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NEwsY NOTES.

. TuE rotoIl price Of coal ut Pasadena, CAL
T. f2l tDn.
Tur caaro district Of Columbia's dobt &.
nov f5l.G2.fO.
SIR M5wuL MAcKgvIfE has received
HJ 900 up 90 date Tor attendance ON the
Grown Prince of Germany.
ST. PAUL. Minu.. claims 90 havo spent
flio000u loo building last year.
MARQUES l.ft ly.n2 Ground loos cau.ad
G-j irc 90 Sew Hork llst year,
a cAyof ga.olin. exploded in Xc1io, Ohio,
killing John Alexander aged thiftrcn.
Ir risst1teI that ih Florida orange crop
this scoeon win not oxeeed 1DI0JJ boxes
TUrHE arc nin. teen persons charged With
murlor confined in the Ncw York Iombs
NATURAL g1s. p.0Iu.ing "a flame ten feet
high hrs bcan struck at Seneca Falls. ~ S..
At Cham5ersburg. Pa. Martin Kissing z.r.
who deiuo1f from typhoid fcvcr. klIci
himself
THOMAS Borrrrn. of S. Rounnold. Cau..
slapped Mrs Cyrile L1roque, when she sho,
hIm dead
Tnr Bccchcr Monument Committee hoe
e3f ODD. and J o. a. Ward, tho sculptor, s
rcoly Oh begin work.
THE largest steel gun ever attempted has
boon suce lnI.y cast in iitts5urg Pa, for
the ln,tcl States governments
Tae dir current produced by % railway
train drow % siVyc1r old New Havcu boy
toward thf track. aud ho was bio by cor
step 11 Eillel.
TIe receipts Of ono hun 'red oul twelve
railway iurs Tor eleven months iu Is-l ogLrs-
gate H2 WO t0 s21Ii1i ,l0l iu tbe cor5.
spending months OF 1876
Secretary Fairchild has tho reputation
Of being tie bes,,drossod member Of ,ho
cabinet,
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National Canltol Pnges.

For years it has been the privilege of
the pages in the Capitol at Washington
to make quite lot Of pocket money each
session in collecting autographs. The
pages OF the Senate, for instance, will
collect the signatures OF all the Senators
in an album. turn the book over TO some
youngstcr in the House, who gets the
Congressmen's names, then 10 one Of the
pages i'm the Supreme Court for the auto.
& apis Of the Justices, aud finally TO the
riding pages Of the Senate who are con-
stantly going between the Capitol, the
White House, and the ievcrul depart
ments and bureaus OF the Government
The latter get the names Of the Prcsi.
dent, the Cabinet and the other promi.
nent officials. For such collection tn e
boy who starts the book has received
whatever hc could get out OF his Gus
TONER trusting to his own sharpness and
the latte;'s generosity. When nc gets
his money and $40 is the usual price
he settles with the other pages who have
assisted him, on such terms as they were
willing TO make. The ordinary terms of
settlement have been s. TO the contrac-
tor, 50 10 the House page, 50 TO the boy
who gets the President and Cabinet, and
81 TO the youth in the Supreme Court
But an equal division of profits is now
demanded 10y the boys. took an album
VIII ch had been sent me by friend in
the West TO one OF the Senate pages the
other day, and asked him % get the au-
tographs of the statesmen for me as he
had done before. had formerly paid
him $40 for such Job, but he informed
me that the boys had organized n union
and had advanced the price TO SO. He
said that the "kids' in the House kicked
because the Senate boys were making
more money than they, and had struck :
so IL became necessary TO organize and
have Il stated card OF rates.
"DOn't you see, hc said, "people who
want autographs somehow always come
TO the Senate first. We have got 81 for
getting the names of seventy Six Sena-
tors, and have given the kids in the
Senate 80 for getting 325 names. When
they happened TO catch on to q Job they
got the s. Of course, and gave US two
for the Senators autographs, but for
every one book they get we get a dozen,
and they kicked about It, So we had to
agree to pay them as much as We got our
selves They won't touch a book less
than s.. There was IL kid i'm the House
who cut under them, and got some names
not long ago for SO, but when the other
boys found it out they got hold OF the
book and tore out the leaves. "-Ne0
York Trbune.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.

