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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-29
HER THANKSGIVING DAY.
ny HELEN FOREST GRAVES.

Ii day there had
been sweeps Of
stormy rain, with
ragged fringes Of
cloud above the
western horizon,
and a raw chilli.
ness in the atmos-
phere.
I'm afraid, 4"
said Mrs. Elston,
glancing out Of
the kitchen win
dow occaionally,
as she went about
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-29
Postal service II port.

The annual report OF the Third Assistant
Postmaster General Of tho United States
shows that tho total cost Of the Postal Ser
vice for tho last fiscal yerr, inclusive of
amount earned by tho subsidized railroad
126OOA
ceipts amounted 70 F52,695, ,iI0, Ieav-
ing deficiency OF s5, $50, S3A
This deficiency 10 owing mainly, II is
said, TO tho great extension OF the free Do
livery service under n modification Of the
Old law and the increase OF the railway mail
transportation. The special delivery system
has grown considerably since the
report OF th, previous year.
So has tho registry business. The
total number Of peots OF registered
matter transmitted during tho year was -
ga, iI9 Of special delivery matter tho number
of pieces transmitted WIS ,42l4iO. The
total number OF articles of the various kinds
of stamped pBpsr emitted was 2, 70O,G3j 40,
representing f5U. 6l6,33 Statistics nre given,
showing that in the choopness Of postage, tho
number OF Post Offices. extcnt Of malt
routes, miles Of service performed, postal
reyenue and postal expenditure, and number
~ letters md other pieces Of mail matter
transmitted IN the mails tho United states is
now conspicu0usy y ahead OF every other ma
ti0n in the world. The statistics Of letters.
ETC., transmitte during tho year, which are
the first accurate statistics Of tho character
ever published BY Tho department, are as
letters mailed ... .............l. .760. 500. 900
Postal cards mailed ............ 342 10000
Newspapers and periodicals
mhilc1. .... ... .t.+tt ,t.sss fvpYi iVu5VN
Pieces Of third and fourth class
matter ....,s..........t.t... Jt2,HD1vJD
Aotnl .ts, s.sstss,s. .ofif svVNfVJ'
Tho number Of pieces mailed per capita
upon the bnsis Of population shown ~ me
last census is seventy-0ne Tho Third Assist
ant makes, among Others the following
/ recommendation. That in some Of tho larger
cities The pneumatic tube or some equivalent
underground system Of transporting tho
mails be- adopted. chat che present contract
Tor letter-shoet envelopes be- rescinded. that
nll postage STAMPS stamped envelopes and
other stamped paper issued BY the depart
mont BE- manufactured by The Bureau n I'm
[ craving and Printing that, as substitute
Tor the frauking privilege, members ot
I ConIress havo an annual allowance OF
money for the purchase OF postage
stamps with which 20 pay post
I oge on speeches and other official matter sent
I ~ mail and that if tho rate OF postage on lot-
tors be- reduced 60 one cent. .ae has already been
proposed in Congress there bo only two
Glasses Of mail matter recognized, namely
letters and all other matter now compr6-
heudcd iu the third and fourth classes, po-
tqgo on which shall be uniform at one cent
u Tor every two ounces. and newspapers ond
periodicals NJ tho rate now iiKed-one cent
I pound.
fr,I.r thn lfkfa loy ~ Afichfs,an M
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-29

Undcr tho STATE law Of Michigan no
duelist can cast vote,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
wished him TO 60 abroad aud he called

