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Gnnfh nnd YVn,t

JOHN ID. CoPESToN and John Perry Pcarcc,
of Louisville, Were drowned in the Ohio
River while boating.
a TERRIFrc storm ragged along the Great
Lakes. Five lives were lost aud much
damage done TO shipping.
THE Traders Bank OF Chicago has failed
with liabilities of Sl,0OO.0OO
THERE are over $50 cases or typhoid fever
in Duluth, Minn., and the epidemic appears
u be growing. There have been numerous
deaths.
MRs. GEoRGR PoFFENBERGER, OF Beatrice
Neb., strangled her two children with a
strong cord, and then shot herself through
the heart. She left note for her husband
saying she was afraid she was going crazy.
COLONEL J. j. DANIELS, President OF the
Florida Sanitary Association, and ono OF the
leading citizens OF Jacksonville, Ella, is
dead OF yellow fever.
A VIOLENT storm I'm the Ohio VnlIoy wa,
particularly severe around Owensboro, KY,
and RockpOrt, Ind, where three men were
Killed by lightning and many buildings were
damaged by wind. Loss estimated at S5O,-
OO0
THE Industrial Exposition at Richmond,
Va, has opened with great popular demon
stration.
+. y. wIGGINToN, Of California, has been
unanimously selected by the Executive Com
mittee OF tho American Party 10 fill the va
cancy occasoned by Judge Green's declina-
tion OF the Vice Presidential nomination.
GEoRGE II. HAMILTON has been nominated
for Congress by the Republicans of Ken
tucky, and will make the contest against
Speaker Carlisle.
THE Georgia Democratic State ticket wns
elected without opposition. John Is. Gordon
was re elected Governor. Sam Small ran for
the Legislature in the Atlanta district on n
Prohibition ticket, and was defeated after a
hot contest.
JONATHAN OSBORNE and Cnspar Horsdoe-
fer, two farmers living near Evansville, Ind. .
while seeking shelter under some trees from
the rain, were struck by lightning and killed.
a DESTRUCTIVE hail storm visited portions
OF Kentucky and Ohio causing great damage
TO tobacco and other crops
AT Medina, Ohio, Mrs. Mary J.. Garrett
was convicted OF the murder OF her two inn
becilc step1aughteTs, and sentenced 20 hang
on January %, 1889.
The United States collector OF customs nt
San Francisco has gwen notice that no moro
return certificates will be issued 10 Cinnamon
Tax damage by frost to the tobacco crop
In the South Side section of Virginia is very
great and more than one fourth Of tho
crop has been completely ruined.
A CANOE. containing Mr. and Mrs. Kenne-
man and their eighteen-noDths child and
Mrs Phillips and her four children. was cap
sized at lrincess Anne, Md. Mrs. Kenne-
man with her babe I'm her arms sank in
stantly. Mrs. hillip's two months old babe
was borne from her arms, aud went down
together with her four yearO child.
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Warrington

THE Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Charles h. Boyle, Of Pennsyl-
vania, 10 DO Chief Justice, Washington Ter
ritOry: Lambert Tree, OF Illinois, 20 he
Minister 10 Russia; George Davidson, Of
California, - be- member OF the Mississippi
River Commission. and John q. Parkhurst,
Of Michigan. 20 be Minister TO Belgium.
COINAGE az the United States mints during
September aggregates Z, 40. 80 pieces, bav-
ing total yalus of $G.6gO,78l Total gold
coinage, S2,3lO, 80; total silver coinage,
S33i9,iS
TnR public debt was reduced f12. 257. 02G
during September, and e., ,7O6, 900 during
The last three months.
Government receipts for September were
t3l b59, iff, expenditures. $SJ l6l ,l97.
THERE have been forty-seven post Offices
raised 90 Presidential Offices since October /,
with salaries ranging from 5000 TO $500
THE treaty OF The United States with Peru
has hecn ratihei.
THg Pres dent has nominated james Petit
grew. state Treasurer OF South Carolina to
bo Consul General no Melbourne, Australia.
TIE sundry Civil bin has boen approved
by President Cleveland
TnF prffout seseiOn Of Congress is now the
longest in She history 81 our Government
The longest proceeding session was that OF
1850 Tho year n tho Missouri Compromise
which was adjourned at noon Of September
90
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11
Sionx Cltr,s Corn Pnlnoe

