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Household Hints.

a layer Of leather on the iron holder
makes it cooler to use.
To prevent door from crcaking apply
a little soap to the hinges.
Soda crackers are much better If heated
ia the oven .ust before using
TO c.ean steel, rub the article with q
p eco Of wash leather dipped in kerO.
scne.
A raw egg, II swallowed in time, viii
cfectually dolach fish bone fastened in
the throat
Miidew is removed by rubbing on
common yellow soap, then little salt
aud starch.
The white Of two eggs will render the
dose Of calOmol.
If pin cushions are filed with well.
dried coffee grounds, mice or moths will
never touch them
A good egg has a clean, hca' thy look
ing she'll while bad one has a dull,
porous looking shell
The best thing 10 clean TIN ware is
common soda; rub on briskly with a
damp cloth, after which wipe dry.
For ink spots on floors rub with sand
wet with water and oil Of viiriOi and af
terward rinse with poarline water
Silver can be kept bright for months
by being placed iu an alright case with
good sized piece Of camphor gum
Macramo lace is almost as easy or exc
cution as old time knitting, and, fortu-
nately, is coming again into popular
favor.
BY using hot, moderately strong soda
water TO clean them, the bristlcs of ha n
brushes VIII remain white and sti1 for 20
long time
Orange peel, when thoroughly dried on
baked, is n capital thing for lighting
fires 10 burns fercely and gives out an
intense heat
A specdior and cleaner way to remove
the skin Of new potatoes than the com.
mon practice Of scrapiug with a knife Is
TO "uso o scrubbiug brush"
Old stains on carpets can be removed
a. once by scattering corn meal upon
them, also BY applying a hot iron
through a heavy sheet of blotting paper.
Boiling new milk will take out most
fruit stains dip Tho articles in several
times another way is TO dip in sour but
termilk and dry In The sun wash In cold
water and dry two or three times daily.
Stains on marble are the most obsti-
nate. Take ox-gall, a wincQlassful ol
turpeniine, and mix into % paste with
pipe clay spread this paste on ths
stained marble and let it remain several
days.
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WISE WORDS.

Hypocracy is sin in the worst form.
II is easier to lay plans than to hatch
them.
The world at large Judge of us by our
success.
Work like a man, but don't be worked
TO death
The web of human fortunes is woven
for eternity.
Never intrudc i'll health, PAINS, losses
or misfortune.
Spend less nervous energy each day
than you make.
The reward of one duty done is the
power to fulfil another.
grave, wherever found, breaches a
short, pithy sermon to the soul.
No pleasure is comparable 10 the
standing upon the vantage ground of
truth.
The poorest education that teaches
self. f.control IS better than the best that
neglects it.
There is no fit search after truth which
does not, first of ALL begin to live the
truth which it knows.
Purity of heart is that quick and
sensitive delicacy to which even the
very thought of sin is offensive.
Unless we can cast of the preiudices
of the man and become as children,
doclle and unperyorted, we need never
hope to enter the temple of philosophy.
Nothing is SO narrowing, contracting,
hardening, as always TO be moving in
the same groove, with TO thought be-
yond what we Immediately see and hear
close round us.
What ncedeth man TO seek things
that are above him, whereas he knoweth
not what is profitable for him in his life,
IN all the days of his pilgrimage, and
the time that passes like n shadow.
Men are made to be governed by their
ideas, Their conduct should be tho effect
and exponent of their creed. and where
the creed is really believed and not
merely nominally held, this is ever the
case
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South and West

