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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

enjoyed my society after having beeu
thrown among horses all the week that
had had much greater advantages
than l.
My wife at first objected seriously to
an insurance ON my life, and said sho
would never, never touch dollar OF the
money If ! were to die, but after had
been sick for nearly two years. and my
diSpos ton had suffered good deal.
she said that | neod not delay the ohSe-
quies ON that account But the life in
surance slipped through my fingers
somehow, and | recovered.
| have built up two li(e-iusuranco
companies and placed them on their
feet since that | hope they will not
forget il when | come to call ON them
for a tavoc. One of them il an "old-
liner, and the other is an assessment
company. | took policy in the assess
ment company because | had been i'm
politics some. and when | went out
missed my rs ,eSsment sadly. had be-
come n slave to the assessment habit.
and So had to do something i'm order to
supply its place. | now feel first rate.
When | get my asses ,ment notice
imagine am an ollice-hoidcr and that
it is billet-douN from the Central Com
mittcc. so il is Ike old times almost
Lifc-mSmancc is good thing.
would not bc without it, NV health is
greatly improved since | got my new
policy. Formerly used to have seal
brown taste in my mouth when arose
in the morning, but that has disap-
pcared entirely am now hopeful and
happy and my hair is getting thicker
on top. | would not try TO keep house
without lifc-insurancr. Last September
was caught in one of the most de
Structivc cyclones that ever visited -
Republican form of Government \
great deal of property was destroyed
and many lives were lost, but | was
spared. People who had no insurance
We're moved down on every hand, but
aside from a broken leg was entirely
unharmcd
Since insuring my life sleep better
nights, and my neighbors are getting
more reckless about leaving their water
melons and clothes lines out over night.
II had n voice that could ba heard on
the other side Of tho Soudan il would
still b. for good, solid lifc-insurancc
In these days of dynamite and roller
rinks and the CORY mcat.aNe of q new
Administration we ought TO make some
provision for the future. - BW NVc 10
Boston GIobe
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01
THE BARBADOES

Tendencies Of the Inhabitants 10 InduI-
gence IN Chicken and C'ne stealing.
As thieves the negroes are most ex-
pert, and burglaries are frequent. es-
pecially in the smaller houses. a hen
roost IL is almost impossible to preserve
from them, aud If they get into one
they will sweep IL clean. Their mode Of
proceeding ON such occasions is. ! am
told. rs follows. Having obtained am
entry, they seize each bird from the
perch. put IFS head under It's wing. and
whirl the unfortunate fowl round and
round iu the air five or sis times The
result of this CAS- J can tcstify) is that
the bird remains torpid and apparently
lifclcs-. and is thu, easily slowed away
in q bag without danger of incOuvcnicnt
cackling. Nor is IL against their bet
ter- only that such attack are directed:
for they prey equally upon each other
Every nigh, ion Barbados b. made
hideOu- Dy the discharge OF curious old
firearms ont pf tho windows Of the
-hantie- GEL 20 warming that the inmates
are ON their guard
The idlcncss of tine negroes IS not so
unnatural considering ihc circum-
stance FOO which be- lives in bis native
island Food g. extraordinarily cheap.
and shilling will keep a man for "a
week Further. alongside Of every
road unfcnccd and uguardcd Che
sugarcanc. of which hc +. particularly
fond lies open Co hi- hand and though
be i- liable tO prosecution for theft 10
detected. and all dcWsablc means are
employed to check This species of theft
(prcdial larceny a- DO is called there
can Boz mo- doubt that inralcu8blc dam
age i done to The CROP iu This way To
'he mall proprietor especially tIi- is
very scrI0u, evil n- Doe cam NOT afford
Che dccIm1fion of hi- canes. and .t also
tolls heavily ON the larger land owner. y
The mischief prevails throughout tho
West Indies. and though s1mowhat dis
courlgcd by summary imprisonment
VIII never, ] take DO. he even approx
matclv stamped out Thus. as the or
jInary lahorors wages are one shilling
per day and two days work. or one
day II he steal successfully. will bus
him corn. meat. salt fish aud rum
enough for aweck living. tits no Won
der that he viii not work for six days
--.hacWWqH s Magatius.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01
HUMOROUS.