The famous corn palace, at Sioux City.
Iowa, was honored 10y a visit from
President Cleveland, and it is stated
that go, 900 persons were entertained
within II during the time that Mondamin
kept open house. In order TO convey TO
our readers some idea Of the magnitude
OF the labor and wealth expended there
on, the following figures are given:
There was 300, 00J feet OF lumber con-
sumed, 1870 bushels Of yellow corn aud
5000 bushels Of yariegate1 varieties
600 pounds OF carpet tacks; 5000 pounds
OF nails; 1907 pounds OF small brads f;
300 feet OF rope, 800 pounds of small
" re. and 1900 yards OF cloth. IL took
forty-six men days 20 erect the palace
aud nearly 800 men and women TO place
the decorations in form. Ten teams
were employed fifteen DAYS haul ng corn
and grains. Two steam saws were en-
gagged constantly eight days cutting
corn ears into small pieces for decorative
signs and ornamental work. Besides
this labor was ali that was done by
farmers in delivering grains from tbeiI
own stacks. The total cost Of the palace
was about S2s, 600. The building was
2lo feet long, and the general contour
Moorish.
Such being the success Of tho corn
fe tival week Of 1897, Sioux City will
repeat the corn palace enterprise in 1885
on larger aud grander scale. -Dfroii
frs6 Pgsss.
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now sherIdan's LIE Mas Once Saved

According 20 Colonel Archer Mason.
Of San francisco, Cal. General Sheridan
once had hio life saved in an odd way.
Colonel Mason's regiment was once Civ
ing the General re option at the Cali.
fornia Theatre. sheridan was standing
in the wings, peoping out beside tho
curtain az the audience when he sud
denly pointed TO one Of the musicians,
and asked MasOa:
isn't that man named Blythfn
On being told that he was, he asked 10
have him brought up on the stage az
once. After n cordial greeting which
almost wrung the musicians hand o p.
Sheridan said
81 have good reasonsto remember Mr..
Blyth, for he saved my lifc for me once
1t was when | was a young cavalry o 81.
Ger, fighting The Indians. One day We
were having n hand-to hand sot. to with
the Indians, and one Of TIE red dogi :
had just shot at me with his revolver. 1
had my saber close 90 his neck when an
other Indian threw his lassO around my
neck. and in another instant / would
have been trampled under the feet Of tho
horses. But Blyth, who was close be-
side me, cut tho rope with his saber and
saved my life. w. Chicag1 Time.
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cessation Of it when should have time
to think and remember. l cared for moth
ING and trusted no living being. My
life was over and done.
IL was here one day that woman
noated into my presence TO have her
daperies fastened. 1t was the same |
had seen on his arm that fatal night, but
now | could look at her calmly. Was
growing strongeri l even addressed
her.
"You are Mrs. Adams" / said, while
l did my lowly work.
Yes" she smiled. ''AIrs. Wallace
Adams
Some old author has said that there is
a peace that comes, not of hopes reali ed,
bu, OF hopes relinquished; a peace that
Is not born at the tranquil freside, but
Is the peace of solitude. IL was this l
hoped for now. After weeks | had
ceased 20 feel-I wanted TO read proof
once more. Iwould look for my work
whore no one would know me. For a
whilo I sought in vain, but was not
discouraged, and in week found it.
The past was dead aud was alone. 1
went down TO the bridge again and
again. The bridge bell rang out sharp
ly. hurried on Just in time TO swing
out over the river Now knew that /
had ceased 10 care, but looking out over
the water l did not heed the approaching
footsteps.
Dora, Dora, some one cried. "Win
you speak 20 men
For at tho sound Of his voice had
strtt he'd out my arms TO the muddy
Chicago River; | who was strong mind
ed and did not care.
We've looked in all the printing
Offices in Chicago said Jack McGilh.
ouddy when they had brought me out Of
little faint. THAT was Adams's cou-
sins wife, Miss Hunter
Dora" said the manly voice once
more, "has il been so hard in your life
that you couldn't believe me aud trust
me ngaini"
l had passed almost into the darkness
of lie ief that love and truth are not on
oarthi that nothing remains but treach.
cry and the wrangling OF human pas
sions; but in the light OF my husbands
homo find my faith restored, and love
and truth on earth. 49, Chicago Herald.
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LATE NEWS IN BRIEP.
Eastern aud Middle states.

