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super.utlon. rertalning to olothlng.


An old superstition pertaining TO cloth.
Ing is that before putting on new clothes
sum OF money must be placed i'm the
right-hand pocket which will insure its
always being full If by mistake, how
ever, 10 Is put in the left hand pocket, the
weRrer will never have penny as long as
the clothes last
Ifan. article Of dress IS put on inside out
II II good luck.
II Is said OF the cast.on clothes Of the
dead that they never last very long, but
that as the body decays so do the gar.
ments. In Denmark a corpse is never al
lowed 20 be buried in the clothes OF a liv.
ing person, lest a. the clothes rot ion the
grave that person % whom they belonged
should waste away and perish 80 i'm the
netherlands even tho rings of the dead
are never given away.
The apron 81 not without It's superstl-
tions. Women turn them before the new
moon to insure good luck Tor tile ensuing
month. In Yorkshire. town in Eug.
land, whom married woman's apron
falls of 10 is q sign that something is
coming TO veX her when, however, the
apron OF an unmarr ed girl drops down
she Is frequently the subject OF laughter,
~ II is n sure sign that she Is thjnblng Of
her sweetheart N young woman's pet
ticoats are longer than her dress IL is
proof that her mother does not love her
~ much rs her father. n notion which ex-
tends as far os Scotland. II the stocking
put on wrong side out, 80 is lucky, but
unlucky % turn &C. To clotho the left
foot before tho right one Is sign Of mis-
fortune.-Ncw York Commercial Adver-
tlser
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The Crn,n for Riches.

Henry y. Abbey, the noted theatrical
manager, IL slender man, who carries
himself well. lie has round, ruddy face
and black mustache. lie Is always care
fully dressed. Mr.. Abbey was originally
tewcler, having learned the trade I'm his
fathers shop In n western town. lie
may be seen riding about the city, his
favoritc conveyance being hanson
Abbey has had his ups and downs, but
through them he has preserved nm in
difference to wealth which Is remarkable
Chatting with me the other day he
said; 81 cannot understand why men arc
crazy 10 be rich. If man has all he
wants ! should think that would be
enough. would rather he i'm the plnce
of one Of the younger members of the
Vanderbilt family than i'm the place of one
OF the elders. Take Frederick Wander
bilt, for instance, with 3S OOO. 900 or $40
WOOOO, which is ample. lie has nothing
TO do but TO enjoy himself, but Cornelius
and William X, with $40, 900, 600 or $50. d.
OOOOOO apiece, have all the responsibility
OF keeping up the family name and trims
mitting their wealth unbrOken 90 some
body who will maintain the family name
and fortune. They nrc In trouble NIL the
time, whereas che younger IONS h?ye
nothing 10 do but 10 enjoy themselves
New York Tribune
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-18

- ] heard IL estimated to-day that the
foreigners in Paris arc spending 5000, 600
n day. do not imagine this TO be an ex-
trnvnRant calculation. The city is full OF
Americans and English. and the hotel
where am stopping has little else. Paris
beauties herself as much for the rest of
the world rs for her own people. She
lives Oft her visitors, and her store win
dows are put mp to catch the eye Of the
passer by. These great bOulevards are
lined with stores, which at night are H.
Illuminated brilliantly, both outside and
in. Lines Of gas Jets with rehectors are
placed above the windows on the outside.
80 that they cast strong blaze down
upon the goods displayed Nearly all
the goods Of the store, as n rule, arc in
the windows, and the interior is not 20 be
entered except for purchase. Small
stocks are carried, Judge, and rs n gen
eral thing - first class Paris store is not
more than twelve feet square inside. /
except Of course, the grand establish.
mcnt Of the Magazine du Louvre. A" and
the Bon Marchc," " which are like those
Of Macy's in New York Wannamaker's
in Philadelphia. only larger. Frank G.
Carpenter In Cleveland Leader.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-18
The People OF Holland.

