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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
s1OO Rewnrd. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased e.
lCarn that there is at least one dreaded dis
case that science has been able to cure In all
It's stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known 20
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being Il con-
stitutional disease, requires a constitul ioDal
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken I'm
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby dc
%stroying tho foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up tho
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors nave so much faith In
It's curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that II fails TO cure
Send for list OF testimonials. Address,
L. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists. 7jc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
EFT DISH OF @

Boiltwelve eggs hard, take of the shells,
cut four in halves and four in quarters
have ready half a pint of sweet cream and
a large spoonful Of butter stirred to-
gether over the fire till thick and smooth
crate in a little nutmeg. Lay one whole
egg in the middle of n dish, place tn,
others all around, pour the sauce owe and
garnish with the yolks Of the other three
cut in two.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
MINCED pEEFsrEAK on TOAST.

A fayorite, and without doubt the best,
way TO use cold beefsteak is 10 mince il
finely and to put it 10 stewing for fifteen
minutes with quite a little water. II the
beef has not been all dried up by pound
ing and overlooking the first day, add
to the gravy a good sized lump of butter,
a small onion and ~teaspooDful of vine
gar or catsup, and serve it smoking hot
on nicely-browned toast.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Ter Hnlidnr s,rn,i

Young Wife Ny love. ) ha,. a Old,
H2htful surprise iu t9re fgr vow y...
cannot 2ue.. whit it
Young husband IfIli of p,es.ut $3.50.
ucp'iiony What i.it darIiu2r
YOUNG Wife Jsc invited mothc. ID
srcnf tnr holidays with u
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Korortson Gladstone, brother OF tho
ex-Pfcmier, is dead. lie was q powerful
and slashng oralor and on one occ sim
some twenty years ago compared his
brother William 60 Christ on account Of
the prosecutions no had 20 endure over
the IRISH Church question. This com
paris0n raised a terrible storm, which
took some time 20 subsido.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
UNCLE B0B'S CHRISTMAS.

Il wants me to be mar
RED on Christmas
Eve" said Bertha.
with a culver in her
voice, and a suspicious
dimness in her eyes.
I''And he's vexed, poor
fellow, because l won't
promise him. But how
can l leave Uncle
Bob2n
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

tbs sad tosee a woman growing old before her
time
All broken-down and hopeless when life
should hold its prime:
She feels herself u burden whom blessing she
should be
And longs for death 10 bring her release from
misery.
II these poor, discouraged women who suffer
from diseases peculiar 10 women could only
t1ow that health could be regained by the use
81 DIR. Pierce's FayOitc Prescription, how cay
srly they would hasten 20 avail themselves Of
II. They ought to know e., and try a.. Every
woman who u still healthy ought To be old
about tho wonderful VI tue IN IA s medicine,
md undcr8 ond that 40 Il a 3 Jacquard a ;ainst
ne terrible disc 1898 common TO her sex. IL is
Et1rinieed 70 give satistaction OF money pad
Tor IL will DO refunded.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

% and q Federal Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. Offer
very liberal inducements TO parties who vii
open agencies in towns for receiving Laundry
work, F.rst-class work and prompt deliv-
cry assured. Correspondence solicited. FIN
LACE CURTAGs WORK a SPECIALITY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

No one loves 10 tell a tale Of scandal
but 20 him that loves to hear &C.. Learn,
then, 70 rebuke and silence the detract-
ing tongue by refusing to hear. Never
make your ear the grave Of another's
good name.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Tho man wao thinks more OF money
than Of domestic happiness had better
let women alone. He may be able 10
supply a wife with oil the money she NAV
need, provide her with a mansion in
which TO live, and surround her with
servants. but IL he loves her not. aud she
loves him not, they had better be in tho
depth of poverty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Wash ng powders are strong alkalics, and
ruin clothes; The rurest soap o%btainable Is The
best, ana cheapcst. Dobblns's Electric Soap
has been acknowledged for "a years 10 be the
puresf u aH. Try 40 right away.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Allnro entitled to the best tina tn cir money
will buy, so every family should have, at once
n bottle Of tho best family remedy, Syrup Of
Figs, to cleanse the system when costive or bill
ious. For sale in JOc. aud 81 bottles by all
leading druggists.
England has 5000 periodicals, of which
500 are dailiCs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
The Pearl Laundry Company.

American wild turkeys have been success
ully acclimated i'm Austria.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Entitled to tho Best.

Germany has $500 publications Of which
50 are daily newspapers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Oregon. tho Paradise of Farmers.

