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When ole BulI, the renowned violin
ist, was staying I'M Paws I'M 1910. hc rc.
turned home late one evening from a
concert, aud as the night was cold he or
dcred his man To make fire I'm the room.
The latter dragged toward the fireplace a
huge box, ON which the word "Firc-
wood was painted i'm large letters. In
answer TO ole Bull's uStonished inquiry
the servant told him that the box had
been delivered that day at noon by his
masters orders, 0s he thought
On being broken open the box was
found To contain twenty-five violins and
the following letter: Great Master
The undersigned hcing members OF
various amateur philharmonic societies
hereby declare that they will hcnceforth
cease TO perform on the accompanying in
Struments. The same wood from which
Ole Bull can draw life, love, sorrow, pas
sion and melody, is only To bc regarded
aS-iuCl for the flames i'm the hands Of
the undersigned, who therefore request
the maestro 10 make an auto-da.fc of tho
enclosures, and TO look upon the ascend
ing smoke rs incense offered To his genius
by BIS pcnitcnt dabblers in the noble
art. This curious cpistlc bore the sig
natures of twenty-five young men.
Three days afterward Ole Bull gave a
dinner 10 which he invited all the send
ers OF the valuable "hrcwood. " Each
guest had lying before him on the table
one OF the Niolins referred 60, and by its
SIDE gold ring with the inscription,
solitude and Pcrscveraucen- piece of
scnsonablc ndvicc To the faint hearted
dilettantc, and symbolic indication of
the means by which the Virtuoso himself
had attained 10 fame. .-Tagliche Runds-
chau
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Press ItidicuIo OF Gcnvnonl,ncer.

General lOulnngcr'a ,tooi nattcring
Life" having had It's days on the Boulc.
wards, the itincrnut Vcndcrs came ont the
other evening with II new paper entitled
the l}Oulangistc, which will keep up the
excitement for n while aud amusc the
Parisinns during the dull season. Tho
cspcciul feature of the new journal
(Which viii probably never get further
than No. - Is the portraits of the noto-
rious minister of war Thus we hnVc that
uliicinl i'm the following positions: "rhc
General without Beard. " The Gen
cral with II Beard 9" "Tho General on
Foot, The General Saluting the Pco-
pie, "Thc General near view)," "'rhc
General in Bed, '"Thc General i'm Pro-
file, '"Ihe General on Horseback "a "The
General In Full Dress" Tho General
Smoking The General IN Civilian At.
tire Tho General in the Tribune, ~
"Tle General Firing IN the Air" ''Thc
General After tho Letter." "The General
NJ Work, The General After the Expul-
sion of the Princes, -" "Thc General After
the Duel The General Borcd by the
Newspapers. IL Is said by somo that
the storm ~ ridiculc with which this
patriotic public servant IS now being as
sailed, Will In The end increase his popu-
larity; but the hitter opinion seems 10 bc
TINT lac has been clfcctunlly "squclched"
by NJ dc FrcyCinct--T Ar9onaut.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11

visited the colonial exposition at Lon
don and was amazed at the extent of the
civilization and industrial development
exhibited. Every known article I'm the
world seemed 10 bc On show, and the dis.
plays covered acres s late book on
England, states that in the English colo
MICS ~ India 81 different languages arc
spoken, and that in 1881 there were only
2O2.O2O EuViishmeu Bon nCia among n
native population governed by England
ot 1000 times That number Think Of itl
England holds India with ono English
IMAM to 600 uutIro- aud She has
81 acres and more ,It-Idc of Great
Britain for every 1crc iu &c. Her trade
tn such cases could hardly bc otherwise
than free. The very existence Of her
colonial empire dcpcuds upon her being
% great marine nation Ships arc the
only connection between her and her
colonies, and thc ocoHu- nTc the high.
ways or bridges over which She must
reach her various subjects Frank a.
Carpenter BOO Cleveland Leader
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
Tho salt Mountain of Palestine.

