.
Jones "I understand that YOU arc
an artist DO You paint portraits -
De BOubon -" You mistake, sir. claim
10 be- AN artist i'm my line but am not
a painter Jones" "What is your
line De Bonb0n al am 70 maker
Of French candies Jonrs-"Ahi I
sec. You are worker in clay 49, PhE-
uidphip CgH
Ncighbor A.: Wei, Ncighbor g..
how is your son getting along at col
lcgc'' Ncighbor B.. well the fact
is hc isn't at college any longer. heard
him say. We have all embarked in ono
marine vehicle, meaning 'wc are all in
the same boat and ] thought hc know
too much for boy OF his sine, so
fetched him homo. w. Goldcn Days.
Tho acquaintance Of the female
mind with the mysteries of commerce.
and finance is extensive and paralyzing.
Why said 20 wcll-to-do Young
woman who had just received % dry
good bin, "why do YOU keep ON sending
me ths' ! know well enough got
the th.ngs last summer. So what's the
use OI reminding me-. -HH0dciDhiu
RecOrd
A wood stove is not made of wood.
-BDsi0u Past. Nor i 20 cO1l stove made
of coal Funny isn't .t. DrtroH free
prDst And 70 -uow-piow not made Of
snow Awlullr funny ISN'T it2 BuHgoy'
C9WWlroiui Neither is spOuuc-cake
mado of SPONGE Tc hc,- BOsiou J0Ur-
nal Ot COWWlrrc Nor hcad-dress
of heads Ah, ha' SO'Dm Suuje4Ul.
Nor chickcn-salad of chicken They
make 30 of veal usually oil city DcJ-
r'ct
John observed Mr.. Crap at tho
breakfast table The other morning Tho
paper says it's iu sttlo tcw hcv plates
onto the front doors '.Wcll. what Of
it'' asked her unfcciiug spouse. "Oh.
nOihin' except if wc want tcw boz Zoo styln
! suppose wc must hcv one, too. but
thcu. os wc aiu't -D extra fashionable.
] reckon I'li only put % saucer out.
Ihatd d look more modest like, don
YOU reckon so2' John. az usual. coin
cidcd BOH0u POST
"A Montana and Dakota man we're
dispui.ng about tbo rainfall NJ their
Territories Why said the Montana
man, we have twcnty-sx inches Of
rain-fall "a year; all the water YOU get
wc send down 90 YOU I'm the Missouri"
Water iu the Missouri from Mon
taua' said Che Dokoian. when 10
rcachcs us 30 is nothing hut % dry raviuo
with q cloud of du-. i'm So. and ali tho
water wc can gotwiII only servo TO mako
mud of 3D. ~ Erch0R1e
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
AN ARMLess woMAN's FeArs.
Writing, Threading "a NcedIc, and Feeding
Herself with Her Toes.


Herself with Her Toes.
Now, let me show you what can
do Dinner'll be here in just moment.
Thread needle or course can:
see ? and suiting the action to the
word, Mrs Thomson picked up fine
needle with the large and second toe OF
the right foot, held it tightly between
the tips, and taking some warn in her
left foot, rolled the end deity on n
small. smooth stone. put il to her mouth
by bending her body almost double,
and deity inserted the yarn i'm the nee
die, more easily than a bachelor thread s
large needle with very fine thread
Next she took a handsome tidy ON which
she was crochcting and with rcmarka-
BILE dcitncss held the work with her
right foot while with her left she guided
the needle i'm and out, catching the
threads with ease and fashioning the
figure as fast rs "my lady " i'm the sit
tng-roOm does with her soft hands
Her right eye giving her some trouble
during this work she dcftly pushed
back the spcctacles which she wore and
with the second toe rubbed the cyclid
Then she bent forward and brushed
back q few stray hairs from her fore
head. Taking up the pen between the
large and second toe OF her left foot.
and holding a slip OF paper with her
right toes, she wrote in a feminine
hand, small and rather neat. He that
lends 10 all shows good will but little
sense Ann j.. j. Thomson. Born
without arms, December 23. 1889, Ga. "
lhis written, she put the pen down, took
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16

