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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

The London Dajly Nc,os. in speaking
~ it, says: ut is out and away the
largest statue OF modern times The
Colossus Of Rhodes was nothing TO il.
IL could carry the 'BraVaria' or the
Hermann in It's arms II t.wers TO
the skies from the ward # the Rue dc
Chazcllcs, where it has been eight years
in construction, and the view from its
cOronct sweeps clear Of the six-story
houses and beyond the walls Of Paris ("
The weight OF this stupcndou5 statue
is 100000 pounds, of which l76, 600
pounds arc copper and the remainder
wroughi-irOn. II is expected TO arrive
in New York about the 18th OF Nav.
where IL viii be erected on Bcdloe' s
Island, this being The location selected
for 1t 10y General w T. sherman, who
was appointed by the President TO make
the selection When placed i'm position
twill loom up 3Oj feet above tidc-water.
the height Of the statue being l5l.2 2 feet.
that of the pedestal 81 feet, and founda-
ton ~. 10 fee.
This imposing statue, higher than the
enormous towers of the great Brooklyn
Bridge or the stceple of Trinity Church.
which is the lOftiest in the city of New
1ork-higher, in fact, than any Of the
colossal statues Of antiquity by its rare
artistic proportions, as wei rs by its
stupendous dimensions will add an
other TO the Wonders OF the World. A
word should bc said OF IFS artistic merit.
The pose, stride and gesture, with its
classic face, are pronounced perfect, the
drapery is botI massive and fine, and
in some parts is as delicate and silky
in effect a if wrought with fine chiscl
on the smallest scale.
The conception and execution OF this
great work are due to the gtcat French
sculptor. NJ Burtlu'di. who has de-
voted eight year Of his life and most Of
his fortune 30 this great work, and
whose generous impulses. which must
be on a scale commensurate with this
grand, noble work prompted him TO
make such % generous Gift 90 the United
states. The committee in charge OF the
cOn-tructio- of thc base and pedestal
for this great work erc in want OF funds
for it- completion. aud have prepared
n miniature sta.uctc. an exact counter
part Of the original Sis inches I'm HEIGHT,
thc figure being made Of bronze. the
pedestal Of nickel silver, which they are
now delivering tO sIbsCribcr4 through
oui ihe United states for the small sum
Of one dollar each An rcmittauccs
should Doe addressed 10 Richard Butler.
Secretary Of Che American Committee
Oi the statue OF Liberty. No H8 Mercer
street. New York The committee are
also prepared 10 furnish n model i'm
sumo metals. twelve inches in height.
ai five dollars each. delivered Eve y
subscriber send NO One dollar VIII be-
suppl cd with miniature counterpart
Of thi- grct and impcri-hal.c statue Of
Liberty EnlICltoniug tIe World
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22
THOSE HANDS.


DIV moCher's hand
Twas "a ready hand a busy hand
skiliful. tender. loving hand
Making the lOaVcs OF snowy bread
Resting In blessings on my head:
Would could still the pathway see
whittier those fingers pointed me-
And ever feel the olden touch
VI that dear hand loved 90 much.
The baby's hand.
ms tiny hand, a warm. soft hand
An innocent aud helpless hand:
Ana u cllngs 20 mine with appealing touch
Ana love the little hand so much:
would could hold 10 ever in mine
And Keep II smooth. without line
vi age or toll, from its finger tips
10 the dimple that now press with nv lips
Little blossoms hand
us chubby hand, a fat red hand
restless. noisy, meddling hand;
~ plays with new little brothers Curla
ana turns. and snaps. and tears and whirls
and giNes pas hair a playful pull
Ana IL always piping up at school
1 give ~ now a loving pat.
Blossom! What do you think OF thatP
My Marys hand!
Twas helpful hand. a pure white hand:
beautiful. beloved hand
Made Tor fresh flowers ana diamond rlnQa
And music and all lovely things:
And yet hardly dared TO touch
IhOse fingers that loved so much
Now IN my own, this palm take
ana hold 10 fast for true loves sake
Esther Fleming. ia Golden Ruiz.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22
THEIR PENMANSHIP.
Signatures of the Members Of Mr.
Cleveland's Cabinet.
PeculiArities of BayArd. EndIcott. whit.
ney' Villas, Manning, Lamar and Gar
land, as shown by the Manner OF
Signing Their Names

While it may not be a generally ac-
cepted fact that mans handwriting is
fair index of his character-though
there are philosophers who claim as
much-it can not be denied that there
are certain chirographic traits which
are corclative of certain. mental meth
ods or habits OF individual writers, and
this fact has always given great and
especial value to the autographs OF
prominent or famous men and women.
In submitting the accompanying fac
SMILES of the signatures of the mem
bers of President Cleveland's Cabinet il
may not be out of the way to state that
taken as collection these specimens
OF penmanship, in the judgment of per-
sons familiarwith the handwriting of
former Cabinet officers, deserve a very
high rank
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22
A NATURAL STORM SIGNAL.
singular Phcnomcna on the Iron Bound
Coast Of Great Britain.