Palestine possesses n remarkable salt
mountain situated at the south end OF
the Dead sen. The length of the ridge Is
siN miles, with an average width of three
quarters Of mile, aud the height is not
lar from GOO feet. There are places where
the everything carthy deposits are many
feet in thickness, but the mass of the
mountain Is composed of solid rock salt,
some of which is as clear "A crystal. How
far this deposit of salt extends below the
surface of the ground, no one at present
knows. Al some points, this ridge,
which IS on the shore of the Dead sea, ap-
proachcs very close TO the water, and nt
others 1t rcccdcs until d. is fifty or more
yards from II. just here che water OF
the Dead sea is much more salt than il Is
at the north end where the Jordan
enters the lake.
This salt is government monopoly.
The same Is true of the salt that is con
taincd In solution in the Dead sen itself.
II Arabs or the natives Of the country
we're found getting salt from the shores
OF the Dead sea or from this salt noun
tain, they would bc arrested at once.
Most OF the salt used In Hebron, Jerusn-
lem, and elsewhere in this part of Pales-
thine, comes from these sources. but H. is
gathered under the direction Of govern.
mcnt officers, and the revenue is sup
posed 10 go 10 the ROvcTnmcnt.-U United
states Consul Merrill I'm Scientific Ameri-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
Chinese I.dIbIe. m Can,on

There were cdibles in the market That
were quite unknown 10 me. but could
only look at them, aud guess AZ how they
would taste. When We came 10 tho
cook shops, We gave them n wide berth.
or all the unsavory lookiuga and mblodor.
Gus mcsscs ever devised by the ingenuity
OF man, those cOncOctcd by the Chinese
for the rcgalcncnt Of the lower lnboring
class arc the most fearful and wonderful.
There IS one particularly pOpluur dish,
which ] encountered n great many times.
Hnd remember with the same feelings thH
prcdOminatc in ones rccOllcctiOns Of u
yellow dog Do was u sort OF n cross bc-'
tween coarse vegetable soup and au
Irish stow In n dirty, saGrOny yellow
gravy, and OF all the culinary nb0mlna-
tiOHs ever fnced this Us the worst nnd
most rcpulsiyc But the Chinese dotc
on IL. nud wherever you see 81 for sale.
whether nv n market. cook shop. or ~
pcrambulatOr. there you VIII always sec "a
semi circle of coolies around &c. carh with
n pnir ~ chopsticks and yellow bowl ~
his mouth, shOycling down the great mya-
terry by the quart w. - lfornaday i'm
Cosmopolitan
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
rhn Armnnr.. rcncl,nnl.

"Phil Armour hns several Httlc hp,
hics. said n friend of tbc great pork
packer The other duv but the -traurc.t
~ them Ull is his prnchout Tor showing
strangers around his biz Office building.
The other day 20 granger nud hi4 wilc
sir"llcd into phils Office md told tltc
good naturcd millionaire thnt begun.
that wu,n't -turc nor 20 mcctiu' house
jan all Iowa that could hold n candIcstick
90 his building Armour laughed mer-
rlly, nnd asked his visitors m they had
been around the yariOus departments.
They replied thut they had not The
millionaire then took them iu tow and
showed them thc option department tli"
busy cashier and the foreign department
Then hc took them tO thc place where
the wages Of the r ,OOO mon employed no
the packing house ore put into little en-
vclvopcs every mouth Bic piles of gold
md silver coin lHy before thcut and n4
Tor grccuhacks--wly tho -i4ht of So
many ~ them nearly throw thc good eff
farmer into u spasm But that is iu.t
like Armour % muscs him lO -cp tlic
eyes ~ his visitors grow lorgcr and larger
os be- pilots them around his great c-fnb-
lishmcut. Chicago Herald
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
ERICSSON AND oLe, GULL. =,
How tho Noted Niolinist Charmed the
Great MrchnnicInn-A Irhlmnh