"A prominent clergyman calls the
face "the playground of the soul. "
Then book-agent's cheek must be a
prairie. N y. JoarHm
Canton (O) capitalists are going
20 try and make sugar out OF beets.
This way beats try TO make sugar" ont
of capitalists. san Francisco NetOs
Letter.
- Counsel - "Thcn YOU think IN,
struck YOU with malice aforethoughtP''
Witness you can't mix me up like
that. I've told you twice he hit me
with brick. "
Must BE Very Merry.
81 laugh would be wise man cried,
AT every one who laughs ~ me"
Good land. snoering friend replied,
How very merry you must be-
The Italians believe that maternity
robs woman of her voice. The Italians
should come TO this country and listen
TO a rural mother call home her chill
dren, who are playing in wood mile
distant When cyclone hears her
voice shooting along, IL knows il must
either Jump over il or get wrecked
N0rriStoWH Hcrdid
-"My dear" said a husband TO his
wife, 81 am unable 10 get any sleep. |
have tossed ever since ! came TO bed.
j wish YOU would get up and prepare
me little laudanum. cts hardly
worth while now. ~ she replied. consult
ing her watch; cts almost time to-
build the kitchen-iirc' Then he SANK
into quiet, rcstful slumbcr ~ T.
Sun.
-Groccr "Straincrs coilce-stran.
ers? Why, no. MR.. Gabb, we don't
keep them: but our coffee don't need
straining If YOU know how 10 make &C.
Customer (testlY -"Oh, don't YOU
worry yourself about my cookin'.
know how 10 make coffee big sight
better than You do My cOlec is as
clear as cider "Thcn what do You
want strainer FORE" 'F0r 1Our
sugar Thiadciphia CaH
a rather shabbv-loOkiug man ap.
piled to- the chief Of the Galveston 30.
lice for a position. Have you over
had any experience as q dctectyc2'
"Oh yes was the confident reply.
~ once arrested man who did some
killing $50 you arrested man who
committed "a hOmicidcy' yes he was
sort Of murderer. He was not
homicide precisely He was suicide
killed himself you know Icras SIT
tHgs
Father he said. 81. hc came run.
ming in from school, "did YOU ever
drill am oil well and make 5O,OOO''
emo, my son. ! never did. 'I wa. in
hopes YOU had. for ] wanted TO brag t0
The boys "Wyll YOU can tal cm
that. although / never drilled an oJ
well and made go. 900. an oil broker
once drilled me and made S75, 600.
which i- about Che same thing J
guess UlH street Ncvy
Natural Gas How does 70 hap
pen. Bridget, that there are a4 many
feet of gas charged for this month as
last when Mrs Blossom and myself
have been out OF town three wcoks2'
Sure an / can't tell, sor. savin' that
whin the gintlemau came TO Ink at che
mayther there was six fate of coal an
wood on top of it, an he ob.aryed that
! needn't bother wild &C. He'd talk lux
at the pracaydin' 6ggers. Maybe he
added the six fate of wood ou coal, ]
don know. Hqrptr'S BuzQr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01
THE LONG LANE.

Twas only half way to the lake
Five minutes walk across the wnod;
The beach, the willows and the brake
Wc-e quickly found AZ understood
But OIL the sun shone warm and high
When Sallicd forth in eager quest
Of beach and willows standing by
pair wot OF, half In Jest;
Or 50 thought. but guileless I
Patient did wait FOR their return:
Tho moments sped, wondered why
IL took so long 20 make the fern.
Just TO the th.cket's edge" he said.
And just one look upon the spot
Nherc we. ns boy and girl. have PLAYED
In times that are not quite forgot"
unused awhile. but not i'm wrath:
light broke in upon my view:
Before me lay the radiant path
pathway wide enough for two.
Many the ins aud outs there were
IwiNt various trees and Sundry rocks.
Tween slight excuses 20 loiter there,
The long way was no paradox
Derchancc n rook few past, and then
They stayed To bear the woodman's blow
Since women were beloved Of men,
It's ever been the same, trow.
The sun I'm lovely color set
Cooler and cooler grew the air
Slowly the stars came out and vet
They had not come-the truant pair
N. y. GTdphic.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

1--WE do, indeed. Just look at tlsIs,",
producing what, looked like the dia-
gram of = good sized ham. You
would hardly believe that 10 be an OUT
line of human foot, would you?--but 10
-. A BrOcktOn concern made two
pairs of shoes from il for n colored
Methodist minister residing in Georgia.
Length of shoe, 2l inches; width Of sole.
across the ball. q. inches; instep meas
urement. l9l inches. As the minstrels
say. II is "a bad case of rush of beef to
the heel isn't it9 Now | will show
YOU some of our own DIAGRAMS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