a BERLIN actor has just made his five.
ihousandth app arance in the same theatre
ENGLsH performances Of Gilbert aud Sui
ivans operas are now a regular institution
In Berlin
BoorH and Barrett played TO a little over
$V'uOO in their two weeks at the Academy OF
Music, New York
PLANQUFTTE, the composer Of "The
Chimes Of Normandy has just completed a
now opera entitled "Nectarinen
MHs. SHAW, OF Now York, Is winning fame
ana money as "A whistler Her services are
IN great demand at private entertainments
THE actress Lotta Is contemplating, with
he aid Of friends in New York city, the es.
Enlistment Of a h0ms for orphan children
there
IT IL said that Mr. 1rving's profits from his
present tour in this country will reach $50.
OVO Ills reoeiptg for two weeks I'm philadel.
phia wero $4,000
DAE HcE. tho man who used 20 get 81 600
n week, Tho t3gcst salary ever paid 70 any
circus man in tho world is now said TO be
ing
TnE "Violin King.r Joachim, has tempo.
ThrIy lot fho usa of one Of his fingers. and
ln} gouo % Amstetdim 90 soc 81 the famous
message op.rntor, Dr. Meyer, can restore II
10 It's lunrtions.
A JURY at Providence r. T.. returned a
verdict Of ti2OJ) i'm thc case ,f Mime. Jan1u.
schok, tlc tra2cdienn', who sued t1 recover
dau1-cs for personal injuries sustained by
falling down stairs in hoteLat Newport
InE Stou2hton Musical Society has Just
celebrated t lJlst birihdly at Randolph,
Mass 10 b ono Of The Oldest musical organ.
i<1tions in the United States. nui many
noted New England musicians have DO 'onged
20 H..
Ir has boon decided 90 oxhum, ncxt spring
tho bOi cs ~ the Composers Gluck. Bee.
thOFen aud Schubert who are all buried in
the slfno churchYarl in Vienna. and deposit
them boo n muusolcum which is now being
built Tor them.
MWE PATTI NiCoLrW viii toko with her tO
South America O. wardrobe iIing forty three
monster trunks Her "Truviatan costumes
alone cost SljOl1 She has paid fl 800 for
tNe transportation Of hcrtef and blgtngs
from Lisbon 70 Ia Plata.
WORD comes from F,oruc' of the death OF
Sienorn Mou1nnl B1rhiari Nini who was
famous thirty o." forty yc.r ago as an oucr-
ception1l uglues os f1r her artistic talent
lnUo sho married Count Mini, aud retired
from the s'lEo.
AcrWurse to- the Dramatic times
Howard IHY.or wrIic plays with the aid 0f
dressed dolls TIE places them ON "a table in
miniature .t1Ec. makes exits and entrances
for them. shows where the villain a cs or
lives 0ud u fact. nt cloh rehearsal OF the
dolls DE Uc.fc fs somcth nZ. consequently ho
ig familiar w.fh tho stage rehearsal OF any
play bee writes
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How To Hang Piclures.

When there are 10 be many pictures
hung IN "a room, the walls should be quiet
IN color and not elaborate In decoration.
A wall with surface of the slightly
roughcncd stucco coating. or OF paper OF
a single tone of terra Gotta, dull grccn,
blue or gray, undoubtedly shows pictures
TO the best advantage but if the pictures
are not many nor very choice then tho
general effect OF the room should be tho
main object in view. A beautiful and
S1cctivc wal decoration is not by any
means always an expensive ono, and very
harmonious results are ten obtained
from using the large sheets of cartridge
paper which come in good tones OF dull
blue and terra Gotta, aud arranging a
wide irciZc Of some harmonikng or con.
trastng color, in which a conventional
dts gn has been stenCileI Or if the
owner Of the room lacks the time and
ingenuity for such work, paper for this
purpose with graceful. flowing pattern
IN chrysanth"mums. or other large snowy
flowers, in subducd colors can now be
obtained at very small cost from any
paperhlnger. a narrow molding OF
cherry, mahogany or giltis pretty finish
to bc tucked on where the frcilc Joins the
wall covering, and upon this should be
placed the books for hanging pictures.
If some Of the money which is spent
in overlooking rooms with trumpcry
ornaments that give them cheap. tawdry
appearance, was pul into the wall deco
rations, the whole effect would be much
more satisfactory and artistic.
Crctonne cut into two widths has been
used for n frielc with very uool elect.
II is TO be put up with small brass tacks.
One ingenious lady took cheap Noting.
ham lace and painted the pattern in har-
monizing tones, making IA charming
fricze for her drawing groom -Dctro
Tri6une.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-26
PEPITA.

