West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-22


out for an impostcr who is travelling
through neighboring counties, going
under different aliases in almost
every township, who represents him.
self as = special pension agent, and
claims to be- able to increase the sol.
diers' pensions. He makes a pretend.
eel examination, gets his fee and then
decamps.
A note picked mp in a post Office in
Preston county read: "Dear -.
The reason 1 didn't laf when you
LATED at me in the postofice was be-
case | had a bile on my face and kant
laf. If l lan she'll bust. But / love
you, bile or no bile, laHr OF no laA.-
PldiaSealer.
That's too thin" Roger; that note
was found in the St George p~ostonice.
Give the homer TO whom it belongs.
Mrs. George Hirsch, of Navarro
county, Texas, gave birth to six chill.
dren on the afternoon of Nov. s. The
mother and children are doing we'll.
There are four boys and two girls.
The father, Geo. Hirsch, is 81 years
old, his wife is %, They have been
married FIVE years and have three
children beside the recent accessions.
Hirsch, who is of G German decent, has
named the quartette of boys Freder-
lex, r. @. Mills, Cleveland and
Thurman. The girls are Victoria and
Louise. All are perfect and proper
toned but very small Tho babies
arc tagged to preserve their identity.
lie came into our Office last Friday
while we were printing the ARGUS and
after watching the process for awhile,
concluded that he would like to pull
the clever that moves the world"
always anxious to please our friend,
we allowed him to try his muscle on
the thing but cautioned him not to
let it get away from him. The thing
looked so easily done that he thought
we were joking. He gave 4 vigorous
pull" and failed. The second trial
ended disastrous'y, for the "blamed
thing" got loose and flew into pieces,
much to the dismay Of our two hun
dred pound friend who thought he had
ruined the maching and began to ex-
plain how the "thing was DONE" and
concluded by saying that printing a
paper was harder than pulling the
reverse bar" on the T. IL X. We
hope our friend will call again as we
enjoy his company If he does knock
our machinery TO pieces.
If you are in doubt as TO what
magazine to take during the coming
year, it would seem that a one that
combines a dozen Magazine in one
would fill the bill, and the beautiful
Christmas number of Demorest's
Monthly. that has just arrived proves
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1t is o marvel. In the first place, il
contains two beautiful water.colors,
That can be detached and sent to
friends. Then you are taken on a trip
to New York City, the article being
so handsomely illustrated that you
can imagine yourself on visit to the
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tratioBs alone counting over n
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and instructions for the whole family.
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E5 f. 18th Street New York.