kLEiNHAUS d SndoNsoN's mammoth
clothing house in Louisville. Ky, was des
troyed by fire, causing loss OF S436 900.
EMANUEL GAsIINs, colored, has been
hanged at Camden, s. c.. for murder
WABASH, NEB., has been almost totally
wiped out by fire. Thieves started tho fire
To conceal their deprodations
Mrs. &. A, HANSON and her brother-in.
law, Jacob Hanson. of Bruuswick Mimi
were killed hy William Noting, n nejgLbor
with whom Hanson had been drinking
WILLIAM GEssNEa, "A glassmaker. mur.
dered his wifo. who refused Go 1.-Two with him.
and then committed suicide at Fo5torin'
Ohio. '''
MRS. THOMAS LOVE- OF Frodoricksburg
Va, was accidentally killed by her husband
while he was cleaning n revolver. He was
arrested.
THE excitement over the gold fields OF
Lower California has somewhat suhsida1
wholesale firm of San Francisco has re
celved telegram from their foreman, who
has Just returned from the mining district
which says: Tell everybody TO inyestigate
The mines are n sell.
THE Chicago division OF the Wabash Rail.
road was sold for $3 bO1. .OOD To tho purcbns.
ing committee at Springfield, III.
THE indianapolis Legislature adjourned
sine die.
BOILER, thirty feet long, in the forging
department. OF the Cleveland (Ohiol RoIiin@
Nils, exploded killing James Barr md
Thomas Dorsey and iuiurins eleven others
THE North Carolina Legislature, which
adjourned the other day, made provision for
more fully p'nsioniug Confederate veterans
and needy widows OF Confederatas, "A tax OF
three cents on each hundred dollars worth
of property and nine cents on tho poll bsing
levied for the purpose.
JOHN A. CAMPBELL, ex Justice OF the Su.
prems Court Of the United States and AS.
sistant Confeier Secretary OF War. died
a few days ago at his home in Baltimore
aged seventy eight years. His death was
Che end OF long ILLNESS resulting from old
age
Ar Des Moines, Iowa. the women votors
elected all their candidates for school diroc-
tors by large majorities over thoso OF the
political parties.
The Supreme Court of West Virpinia bas
decided In the GoH Wilson Gubernatorial
mandnmus case that Governor WiIeon Il
entitled Co hold over until such time as tho
contest between Fleming and Gof7 shall hayo
been settled.
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Strawberry shortcnlko.

Two heaping teaspooufuls of baking
powder sifted into one quart Of -four,
scant half toacup of butter two table.
spoonfuls of sugar, little salt, enough
sweet milk or water to make soft
dough; roll out almost as thin as pic
crust; place one layer in baking pan
and spread with very little butter, upon
which sprinkle some -four then add
another layer of crust and spread as be-
fore, and so on until crust is all used.
This makes four layers in pan fourteen
inches by seven. Pako about fifteen
minutes in quick oven, turn upside
down, take off the top layer ttho bottom
while baking), place on n dish, spread
plentifully with strawberries previously
sweetened with pulverized sugar, place
layer upon layer, treating each one in
the same way, and when done to be
served warm with cream and sugar. To
have light dough, mix it quickly aud
handle as little rs possible Oranges
can be used instead Of strawberries; re.
move the peel and white skin, cut into
mall pieces, sprinkle with sugar, and let
stand short time before using. --Ncu
York Press.
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THREE DOUBLE DEATHS.
Grief-stricken Relatives Drop Dead
at Hearing sad News

at Hearing Sad News.
Three double deaths have occurred under
most peculiar circumstances
A solemn funeral co-toge wendell It's way
TO Greenwood Cemetery recently. Two
bodies we're laid side by side in one grave.
They were the remains OF Joseph Ritter AMI
his sister Lydia Mr.. Ritter died suddenly
in street car on Friday last. When his In.
valided sister was informed Of tho sad oc.
currence On Saturday she rushed 70 the
casSst, uttered n piercing scream and feii
back dead.
Dsnel Harper. who iivsi near Coleman.
Georgia was shO aud killed bY an unknown
Assassin on tie sans day on whicn Dir K.t.
ter died Hs had been sitting in MS houB0
talking ~ bis mother when the watch dog ut
ferel n low grOv and suddenly began 90
bark furiout.v Earpsr went cut 20 invest.
gate and received "a bullet in his train. Hig
old mother heard the shot, end upon stuma-
ling over the PROSTATE form 0f her son sns
TOO foil deal
"f,et ms sss my daught'r once more for
ths last time" imp.0rsd Mira Elizabeth
Johnson OF tho undsrtaE8r in Jersey City
recently. ag he was preparing her daughter
body f0T burial Tno reIusft was granite !.
Tine s9rrO w-stTic .8u mother wag left alOn0
with her dead. She zusit down, kissed Tho
cold lips and began 81 pray
"D. Col Jet me die with my child. ] can.
not live without ber
piercing -eresfn startled the rel atives .u
nuo her room They rushed iu and found
That the mothers prayer h1d been answered.
She was dead.
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Wasbfapton.