THE Kings County OH Works, at Brook.
lyn, \. v, were damaged by tire 10 tho eN-
tent Of $50,OO0, and two workmen were
burned to death by an explosion resulting
therefrpm.
HENRY FIrcu, of Oxford. N H.. Demo
cratic candidate for State Senator, was
killed 10y being thrown from his wagon.
JOHN J. CONNOLLY highway robbcr,
hanged himself in tho Jail at Salem, Mass
A FAST express struck and instantly killed
two journeymen Shoomakers--John H. Lar
kins OF Newark AMI William Hallaran OF
Now Nork-who were walking along the
track toward New Brunswick, n. j., for
work
FITzGIRBoNs & CRfsP's carriage factory
ut Trenton, n. j., has been destroyed by fire
causing loss of S5O,0U0
THE Vermont Legislature convened nj
Montpelier and w. +. Dillingham; was i'm.
auguratod as Governor.
FRANK SMITH and Teddy Weaver, two
fishermen OF Parkertown, n. j., wer
drowned white fishing
AnRAM $. HEWITT has been renominated
Tor Mayor OF New York City by n meeting
OF citizens irrespective OF parties, held in
Cooper Union.
EN-ALDERMAN ARTHUR j. MCQuADF, OF
New York City, who was convicted az q
boodler and sentenced 70 seven years i'm.
prisonment in Sing Sing has been released
on S2c,OOO bail pending a new trial.
JOHN b. Curtis, "a rich hotel keeper OF
Salamanca, n Y, shot and killed himself al
the Grand Central Hotel New York Mel
nncholia occasioned by tho death OF his
wife, was the cause
THE New York ball team defeated the
Chicago nine, 10y score OF | TO o, thus
virtually winning tho League championship
FOR less.
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pR0FFasCH GrFFCEEv, who has been ar.
rested f0r publishing extracts from the diary
~ ifo late German Emperor, claims that De
receive permission from Emperor Frederick
to publish them three months after he death.
SENATOR JAWS g. Ross, n ten fold mil.
lIpnaIre. and Canadns greatest spoculator.
hns died in Quebec.
SEVERAL arrests were made in London oi
parsons suspected Of connection with Che
Whteclapoi murder mystery. aud rewards
amounting 90 900 were offered FOR the do
tfciion ~ the murderer.
OVER three hundred natives were killed in
a battle with q force of natives led By British
officers on the Gold Coast in Zanzibar,
Africa
SIX lives were lost in an explosion on
board an iron mud carrying steamer work
ing In tle launma Canal
OWING to the failure of tho fisheries and
rrorE tho inhabitants % Moi8Ic. Northern
Canada. arc starving
ffouT tas occurred ot Haytl between
tho forces of General Ihalmngo aud General
leTIt.rme. which lasted ali night, and in
which n large number were KILLED. General
AhnIwaro ans among The killed
IuE Mexican raina have completely ccasoi
nun nN fhr waters have reccfed Official
Figures io date state that lho losses through.
cut tle country ~ che cyclone and floods
eEcecd t8.oo1001
MtNY hv1s have been lqsl ln the hoa31 n
HHitwfieHa.
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rrFrIETn CONGRESS-



lSSrH DAY.--The President signed the Chi.
ncse Exclusion bill aud sent IL 20 the Senate
accompanied by message senator Sher-
man moved the reference OF the message to
the Committee ON Foreign Relations, which
was agreed TO. Tho hin foreiting unearned
land grants Of tho Northern Pacific Railroad
was tavorably reported. Mr. Halo offered
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
War for information relative 20 tho circular
issued by General Benek
ls6ru DAy.--Mr. Voorhees,, from tho II
hrary Committee. reported favorably bill
Tor tho purchase OF the life Sizo oil painting
of Abraham Lincoln hy q. ". IT, Travis, at
cost not To exceed $4,000. Tho Senate
agreed 20 tho conference report ON the Def
cheney Appropriation bill.
lsiTH DAY.-The substitute for tho House
Tariff bill was reported back; IL reduces tho
revenues about S14, 600, coo The Senate ro.
sumed consideration OF Mr.. Hale's rcsolu.
ton calling ON the Secretary OF War for an
explanation OF General Benet's circular ms 10
discharges OF certain employees in United
States arscnals and armorles.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11