wished him 20 go abroad aud he called
/ Ellie to his side.
I arling,' he said, al am TO get out
of murky London and revive In che
mild air of the outh of France. You
will Ii the change. will you not, petg"
Her color came and went fitfully.
Il d,n't think | can manage it,
Paul, she said. ''Yon knowmy gold
m ne is not inexhaustible; but will tell
you what will do. | will ask my
parents to invite YOU to winter with
them at Mentone," she added brightly.
81 nd leave you in London alone?"
mo not alone. Mary, | am sure,
viii stay with me.
IF you viii not accompany me, |
shall not go, Ellie, he said firmly.
ut, dear boy, your health depends
There are things dearer to me than
my health, he answered almost stern
ly; but Ellie did not in the least COM
prehend the meaning of his words,
there was a sharp contest between
Paul and his Doctor upon the subject,
but the young man was firm; he,
however, agreed at least to go to
Bournemouth for a short time to recruit
his streng b.
Mary Ransford's parents were living
there, and it was settled that Paul
should spend month with them, and
that Mary should still be his attendant.
while Ellie was to &C ompany him, and
to return home when it was found that
the house could not go on without her.
She was restless at Bournemouth,
spending much of her time away from
him and more than once he surprised
her studying her part, and saw her in
her confusion thrust paper in her
pocket and he determined to watch her.
When she slept he arose and ransacked
her pocket, but the paper he had seen
her hide was not there; but there was
portion of it left. 1t was in the hand
writing of Cecil Rains ord, and it had
evidently been torn off by the hasty way
in which she had handled it. There
was only scrap, part of q line, but
the words traced upon it were wildly
imprisoned.
He crushed the offending atom in his
hand, and flung it away with muttered
curse, and very demon of jealous mad
ness gnawed at his heart.
The following morning Ellie told him
she must run home to see how things
Were getting on, and he let her go with
out word.
I'm Rr cCNrTNupn
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
TO BE CONTINUED. |
THE KETTLE ON THE CRANE.

how many pleasant pictures does the roc
election bring
OF home and by-gone pleasures that
around the fires de cling.
What to der "reminiscences come throng-
ing on the brain,
When dreams hear the singing Of the
kettle ON the crane
Hear it singing, singing singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear IL murmur, murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
There's the broad, wide-open chimney,
wi Its airing, cracking ire,
Built up with logs Of gen 'rOus size to
make the ran leap higher;
And, near the waiting table stands, spread
bountiful and lain,
While c4eerily the kettle sings and sings
upon the ane,
Hear 1t singing, singing. singing
LOU and merry, fast and slow;
Hear 1t murmur, murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
Grandmother in the corner sits, and softly
to and fro
She rocks, and dreams Of friends and
scenes in days of long ago;
Her face grows sweet and tender as the
While listening to the singing Of the ket-
tie on the crane.
Hear 1t singing, sing ng, singing,
Loud md merry, fast and slow;
Hear 1t murmur, murmur, murmur,
soft and low.
see the children caper, as with gleefuI
laugh and call,
They watch the dancing pictures OF the
shadows on the wall,
And hear the baby cOo.ng to the mothers
low refrain
That follows the soft music Of the kettle
on the crane.
Hear it singing. singing, singing,
LOUD and merry, fast and slow;
hear it murmur, murmur, murmur,
soft and low.
And, ere the evening hour Is done, with
hinge ing step and slow,
A youth and smiling maiden come, and in
the embers glow
They read tile future story, and they see
a wedd ng train,
And Uells chime with the singing of the
kettle OH the crane.
Hear 1t sin Ing singing, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear 1t HluTmur, murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
These pr cious old-time memories, they
hold me like spell
The clOk upon the mautel, where |
learned the time to tell;
The simple, homely furniture, the keep
sake5 lew and plain,
And the murmur Of the kettle as 1t hung
upon the crane.
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Lo and merry, fast and slow;
Hear it murmur, murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
Oh! there's bliss supreme in home, when
its joys are pur and sweet,
And life's most sacred memories around
the hearthstJne meet,
And the tanderest thoughts and saddest
ones come borne upon the strain
OF the singing OF the kettle as it hung
upon the crane.
Hear 1t singing, nglng, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear 1t murmur murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
Barbara Deane.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
WALKING HOME WITH MARY.

In ali the changing scenes OF life,
Scenes that so widely vary,
I've never spent happier hour
Than walking home with MARY.
How oflen as boy, when life
Was Young aud glad and hearty
BY starlight have seen her nome
From singing school or party
We knew not then how good they we're,
The hours we passed together,
As hand IN hand, with iightsome hearts,
We strolled across the heather.
Though since those days from Mary side
TO distant lands I've wandered,
The time I've spent away from her
TO me seems Vslnly sauandered
Last night once more | saw her homes
The stars were blinking blindly
Through rifted clouds, but Into mine
Her eyes were beamlng kindly.
We talked OF all the happy past,
OF pleasure long departed
And both confessed that oft since then
We had been heavy hearted.
And ere we reached her fathers home
told her how I'D missed her,
And while we fingered a. the gate
| stopped aud fondly kissed her.
Before we parted twas agreed
Our paths no more should vary;
No more afar from her III roam,
pm going to marry Mary.
-Heo York Gazette.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
The Conyletss Kiss