PosTIA STIR GENERAL WANAMAKER has
purchased the elegant Washington residence
which has been until recently the home of
Hon. w. C. Whitney. The price paid was
5000
THERE was n not decrease OF SL3i3. 100 I'm
the circulation during February and "A not
increase Of S2,7SS, lbs in the money and
bullion in the Treasury
NEARLY S;O,OCOOOJ was appropriated bv
the Congress Just ended for the construction
and Improvement OF public buildings. Bills
calling for %42, ,8l 900 we're introduced I'm tho
House alone during ths first session
CONGRESSMAN TOwNsHRND, for many
years Representative from the Eighteenth
Illinois lShawneetown) district died a few
days ago In Washington OF pneumonia, coll
tracted during the closing hours Of the last
Congress. lie was born in Prince Georges
County, Md, April 30, 1910.
SECRETARY WINDOW has appointed Ceorge
G. Iichenor. OF Illinois, 10 be Assistant Secre.
tary Of the Treasury.
SENATOR BEcR, OF Kentucky, has bcen
sworn in for his third successive term of of
fee
As result Of exposure on Inauguration
day, over hft en- Congressman arc more or
iess III aud confined 70 their rooms
JHE Senate has confirmed the nominations
Of tae Ministers 60 Spain, Japan and Switzer
land and also OF George &. 1ichouor TO be
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
LWUTzyANT COLONEL TIoaAs r. BARR.
y. =. A., has beon appointe1 military sscro
tary - Secretary OF War Proctor.
REAr- ADHfRAL JOuv LEx DAVIS hos lust
died in Washington Ho was m native of
Indiana. and e8ts rcd tho naval service as q
mdshipman in 8fi HIS last cru's8 was I'M
command Of tho Asiatic station lie wa.
placed on the retired list in February. iSs1
being sixtytwO years of age His sea seryic.
oRRregated twenty six years, eleven month
and hissh5ro duty fourteen years, ten months
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Victims OF the Nanhtha Uobit

The latest female vice Is intoxication
by naphtha. 1t is not drunk. The fumes
of it are simply inhaled, inducing, so
the inebrlates say, particularly agree
able eXhilaration. Not even hasheesh.
1T is understood, begets more fascinat-
ing dreams or more gorgeous visions Of
splcndor. The girls in the rubber fac
tories, OF which there are great num-
ber in Boston and its neighborhOod, are
greatly addicted to this novel form of
drunkenness. In such establishments
naphtha is used in enormous quantities
to cleanse the rubber, being kept in big
boilers closed against the air. To the
valves of these boilers the young women
employees readily obtain access and
breathe the exhalations therefrom, some
unlucky accident having betrayed to o
chance experimenter the abominable
secret. The notion is said TO have been
brought originally from Germany by
immigrant laborers in petticoats. . ow
the manufacturers propose to put a stop
to the evil by keeping the valves care
fully locked.
An overdose OF naphtha fumes brings
on hysterical cOnvulsiOns aud ther un-
pleasant symptoms. The habit, long
followed, causes a swelling OF the face
and other pats Of the bod Y, with dropsy
TO follow, and sometimes epilepsy. { n tho
whole, IL is difficult TO know which of
these new tangled vices for women to
re ommend. There is ether drinking.
laughing gas and tea eating, beside the
naphtha. The conscientious pursuit OF
any one Of them viii surely lead 60 the
luuatic asylum. You pays your money
-as one might remark and You takes
your thoice. -Abany Argps
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Thira DAYS Nominations.