a local confectioner was asked the
other day by a Brooklyn Cif en man IN
that hard, spherical brand Of coufcciion
known as the jackson ball" was till
in the market. Hc replied that Il was.
but that it had very little sale now Ira
tho larger cities. Wholesale confec.
tioners here manufactured jackson balls
in large q antilles and shipped them In
barrels through the West and North.
west Any one whose school days ended
ten years ago or more will recall with
vivid pleas rc, the Jackson ball. a
species Of abnormal lemon drop marked
with striped parallels OF latitude. aud
convenient 20 be slyly inserted I'm the
mouth at the opening Of n mo- ming scs.
sion, gradually TO dissolve its sweetness
until tho noon hour. The school chill.
dren Of to-day may boast of superior
advantages in the way Of the text books.
taiiy' toiu, slate cleaners, prizc.packa1os.
straps, etc, but tho pupil Of decade
ago can shake bis head knowingly and
reply; "Ah, BIT you have not the
ackson ball, while the reekinQ salivary
glands respond even 70 the thought of
iho sweet and finty spheres whose
essence once tickled his palaiolthfouph
the then tedious school hours
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11
A MONSTER DAM.

A Scheme 30 Head or tho Rio
Grandc for Irrigafing Purposes.
A movement is on foot % instruct o mon
tier dam sixty feet high in pass "a few miles
ibovo El Taso, Texas so as 10 form a great
fcserToir in which tho waters OF the Rio
brondo will be stored up for irrigating the
roiley for ffty miles below that city This
would submorge about hfty thousind acres
n land, scarcely an mere Of which is 40 pres
mt CA tivntcd. AZ public meeting OF cifi-
ems of ~ lnsO committees we're appointed
i0rriso q fund 90 bring n competent engineer
10 The place 10 Investigate the condition and
report on The possibility and cost Of tho plan
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11

Alvey CIabaugh. q youth af about
twelve years. residing Uiih ha fafhor in
ffedorick, Sd, ab .ut four years ago
eWal.oWcd % nfrsImmnu seed which was
supposed fo have lodged r. his ihroaf
and which at times caused Ia n coas.g
ofablo Inconvenience. Several aars AGO.
Do became quite painful srd doctor rrt
called in. who f.aied fhai the seed raa
spiolilne where. t bad lodged ID hi,
uiodpipe. PHiaJipta I.ns.
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Tho Owl and the Hai.

DR. o. w. Nassamoro, while gunnino
on Thursday in the Green Spring valley,
'AW p large BOBBY owl in o tree but did
not DISTURB 30, thinking the BIRD did not
zoe him. hc was about 90 raise his gun
when thc owl swoopod down upon him,
Grove its ugly looking talOns through
hii hat and rev away, carrying iho bat
~. haa amore shot Che hifl. which
m asared over four feet nero ihc wings.
--R4'fiuof5 Sea.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11
GOOD CHEER.

Whats the good word to-day, my frien Il
What's the good word to-iayr'
A flower blooms in poor mans cot;
poet breathes golden thought;
These make the old world gay, my friend.
These make theold world gay.
a babe laughs as the angels may;
a fearful sinner kneels to pray;
These make good cheer, today, my friend,
These make good cheer to-day.
Lucy A. Hag<s ia Youths Companion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Renovatinr Clothing.

Cleanse mons dark colored clothing
with quart of coffee, TO which tea
spoonful OF ammonia has been added.
Very strong coffee may be diluted with
half its quantity OF water. Use sponge,
first cleaning spots, then going over the
whole garment, which should afterward
be hung on the back of chair and dried
in the shade. Paint spots are removed
with ammonia and turpentine, equal
parts. Old spots may need saturating
two or three times. Wash in soap.
suds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11

Rafael, an Old gypsy, has asked The
Emperor os Austria 10 invest him with
the dgnity Of King Of the Gypsies, bo-
cause he can prove his direct descent
from King Pharoah. lie promises 20
make the gypsics ceass their yagi ant
habits and become ordetly people, fit 20
enter tho army.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11

The tqllest woman In The country and
The shortest woman have died recently
within a few days Of each other. But
the hands most woman is numerous as
ever. She Is figuring nov at OH the
summer rcsOt8.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11

Brown (proully)- think, Mary, that
baby gets his temper fr3m me- Mrs.
Jifown-No John. don'l think So
ihink you've goi ell you oyer bad, liar.
per'e Bszar
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-11
To Mako cottage Cheese.