Lafayette, at TIE age Of twenty, left
his young wife and Flew TO aid Wash
inRton. lie loaded q ship with suppl es
which were mostly needed by American
troops and helped them with the pres
tigc ot hi. name. with scanf military
experience. and all the cash he could
command lic not only drilloI hi-
soldiers but clothed and fed them. and
when DIS own mean. were exhausted
De appealed 60 thc generosity of others.
When Che lad e- of Baltimore proposed
to give % ball go the gallant Frcnchman
he said to them 'Ladies. ] should be-
delighted to dance with you. but my
soldiers have no shirts Thc ball was
postponed. and the bellies Of Baltimore
madc shirts for the so diers e. Pbiiadci-
yhi0 Record
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

Look at No. l. The troub' W
tn foot was caus,d IN great p, 4
not entirely. by II -. .....n.
diSarranging the toes and pressing out
the joints, caused the eNcrescence Won
see at the left of the diagram. 1t is.
YOU may say, IA combination of bad
joint and bunon
The peculiarly. almost deformitv.
Of No. was in all probability caused
entirely by an ill-shaped shoe when the
wearer was young.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

An English physician SAYS d m IA
can stop of snee1ing by crawling
down stairs head first A sho ter and
more complete cure Is 70 lump out Of
thr'o-stpry wtndsw Iroy Times
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01
Q. a o. r. n. TIMETABLE,
WESTWARD.

ooneensod timetable OF passenger trsins Cd
- stations named below.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

1T is evident from the appearance of
No 3 that the primary trouble was
cnused by badly-flting shoe. which
pressed the toes under.
Now. No. 4 is AN exceedingly we'll
shaped foot indeed. il i. very nearly
perfect. Compare it, if YOU please,
with the others.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

Ardent Lover 81 have called. sir.
TO ask your permission 90 pay my adj
dresses to your daughter Old Gent
(sOmewhat dcaO "Pay for her Dire ses?
Whv. certainly. my dear SIR Here arc
the bills lie gave one glance at them
and fed. - Fiiidde 'phia CoH
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

The British army contains 81 .694
Irish soldiers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

besIdcs the abov o. named traIna there fs n L
Wey Train with passenger car attached thai
goes both East and wcst daily except Sunday.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Nine OF the Oklahoma boomers were
arraigned at Wichita, Kas, on the 5th
inst. charged with treason. They
were all remanded.
An explosion in a government pow
der mandatory at Grenada, Spain,
on the Sd, killed two and injured ten
persons.
\ terrific explosion occurred on the
morning Of the Sd, in the Usworth
Colliery, Sunderland, England. Near
ly fifty persons were killed. The cal
amity was caused by fire damp
Thirty-six dead bodies have been re-
covered.
Mrs. Eliza Blaine Walker, only Sis
ter OF James G. Blaine, died at Balti-
more ON the Sd.
SIX prisoners in the state penitenti-
ary at Jackson, Mich,, escaped on the
Sd inst, after digging q tunnel forty
! feet long under the walls
The St. Paul Plow Works, three
| miles from the city, were destroyed by
fire on the night OF the Sd. Four
| buildings valued at $4,000 and
100000 worth OF machinery burned.
kilograms from Mandalay state that
the Burmese have recaptured Bhamo
from the Chinese. The leader of the
| Chinese forces was killed.
Shanghai advices state that Admir-
al Courbet has blocaded Ningpo and is
now bombarding Chin-Hae
The British admiralty has called
for proposals for seven new war ships
Antonio Reigo, for the murder OF
Michael McGoverr, was sentenced to
hang at Syracuse, n. Y, on the 2sth
The execution will take place April TO-
Fire destroyed property at Charles
ton, W. Va, to the value OF $4,000
on the night OF the 9th.
Dick Short and Mrs. Dudley were
arraigned in New York on the 29th
and both were remanded, the former
in bonds OF $1,000 and the latter
| $500.
! A sleighing party OF sixteen persons
was upset near Fritz. Pa, by a
! drunken driver, on the night OF the
9th. The driver was killed and near
| ly all the passengers seriously hurt.
| Albany, n. Y, was visited by &
$780, 900, fire on the 1st inst.
A large house at Cosenzo, Italy, tht
capital of the province of the sam,
name, was wrecked on the 9th, BY
the falling OF it's floor. Sixty person:
were in the building at the time OF tn,
disaster, and all were injured more Of
less severely. Twenty are not expect
ed to recover.
The Swedish steamer Norden wa.
run into and sunk on the 9th, OF
Cuxhaven, by the English steame
Cumberland. Twenty lone persons wer'
drowned.
Chas. DEAN, a mason, committet
suicide by shooting, at Indianapolis
Ind, on the 9th.
| Cowboys stopped the Pacific express
at Ming,1sville, D. T., on the night OF tn
Goth, and made Conductor Clark dane
, the cancstn ON the platform, vary IN
l the monotony by shooting their revol
! vers at his feet. A posse, called ou
, from nandan, arrested the who'll
party,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
BADLY BURNED.