Mild. equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock conn
try In the world. Full Information free. Adj
dress Oregon lm'gratn Board, Portland, Ore.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

The average salary Of the 5L.s74 fourth.
class pOstmasters is only Sl53.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Cleanse tho liver, stomach, bowels and whole
wstem by using DIR. PIerce's Pellets.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eye-water' Druggists sell at25c per bottle
Smoke the best-"Tonsm's Punch" Cigar.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

over 1000 cattle we're recently shipped
10 England on one boat.
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I'D III Large MA RHIIAGE PAPEIR and
II I'VE IL particulars OF our association that pays
over 81 at marriaRe. Address
THE CORRESPONDENT, Toledo, o.
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7 ADY Agents clear $50 Weekly selling our Cele-
II brRtcd Corsets; most liberal terms ana Exclusive
Territory guaranteed; Is sample free. Apply at once
for terms. Lewis Schiele & Co. 100 broadway, n. Y.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

cnsy CURE I'm the World. DIR.
hWu j.. l.. STEPHENS, Lebanon. o
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uanME STUDY. Bookkeeping. business Forms,
%UmE Pcnmanship. A~rithlnetic, Shorthand. etc,
J y thoroughly taught by MAIL. Circulars free
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
A Singular Case.

For four years Mrs. Benjamin
Meyer, of Souderton, Pa. was totally
blind. Not long ago she was taken
i'll, SO that she had to stay in bed sew
eral days. On the fourth day she
awoke in the morning and excl;limed:
Il seer' Her husband rushed to the
bedside and was recognized She point
cd out different articles of furniture in
the room, told different persons what
they were wearing, and in many ways
proved that she saw. She asked that
all her children and grandchildren,
twenty-five in all, come to her bed
side, and they did. She told them that
she had earnestly prayed that she
might see them all once before she
died, and this was the answer to her
prayer. Then she said: ''This is the
last day that shall ever have the use
of my eyesight." She awoke the next
morning as blind as ever, and has been
so ever since.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
LUCKY INVENTORS,
Fortunes That Have Been Realized from
tho Sale of TITLES.

FOrG uneS That Have Been Realized from
the Sale of Trifles.
The rubber tip at the end of lead
pencils has yielded 10000 pounds. a
large fortune has been reaped by
miner who invented a metal rivet or
eyelet at each end of the mouth of coat
and trousers pockets to resist the strain
caused by the carriage of pieces of ore
and heavy tools. In a recent legal &C
ton it transpired in evidence that the
inventor of the metal plates used to
protect soles and heels of boots from
wear sold upward of 12,0o0,00) plates
in 1879, and in 1887 the number reached
143,000,O00, producing realized profits
of quarter of million of money.
AS large sum as was ever obtained
for any invention was enjoyed by the
inventor of the inverted glass bell to
hang over gas to protect ceilings from
being blackened, and a scarcely less
lucrative patent was that for simply
putting emory powder on cloth. FIRE.
quently time and circumstances are
wanted before an invention is appre-
ciated, but it will be seen that patience
is we'll rewarded, for the inventor of
the roller skate made over 200, 900,
pounds, Notwithstanding the fact that
his patent had nearly expired before
it's value was ascertained. The gimlet-
pointed screw has produced more
wealth than most silver mines, and the
American who first thought of putting
copper tips 10 children's shoes is as
we'll off as if his father had left him
40o,O00 pounds in United S.ates bonds.
Upward of 1000 pounds year was
made by the inventor of the common
needle threoder. TO the foregoing
might be added thousands of triAing
but useful articles from which hand
some incomes are derived, or for which
large sums have been paid. Few in.
ventions pay better than popular pat.
ented toys. A clergyman realized 100
pounds week by the invention of a
strange little plaything to be seen
for a long time in every toy
shop window, and even in the
SGF0CGS I'll 1O1luOu. uitU ldVOt.
tie American toy, the "return ball''-a
wooden ball with an elastic attached
yielded the patentee an income equal
to 10000 pounds a year, and an income
of no less than $1,000 pounds per an
mum to the inventor of the "dancing
Jim Crow" The invention of ''Pha-
raoh's serpents," a toy much in vogue
some years ago, was tho outcome
| of some chemical experiments and
brought the inventor more than 10000
pounds. The sale of the little wooden
figure. John Gilpin,' was incredibly
large for many years; and very in
geuious toy, known as the wheel Of
lifc," is said to have produced upward
OF 100 0)J pounds profit to It's inventor:
TIN, field of invention is not only vast
and varied, but it is open to every
b,is without respect to sex or age
U.S.. 4o:' o. Reconsideration
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
HISTORY OF CORSETS.