The President on this day sent tho follow
ing nominations 20 the Senate:
Eugene Schuyler, OF New York to be As
SiStant Secretary Of state, vice George L.
Rives, resigned
Walker Blaine, Of Maine. TO be Examiner
OF Claims for the Department OF State vice
Francis Wharton, deceased.
Cyrus Bussey, OF New York city, 70 DO AS.
sistant Secretary OF the Interior, vice David
Il. Hawkins, resigned
he Senate during tho day confirmed tho
following nominations:
a. Z. Meiiette TO be Governor OF Dakota
l. y. Richardson 70 be Secretary OF Dakota,
Cornelius H. Eantord 20 bo Chief Justice o.
the Supreme Court OF the Territory of Wash
ington, George w. Irwin TO be Marshal Of
tho United States Tor Montana
smiloy n. Chambers 20 be United States
Attorney for tho District OF Indiana
George =. BHtcheler 20 DO Assistant Sec
retsry Of tho Treasury
Albert g. Porter, Of Indiana, to bo Min
ister 70 Italy; John A. Bnander to be Mn.
iBter % Denmark.
Walter Blaine, OF Maine, 10 be Examiner
OF Claims IN the State Department
The confirmation Of Walter Blaine was
out OF tho usual order and mudo by unaui
nous consent
Eugene Schuyler. who has been appointo
Assistant Secretary OF state, Is about forty.
seven years OF aye. He Is generally well
known as an author and n diplomat, and in
the last mentioned carear he has filed alrnosg
every grade in tle service. In 1861 he began
his connection with the State Department AZ
Consul at Moscow, and la 1859 he wa
Consul No Ecyel. Ia 1870 he was mads
Secretary Of legation at 81 Petersburc
In 1876 be occupied n similar post nc Con.
stantinople. Two years later ne was an.
pointed Consul nt birmingham and la 1879
no was Consul General az ROma Hs was
then appOin 2 { Diplomatic Agent aud COnsul
General To Roumania. and became Minister
Resident when tho mission was establishes i
since ioe3 ho has been travelling in Europ..
Ills contributions 20 literature incuIo oil.
toriai work on " eUsters 5 Dictionary. Amer.
can Diplomacy and tho Life Of Petsg tbs
Great -
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THE Briuih man-O'-war Sultan bas BEEN
wrecked on tho islau1 OF COmiuO iu che
Mediterrancan. The captain and crow wero
saved
a PAssENoKs train ON tho Trnusc1spiln
railway, in Russia. was thrown from the
track in q tunnel, owing % the removal 0f
rails BY train Wrecsera The result OF the
dcrailment was fr.ghtful the killed and in-
lured numbering hfty.
KrNo MzSELEg. of sh0a. has formally de-.
carcd war agaiu.g King Johu OF Abymiuio
THE greatest HooJ that has bson known in
th9 west OF England for q generation hns
just prevailed
a FEAGrUL storm roged in the south OF
hussia for three days. Railway traffic in
Austria was stopped.
TnE British and American c0nsuiates Mt
Cnin. slang n treaty port oi China wor0
sacked BY riotous natives
EMPEROR Dove Kahn. Of AMMAN. has
been assassiuated. BEN Ianha, son of Due
Due ten years old. was proclaimed Emperor
DY the French resident. and the next day
was crowned.
QUEEN VICTORIA is said 20 have protested
against Bafour'g treatment Of OBrieu, the
lrish agitator
a CABLE dispatch from Aquaimiua, West
Coast Of Africa states that Captain Holmes
Of the American whaling tark Sea Fork au
officer and "a servant were killed, and Eve Of
The crow burned BY the explosion Of q whal-
ingbomb gun.
THE Queen has approved Tho appointment
Of Sir Julian Pauncefote as Britsl Minister
10 Washington.
AZ a byolecton in tho West Bid'ug of
Yorkshire England Earl Compton, Glad
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Stonian, was elected 20 Parliament with an
increased liberal majority.
PRivArE letters received at Borliu from
Zanzibar say that Stanley a. marching
rapidly toward the east coast OF Africa.
THE steamer RemGs which had Spanish
military expedition ON board, has bcon lost
The vessel was wrecked on the Philippine
Islands. Fortystwo persons were drowned
and l2f were saved.
Mr.. HSNRV CAMPRELi, Member OF Parlia.
mcnt. the private secretary OF Mr. Parnell,
has brought suit for libel against tho London
Times.
Tan Chicago and An America baseball
teams. now making n tour OF tho world,
played on Remington oval, London. The
grounds we're crowded and the reception was
enthusiasts. Tho Prince of Wales received
the teams in tho pavilion. Tie shook hand,
with them and complimented them upon
their excellent playing. Tho Chicagos wor
by Rscoro OF Z 10 4.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-21
Corn starch Blanc Mango.