- w ChNL = OHM OlOHRL.
singular Phenomcna on the Iron Bound
Coast Of Great Britain.
a storm ON the wild, iron-bound coast
of North Cornwall is not to b. readily
forgotten by those who have seem il
rage in full force. It's coming is herald
ed by hocks Of redleggcd gulls skim
ming low over the cstuarcs. making
their way TO the marshy margins of
streams far from the cOl,t: lowering IN
troubled masses above muddy fats. or
crcling with shrill cries about sheltered
farmsteads. Following toward the land
come several cOasting smack4 and
trawlcrs, making VT way TO secure
havcns und the hills at ST. Ives. New
Quay or Pad-tow There i, sudden
lull in the frcshanirg braczr, the waves
that were beginning tO break into sharp
edges Of foam are for moment stillcd.
and thc cJlOrln,s sea- darkencd by
gathering clouds. looks .k, molten
lead. Then the wind moves again
with hollow moan. A CRY. loud and
clear, comes from overhead. where
o.c1t blackfaccd gull is soaring and
wheeling ike falcon " Foolish
gu lIcmOts and rozOrbllcd auks. for
,aking aIi at ono their indus
tr.Ous pursuit of -maii-fry under
water, take post in rows ON the ledge.
oi Jagged rocks. and stand tlcrc sol
emn, whitc-vc-t'd congregation. while
low on The -ullcn sea some Mother
Cmcy's chickens are tartug Ike wal
lows. Far out. bst so. zoo near those
ru9g d crngs and peaks Of black rock.
n solitary vessel is making her way up
channel under close roclod fopsa.ls.
OminOus masses Of heavy clouds have
gathered quickly westward; the sea i-
broken into short choppuU waves. tie
booming thunder OF surf again sheer
cllls grows louder every minute. the
bark is -hrOulcd iu % drifting torrent or
rain across which pale CLEAN of SUM
light strikes anil the wind. vccriug n
icH points more toward tIc uOr,h.
IogIu- io blow iu furious gusts Now
and again one hcar my -..rou- noise.
like Che duI distant report of % huge
howi'Icr. followed by hoar-c roaring a-
of Titanic fog-hon The stranger
who has never stcncl Oh such weird.
uncarthIy sounds before. may well nc
puzzled ip account for them Turning
bis glance from Che angry sea Doc VIII
observe a tllI misty column. like fhc
yapor Of % gcy-er That . spray for cd
bF rOnru- Ion OF nr through one OF
those curious SHIFTS known along the
'owI-u coa- a- blow holes. and thence
thc strange belIonug gproeccdt There
are many such -IauGug shaft in tho
cliffs hcrcaIout aII -0 evidently ariG-
cial .Ha. tHcy aro supposed ohatc been
eut hy uugg.rr for tha gre tr eou-
'cninncc ni Jam lng couu"blnd goods.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

In Secretary OF War Endicott's sigma
ture the legal habit is conspicuously in
dlcated. There is something about the
appearance OF the last four letters OF
ms name with the queerv crossed
double IS, which brings TO mind Wis
ION OF interminable briefs and tremcnd-
ously long legal documents. Tho 81"
is undotted, showing that the writer il,
familiar with the value of time. but
nevertheless legibility about il all
which proves that he fully realizes the
Importance of being accurate and pre-
else in all written matters. - VAS ma
ton Cor. NJ = W0rld.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

The Secretary of State writes a pre-
eminently literary hand 1t is TO be in
ferred from the sentiment TO which he
has appended his signature that he has
not very high opinion of the beauty
OF his own fist and it will be generally
admit ed that it is not overburdencd
with legibility. If every man, woman
aud child in the United States didn't
know better, the signature of the new
Secretary of State might be taken to be
''T. f. Mayond," "T. +. s. Gayard. -
or any one of half-dozen combinations
OF letters. Mr.. Bayard's writing has
the dashed OFF, characteristic Of edit
orial copy" 1t looks like the writing
OF man who, having well matured his
subject. loses no time in setting down
what he has to say.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22
MI< <k4.-IAon-N44..A..--N4A.