An Explosion at Pittsburg Causes the
Death Of One Person and the Injury Of
Four Others.
On the evening of the 5th, Frank
Kunkle, a teamster, living On Grant
Alley, Allegheny City, placed On the
stove to boil a mixture OF turpentine,
tar and linseed oil, which he had been
told would cure his horse of lameness
In the room at the time, besides Kun
kle, were his daughter Annie, aged 7
years, his son, aged 5 years, Julia
Walters, 13 years old, and a young
man named Dipp. The mixture had
been on the stove probably an hour,
when it boiled over. Instantly it ig-
nited, and second afterwards an ex-
plosion occurred, which scattered the
scalding liquid and flames in all direc-
tions. Young Dipp, with great pres
ence OF mind, grabbed up the can with
the scaldlng mixture and started for
the door, while Kunkle ran to the res
cue OF the children, whose clothes were
O. mass of flames. One by one he
picked them up and threw them out Of
the window into the yard and then
jumping after them, tore the clothes
from their bodies. Assistance arrived
by this time, and the fire having been
extinguished, the little sufferers were
carried back to the house. Annie was
burned to d crisp and died shortly in
great agony. Julia Walters was
also terribly burned, the flesh
peeling off the arms and legs
She is still living and suffering
intensely. Hope, however, is enter
tanned Of her recovery. The little boy
was badly burned about the face and
arms, but will recover. Young Dipp
had the flesh burnt off his hands and
arms, and Kunkle vas painfully but
not seriously injured. The damage to
the house by fire is very slight.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
TO BE COVRT-N4RTT4LED.
The Chief Signal Omcer to be Tried fO1
.Criticising Secretary Lincoln.

The Chief Signal Omcer to be Tried for
-Criticising Secretary Lincoln.
The president, on the Sd, ordered a
general ourt-martial to convene in the
city of Washington on the 18th inst,
for the trial of BRIG. Gen. w. B. Hazen,
chief signal officer OF the army, on
charges of conduct prejudical to good
order and military discipline in having
officially and publicly criticised the
action of the secretary of war, for not
following his recommendation to send
an expedition to the relief OF Lieut..
Greedy in September, 1888. Orders
were also issued, for the suspension OF
Gen. Hazen, and for him to consider
himself in arrest until further orders.
Capt. Mills, of the signal service, has
been ordered On duty as acting chief
signal officer, pending the result of the
trial of Gen. Hazen. 1t is understood
that the action OF the president in this
case was precipitated by an interview
with Gen: Hazen, published on the
previous day, in which Gen. Hazen is
represented as placing on the secre-
tary of war the responsibility for the
loss OF so many members OF the Greedy
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
HANGED HIS WIFE.
Terrible Crime of Kentucky Farmc1
and His SOnS---Eight with Posse.

and His Sons---Fight with Posse.
Information reached Louisville on
the night of the 9th, OF a horrible
tragedy in Union County, KY. Alarm
er named Nose Cation, living near
Smiths Mills, Union County, and his
sons, hanged his wife, whom he mar
rled four years ago. She was a widow
lady before she married Cation, and
owned a small parcel OF land which
Cation wished her to deed to him.
She declined to do so, which enraged
him. With his sons, he took her out
and hanged her after beating her ter
ribly. They put the corpse in a box
and took it in the house. Some ladies,
neighbors, in dressing the corpse for
burial, discovered the bruises and
broken neck. They reported the mat
ter to the authorities, who had the
body disinterred and ordered the ar
rest of Cation and his sons. Twenty
men: led by the county mag
istrate, went to Cations house.
Arriving they met with re-
sistance on the part of the Cations,
-whereupon they fired upon them,
Wouading Nose Cation in the ankle,
and John Cation in the lung. Cations
daughter, Annie, in attempting to
shield her father by passing between
him and the posse, was shot.
Squire Lilly finally stopped the
the firing and asked Cation to
surrender. He would not, and they
told him they would kill him and
burn the house down. He decided to
give up. Squire Lilly started off with
his prisoners. Nose Cation, Wesley Ca
ton, John Cation and Tom Cation and
Joseph E. Fritz, and landed them
safely in Jail at Morganheld. John
and Annie were both badly wounded
An attempt was made to take them
away from the squire and the posse
and lynch them, while on their way to
Morganfield, which was unsuccessful.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
TERMS: Two Dollars Per Annum, in Advance.