~ a people the Dutch are not hand
some. There are handsome types, but
they have come In with Flemish inn
miGroO0ns or hy accidental adiniNiuro
with some OF the blonde tribes OF north
Germany. They Gre evidently not tho
old BataVians recognized in history
100 years before the Christian era. and,
by q singular persistence of descent,
perpetuatod till tho present day. This
perseverance, of ancient types through
thousands OF years OF pestilence. OF sub
merSencc, OF deSolating wars, of inter.
ncCine contests, of successive immlgra-
tions, is one of the marVels of history.
The Flemish type iS characterized by
length OF nose, breadth uf forehead.
smallnCSs Of chin and ShortncsS of face
The true Dutch type has length of nose,
narrowness of furehe,id, thinness OF feat
urc, gauntneSs OF body aud often con-
siderable length OF limb. These details
are subject 10 notifications. The types
moro nearly approaching & aro those
often seen I'm Denmark.
You can wander for days thruuah the
streets, museums and. public places of
Amsterdam, Harlem, Tho Hague and
Rotterdam and not meet n houGsomo
woman, young or old, unless she "a n for
eigner The climate, like that of BOSTON,.
proves more trying TO the gcntlcv sex.
This absence OF personal attractivcuCSs
IN young women and girls ia not without
certain pathos. The faces of oil women
become thin "a n blade, tho nose sharp
as n needle, the complexion pre;ornattu'-
ally clear and white. There is no room
Tor wrinkles on a surface so small and
thin. Surmount this queer face with ono
of the close fitting, white native caps,
and put about II a luaitfty OF 'theTir;
rious gold ornaments OF the country. and
you have personal ensemble 10 bo re-
membered. Holland Cor san Francisco
Chronicle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-18

Said Col Sanford Of Marsholtown,
Iowa ~ once delivered my lecture on
Old and New Things in London, England,
and as / always do. ] used that expires.
sion, pathetickcr and patheticker Tho
next morning one OF the leading London
dailies appeared with q criticism on the
lecture, in which 90 arayely stated that
the distinguished gentleman certainly
knows that tho expression was grossly in.
correct lie should have used the words,
more and more pathetic in that cOnuec-
tiOn. You remember the articles writ
ton by Williams, of The Norristown Her
aid, In which he claimed to be the author
Of Shakespeare and several other world
renowned works. Would yOu believe itY
The English aro SO obtuse that they could
not see the pOrit. and all the leading pa
pers and magazines of England criticised
the articles severely saying that tho
falsehoOd must be patent TO every one. as
Shakespeare had been dead for SO long
and the other authors were not only dead
before the writer In Tho Norristown Her.
aid was born, bat that their authorship
had never been disputed before Indian.
RDolis Sentinel
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-18

Roscoe COnkl So" said Maiden
lonc icwclcr the other day "has brond
mind Ilo is not only great lawyer. but
IBIS general information is great lie has
q great many chains nud charms. and 10
calls them all kcepsakcs lie asks qucs-
tons about The jewelry business which
prove that he knows what hc Is talking
about The other day. when hc ordered
pair of sleeve buttons he drew dia-
gram showing Just the size and thickness
De wanted them made 80 iouclcr
could have drawn IL more clearly or
more uy-Chicago Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-18

Sleep sufficiently. Eight hours arc not
TOO much Tor any person. Pale. thin.
nervous people should have ten hours. N
possible. Let them take &c regularly,
couscicutously, 0ud always in n well
ventilated room, and presently they win
be astOnished 20 see how their checks be-
gin 10 on out and grow rosy; how their
eyes sparkle how fresh and elastic and
altogether like new creatures they feel:
and how the mountains Of languOr and
depression. discomfort and trouble. which
had weighed them down before. seem
somehow 20 have rolled away out u
sight, and almost ont ~ remembrance -
IIcIcn ILcrlerL ln BrnllIelOIn Hnnaehnld
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Character Indicated by renman.hIp


There are people who claim TO read
mems Ch,rracrhS from their writings
As tho wrping al every nation is distin-
guished' lyjccrtuu strong national pc
culiaritics, 10 ~ easy for an expert 90 de-
eide toi what "nati0n Il writer belongs.
Having settled that, certain large charac-
tcristics, which are common to all men.
but in different degrees, can be seen i'm
every handwriting 4 certain number
of men are calm, even n-lived, sensible and
practical. Men Of that class are almost
certain 70 write plain, round hands, i'm
which every letter is distinctly legible;
neither very much slantcd forward, nor
tilted backward; no letter very much
bigger than its ncighbor, nor with heads
much above or tails much bclOY the let.
ters not 80 distinguishes the letters all
having about the same general upright
ness, and the lines true to the edges OF the
paper, neither tending upward nor down
ward.
Exact, business like people viii have
m exact handwriting. Fantastic minds
rcvcl in quirlls and strcamcrs, particu-
lnrly for the capital letters, and this
quality i5 not infrequcnt in certain
business hands as if the writer's found
relief from the prosnic nature Of their
work in giving liOurishcs 10 certain let
ters. Firm, decided, downright men are
apt 10 bear ON the pen while writing,
and 10 make their strokes hard and thick
On the contrary people who arc not sure
Of themselves and arc lacking I'm self
control press mcycnly md with anxious
looking, scrutchy hands ambitious pco-
pie arc apt 10 be oycrwOrkcd: they arc
always in haste and either forget 10 cross
their ts or dot their U.s. They arc also
apt 20 run the last few letters OF every
word INTO an illcgiblc scraWl FIuirlcd
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olRGE.
nnAash;