According to Strut They We're Used as
Early rs tho Thirteenth Century.
Edward the conclusion of the four
teenth century women were pleased
with the appearance of IL long waist,
and in order to produce that effect they
invented q strange DISBURSEMENT called
a corse or corset" The word corset
appears as early as the thirteenth cent
ury, and in sumptuary laws made
early in the reign of Edward ".
wrought corsets and corsets wrought
with gold are restricted to certain
classes of the female nobility. They ap-
pear, however, to have been worn by
both sexes, and were usually quilted,
having slips of whalebone between
the quilting. Their breadth, together
with the mode of fastening them by
lacing, permitted of their being drawn
very tight, and thus produced the slim
waists referred to by various writer's
of the period. "A French moralist (D
who wrote during the reign of Henry
W., says: BY detestable vanity la
dies of rank now cause their robes to
be made so tight in the waist that they
can scarcely respire in them, and so
often suffer great pain by it in order to
make their bodies SMALL" I'm the
time of Queen Elizabeth" says Strut,
1.-The bodice was also used by men,
though this custom, 1 believe, was
never generally adopted" Pictures
1f ot 410 ., ii
of that time are represented
with slim waista, which are pre-
sumably the result of such tight lacing.
From that period up to our own day
corsets have been worn by women of
England and of most other civilized
nations. They combine in one the
mammillare, the strophion, the zoster,
the IONA, ETC.. of the ladies of ancient
Greece and Rome. That the wearing
of corsets is a gain to many women is
evident enough from the fact that they
are worn under conditions in which
the wearers are regardless of mere APP
pearance. For instance, we may cite
the working peasant women, unmar.
ried as we'll as married, of France,
Switzerland, the Tyrol, Austria and
Hungary, etc., who wear stays during
the performance of very laborious
work, yet who, one could not
suppose, would do this if theil
stays interfered with their comfort
or movements. Another example O.
the same fact is illustrated by the very
poor working-women of our own Ma
ton, who, when obliged to sell their
clothes, or when these hang abou
them in rags, still, as a rule, stick tt
the use of stays. Many other ex
amples to the same effect might bt
given, showing that mere regard fo]
appearance will not, as is general,
supposed, explain the widespread
adoption by the women of our owl
time of corsets or of tightly-bount
sashes, as in the case, for instance, o
the country women of Spain.-Nutiona
Review.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
HATCHlNG MUSCALONGG.
Artificial Propagation of the Big Game
Proved to He Possible.

Artificial Propagation of the Big Game
Proved to He Poss ible.
The progress of modern fish culture
is no more APPLY shown than by an ex-
pertinent in the artificial Matching OF
muscalonge which was successfully &C.
complished at Chautauqua Lake last
spring. Although shad and trout have
been Matched in large quantities by
artificial means, all experiments with
muscalonge had before this been fail
ures. The work was done under
the direction of the New York
State Fish Commission, with the object
of artiticially propagating tho fish and
stocking the lakes in the interior of tho
State with them.
The experiment took place at James
town ON the lake, and was commenced
in the latter part of last April. Mr..
Jonathan Mason, an assistant at the
Caledonia hatchery, and a fish cultur-
ist of many years experience, was dis
patched by Mr.. Seth Green on April
Is. He at once commenced operations
at the lake, and was assisted by Mr..
Eleazer Green, a resident of James
town, who has taken great interest in
the artificial propagation of musca-
longe. A seine was employed to catch
the mature fish. After considerable
difficulty about dozen muscalonge
ranging in weight from six to nine
pounds were caught. From six
pound female about 1000 eggs in good
condition we're first obtained, then, on
the following day, 10000 eggs OBJ
tanned from sixteen-pound female
and 10000 from two other females.
The spawn was placed in Matching
boxes and kept in still water over
night. The next day it was taken
across the lake to Southlands creek,
where there was little current. The
temperature of the water ranged from
so to IS deg. most of the time, but fell
as low as IS deg. and rose as high as
65 deg. before the experiment was fin
ished. The formation of the fish in
the eggs could be seen on the fifth day,
and the fry commenced Matching on
the eleventh day. On the twelfth day
the eggs Matched rapidly, and by night
it was estimated that 10000 young
muscalonge were Matched.
A number of them were taken to the
Caledonia hatchery, where they were
examined with a microscope daily.
They were three-eighths of an inch in
length when Matched. They showed
no movement of the gills or signs of
breathing until they were nine days
old, but the heart action and the cir
culation of the blood were seen to be
strong and vigorous. They are help
less little creatures, and lay so quiet
for hours at time that one would
think they were dead. When nine
days old they showed signs of life.
They were then half an inch in length,
and the yelk sack, which is of good
size when they are Matched, was two
thirds absorbed. At fifteen days old
the yelk sack is entirely absorbed and
the fish commence looking for food.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
GENERAL PRJEVALSkY.
An Account of the Last Hours of tt
Celebrated Explorer.