Take one quart sweet milk, and put
one pint upon the stove 10 heat In the
other pint mix four heaping tablespoons
corn starch; when the milk is hot, pour
in the cold milk with the corn starch
thoroughly mixed in IL, and stir all to-
gcther until there arc no Jumps ana IL Is
thick; flavor with lemon: take from the
stove, and add the whites Of three eggs
beaten TO still froth. A custard for
the above One pint milk boiled with a
little SAT- in IL; beat the yolks of three
eggs with half cup of sugar, and add
to the boiling milk; stir we'll, but do
not let it boil till the eggs are put in.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-21
FIFTY IDLE MILLS.
over Nine Thousand Weavers Strike
nl EaIl HlHnr. Mass.

~ faii River, Mass.
Tho weayerf strike for on advance in
wages which has occurred at Fall River.
Mass, was ono 0f tho most general in the
history OF iabor fr0Ibls Tho weaving de
partments OF hity mills wore practically
shut down
between nine aud ten tbolsand woaysrl
we're ont on strike. and Boo consequence Gftr-
I've thousand looms ivero Idle. and tho rnann.
featuring plant representing t25tOJ,OjO was
rendered uuproductivc.
Tho dea Tee ion which resulted in the shut
down with a sIug.e exception of every fac
tory in tha CITY. numbering about nftY be-
gan on January ii. 1853. when the Inst Qcu-
eral advance wgs made.
Those who refu-cd 90 strike did not alto
gethor num1er more than half enough t0
keep one mill going The sstsnt OF tho
strike wa quite surprise to the manufoc
turer8 wno sKp8cted that only few mills I'M
% outqkirts irouid be- involved
They thOuzhs the help would be 30 muca
divided as 90 tne wisdom Of q strike that the
circumstances would disorgani1e The move
ment in few days
The opcrat vCs were very much pleased at
The unanimous sentiment of resistance dis
played in their ranks. and predicted an early
victory. They aimed that they could afford
90 maintain fhp strike lt was che prevailing
impression thee fhs manufacturers coud
give an advance or present prices for c'otb.
and could ill aa ori to cHrtaii production Tor
even q snort period.
Tee Board o IraGe said. however. chat no
advance would ne given, and p bitter strlL-
7 cis was autcIp ited
Three thousand weavors met in mass meet
T ing in the park Reports % the Executive
I Committee of che union showed that the
eeavers in ever prnt cloth miil in the city
7 had Quit uors snl tat tho strike was
general,
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4 Pom Portrait of BonIanaey.