wecp aud sil;l. weep and sigh:
No heart nest meath ptilcSs SKY:
No hand clasp that we must not leave;
No soul NIB but n,,,st soon unwcayo;
o. -' weep and sigh.
Tears of p0jp, tcoS Of paiu;
Ripple On rink Of dark winter rain
over the pail 81 n pale winter snow:
The rain h hprornisc. the tears arc woe;
Tears Of pain
f-sr\t ., q -
Sleep po Rlolo, sleep no mors;
SlecplpS Is Joag,V1, OF loqg buvi,j yorc;
Awake aud Sish With chill winter blast
or sorrowtm lnutinuring over the past;
''' 'N Sleephomoi
st..A.i'N .f.er
only ~ die. oRsy ~ die;
Down IN the crIth thcrc Is novcra q sigh;
Only q grass lid cold and rank
AMI the suffering gloom of an endless blank:
Y' Only 10 die.
r'a' t-'t.' w. j. Henderson.
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Mr. Greeley was a quorr character and
could be funny when Doe liked Ilc was
one Of thc oriuiEofors of thc American
institute and naturally took o. deep inter-
est in it4 welfare When Che annual ex-
hibiti0n was iu proucss Tho Tribune
columns wcrc full Uf it Sometimes Mr.
Greeley took hack at 90 himself
Though q strict temperance man he one
day astoui.hcd The etan by writing n
paragraph ou Tho wiuc exhibit, saying
That 10 included port sherry clarst.
Cliqupt Mumm, EoeIcrcr oud cham
payne. Tho stall were laughing over tho
old gentleman bIUuder when De camc
in and asked Che C0uso. Tile rjir OF Iis
pen being pointed out Mr. Greeley re-
marked in hie squcaiv voice.
"Wa.al, I'm about the 0nlymau ou fhf4
paper who could make such add fool
isii mistake us that
lie was quite right thcrc- Interview
In The Journalists.
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conrtcsy of Enrllsh Arlstocrnt..

Every American who has Travelled
abroad knows that English men and
women Of established position are habitu-
ally brusque 20 strangers, interiors, or
equals, while in private houses they are
lsometi1ncs capable OF n cool importlnence
which astonishcs an American. a dlstin-
guishcd lady Of fortune md position, who
Tor years had made every properly accred-
tied English man and woman welcome 10
her beautiful home and cultivated circle.
passed. three months at n well known Ing
lish water cure with her invalid hu band.
In tho house were several English ncODls
of rank friends and relatives Of whom
she hnd entertained in this country. Not
ono Of them recognized her existence An
my wcy not even by good morning"
on the stairs or n bow i'm the gardens.
their position being that they did not 60
90 cure to make acquaintance.
"In three months. said tho lady, "the
crcaking ~ my own boots was the only
cheerful sound heard, and was cured
of n belief in tho courtesy Of the English
pccragc '-Hnrpcr's Bazaar
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-18
JOB PRINTING

F,nl'g sI kinds usually III
e"uoh We ehoas
practical urlote Of
pererce to do job aDdw ~ '' 90
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ON the dOorof Prince Bismarck study
nt Friederichsruhc are notcbos Indicating
the height Of an Che members oC the
family.
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phlosOphizo how we will, the melan-
choly tact remains that life is an aggre-
CATION of mistakes. .--Signor Max in De-
troit Free Press.
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lh always rims al
concerning the the
p'c opTonens' will
nc interests the Democratic
Democracy al times and under all
prnon
dnec!ion, ''
tt the dntv of'he Denorrnts
ceNea living support a living We askf fn
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ONLY 81 4 YEAR

p" ~ apr"nc9 and fno paid in uucongoao mile n
'R"on dollar and violated nd
'''"'o' u"oof F'y
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
wM. q. BROWN,
Attorney at Law,
KISowooD. ". va.