Up in her balcony where
Vines through the lattices run,
Splitting scent on the air.
Setting'a screen TO the sun,
Fair AS the morning is fair,
Sweet as blossom is sweet,
Dwells in her rosy retreat
Pepita.
Ofsen a glimpse Of her face,
When the wind rlIstles the vine
Parting tho leaves for a space
Gladdens this window of NINE.
Pink in its leafy embrace,
Pink as the morning is pink,
Sweet as a blossom think
Pepita.
who dwell over tho way
Watch where Pepita Is hid
Safe from the glare OF the day
Like an eye under its lid;
Over and over l say,-
Name like the song OF a bird,
Melody shut in a word
"Pepita.n
Look where the little leaves stir,
Look, the green curtains are drawnl
There in blossomy blur
Breaks a diminutive dawn;
Dawn and the pink face OF her,
Name like a lisp of the south,
Fit for roses small mouth,
Pepita
frank ID. Sherman, IN The Cenfury
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Washington.


InE state Department will publish. for
Tree di-tripution. 5000 copies Of a treatiso on
Cattle and Dairy Farming
TIE Pre- ide1t bas sent tho following nom
nations to tho Senate. Joseph Black Of Clevc-
land, Ohio, Consul at Buda Pesth: George
OsEooi Prince. Con ul a. Moscow. Henry
ioI IHmnn, OF Ieunsylvauin COiuer Of tho
Mint nt Philadelphia Joseph ilcusslor, Post
master at Hoor ok Faia. 81 ~
IHE hill creating q United States Fish
Comm, oner. with salary of 5000, has
pa. od both houses
PEe I.rvf CLevELAvD held h.s nlst rs.
eepiion OF tne season 300 honor Of the DipIo,
matte Corps
THE annual report of Public Printer Beno.
dict has been sont tO che Senate No urges n
larke Appropriation Tor now machinery and
equipments
TH. BANKERS md money changer have
l0t confidence in tho financial condition Of
Peru. ami ore refusing o. ro Give Govern.
mont lhprr money lu consequence great
distr prevails and disorders have occurred
POO the market places at lima. ending in a
regular panic
GfoHGE WALRfr ey Consul General 90
France died Boo Washington of pneumonia
IHE House Committee ou Elections took
up the confederation of the Ihoobe. Carlisle
cont tel election matter and heard the
arguments which th9 lawyer for Mr..
lhoebo adduocd iu support Of his clients
case lr0n a inI'o. being taken it waa
declared Chat Mr Carlisle was emitted f1 bis
Ha1t, the entire cJWmItte, voting boo the
affirmative. save thfcc HcpubIcaus. who wero
excused from voting
an % cJuforencs of Wool Growers On ,
Wool Manufacturer iu Washington deIe.
fntof from aIl parts of tbo Union attrul.up
resolutions were adpp'o livoIug q wool
tarH uie'oniIa.ly tue same as that of 1861
The general effect or th.s new schedule wIl
De slight increase iu the tariff both on wool
and wooden goods
GENERAL r. j. BRACE was confirmed hy
tho Senate as Minister t3 MorIco
Vs. ~. BigEiow. Of Maine, was appointed
Postmaster of tho Senate
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heart and il plunged TO the ground.
hurting the two men over its head.
White Buffalo lay where he fell but
English Tom was up in an instant, aud
stondiog boldly beside his fallen com.
rade he poured a steady FIRE from White
Lu 'alo's " Winchester, which the latter
had slung TO a strap. The men at the
station heard the firing and came 20 the
rescue on the run. The Irdians re-
trca'ed on seeing their approach, but
fred a parting yolley, and English Tom
fell.
They found him lying on his back. A
ball had struck him fun in the center Of
the forehead. Tenderly they carried
him TO the station. They buried him
near the house. and many an eye was wet
with tears as they hcaped stones over his
grave. White Buffalo eventually recov-
cred from his wounds. Nobody knew
the poor English boys true name, mono
knew his people. but on the pile of stones
White Buffalo erected neatly painted
slab bearing these words:
Here Lies the Boly of
'ENGIsH TOM
He Was Only Tcnderfoot, but He
Lost His Life TO Save Those
Who Have Erected This
slab in Honor of
His Memory.
Sept -, 1857
Chicago Mail.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-26