An Account of the Last Hours of the
Celebrated Explorer.
The following account given by NJ.
Robarowslzy of the last hours of Gen
oral Prjevalsky, the celebrated explor-
er, will be read, says the St. Peters,
burg correspondent of the London
Standard, with melancholy interest:
General Prjevalslxy had taken cold
while out shooting. For several days
he fought against the insidious enemy;
but at last he was obliged to take to
his bed, and on the 18th of October his
medical attendant found it necessary
to remove him from the tent he oc-
cupied to the hospital of Karakol. He
became rapidly worse after his remov-
al, and his condition soon inspired
serious anxiety. On the evening of
the 10Th Prjevalsky felt better, but at
midnight there was a fresh bleeding
from the nose, and the temperature
of the body rose rapidly. Resort
was had to friction with vinegar
and water to excite perspiration. The
result was that the patient recovered
somewhat, and made some final ar
rangements. He wished, further, to
say something of great Importance,
and asked whether he would live till
the morning. Being treasured by the
doctor on this, he remarked: Then
the rest tomorrow; we will send tele-
grams. One request only-do not
forget that desire strenuously to be
buried on the banks of the Issik Koul,
in the full costume of the expedition.
Let them photograph me for my fami-
ly, with the Lancaster gun, which I
leave to Robarowsky.'
"Prjevalslxy then told the doctor not
to hide from him the approach OF
death, which he feared not at all, hav.
ing often enough been face to face with
death before. He scolded us, and
called us women-folk, when he saw us
with tears in our eyes. Then he grew
calmer, and declared he felt pretty
we'll, but for a troublesome pain in the
stomach The night passed fairly. Ir
the morning his temperature agair
arose. He was then delirous, ani
while in this condition he referred
chiefly to the expedition. He became
stronger, and had brief lucid inter
walls. The dying man lay on his side
covering his face with one hand, bu
one could see that he was crying. Sud
denly he sprang out OF bed, and stoo.
upright, supported by those present
After remaining thus for few mo
ments, he said: Now am going to Ii
down. He was helped back to bed
sighed deeply several times, and died.
General Prjevalsky's wish as to buria
was strictly fulfilled, by order Of tn
Emperor. ~-r~-yr>-s -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The President of Switzerland re-
ceives salary of So, 900 year.
London newsboys cry "Sposhal!'
instead of "Extra!" and the vendors
there sell ':lights," not matches"
"A Vienna man recently left by
will tho sum of $4,000 forms to a
young woman who habitually nodded
to him whenever she met him.
The late Duchess of Galliera gave
S10,000,000 to the City of Genoa for a
hospital and other public works. Her
husband also gave it $5,O00,00O for
harbor improvements. WV.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria rises all the year round 1t six in
the morning. but often he is surprised
by his personal attendants when sit.
ting at his writing table as early as
four in the morning.
"A school of forestry has been
opened at Akhaltzil1, in the Caucasian
provinces, to instruct officials charged
with checking the destruction of Rus
sian forests.
The yearly income of the great
Kimberly diamond mines in South
Africa is 100000 900, and besides this
it is estimated that fully $40. 600, 900 of
diamonds are stolen every year by the
natives who work in the mines.
The five great continental powers
of Europe now have 100000 men
under arms, not to mention the naval
ornaments, almost double in size the
whole sea fighting force of the world
twenty years ago.
A record of service, which may be
said to be unique in it's way, was that
Of Paul Misonne, who died recently in
Belgium, after having been in the en-
ploy of the coal-mining corporation Of
Amercoeur for seventy seven years. He
was ninety years of age at the time of
his death.
"A German paper reports that a
novel use of electricity has been made
in India for the prevention of the in
trusion of snakes into dwellings.
Before all the doors and around the
house two wires are laid, which are
isolated from each other and connect
ed with an induction apparatus. Should
a snake attempt to crawl over the
wires he receives shock of electri city
which either kills or frightens him
into hasty retreat.
The quaintest thing in Bremen is
its statue of liberty, the ''Boland," as
it is called. 1t is a colossal figure,
eighteen feet high, and was erected in
the center of the town in 1412. In one
huge hand the giant holds shield
marked with an eagle Chat symbol of
liberty in all ages), in the other naked
sword. 1t was the gauntlet thrown
down to all the world that Bremen
would be free.
In India reform movement against
the hurtful custom of infant marriages
has developed in an unexpected quar-
ter. All the Rajpoot states except one
have agreed to a proposition to change
the age of marriage for boys to eighteen
and for girls to fourteen. This will
put the marriage relationship more
under the control of the parties most
interested, and will put an end to the
wretchedness of infant widowhood.