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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
Among Our Exchanges.

Di' ""S' Dol tlchts VI NtDSitT,
plowed up turtle last week that
had 1878 marked on its back. This
is very old--we mean the turtle.
Hon Jefferson Davis paper in the
October Belford's. "Does the ma
jority ruler" will be looked for
with interest by large class of rea-
ders.
There was calf at the Middle
bourne fair the body resembling the
body of dog, the legs resembling
the legs of a calf, and its head res
embling the head of calf in part
and resembling the head of n man
in part. 1t is not set up job, it
is a reality, but of the dumb brute
creation. ReUeiAe.
An exchange asks: "What is
home without newspaper" to
which brother editor replies: at
is place where old hats are stuffed
into the window panes. where the
children are like aboriginal savages,
and the husband with a panorama
of the Dismal Swamp painted on
his shirt bosom with tobacco Juice"
A Southern newspaper says
"rhere are 125,O00 persons in
one State who cannot read or write,
and if Republican was called upon
to name it he would say it was some
Southern Democratic State, but it
isn't. It's Massachusetts, the home
of Republicanism and culture and
refinement and Concord philosophy
and Tewksbury aims houses"
W. G.. McMinn, of Oreide. recent
ly discovered q petrified snake near
that place which is quite a curiosity
in its way. 1t was found imbedded
in solid sandstone about eighteen
inches from the top and about six
inches from the bottom of the stone.
All Of the snake was not secured, the
tail and part Of the head being gone.
The part obtained by Mr.. McMinn
is about fifteen inches long and
about as thick around as q mans arm
and he thinks is part Of an immense
rattlesnake. He thinks Of sending
it TO the Smithsonian Institute for
examination. Telegram.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, Of Maine,
the Republican Leader, will have
an article in the October BeJfOrds
on "The Protectionists' View Of It."
This will be followed later on by 9TH
or articles from the same pen
An exchange says that a bill be-
fore the Nevada legislature makes
it q misdemeanor for any woman
to wear a hat at any theater Of
greater height than three inches.
The legislature Of w. Va. should
make it a misdemeanor for a lady
TO wear hustle in society Of great
er capacity than three bushels.
However It prevents the accumula-
ton Of old newspapers. Quite a
number Of our citizenf volunteered
and helped the Street Commissioner
to clear the stone and rubbish from
the streets last Monday. Tucker
Democrat.
Prosecuting Attorney John S.
Withers is responsible for the follow
ing information That Jacob Lor-
ontz has a pumkin vine which has
upon it p pumkins, weighing from
8 to 20 pounds each also that said
vine would have grown p more II
it had been supplied with room to
spread. Also that Mr.. Lorentz has
a peach tree which bears both free
stone and cling peaches also that
J he has an apple tree which had upon
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
CUPID'S COLUMN.

SHE SAID YES.
Linsey Stiles-21 and Nora Rob-
erts-22.
MoAuthur Mason-22 and Carrie
M. Wotring-16.
Ed S. Vaughn-2S and Addie
Anderson-25.
David II. Scott-27 and Jessie t..
McGibbons-25.
Wiley S. Grimes-23 and NATL
da III. Snider-22.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
Call nj His ONCE.

DIR. McMillen will answer night
calls from his Office in courthouse
square, in the future, instead of at
the Exchange Hotel as formerly.
Do not forget cranes building, up
stairs, in courthouse square.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

will open October 81 III the building
is ready by that time, and it is
thought that it will be.
Mr.. $. b. Brown, principal OF
the Chenille Normal School, has
commenced the work ut that insti-
tuition this year with bright pros
poets. Mr.. Brown is young man
of fine abilities and has a genius for
fard work.-StGte Journal.
We have just received letter
from Sopt. of Schools b. III. Elsey
stating that as he had been informed
that the Academy here would not
be in n condition by the 14th and 3
of October for holding the examin-
alton rs heretofore announced. il
would not be held till about the 25th
and 26th of October.
1t is no kindness to surround
children with such attention and
care that they will not be compelled
to learn the lesson of self-rehance,
patient industry and persistent hope.
The sooner COY can be made
to wait on himself, to think for
himself, and to act for himself. the
sooner will the germs of true
manhood begin to developo within
him. The real crowns of this world
are crowns of labor.
a Lady school-teacher in Omaha,
having an inordinate dread of the
smallpox, sent home little girl be-
cause she said her mother was sick
and had marks on her face. The
next day the girl appeared at the
school-house with her finger in her
mouth, and her little bonnet swing
ing by the strings, and said to the
teacher "Miss--we've got little
baby at our house, but mother told
me to tell you IL isn't catchin." The
teacher said she was glad, and told
her pupil to take her seat.
The Huntington Lecture Asso-
citation has completed its arrange
ments for its course of lectures the
coming winter. The course will
be opened on Tuesday evening Oc-
tober 30, by DIR, A. A. Willitts, who
has already warm place in the
hearts of Huntington people. His
subject will be "The Model Wife"
The other lecturers and dates are
as follows
Robert j. Burdette, November
20. Subject; "The Rise and Fall of
Mustache."
Robert Nourse, December, o.
Subject "John and Jonathan"
James Hedley, January 4. Sub
ject "Heroes and Heroism."
Jahu Dewitt Miller, January "a
Subject; "The Uses of Ugliness.
What is the matter with KING
wood having course something
like this? We boast of our wealth,
refinement and culture, now who
will take the lead in this matter (?
Don't all speak at once.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
Attention

The firm Of Shaw & Gutherie has
been dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr.. Shaw retiring. The accounts
due the above firm are in the hands
of ID. s. Gutherie. Please call and
settle.
SHAW s. GUTHERIE.
Sept. &c, 1889.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
when she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
A Rank Smelling Social Diversion


Here is the latest play for social
parties. 1t is called the "0nion
game" and is played somthing like
this. A half dozen young ladies
stand in a row and the hostess gives
a peeled onion to the head of the
class who passes it along the line.
Some one takes a bite out of the ar
omatic vegetable and then the young
men who have been kept out in
another room, are called upon to
guess who bit the onion. The young
man (poor fellow who guesses cor
rectly is allowed to kiss the fair
bitter of the tender vegetable p S.
The girls are not all allowed to bite
the onion at once. Only one at
time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26
Magistrates Blanks.