A IN ore or less amusing incident d
told At tho expense Of Miss Leila
Robins on. a woman who has some motto.
rietr by her persistence in pushing her,
self into the ranks OF tho legal iralsr.
nifty OF the state. She was assistant
counsel in a case in which an important
witness was man who Il ia tho
Massachusetts stats pr sou on a lie
sentence. Tho unhappy wretch had
not been ont OF durance for seventeen
years. aud tbs sight Of bit u tho
world. even though that bit was no
more cheerful or attractive than Ia a
court room. filled his whole soul with \
Wild Joy. He was so thoroughly do.
lighted that tn moment Of RAPTURE
no threw his arms about Miss Robin.
son and kissed her frrvantly. as A
means Of expressing his appreciation
OF tho distant glimpse Of liberty no bad
through means OF the summons to tho
witness box enjoyed The lawyer who
was senior consul In the case
naturally folt called upon 10 defend
Mss Robinson. since even admiss ON 10
the bar does not confer upon women tho
strength TO fight her own battles. wien
the convict disarmsi his wrath aud
brought the bushes 70 the check OF
the maiden harrfstsr by saying:
II am glad she is your wife. because
You VIII excuse mo for ssiug her. You
sec ! couldn't help Il. 4"
The incident ought to bo true, and
Is told az n fact Il illustrates tho
beautiful aud refined Influence Of won.
an N tho courtroom. the jail. or whore i.
ever she may find herself No doubt tho
convict i from that day changed bo.
ing II he Is not, he ought to be- or Tho
story has absolutely no moral what
ever -Bos,oa better.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
Cheap Oil.

Gen. LafTter-"Do you know snun.
ders, the superintendent Of the yox
Populi & $, r. q. r. RouteP''
Major Smile Never met him"
'He is a mighty close sort of man
but an engineer picked him I'm one
day"
"IIow?"
"a locomotive engineer was in tho
habit OF roll ng into tho terminus Of liz
run three or four hours after sunrise
with the head light brightly blazing,
and his attention had been called f. y,
me fact several times by certain ofIi.
clals. Finally the general superintenJ.
ent tackled HIM aud said.
SEQ here, havn't you been ON Tho
ROAD long enough to learn that Won
should put your hoadl ght ont after
sunrlscF We can't stand any such az.
pense as that, you know"
We'll. replied the engineer ,qbn,
may be all right enough from tbat
standpoint Mr.. Superintendent bnt
the cold facts are that, with sueb an
internal poor quality of oil as YOU fur.
nlsh, rs blamed sight cheaper than
daylight --Mocsing BIRD.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
GRAVES OF THE FLOWERS.

The woods are full Of tiny graves,
The sweet graves OF the flowers.
That sprang In every sheltered nook,
Amid the sprlngtlme hours.
The buttercup lies on the slope
Where first the sunlight fell;
The violet sleep beside the rill,
The daisy In the cell.
Upon no st ne Is carved the name
OF April's children fair;
They persisted when the sky was bright
And gentle was the air.
To the soft kisses of the breeze
They held ha f-trembl NC, up,
Full many small transparent urn
And honey-laden cup.
And when the roses budded out
In summers balmy hou 5,
No little mound was made to tell
Where slept the gentle flowers.
Those early tlowers-they seem to me
Like little children sweet
Who smile moment on our path,
Then perish at our feet.
Louise Chitwood
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