" ill practice i'm Preston and adjoining
counties and In the supreme and Federal
Courts.
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OKCINAl DEFECDVE

his dulcinea wants hired girl and
piano-to come and take unto himself
wife; and, too, whe!e he may dwell with
his mother-in-law without once getting
into physical trouble, as the natives are
much too lazy to quarrel; and, further,
where his wife will never be constantly re-
minded Of the very particular identical
way in which my mother mixed her poi,
madam for, you know, the men mix the
poi themselves
The strong-minded lady viii here
be on the same general footing Her hus-
band will cock and pound her poi, while
she may braid his mats and hats. To-
gether they cleave the sparkling waves, and
side by side will they stand in the broiling
cane-fields. Fer work, more poorly done,
and Of course more poorly paid. II she
chances to transgress the marital law, he
will forgive her far more complacently
than white woman would her husbands
sin. In short, things are about evenly di-
vided here, as to sex. woman is about
as apt to beat her husband as lie is TO beat
her. And, SO you see, things mQYe pretty
lively. scs4 NUorNf f;.1rs.
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For the REccRD-UNIos.I
NTEU.

went forth when the day was new,
AAd earth sweet breath an incense seemed;
The beauty Of the dawn drew
Into my being, and dreamed
That would keep its freshness in my heart;
Yea, make it OF my very life part
But while looked, 10 gainst the SKY.
Far in the south a cloud appeared.
Ny Joy all iied-I know not why:
The birds still sang rs il they feared
No Storm the sun still brightly shOne-
But gazed on that clOud-saw that alone.
And once 7 listened 10 4 STRAIN
OF music, and the soft tones brought
a peace unto me. and my pain
Was al f0Tgotten and though.
The meEl'ry OF that strain would be
In every woe comfort unto me.
But while heard. filled with delight.
There suddenly rang, harsh and high
a false n0.e; twas rs If the night
Had come ~ noon. It passed, but L
zen when the tones again came true and clear
But that discOrdant echo could hear
Thy life and mine, beloved, me thought
Would be ike some sweet harmony;
Or like summer morning, fraught
With breath Of flowers and melody
All, love the aiseord came; the cursed cloud
II came, and grief ehfolds me like shroud.
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fi'pr thr REooRD-UNIoN.l
SEPARATION.

IN joyous youth the peasant and the peer
Play side by side;
Nor think the barriers in some coming year
Shall them divide.
Ere long 1t DAVIS upon their troubled gaze
They know not why,
There IS time to come when their pathways
Ap0rt must lie.
And then one goes, an honored place to fill
Beside the throne;
The other, born to lowly stations, still
Lives on unknown.
And so it was with us in days of yorc;
Our every aim
Was common, and each would not ask for more
Than both could claim.
But it was whispered once upon time
That your pathway
Would some time lead you to nights sublime
Of fairest day.
They said that by your genius you should rise
To higher spheres;
And even then hly heart could scarce disguise
Its rising fears.
For well knew our paths would s0on divide,
And that no more
Together we would view the ocean tide
Or silent shore.
For unto you q meaning they conveyed,
had not known:
Your soul held converse with each tiny blade
And Wa. side stone.
And while I walked through Natures lighted
And looked in vain.
You saw the strange hand writing Gil the walls
And made it plain.
Beneath The sun that iumines .il the sky,
The din star paics,
You shine gu mountain hightS uii.r and
In iowl! YGies.
r. !. RICHARIs.
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PROFITS or TILE FEAST.

| told you these feasts were profitable.
Why, sometimes the makers" of the feast
receive as high as 500, with probable out
lay OF SIS. Furthermore, brisk trade is
carried on in beef and pig meat, the meat
being cut up ard sold at market prices to
all who wish it.
We were sitting and watching all this
listening to the music and chatter and
laughter, when heavy-weigh t missionary
elder, who is noted fol- his fondness for
poi, came up the shaky stairs and up on to
the landing where stood number of chill
dren playing. The landing was unequal
to the occasion, and it reluctantly gave
wav, sinking under the accumulated weight
of man and poi, the whole going down so
softly and gently that it looked like stage
trap descending with its victims into the
lower regions of property-celars and stage
carpenteriDg. 1t was SO gradual that no one
screamed, and the women folk forgot to
faint away. Nothing was harmed except
the poi barrel and the meat below. But
Mrs. W, one of our party had her risibles
SO excited by the aforesaid disappearing
elder, that was obliged to remove her to
an inner room to overcome her paroxysm
Of laughter. After this we swung ourselves
with the gentleman's aid to the safety of
the bowery. This is always the end of
these affairs with the natives-to eat to dis
tension, and then to go homa and sleep
it off.
In cid times herein fact, before it was
tabooed by the missionaries-the festive
4" hula always prolonged their revels far
into the night. But it was so unbecoming
and disgraceful, that it is not allowed now.
A very good thing, too, for no decency was
ever possible where the hula was kept
up.
And so we left Mele and her husband.
The couple live with the husbands mother,
and as no preparations for housekeeping
are necessary but quilt and mosquito bar,
the young couples find nothing TO prevent
their
MARRIAGE IN A WEEK FROM THEIR BETRoTHAI.
As many as three or four couples often
occupy the same house, it being only neces-
sary TO get bed, as all eat from the same
dish. Here is the place for the unfortunate
American youth, who signs and waits and
dallies with his love-beeause, forsooth,
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LEGAL NOTICES.