10 sew. \ single lady, indeedl II she
had been quadruplo lady she could
not have made more noise or enjoyed
the making of il more.
At the end Of the month. however. an
sccident happened which turned the
current of my whole life.
went on picnic. Idon't often 90
TO affairs Of that kind; bat that was an
especially select affair; gotten up by
my friend Harold Webster.
went, and there l met Barbara VIII
LIS and fell straightway in love with
l'er She wasn't exactly too Young,
hut neither am l-and TO my taste "A
run blown rose Is sWcCtCr than "A bud.
wherever you may find it growing. She
was dark-cycd, with full cherry lips.
with satin-brown hair and complex
, ION as fresh aS roses and ivory. We
talked our ideas coiucidcd exactly. Ii
seemed aS II our souls were two look,
ing glasses, 10 mirror each others.
Miss Willis, cried l. ''why is IL
that we have never met before? / feel
as if we were old. old friends"
As spoke gently pressed her hand,
and she smiled back unuttcrablc things.
went to my friend Webster. who
was making up quadrilles on the upper
deck. We were accompanied by an ex-
ccllent brass band.
Harold, ~ said |, IL can never thank
you enough for introducing me to that
angel"
'Do YOU mean Barbara Wilus?" said
he. well, / think She is rather fine
girl
We grew confidential rs we sat to-
geiher on the promenade deck and
watched the moonlight ripple over the
surface of the tides
"A bachelors life is but half q life,
Miss Willis,n said l.
Il can readily imagine that, said
She, softly.
81 live in flat, " confessed /.
''Do you?' said Barbara (the sweet
old English name was just like herr.
'why, how strange! so do ~
Isn't it drcadfulP"
"Horrid"' said she, closing her rosy
lips rs If she meant IT,.
And there's n female dragon occu.
PIES the floor above me and tormcnts
me out of my life.
well, If this isn't a remarkable co.
incidence, said Barbara. There's q
detestablc old crab of bachelor under
me who takes all the pleasure out of
my existence. ~
SHOULD two lives be thus blightcdr'
said emphatically.
II don't think they should" said
barbara enthusiastically looking in,
ie4tiy at the bouquet Of pausics She
held IN her hand.
II was past midnight when the boat
landed. Harold Webster came up.
- promised TO see YOU home, Miss
Wits said he, rubbing his hands,
briskly
you need not trouble Yourself. Web.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
THE OLD YEAR OUT"

How stands the record OF the dying vcar2''
llums 10 a sigh OF must we drop "A tear
With drcar December are our souls in tun,
Ut cbaut our songs in unison with Joy oI :
How stands the record OF the dying voa yy'
chat wish attained, was IL at cost too dcn.F
And when We failed, did failure never hIcSs
Ana Fortune brui>c aud suotho with rough
Curcs.s
How stands the record of the dying ycary''
lts promise has it kept 20 heart and cHrY
It's memory shall We cherish while we live
or v, ,uld we, To forget H. half our treasures
giVtf
How stands the record OF the dying year,
Ana now the changing groups OF near ana
dc.srY
Friends, lovers gone! new friends, now lov.
trs toundY
Where would VIC choose to be- above or un.
der grOuudf
How stands the record of the diving ycarY''
Nhen al Is SAID. the answer not - clear
i.et those who will TO prophecy aspire
IT We the gift TO understand the past ac-
Qu.ro.
--ITdlffDTyd Conn Tiuiss
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16
Q. & o. r. r. TIMETABLE.
WESTWARD.

coneensed timetable OF passenger traiAs teI
ne stations named below.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16

w r. Chamberlain OF Norwich.
Conn. has invented q way Of charging
cartridge with compressed air iu lieu
of powder The shell is placed in a re-
cc'yor and then filled with cOmprc. ed
air. y valve u Tine base of the cartridge
closes when b. is removed from tho
receiver and tlc cartridge is ready for
use. Tho shell .- d.scla god by Opcn-
inc Che valve when The afr foreiblv
drive tc proicctlc from the barrel.
The inventor claims % have obtained %
range @. half uile. with q pressure of
two hundred pc nds to thc inch. Hurt
ford Clur0aL
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-16

besides the abov e-namcd trains, there Is
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and West daily except sunday
PROtENSIONAL CARDN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-12
REMARKABLY CAREER.