haughty air, not dlsdaining TO notlce
she Comparison of the elegant aud fas-
/ tidious FRANKLIN Bertram OF Bertram
Hall, with beggar. -
When Thursday evening arrived the
two girls were in high spirits about tho
parts, and had forgotten all aDoua
their little disagreement
No sooner had Lena and Edith enter
ed the dancing hall. than the latter was
AT once claimed by Mr.. Franklin Ber-
tram for the first dance. Lena In the
meantime watching her sister and
thinking how gracefully she danced,
So absorbed was she In watching the
cav throng. that she did not perceive
the arrival OF her Cousin Jack.
Giving her a playful tap on the
shoulder, by way OF attention. he said;
"Allow me 20 introduce YOU TO my
friend, MIR. March. Mr.. March-Mlss
Brooks"
Lena bowed graoiously and then
started, for there was something in the
brown eyes and bronzed face that SEEM
ed familiar. Where had she seen IL
before9 Then all at once, memory
came 10 her rescue, and In the we'll
dressed, elegant young man. she recog-
nized her beggar boy. To say she was
surprised would scarcely convey to the
reader Lena's feelings
Not so with her companion With
apparent ease he seated himself beside
her, and to her astonished aud qnes-
tioning look. simply said;
IL know; but come have this dance
.-tth 80 anH than MA aatN tall ~
II never enjoyed waltz better, F"
confded Lena. as her companion led
her TO q secluded nook, where they
could talk uninterrupted.
won't you hurry with your stOryP
The fairies must have been at work
with you
yes blue-eyed one" with a
meaning look At Lena. and then no
continued;
You may call me wicked sinner
for trespassing on your hospitality In
such gross manner, but can't help
il now. We two, my chum and |, had
nothing to do. and our three months
at home made us miss our school
pranks more than ever On that
morning We were just ia the mood for
mischief and il was Jim who suggested
tho plan OF begging. We had tried il
at school once and had such fun.
I've rugged ourselves up ia the attic,
and then set out in different directions
to beg.
II Jared best because got good
meal and lecture besides. Jim came
near beng taken 10 the poOrhOuse for
real beggar and found 1t difficult to
make the man believe he was not one.
And now Lena. please"
But that young lady was NOT listen
ing. Her frame was shaking with
laughter, brought forth by the thought
OF that morning. Then her dignity
was aroused and she declared hs
ought TO DO ashamed Of himself Hope
you have protisd BY my lecture"
II think have. Please forgive me,
Lena, and take mo into yonr good
graees again. said Mr. March, ia a
meek tone.
Lena asssntod. and they ara now 20 ud
friends, ere long 10 b. changed 10 a
truer aud warmer attachment --thAE Of
husband and wtfs. - Fantss Hi4de.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

The Atlanta Constitution says that
81 ncle Toms Cabin was beautiful and
wonderful defense of slavery as it existed
in the south before the war;
Senator Stewart has Mississippi wife.
lis not difficult to understand why ena.
tor Stewart favor Ii mars conhrmat ON.
Thirty thousand forged tickets are
scattered abroad for the Jubilee cereuOn
les in the atican. The genuine tic 8
had to be- reprinted.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
Ten Months OF Misery.

"Well, there is one thing sure," said
an earnest Hartford lady, I'm not 20.
ing to get as excited about this presi.
dental election as | d d oyer the last. -
That's right" excla med her hn.-
band. Women ought not to bother
their heads about pol tics anyhow"
"Hadn {, ehP We llsee about that be
tween now and next ovember.'
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
CHAPTER v.
A FATAL MISTAKE

AS Paul grew stronger he used often
to sit at the window and look out, and
more than once he saw Cecil Ra nsford
enter his gate and go away again after
about an hour, and it filled his soul
with bitterness for his wife had never
told him of these visits, and a gradual
distrust of her gathered ''oetopus-like''
about his heart, cramping it's generous
affections and warping his usually sound
judgment.
But he never said one word of the
fear which haunted him, that another
was superseding him in his wife's love.
His doctor ordered him away before
the fogs of November should SET in and
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

Livery man--''shall put in one or two bu,.
faIoesP Dude--"Wsll-er--I think n ~,
could just lot mo have horse, Il wnud ~
better. You sec I have never driven a buft.in
ana would be rather timld, don't YOU l.uo y
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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14

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heart will come ont IN tba ob;Id,e ne,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