The above specimen from the ! en- Of
the Secretary of the Interior suggests a
cOnspicuOu,ly deliberate method The
careful punctuation Of each Of the three
init al letters, and the uniformity Of
their shading, show careful, painstak-
ing habit Of writing. II IS not probable
that Secretary Lamar writes with any
thing like rapidity, proceeding rather
with caution, and being Jealous Of any
thing like enforced alterations or inter
lineations in his manuscripts. 1t is tie
handwriting of a studious man. aprar-
emily familiar with the trick Of taking
copious marginal notes on the books he
reads.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

tics OF that or the Secretary Of State IL
Is neither legibly precise nor precisely
legiblc. Like the signature of Presi-
dent Cleveland and that of Mr. Man
nng' It takes up but little space be-
tweel lines. and is totally devoid of
hourishcS. 1t shows that It's author is n
rapid penman, and IL is rendered a triile
quaint by the old-fashioncd capital a.
with which il begins.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

doctor mid man to hi- medi-
chi "dtrcr uN laughter had 70 ft and
continued ir Iali an hour without
sense of kuot lodge "Oh replied
ihc da tor. ser mind thlt many
pcoIln continue ,l aI. thcir lives ''.-
.I. 3. I..L
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

WESTWARD.

n <esnsed tfuae-tasle of passenger traIus sxl
STATIONS named below
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

The handwriting Of Secretary Man
ming goes n long way towards rcfutmg
the theory that q man s occupation may
bc determined by his chirOgraphy. Mr.
Naming is neither the literary nor
the distnclively business hand His
signature would not be taken by "a
stranger to be the signature either Of a
newspaper editor or a bank president
II cannot be denied. however. that 30
seems TO suit exactly the title Of
" Secretary Of the Treasury II is
neat, dIgniiied ard self-asscrtvo. and
looks like a signature which would
only be put where H. was really needed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

The above signature. that of the Post
master-General, is by odds the most
picturesque and pretcnt Gus ol the Sig-
natures OF the several Cabinet officers
In addition 10 his other gifts. Post
master-General Villas is finished pen
man. lie probably learned to writc
wei IN youth. and has never forgotten
the accomplishment His Christian.
middle and surnames are connected
with a faultlesS grace of line. and the
name as written looks as pretty as it
sounds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-22

Besides the abov q named traina there 10
Wy Iratn Wtth passenger car attached THAI
goes ooth East and W ost daily eroept Sunday,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
Tho uhildrens =

Mr.. Geo. C. Hodges has induced the
G. & G. II. II. Company to run . cheap
excursion from Newberry to Greenville
and return on the LIST day Of May for the
especial accommodate Of the school
children and their friends along the line,
This excursion is under the control Of
the railroad Company and they propose
to furnish ample accommodations to the
excursions. Furman University grounds
wifi be opened for a basket picnic. The
City Council of Greenvillc propose to
furnish free entertainment to the cxcur-
sionist. Our thanks arc due to Mr..
Hodges and the railroad for %affording us
all an opportunity. at so small q cost OF
spending pleasantly and probably, =
Nay day in our beautiful Mountain
City. The schedule will be announced
in time. Round trip tickets: From Nine
ty-Six. $l.l5; from Greenwood, Sl.O6;
from Hodges, 90 cents; from Abbcville,
$1.U; from Donalds, 81 cents.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15

Rev. VIM. Porter, = blind man, preached
in the Baptist Church last Wednesday
evening. He makes . support by tun-
ing pianos.
Prof. VIM. Hood gave to Due West
his annual lecture last week. The
Speaker took for his subject Coal" Of
what made, how formed, &c. His lect.
ure a%bounded in most interesting facts
and figures, and was delivered with much
force. Prof. Hoods calculation is that
we have enough coal in the United States
to last for 45O,0OO years according to
present consumption.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
The Chuch.

The contract for building the Catho-
lie Church here, was awarded on last
Friday to Mr.. j. w. Nichols, Of Green.
Vile, who WINS the lowest responsible
bidder. Mr.. Nichols has erected some
handsome church buildings in the up
per portion of this State, and it is hoped
will give entire satisfaction here. If the
plans Of the church ore fully carried
ont, it will be quite IN ornament to our
town. A neal five room cottage will al.
so be erected on the Church lot on Main
street. The contract for hauling the
materials for the buildings has been Civ
en- out, and work will be begun next
week week. The Church will be fn-
ishod by September next.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
IN MEMORIAM,