Ntcht NcChnntcinn-N Triumph.
In conversation n few evenings ur,'a
distinguished chemist aud phN stefan.
who Is also an enthusiastic and critical
lover of music, told am interesting story
about Ole Bu0 and John Ericsson. the
great inventor
IL secnS that they were friends IL
early life, Nut driftcd apart and did not
meet again until cach had hccmnc Ia
NOUS. Bull had ChRrnlGd thcCarS of admir-
ing thousands all over the civilized world.
while the part the great mcchUuicimt
played in naval warfare during the re-
bclliOn reused the north tu enthusiast
and startled the world.
Bull, happening to bc in New York oo
concert tour, determined TO look up his
old friend and renew the acquaintance.
lie found him in his workshop sur
rounded by tools. machinery, designs,
models, and materials used iu mcChani-
cal constructions. directing the labors ot
corps ot assistants.
When taking his leave Bull invited
Ericsson tO attend his couCcrt that night.
Ericsson, however, declined, saving hU
had no time TO waste
Their acquaintance being thus removed
Bull continued tu cali ON his old friend
when visiting New York aud usually
when taking his leave would Osk Erics.
son to attend his concert, hut Ericsson al
ways declined the Invitations
Upon one occasion Bull pressed him
urgently and said; "ll YOU do not como
shall bring my violiu here and play in
your shop"
Ericsson replied grunly:
IF You bring the thing here | shall
smash tt
Hero wclStwo men ;hc very oppositcs
of each other liull nu mpulsiVc, 70.
mantle dreamer; Ericsson stcru thought
ful, practical, proving every movement
with mathematical precision
BulIs curiosity was aroused to know
what effect music would have upon the
grim, matter of fact man of squares and
circles ~, taking his violin with him,
lac went to EricsSon's shop lie had re-
moved the strings, screws and apron, So
that the violin would seem to be In lad
condition.
~ he entered the shop noticing dis
pleased expression on EriCsson's face
Bull called his attention to certain de-
fccts in the instrument and, speaking Of
its construction asked Ericsson about tho
scientific and acoustic properties in
volvcd In the grain of certain woods.
From this hc passed un to n discussion OF
sound waves, tones, scmhoNcS, etc
To illustrate his meaning, he replaced
the strings, mld mprOvising "a few
chords, driftcd into rich melody.
The workmcn, charmed dropped their
tools, and stood in silent wonder
lie played on and ON, and when finally
he ceased, Ericsson raised his bowed
hcNd, and, with moist eyes, said:
DO not stop 30 on Go ont I never
knew until now whnt there was lacking
in my life. Lowell sun. ,u
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
what They onc. Dld win. ro.d.,.,.

N wae mo- light matter 20 groom n horse
in WAshington's day; for just ns the
heads of gentlemen were plastered and
bewlgped 20 tho horses were made 20
undergo what would seem 20 us now n
rather absurd practice. The night he
fore horse was 90 be ridden he was Gov
cred from head 10 foot With n paste made
~ whiting and other ingredients; then
he was well wrapped In cloth and laid 90
sleep on clean straw. BY the next MORN
ing the paste had hardened, and Il was
then vigorously rubbed IN and the horse
curried nnd brushed. The result was %
glossy md satiny cont The hoof- were
blHckencd and polished, tho mouth
washed, tho teeth picked nud cleaned
mud The horse was then ready ~ DE sad.
died md brought ont ST. Nicholas.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
TO FAME.

Bright fairy Of the morn, with flowers srraycd
Whose beauties 20 thy young purSucr SEEM
Beyond the ecstasy of poets dpram-
Shall o'cstakc thee ere thy lustrc tadcs
" Ripe glory Of the noon. % dozzled ewes
\ pageant ot delight and power and rrod,
biSSolving into mirage manifold
10 o'crtakc thee, or mistake my prifr!
" null shadow OF the evening patnt and gray,
AZ random thrown, beyond me or above,
And cold aS memory IN the arms of love
Have oCrtaen thee. hu 90 cast awavy'
" Nh monl or noon, or eve am ]. ." she said
but ntglS the depth of night b,hiud thu sun;
t'N all mankind pursued, but never won,
jnth my S'adow falls upon shade
-R n Blackmop I'm Harlp,r'~ Magazine
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11

There 1rc two kinds 0f braycrv-that
II thc person who docs not suffer from
icnr which is easy aud OF little merit. and
'tho bravery of 90 person who ovcrcomc5
hi- fear. Such person iu iny opinion.
is more courageous than my other. hut
though ! hive great respect for him. 7
should put but little confidence I'm him
for his heroic effort may bo overcome ~
any time and virtue. beautiful ss it is
IS less SOLID thnu absence of emotion.
When The battle had begun md fhc
bullets and shot rattlmg nbout him. made
him trcmblc, Tureruc remarked t0 him
self. "Gou arc trembling. carcass ~
mine; you would trcmblc moro if Won
know whore ] was going TO take you "-.
Popuor Science Monthly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11