nut cracking party was held at The Y
NJ. G. A. rooms last night
The steamer Mattano has discontinued
her river trips for the winter.
Mrs Fanny Hay Kemper, wife of Gen.
Del. Kempe', formerly of this city, died at
Walhals, S. g., last week.
Each member of the police force yestfr
day had fire urksy Tor dinner-a Chris.
mas gift from Mayo: Downham.
The cavalry soldiers stationed at Fort
Niger, in this county, celebrated Christmas
at a.b;g dinner given in the barracks.
Commerce street, from King to Payne,
has Just been repaved and shelled, ard The
city authorities are now repaVing Patrick
street between Prince and Duke.
The first annual meeting of the Mechan
les Budding Association No. 2 WAS held
Monday night, when a dividend of forty
cents was declared on each share of stock.
Marriage licenses were Issued in WISH.
ngton on Monday to Henry Shorter, of Bal
timore, and Ella Jackson, of this city, Rob
ert Cooper, of Arlington, and EIiZibeth
Port lock, OF Washington James Hedges
and Emma Calvert, of Prince William coun.
", and TO Willie Jett and Martha Sullivan,
of Stafford county.
Mr. Orlando Wood, whose mind has become af.
fected By loug lines, and who few nights since
was found overload in one OF the decks, yesier-
day morning attempted to burn the residence of
Mr.. J T. Hill, where he lives. He placed q lot of
Old papers in one corner of the room and get
fire to ;hem with match but Mr. Hill discover
ed aud extinguishei the II 4me1 before much dam-
age had been done.
The remsins of the late Julius Rosenihal whose
dcIth in Denver, Col, was mentioned OH Monday,
were Brought here last hight aud this morning
taken to Washington for intermcnt.
City Sergeant Smith yesterday gave all the
prisoners confined in jail fine Christmas dinner
OF chicken, mince pie, cake, candy, appics &c.
The DUN corps was cut early yesterday morn
ing and swak ened the residents of those portions
of the city through which they paraded.
Marley Encsmpment No. 6, will hold fair,
CONNER cing on February 10, which will close
with ball on the night of the 22d.
All who bet that the GAZETTE on Christmas
eve would publish Twas the Night Before Christ
mas" lost-and there were many.
Most of the city merchants report having done
good holiday trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26

CHRISTMAS DAY ,meteorologi was the
plus Ultr0 of the weather clerks favors.
Throughout the day the sky remained clear,
while the temperature which pervaded YVES
that of balmy spring 1t is believed that no
such weather has fallen on the 25.h of De-
cember for tWeaty- five years. Christmas
Day of 1868 was the last real springlke
day that can be recalled to mind. The foe
weather Of that day will be remembered by
many, also the burning of several hundred
bales ofhay belonging 10 the government,
in an old frame building on the northwest
corner of Royal and Wilkes streets. Yester
day was ushered in, as of yore, By the blow
ing OF horns and the explosion OF fire crack
ers, etc which was kept NJ throughout the
day and late into the night. Numbers OF
persons kept open houses, aud good cheer
and the best humor predominated. There
was, however, as is generally the case on
Christmas, 8 few minor disturbances, but
comparatively speaking, the day passed
away orderly. The streets were crowded
most all day with people who were anxious
to make the most OF their holiday, and all
seemed to be in the best Of humor. There
was plenty OF good cheer" TO be had, but
the fight had been extracted from most OF it.
King street was quite lively till after 10
O'Clock The celebration Of Christmas was
never III )re general. Churches were well
filed, business was almost entirely suspend
ed many of the poor were made happy, at
least momentarily homes were aglow with
the seasons cheer and the clerk of the
weather decreed perfect Florentine day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
WIlr Sum
FOR
1889
And for the Democracy.

THE Sun believes that the campaign for the
election of democratic Congress in 800 and q
democratic President in 1892 shond begin on or
about the fourth of next March. The sun will
be on hand at the beginning and until the end Of
the most interesting and important political con-
fct since tho war. doing its honest utmost, as
ever, to secure the triumph of the democ ATTIC par
ty and the permanent supremacy of the prnci-
pies held by Jefferson, Jackson and Tilden.
The great fact of the year is the return to abso-
lutte power or the common enemy OF Eli good
democrats-the political organization for whose
overthrow The sun fought at the front for fif-
teen years, the memorable years Of Grant and the
Fraud Hayes, and Garii3l and Arthur.
1t is the same old enemy that democrats now
confront and he will be in.renched in the same
strong position. 1t has been carried by
brave and hopeful fighting. Do you not believe
with THE sUN that the THU can be done again?
Wait and see!
The hope of the democracy is in the loyal eff
forts of united press, chit rishing no memories of
past differences in essentials forge ting every
thing but the lessons of experience. and that vie
tory is duty.
Probably you know The Sun already as news
paper which gets all the news ard print5 ii in in
comparably interesting shape; which chronicles
facts rs they occur aud tells tho truth about men
aad events with absolute f arlessness, making the
comp!etest and most ell tsrtaining journal publish
ed anywhere earth and which sells lis opin-
ions only to its subscribers and purchasers at two
cents copy-on Surfdays four cents. If you DO
not know The SUN, send for it and learn what
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