Cottage cheese is best when made as
soon as the milk is thick and firm, be-
fore ii becomes disagreeably acid. Heat
the milk by placing the pan over boiling
water, or by pouring boiling water slowly
into the milk, stirring constantly in both
cases. Heating TO ninety-five degrees
Fahrenheit or, il you have no Their
mometer, about rs warm rs new milk,
will coagulate the a,bumen sufficiently
to separate it from the whey. Pour in a
cloth to drain. To each pint of the
drained curd, add butter one-half the
Iize of an egg, aud one.half pint Of
sweet cream; then add salt or not as
suits your taste. Place in molds or bowls,
which should be previously dipped in
cold water, and, when wanted, turn out
aud serve. Made in this way, il is as
much superior to that which has been
heated till the albumen is tough, as a
nicely boiled egg is to a hard boiled
one. The principle is the same with
both these articles of food. Too great
heat renders the albumen tough, in
soluble, unpleasant TO the taste and
diiicult OF digestion. -Prairis Farmer.
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The onng Queen Of Holland ia said to

The Young Vuoon OF Holland D 9nId 90
be devoted 10 her 72-year.old husband,
who is now NJ bis palace tt Hetloy
where she tends bin night nod day. ilo
is suffering from spinal trouble, q ca
tlrrhal complaint and other COM picl-
tious, and lis condition is su that he
cannot bo expected to survive but a
short tim.
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Good Bread a TamlIy Necessity.

The health aud happiness OF family
depend, to a certain extent, on good,
we'll baked bread. At all events, ouI
enjoyment would be greater IL bread
were only better prepared. The best
bread is made from n mixture of -four
such as is generally sold in our markets
water, salt and yeast; nothing else.
To make good yeast, take as many dry
hops rs you can grasp in your hand, boil
in two quarts of water for twenty min.
utes; peel and CRATE four good-sized
raw potatoes; strain the hop water
while boiling hot over the potatoes,
stirring until we'll cooked or the mix
ture thickens like starch; add one.hali
cup OF sugar, one fourth cup OF salt, aud
when cool, one cup OF good yeast. StiI
in one quart and half of Indian meal,
set 10 rise about six or seven hours IL
suticienD in a warm pace, and when
light mix in more meal, press into cakes,
put in the sun 20 dry. Dry as quickly
rs possible. When perfectly dry put up
in air-tight pals. This yeast is much
more handy and quite as reliable as the
liquid yeast.
To make the bread take three quarts
OF -four, teaspoonfui of salt and ohgcup
of yeast dissolved in n quart of water
mix into a dough. Knead this until it is
perfectly smooth. Set in warm place
to rise at night. In the morning divide
into loayes and put into the pans; let
il rise light, about an hour. Bake one
hour in a steady oven. To tell when
bread is perfectly baked break of one
loaf after 1t has been baking one hour
and press with the finger; il it springs
back quickly it is done; II it retains
the impression like putty it is not. To
keep bread from running over, pin a
narrow strip of brown paper round the
pan, letting it come an inch above the
edge. The bread should be cocl when
put in the bread box, otherwise il will
mould. -Nele York WOrla.
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House Proceedings.

2s4rH DAY. The Presidents message Rc-
companying his signature OF tho Chinese Ex-
clusion bill was received by tho House and
referred 20 the COMMITTEES ON Foreign AT
fairs. The bill incorporating the Nicaragua
Canal Company was discussed Resolu-
tlonS against trusts were offered by MIR Ian.
ham and Others. MIR. Ianhams measure
urges that il bc declared that IL "is the sense
OF the House that tho remainder OF this scs-
sion should bc devoted Co legislation against
trusts
225Tn DAY Tho House passed the bill
permitting settlers who have abandoned their
homeSteads TO take up others Tho request
OF the Mexican National railroad 20 allow
their freight TO pass through tho United
states without examination or appraisal has
been denitd
22iTn DAY.--Tho bill TO extend the laws OF
tho United States over the Public Land Strip
was discussed, but no action reached IT,. Tho
Ioiiciency bill was taken mp aud the
aqueduct frauds discussed A lettor wns road
from Major Lydecker stating that the de-
fccts thus far discovered could be RENE led
for $4,000, while ten times that sum was
reserved for that purpose He also stated
that the contractors were under heavy bonds
TO make good any failure to satisfactorily
complete the work.
25TH DAY. Tho Mormon question wns
discussed In the consideration of the Dell
cheney bill, tho conference report on which
was rejected.
22SrH DAY. Tho bill appropriatng n sum
OF money for dredging and Improving the
Sc. Clair Flats ship canal was reported fa-
Vorably from committee Action upon tho
Senate bill To charter tho Maritime Canal
Company OF Nicaragua, was twice defeated
Ia resolution for thB appointment OF a
joint committee 10 investigate the Washing
ton Aquoduct matter was agreed to Tho
attention of the HOUSE during tho rest OF tho
day was taken up with tho private calendar.