Mrs. SALLY Il. WARDLAw, the wife Of
Maj Andrew B. Wardlaw, departed this
life ut her home, in the town Of Able
Vile, on the 18th Of February, 1886. in
tho 18th year Of her age. She was
born near Liberty Hill, in Kersh.w
County, where her venerable parents,
both surviving her, still reside.
Happily married, within one month
stage Of active and useful life, thorous-
~ equipped for all Of its important du-
ties and: although the years Of her
earthly pilgrimage were comparatively
few, she WAS found in oil things sufi.
Client; having lived long enough to
adorn with every grace the very noblest
and most responsible of all earthly pc
s~itions-those Of vito and mother. She
of whom this ca be truly said, cannot
be the subject Of fulsome eulogy, for
n such. no words of praise can do
more than simple justice. A child Of
the covenant and of believing parents,
the transition from tho Kingdom Of this
world to the Kingdom of grace, was
apparently an incident Of development,
and as noisclcss as is the distillation Of
the dow, it came from the bud to the
fully blown flower, whose beauty and
fragrance We all discerncd.
1t is enough to have lived such . life
but how unspeakably more to have
died such n death Feeble, emaciated,
and worn by long sickncss-only q Wo-
man-and yet Death himself, moving
upon her with slow and deliberate steps.
parading before her unclouded vision
all Of his tcrrors, could exotic no fear
in her breast, where all was peace and
joy.
Peace which surpasscth all under
standing! Joy which cometh from.
simply believing!
And so faithful, t~rus,ful and devoted
in life, was it allowed to her.to DO calm,
complete and beautiful in death-and it
is thus, HE giveth his beloved Sleep"
..... C. F,
Abbcville, s. G., April lotAslss5: /,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
MESSAGES.

Judge Lyon went to Anderson Mon
|
Linen Lawn at Bell & Galphins.
Father Mon.rh,n u.. ~ t.- ,x.
week.
All the new xb.des :, co,o-.d d,o.,
hrttnns -, RI, - c.Ish;,. 'fou a'cs'
A f,,i lima of p.t.nt u.a;,;.....a
F.ncv .rt;cI.s ~ ansa5 &, Ta.s"". -"o
n;cs f"r Inc Raj a. c"in IP onn''s
~,
There was considerable frost Tuesday
Iii. dsm.ra ~. - ""' ''"""e'
For. good comfortable smoke, 20 to
bp :. 80 -. "',u3 my My
Mr.. j. w. Nichols, who has tho con-
was ia, town last week.
ounS.Y no1r" d Speea q
Drug store. Grom y to IL 4. M; From
,,: U.P roTrlu' y. ". rerf'n' a: NJ.
III, W.. ~: ho%A4 sna Or. III wilson
nave gone 10 new orleans.
iaos'ery, hosiery, Hosiery, Lad,es'
nh;s,. A"o cn''orens' 1 Bell @ dal-
p"""
A complete stock Of Paints. Oils. Var.
XM sn@ Co'erS' etc., etc., AZ speed q
Neuner@
Any druggist will tell you what he
knows about tho merit of Shriner,a In
uoloen Machine on. the best, for en-
gines n all machinery. For sale by
speed q Neuffsr.
s MT. frltchard and family have
Wothna;s sn S are occupying the new
"'''' o'''u'' parsonage.
A full line of Ready Mixed Paints,
from pound to gallon sizes, ALWAYS on
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
AYERS


restores. With The gloss And frsshnees OF
youth, fadsd Or gray hair 20 . natural, rich
browne color. or deep black, asnsy DO desired
By it, uss light or rcd hair may b dasksnsd,
thin hair thiekensd, and bsldnseO oktsl,
Though not always, cured.
II cheeks falling Of ths hal1. and stimu-
aases . weak And siskly growth 10 visoF. u
pssvsnts and susss sacrf and dsndsa7, ana
heals nearly every disease peculiar to the
SsAlp. A. . LAdiss' Hair R-essinS, the
vfooR % ensQusllsd; Il contains neither Oh
nor dys. rspdsrs the hair sofs. glossy. and
slitsa In Appearances, and impazS . dslisa$a
aSrssahle, md LASTING peSfums.
L:!S /. issi: "L1st fail my hair ocnmssssd
nssrs 3D. sssd Psrt Of 3 bossss g
inr = II : at S.i, v .o1 :. ssisn :s ss s1d tie fs'1 +
have nov . full hsaa Of hair growing vieos-
onsly, and I'M oonvinsSd thA3 but Tor the
q: q ySnf preparation ! ssesia have esss
J.w. Bow1,s, proprietor Of the keArfAsr
-: : ao sse :scs,i.as= Preparation so1 1 sh si S.11.
Ispssk OF IL from my " experience. Its
use promotes the growth Of nov hall. and
: sure eass Tor dandrun. Not within my
to give entire oAtiSfaetion."
Mr.. ANGUS FAIRBAfRN, leader Of tho
eelebrated "FAirbairn Family" OF Seottish
Voeallste, writes from Bosfon, Adss:, ksb. ..
1880: Ever aimee my hair began TO give all
very evidence Of the change which hoetinR
time procureth, I have used Ayes HAIk
Vl0oR, and 20 have been able TO maintain
m appearance Of youthfulness- "a matter OF
considerable consequence to ministers, ora
tori, actors, and In fact every ono who Npe0
In tho eyes Of tho public"
ARs. o. A. PRBccoTr, writing from 10 Fin
Sc, Oos3sstotcn, Adss., april II, 1882, says .
1.-TWO years ago about two-thirds Of my hais
oame on. It hinnod very rapidly, and was
fast growing bald. On using AYER's HAIR
VIaoR the falling stopped n . new growth
commenced, and In about . month my head
vas completely covered with short hair. IL
has continued to grow, and n now - good -
before II fell. ! regularly used but one bottle
d the vIeoH, but nov use It occasionally -
We have HUNDREDS Of similar testimoniaia
% tho efficacy Of AYERS HA1R vIooR. II
needs but . trial 70 convince tho most skspta-
FR1PAIxD BY
r-I~ A..-Ar. Q ~...II al...
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
A Railroad Now, Certain.