When ! entered nc was sitting at a
long table covered with books and
papers, but he Immediately arose. came
forward with a pleasant "bon Jour" and
q hearty grasp Of tho hand, and led me
to scat II was the fret time ] had
seen him, and / observed with some sur.
prise that be was not in the least ke the
Published portraits that are to be seen
in every part Of Paris. lie has nothing
OF the dappcr look Of the photographs
and cnggvings. His hair is not dark
and nicely combod, as you see it In the
pictures in little" but 30 is iron gray,
and it stands Cropped" and oroct. His
beard, too Is tawny and slightly mixed
with gray. In physique he is OF middle
height, we'll filed, and neither stout nor
slender. lie has a stronger face and n
more Intellectual head than the popular
portraits credit him withal, and the lines
in his face are distinctly marked -thoro
is quite q deep line running across his
forehead. Ills eyes arc keen AID gray.
Ills coat was semi military in cut. but
not in color Tor, like his trousers. it
was q kind of yellow brown Bg ton
Leralh
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-21
Tne ~ IgnominIons Career.

The pig, says William Houseman, the
well-knOwn writer on domestic animals
in GoodsLs SIM, is born TO be laugh
ing stock and butt, 20 live a prisoner.
waiting 70 be eaten and whilinQ away
his blank time in sleep, aud TO die a
violent death after few short months
Of IOyless existence. or, at best. ignoble
enjoyment Of his life, the poor pig is in
deed a most useful servant. If he can
not labor he waits; and il we reckon up
oil We can get from him-.the tasty snare
rb. the delicious ham CsmOkcd or mild,
the cured slic es from his fitch. his check
tboncd) with a blush in it-an exquisite
pale pink hue, delicate as that OF n
blush-roso right through, TO say nothing
Of cOllurcd Drawn, with sausages and
their kindred; and then there is the val.
uabie help he gives in other matters be-
sides food, from saddling hunter to
greasing y saw. ct not satisfied with
poking fun at him. laughing At his ab-
ri face, which Our system or treatment
has made SOFT is terrible in his native
forests and ticklcd, too, with his hab-
itual snoring what else can ho do but
snOrc I'VE accuse him sometimes OF n
pervorso disposition 10 "run 10 fat. " as III
be could run to anything, whilst he can
scarcely even walk, and certainly never
can run, in any sense OF the word, until
melted by fire
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
restoring whitcnoss 20 Dingy Lace

Lace may lie restored to its original
whltcness by first ironing il Slightly,
tnen folding il aud sewing II into clean
men bag, which is placed for tNenty-
four hours in pure olive oil. AfierwaId
The bag is 10 be boiled In solution OF
soap aud water for fifteen minutes, then
well rinsed in lukewaim water, and iin-
ally dipped into water containing a
slight proportion of starch. The lace is
then to lie taken FROM the bag and
stretched on pins to dry.
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Nine Deaths in Washington Due 90
Exposure on March 9TH

During the frat wosk after tio Inaugural.
tion nine doaths occurred Boo Washington
city that were directly attributable to ta8t
event This is merely The local record AMI
Be- necessarily only partial one. ft does u0.
include tda mortality among the % i.Ojl
fatal tendencies but have not yes cumi.
mattel
Washington IS opt % show its bleak side to
visitors DO was n very cold day when tho
monument was comp etel. 0nd many sut
fored afoerwari from Che effects " the eX
D1eure s. also tns unveil ng Of che statue
to General Thomas occurred ON q very row
day. General O. 8 a. Davis caught a faal
cold on t1at occasion.
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And fitting reward awaited so true a
solder, for in q year he held beautiful,
brown-eyed woman in his arms, close TO
his heart. and whispered 'many grief
Is JOY in disguise. Had il not been fos
false Lilian's false valentine, / should
have never won true Kate for my wife,
-Deir2V Ere P.eSs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-21

Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes complains
Of the prosecutions inflicted upon him
by volunteer correspondents. Twenty
or twenty-five letters in his mornings
mail is considered a light delivery, and
nearly all aro upon subjects Of interest
go thc Writers alone