cred to the tip of the pen. These
points are selected by first removing
from the ore, by means of a magnet,
the magnetic oxide of iron which al
ways accompanies it, and then dissolv-
ing out, by means OF acids, the other
impurities which may be present; the
ore is then washed with water, dried,
and sifted in order to remove the fine
dust, and the sifted ore is then ready
for the selection of points. This is
done by an operator, who rolls the
grains OF iridium around with a needle
point, examining them with d magni-
flying glass and selecting those which
are solid, compact, and of the proper
size, color, and shape. These points
are usually selected in three grades,
small, medium, and large, depending
upon the size OF the pen for which they
are intended to be used. The grain OF
iridium having been soldered> on the
end of the pen, it is sawed IN two,
(which makes the two nibs of the pen)
and ground up to the proper shape.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
MTRDEROUS ASSAULT.
A Row at an Anarchist Meeting in AL
ghenX City Leads to BloOdshed.

A Row at an Anarchist Meeting in Alle-
gheny City Leads to Bloodshed.
A party ofPittsburg Anarchists held
a meeting in Allegheny City on the
night OF the I'd, which broke up in a
riot; and the police were called in to
suppress the disorder. In the morn
ing, John and Thomas Renker, drivers
for the Lion Brewing Company in Al
legheny, pronounced Anarchists, made
murderous attack on two other
drivers-John Workman and George
Weiher-whom they accused OF caus
ing trouble at the meeting. The Rem
ker brothers used heavy oak barrel
slaves, and beat their victims so fe-
rociously that it is doubtful if they
can recover. The assalants were ar
rested, and are held awaiting the re-
suit of the injuries of the wounded
men,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
ON THE FRONTIER
A Party Of Texas Cattle Thieves Cleared
Out by u Posse.

A Party Of Texas Cattle Thieves Cleared
Out by IL Posse.
Advices from Dimmet County. Texas,
OF the Sd, say that the sheep ranch
OF Ryan & Level, which has borne
d bad reputation for 81 long time,
being regarded as headquarters for
cattle thieves and Mexicans, was
attacked a few days ago by eight
Americans. Maneul Flores, the over
seer, was hanged, two or three herders
shot and. killed and the sheep scat
tered in all drectons No effort was
made to arrest the murderers. DIM
met County was the scene OF troubles
with Mexicans.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
The Coming TObogxan,
from the New York Times !

u fuliI lIle NeH lux 1LHleS-
The tobogan slldeis a steep inclined
plane. built of wood, and covered
with ice, Down this plane the tobog-
gan shoots at a speed OF three times
that of the old-iashioned sled. The
sides OF the track are guarded in such
a way that the toboesan cannot leave
it, and stairs are built by it's side so
that the ascent can be made with COM
parative ease. As It is the correct
thing to tohogan at night, the track
Is Illuminated with torches, and the
sport is held to beretined from its sep
araeion from the prosaic light OF day.
Already q eobogau slide has been con
strucred at Saratoga, and by next
wiuteEs.the country will be covered
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11
FATAL MISTAKE.
A Tax Collector Enters His Home In Dis
guise and is Killed by His Wife.

A Tax Collector Enters His Home In Dis
guise and is Killed by His Wife.
Alvin Dixon, tax collector of Blount
County, Ala, who has held the posi-
tion for many years, and was one OF
the most popular and highly esteemed
men in the county, went away from
his home on the nj ght of the 9th, and
left $1,7OO taxes Just collected in
charge OF his wife. About midnight his
wife saw a negro breaking into the
house, drew pistol and fired, killing
him instantly. When she examined
the body she found it to be her hus-
band, with his face and hands blacked
with burnt cork. 1t is generally believed
Dixon broke into the house to steal
the money he had collected.