Tho authoritics Of the Columbia and
Grccnville road haze withdrawn the
midday train from this place to Hodges
and passengers going from here up the
country are compelled to lie over about
four hours Mt that sea side resort Hodg-
en-. Such arc some Of our rail road ad-,
vantages and still VIC must "be content
with the road that our faith .rs built for
ns." Can anything be more stipend
ousiy absurd. We must haze The
through route.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
.Sherin's Sale.

Richey 4 Miller, Lewis Saunders, Baxil Da-
Wis againat J. r. G.. DuPre ~ Sheriff, J. T.
Ellis ssd J.. {. Ellis, or 1T. Ellis 4 Bro.
auudry Executions.
pY virtue Of sundry Executions to me dI.
- rected In the above stated cases, I will
sell to the highest bidder, At public auction,
within tho legal hoars Of sale, at kbheyille G.
H., 3. c., on Monday 4th day Of Nay, 1895
All the right, title and interest Which tho de-
fsndants J. +. Ellis snd i u. Etis had, on
day Of Oetohcrs hasa 10, and to The faiiow-
ing real estate, to Wit:
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY
EIGHT ACRES,
more or loss And boandsd BY lands then Of
formerly owned BY l.. B, Oantsier, g. II.
Hodges, J. F. Keiiar, ". c. Norwood and
others, and known - the Tompkin's place
ALSO FIFTY ACRES,
more or less, 6oueded by lands Of Henry oui.
", VIM. Riehsy, J. Y. HSrdy Ind others.
ALSO EIGHTY ACRES,
more Or less. baandsd by lands II. A. Cason
b. H. Eakin, David Hannah snd others ~
known as the Chandler place. Levied-~s An,
to be sold as the property Of ] = Ellis
Bro, to satisfy the Aforesaid execution AND
costs. Terms cash. J. F. G. DUPRH,
April la'tf 70 Sheriff, A.C.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
Like q Little Man.

, Don't abuse tho drummers, CONNER
cial tourists, knights Of the grip-sack, or
whatever you may choose, in your
miration for them. Ono Of the frater-
nifty came to our ofice last week, and
paid for 500 postal cards which were
printed for him six months ago, and
which have been chasing him every
where in tho known world, almost ever
since. In the mean time he had chang
ed his house and Of course the cards were
Of no earthly advantage to him.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
Chester A. Arthur, LAWYER.

Thousands ST handsomely printed
cards were distributed to-day by Gen.
eral Arthur's old law partner, stating
that tho ex-Prcsident will the
practice Of the law asa member Of the
firm. One of the firm said that General
Arthur would resume active relation
with the firm chiefly us adviser in cases.
tie will 20 into court frequently, but
not no much A. the other members.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-15
Sale
TIN WARE AMI

Pr virtue Of a distress
- dirccted~hy j. s. c,
sell Mt Abbe+3iie C. H.. 3.
day, May 4th 1885. all
GOD and TIMING
l~ongingrto JsH, Si@sacaa
rscenHS occupied by him,
CothIaa,s Block, cons
Ware. Pots. lamps, Ian
and q complete set Tinnin,
Sold to satisfy distress.
rent due j. s.. Cothran b.
mons. Terms cash. s..,,
For particulars apply eli
d Cochran or--Parker. 6cl
torneys.. HCHAkD.Sf'
April 1851 70