WASHINGTON, Sept, ll.--Rev. Nose,
A. Hopkins, of Franklinton, N. c., up,
pointed minister to Liberia, was born Il
slave in Montgomery county, Va, aud
after gaining his freedom pursued a
course of study and was graduated at the
Lincoln university, Pa, In the class OF
1874, and was also graduated at the
Auburn, n. V, Presbyterian Theological
seminary. In addition 10 his service as
Presbyterian clergyman he has been en-.
gagged In educational pursuits, and was
principal of the state colored normal
school, at Eranklinton, for several years
He was highly recommended for the posi-
ton by the governor and other officials OF
North Carolina, and by other men OF
prominence, including good many
clergymen and representative colorcd
men of three counties.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-12
TALK WITH AN IOWA REPRESENTA-,
TIVE.

Special to the Gazette,
WAsHINGroN, Sept. l,--Represcnta-
tive Murphy of Iowa, arrived In the city
last evening, and called udon the presl-
dent to-day;
GLOW are the people OF your state aud
section pleased with the administrations
asked your correspondent.
"'rhey are entirely satisfied with the
president and his method Of conducting
public AFFAIRS replied Judge Murphy.
81 have heard, he continued, .sot dis
satisfaction within the party, but have
not been able TO locate II in my inter.
course with the people Of Iowa, aud the
Northwest. The masses Of the people OF
all parties are convinced OF the presidents
integrity and his ilrm purpose 70 give
them good government upon an econ
omical basis and they are. satisfied"
Upon being asked If he dad not have
some object In view in coming here the
Judge replied that his only purpose was
TO advance the interest OF the IleDnipen
canal, which, he added, Is the question OF
most vital interest now 30 the North
west.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-12
YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO.

WASHINGTON, sept. 1.-THE marine
hospital bureau is informed through the
collector of customsat lil paso that yellow
fever is epidemic in the state of Sonora,
Mex, and request is made for the APP
pointment OF medical Inspector at
Nogales, n. NJ The collector was au-
thoriaed to appoint IN Inspector at once
The bureau is also informed of the ar
rival of the steamship Gardiner at lIamp-
ton roads, twenty-one days from Mar.
settles, with all well on board None of
her crew will be allowed TO land until the
authorities are satisfied that no danger
will result therefrom.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-12
Register Rosecrans Makes a Clean
Sweep Of Chiefs Of Divisions in
I. cen,, His Department.
'.~.og '3q q, T.. ,tlon-sIn,y. rlrA,
fo"r'" Ss,masters Ap.
pointed yesterday.
yellow Fever Pronounced Endemic In
sonora MeS.-An ES slave sent ~
Minister TO Liberia.
GIVEN rIIEn-n-

WASHINGTON, Sept. l1,-Gen. Rose.
Grams, register of the treasury, has asked
Tor the resignation of William p. Til.
COMB assistant register and Hartwor
Jenison, Charles Mall, Arthur Hendricks
j: II Beatty and b. Walker. chief of
divisions In the registers oiilcc. The
designations are demanded, the register
says, so as to secure unbiased Judgment
and cordial cooperation In any changes
mat may be necessary for the good of the
public service. The register has found
that the officials whose resignation he
mas asked are not in sympathy with him
IN the reforms which he proposes in his
once, aud for that reason he desires Ia
replace them with men upon whom he
can RELY "