NTOTIUE 10 CkEDlTOkS-E sTATE OF NEIL
II SON SLATER, deceased. Notice is hereby
given by the undersigned, administrative of the
estate of NELSON SLATER, deceased, TO the
creditors of and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary atIidavils or vouchers. within four
months after the first publication OF this notice.
to said Administrative, nj the Office of Taylor Il
HOil No. GO J street. Sacramento city.
Dated September 10, 1885.
EMILY sLAIER, Adminis.rarrix.
TAYLOR e. HoLi., Attorneys Tor Administrative.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAC.
y rsmento. In the Superior Court in and for
said county The people of the. State Of Cali
fornia to y. +. EATON, greeting: You are
hereby notified that an action was commenced
in the superior Court of the county of Sacra-
mento. State of California, by the filing Of s
complaint in the Clerks Office of said Court, on
the 18th day of AUGUST, 1886, in which action
ELLA y. FOLGER is plaintiff, and you are de-
PENDANT. That the general nature of the action,
as appears from said complaint is AS follows
To recover judgment against you, said defend
ant, for the sum of 81 ,00), with interest at the
rate of ten per cent. per annGm, from August y,
1854, and for costs of suit and that receiver
be appointed to take charge of the property and
collect the rents and profits thereof all of which
is fully set forth in the complaint on file. refet
ence is hereby made Also, 10 obtain decree
of this Court for the 70 eclosJre Of certain
mortgage executed hy the said Il. +. EATON. on
the 9Th day of August, 1881. to secure the pay
ment Of certain promissoTy note, and the preIii-
Uses conveyed by said mortgage, to wit: Lots Il
and Is, in the town Of Flnriu, county of Sacra-
mento and State Of California, bounded on the
north by the county road running through said
town, on the cas-: 10y the X. r. lands and the
lands OF the GrangciS Hall Association, on the
south by the lands owned by G. 4. Agear and s.
s. Goddard, containing about five acres, more Or
less. be sold, and the proceeds applied to the
payment of the EXPENSES Of sale, the costs of
tins action. and the amount found due. And
in case such PR cee1s are not sufficient n pay
the same, that Judgment be dGckeled against +.
i. EATON for the balance remaining due: aud
also, that suid defendant and all persons claim
ing by, through or under him may be barred
and fOreclosed of all right, title, claim, lien,
equity OF redemption and interest in and 20
said moftggged premises, and for other and
further relief And you arc hereby directed
to appear and answer said complaint within
ten days from the service Of this writ, OK
elusive of the day nf service, il served on you in
said county OF SacramcntO; and within thirty
days. exclusive of the day of service, if served
elsewhere. And yOu are further notified that
unless you so appear and answer within the
time above specified, the plaintiff will apply
TO the Court fJr the relief demanded in said
complaint.
IN testimony whereof J. Wm. Il. Hamilton,
Clerk of Tie Count aforesaid. hcreuuto set my
hand and afiix the seal OF said court, this 18th
day OF August \. y. lSS6.
IsEALl WA. 4. HAMILTON, Clerk
Bv Jos. ]. CUrH. IDENTITY C!erk. au2l-2m5
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"BLooD-FooD is the suggestive name
often given to Ayers Sarsaparilla, because
of its plood-enriching qualities.
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NOTICE 20 CREDITORS.-g>TATE OF
IN CONRAD Bitter, deceased. Notice Is
hs.eby given by TIE undersigned administra-
trix OF the estate of CONRAD BIZ LEt, de-
ceased. to the creditors of and al persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased. to exhibit
them, with the necessary sfiidavits or vouchers,
within four months after the first publication Of
Office of Young x Dunn, at southeast corner OF
Fifth and streets, Sacramento, California.
Dated September 4. 1856.
BL0NDiNE Bitter, Administrators.
1oUSG q Dunn, Attorneys for Ad ninistratrix.