During tho medicine dance in honor OF
Buffalo BIll, nu eagles feather was
planted in the center ~ the great tent In
which Tho Indians were seated, and az
they made their wild dance around it. no
one dared tO touch that feather unless he
had Killed man in battle and could
provo 10 hy some one present Rocky
Bear chief ~ the Ogallala band. touched
10 several times; so I'D American Horse.
The warrior chief ~ the Sioux nation
Lone Wolf touched H. sixteen times and
then plunged hi- arm into lnrgc kettle
~ boiling wntcr and took bccf bone
frpm The bUttom Now York world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11

ln thc pamphlets ~ statistics ~
American water works prepared by y. T.
R Cruc~ 20 Is stated that there are ia
this country ZOOS cities and towns sup.
Piled with % water works system. or
these, nearly unr-h -hnlf are owned by tho
municipalities aud 800 by rrfvatc oorpora-
tions ln about POO cases the system ia
arranged so as 10 pump the water dl-
rcctly into tho mains which gives tho best
satisfaction, whore The supply viii per-
u.t It, Boston Transcript
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
wRecKeRs OF NewroUNoLANo.
Treasures in thc Hands OF the SpoiIers
An Atroctons Deed.

Nautical instruments I'm these hungry
waters avail the mariner laught, for
frequently week will pass during which
he does not once sec the sun by day or tho
stars by night, In the late summer the
Anglo Saxon, laden for the greater
part with costly bales OF silk, lost her
bearings, and while at full speed was
lifted upon q montser billow and laid
across sunken rock that barred the
mouth OF Chance Cove. One Wild shrek
arose and tho light keeper heard il
through the waiting Of the wind and the
thunder OF the sea. Crew aud passengers
amounting in all 10 many score were
thrown into deep holo inside the rock,
where the greater number pcrished The
tidings Were promptly dispatched 90 tho
capital, but not in time To save the treas
urcs from tho hands of the spoilers.
The fog lifted aud revealed the strand
pale with corpscs. Round about the
fishermen "hauled" their nets aud spill
lizards iu tho fog, hut with electric swift
ness went the tidings Of = wreck They
came there in scores and loaded their
boats with bales ot silk; and they wero
busy AZ Rhouls among tho dead upon the
beach. Many Of the passengers were
persons of note, and they wore costly Jew
els upon their clothes and fingers. When
ever a ring could not he removed from
the rigid hngcr tho wrcckcr drew hiS
sheath knife and I'm horrible way he
came master ot the treasure.
IL II stated, indeed, upoH good author
ity, that one poor lady succeeded In ciuvCh
Ing piece OF the wreck and reaching
shore. She passed through many n
fothom ot breaking sea, and when she
reached the beach was to all appearance
dead. One of tho wrcckcrs knifo in
hand, went to where the lady lay, and
his eye CLEANED Rs he saw tho trcnsur,
upon her fingers. She moved u little and
monncd, but this was no safeguard
STOPPING, tho man seized her hand ana
began To remove the rings, although she,
by her feeble cries, protested, All came
away save one, and this the man knew,
from its sizo and brilliant cleaning, to
bo most valuable OF all. After trying for
many minutes % obtain II, he pulled out
his knife and severed tho finger. Then,
the story goes, the poor mutilatcd lady
arose, opened hcr eyes, and held up her
bleeding hand aS if asking Judgment
against tho heartlcss wretch. One wild
piercing cry, and her sOrrows were ended.
Az she fell bnCk upon tho snnd tho
wrcckcr gave n chuclSlc aud went his
way. such nn occurrence could not but
illl the minds of all good people with
horror; and IT, was not long before the
Imagination ot some of the coast dwell
crs furnished sequel to the RtrOcious
deed
For 10 Is told, and believed by many "a
man and woman upon the coast, that this
same poor lady sometimes appears In tho
dreadful cove when the storm RACES
Scores Will avow that she appears by tho
edge Of the sea clad in white her dark
hair trailing in the wind, and holding up
little, pnlc, bleeding hand.
Collins In Brooklyn Magazine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11