There is some reason for thc admira.
tion generally fclt for blue cycs A
connoisscur in eyes states that nine
icnihs OF the railroad men. pilots and
others who are selected Tor lhc,r Keen
ness and correctness OF vision have blue
eyes Brown cycsarc beautiful. Gray
eyes usually denote Intelligence. and
ha ell eyes bepcak q talent for music.
The commoncst color OF eyes Is cray aud
tho farcst violet --Drcw.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-26

The name john Bull, ass applied TO the
English people, is first found in Arbuih-
nots ludicrous History of Europe "a
book sometimes cmone0u.ly ascribcd TO
Dean Swift I'm this satire Arbuthn0t
calls the French Lewis Babo9n and the
Dutch Nicholas Frog. "John Bull n
comedy, by George Coleman. the
younger was performed in I8Oj. Tho
Jobn B1H, q Tory newspaper. supported
by Theodore Hook, WIS first published
in 1870.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-26

Tho Fresi lent has sent 90 Congress a mss
sogc on tEo majority anl minority reports OF
Che Pacific Hai.ral Investigating Commit.
tee After reeIt.us the objects for which the
comm .ou was appointed he declare, thlt
Those report exhibit 1eh transactions au O.
Hrma connected with the construction OF
iNo 0Iird r0nds aud tier management anil
80 tue Invention %. such devices ON iho
part or those having jhom in charge for the
apparent pIIplss o.. defeating any chance
ior tlo Government reimbursement. that
amy ads tn ut or rInn of settlement should
De- prod e1f u ur0I tlo substantial interests
@. the Government rather than any forboor-
auc' of generosity deserved by Che CONF
p3nics
Ih Ira Cont further says chat De believes
Chat nuv pro. oftiOn to bring the subsidized
ooio I1.i.1 ds under ths subj clson of tho
Go o-uuclt SD long as there is hope of
settlement, should be- rejected
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Scenes Of Carnage at the pyramids

=
Long after Rameses H.. Cambyscs
came, aud on the pyramid plain con
qucrcd the Egyptians, mutila,cd the face
f the Sphinx and broke into the true
outlines of the pyramids ruthless con
qucrOr, vandal and destroyer that he
was Twcnty-four centuries after, Ma
poleon, with his cOnquering hosts, met
the gold-cOvered Mamclukcs, who, rid
ing as swift as the wind and as flame
Of fire, hacked the barrels Of the French
guns with their blades Of Damascus steel.
IL was like blazing volcano. All was
smoke and blood and mutilation, as
though an earthquake had come.
Dropping their heads to the so idle bow.
the fearless MameIukcs rode forward and
met the awful vollcys Of the invader. but
only to sink in the sand Without
horses then, and laying upon their
backs wounded they cut at The legs Of
the enemy with their keen sabrcs, never
yielding until conquered by death.
And there. close TO the Sphinx, one
can sec now tho very place whence camc
up the clouds OF smoke and flame amid
the yclls Of the demons who fought.
where lay the masses OF dead and dying
where tho depleted ranks OF tho victims
moved along with bnstlinQ arms and
broken standards moaning aud swirlino
like the sea that refuses TO be quiet after
The storm -H,r.bbfrs.
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TuE English government hnq or lcrrd n
gunhoat to the Island of lowis. on Scotland.
20 gueh an in-rrfeetion among the croftor4
Jan churches have 1esn burned nnl ths con-
vcris ma .rcl
sHAnp shock of earthquake was feIt tho
other day in Ontario Canada
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Good Cruel.

There are times when Cruel is about
the only fare allowed the invalid 10y the
physician. When things come 10 this
strait, il is fortunate for the patient il
some one in the house happens TO know
how 10 mako it. Indian meal cruel may
bc made pa'atablc in this manner: Wet
two tablospoonfuls of the meal to a
smooth paste with cold water, and stir it
into one pint OF boiling water. stir
occasionally while over the fire, aud let
il boil half an hour. BE very careful not
10 let IL scorch. II it becomes too thick.
add more water. Season with salt,
sugar, lemon juice and grated nutmeg,
a tiny piece of blttcris an Improvement,
If il is not forbidden.
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