saw the queen In Edinburgh. She IL
fat stout old woman, with "a rosy face
and dark gray ,hair. Her features are more
German than English, aud they look
very inoffcnsivo and unchAractcristic.
She Is probably woman Of great intel
lsctlIal strength and OF queenly thought,
put, M to appearance, YOU may see bet
ter faces at any reception I'm America or
In any days shopping. Sho was on her
way to the Edinburgh exposition, and
the streets Of Edinburgh were cleared ~
carriages and street cars during her
march Tho enthusiasm OF the people
was not great, and tho cheer as she
passed along was not equal TO thWt ~ nn
American procession in which the presi-
dent takes part. Queen Nictorin with two
Of her daughters sat in double sented
carriage hauled by four horses and n
half dozen lords and dukes rode ia front
Of and behind her. AZ the carriage
passed along, the three women, the ono
old and the Others middle ngcd md
younger, kept continuously bObbing their
heads In Oowing response 20 the cheers
~ the crowd. The whole scene wns n
ridiculous one.
day or two later ] saw Queen Vic
torla again. At this time she hnd been
driving about the city seeing its sights
There were crowds gathered on tho
streets to see her pass by, and, ns before,
when her carriage came, the police and
soldiers cleared the way for IT, First tho
police came, then carriage with ono OF
the queens rctinuc and policeman, then
the outTders In gorgeous uniforms, and
lastly the queen in her carriage with the
Princess Beatrice aud her husband Dur
INK part of tho ride therc were no police.
men stationed On the sidewalk, and IL
seems 20 me that dynamite flcnd would
have little trouble IN assassnating Queen
Victoria il he wished to. Cor Cleveland
Leader.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11
4 5. s.ooo Ifnr.n rnr.r Inrin.-

The most powerful engine in the world
i7 in the zinc mines at Freidensville. Ia
10 is fcdby sixteen boilers and 10 Is OF
1,Wu horse power, while by doubling the
number NJ boilers double that force can
hc obtained. Each revolution Of its
wheels throws up enough water 10 fll q
good sized pond, and 10 raises II. 800 gal
Ions of water. For seven years 10 r..
mr.ned idle hut in March last Il was
again SGT Zoe motion, and has since been
going day aud night u consumes twenty.
eight tons Of coal q day and its ordinary
speed IS seven revolutions per minute.
though that number can be doubled
The hy wheels are thirty-scvcn feet in
diameter and weigh forty tons each --
Boston Budget
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11

Some visitors weut into store. in n
prohibition town kept by German
woman. and called fcr whisky She
said she could not scii any, and then
whispered 10 one of them oNcn won
wants fsky, you must call for vine. 0D.l
pinch nit ono eye Exchange.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-11

The Louisville Courier Journal believes
that whole cities might bc warmed by
piPing the base q an acuvo ,uicapo.v
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-18
L. A. BOWER,

CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. SHOP $40
" L street, between Fifth and Sixth, Sacra-
mento. Jobbing promptly attended to. Esti-
mates furnished. Lot of Old Doors and Good
Shelving For Sale. I'm
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-18
Constitutional Catarrh.

No single disease has entailed more suffering
or fastened the brealiug up of the constitution
than Cs;Grrh. The sense of smell, of taste. of
sight, OF hearing. the human voice. the mind
one or more and sometimes all, yield to its de-
structive influence. The poison it distributes
throughout the system attacks every vital force,
and breaks up the most robust of constitutions.
Ignored, because but little unders God, bv most
physicians, im2otently asssiled by quacks and
charlatans those suffering fTom it have little
hope to be relieved of It this side OF the grave.
Ii is time, then, that the popular treatment Of
this terrible disease by remedies within the
reach of AL passed into hands at once competent
aud trustworthy. The new and hitherto uniried
method adopted by Dr. sanford in the prepare
ton of his RADICAL CURE has won the hearty
approval OF Thousands. II is instantaneous in
affording relief in Ell head colds, sneezing, snuff
fling and Distracted breathing and rapidly re-
moves the most oppressive symptoms, clearing
the head sweetenipg the breath, restoring the
sense of smell. taste and hearing, and neutraliz-
ing the constitutional tendency of the disease
towards the lungs, liver and kidneys.
SASFoRD'S RADICAL CURE consists OF one bottle
of the RADICAL CURE. one box of CATARRHAL
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