We are now prepared to furnish
blanks to magistrates upon short
notice, at reasonable prices. Give
us a call.
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DIR. w. SIMONTON,
ID T. N list.

VIII continue 90 make his regular visits 10 New
beTg. kowlcsburg Function and hereafter vii
visit kingWood also. ilis next visits will be I'm
April and May, due notice Of which visit 20 each
place viii be given in this paper.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26

And those troubled with nervousness rcsult.ng
from care or Ogcrwork VIII be relieved BY taking
BrOSOn's Iron Bifters. Genuine
has trade mark aud crossed red lines on wrapper.
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Only $3.50 for one year 8 subscrip-
tion to the ARGUS. Send in your
name.
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Societies:

Knights Of Pythias-Lsdge meets every Tues
day evening at their hall over J. W Bakers
store nj o'clock.
Independent order of odd Fellows-Lodge
meets every saturday evening at their hall in
Bishops Block at Z o'clock.
The independent order Of Good Templars-
Lodge meets every Friday evening in the X Of
r. Hall, az O'Clock
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subsequent insertion.
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Oysters at Mrs. Shaw's Friday
night.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
n. a q. n. n.
Trains leave Function station as follows:

n a q. n. n.
Trains leave Function station as follows
EAST
No. 81 Accommodation. ............. aNs A. m
S-Mail. ..-....................,,. 6:3S n. m.
o-Mail....''........ 1:o2 p m.
E-Acccommodation..... sos y. m.
mail. ...................... 10:2S b. m.
GONG WEST
NO . hhlsssssss b,DH n. m.
u-AccommOdaiion.. ..............10:io a. m
o-Mall ss.ssss..... 40 y. m
eS-Accommodation.. .............. 7:i9 p. m
L Express..........,........ 1918 p. m
Nos. 2, 9, 5 and do not stop.
WIN. NJ CLEMENTS,
Gen1 Manager.
T., X. a p, n. n,
Train leaves Kingwood az 40 a. m, and ar
rives at Tunnelton at $40 n. M; leaves Tunnel
ton at $50 n m. and arrives at Kingwood at 1910
n. m Leaves Kingwood at 500 p. m and arrive
At Tuunelton at 6:lO p. m; leaves Tunnelton at
ESQ p. m. and arrives at Kngwood at 900 D. m.
Trains daily except Sunday.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Tea Tasting and Tea Tastsrs.

The art OF tea-tasting in commerce al
houses, which formerly proved detri-
mental to the health of so many men
has now been reduced to such accuracy
that the tasting part of it has been par
ticularly eliminated in all but the
name, and the tea is tested now by
sight and smell. Boiling water is first
poured on an accurately measured
portion of the leaves. In few min
utes the liquid shows some tint OF
green or brown, and the length of this
time, and the shade of the color pro-
duced, are important elements in the
test. The faster then, with the aid of
a spoon, inhales the rising steam from
the mixture. This is called ''getting
the aroma" and is the most important
part of the test. He may, perhaps, in
some cases, actually taste the liquid,
but this is no longer generally done.
Color, aroma and the "liquoring"
qualities of the tea are sufficient
grounds to judge by. The old-time
tea-taster was high-salaried expert,
who frequently ended his career with
heart disease or fits, the result of slow
poisoning from the quantities of adul-
terated tea he tasted; but now, as
rule, every merchanttests his own teas
by the recent and approved method.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
The Stripe Down the Back,

''In several instances" says writer
in the Indianapolis News, II saw slave
children whose veins contained so
much Of their masters blood that their
skins were without a tinge of tho Afri-
can color except the invariable stripe
down the spinal column. Such things
as that were so plainly and horribly
wrong that I needed no teach ing in or
der to know it. Between selling human
beings who were partly white and those
entirely black some way couldn't find
any line where the wrong ended and
the right began.
"What do l mean by the stripe down
the spinal column? Why l supposed
you knew the presence of African
blood in any person, no matter how
slight the proportion, can be instantly
detected by dark liue along the spine.
Even an octoroon with complexion and
features pure Caucasian, invariably
has this line OF dark. 1t is a never
failing proof Of mixed blood. The
mark is not always black, but always
considerably darker than the rest OF
the surface of the body"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Mr.. Marion Crawford is described as a
man OF really profound scholarship.
Won Big Money.

81. Louis (Mo.) star.say ings, August o.
At the recent drawing OF the Louisiana
State Lottery, $50, 900 OF the FIRST prize
was won by three St. Louisans, and SIS, 900
OF the third capital prize OF $50, 900, also
came to two lucky st. Louisans.
August Kaltmeyer, who is the proprietor
OF q saloon at the southwest corner Of
Sixth and Franklin avenue. held one
twentieth part OF the $4,000 prize. A
Star-Sayings reporter called upon Mr..
Kaltmeyer at his saloon this morning and
found him in excellent humor. Mr.. Kalt-
meyer said: II never played the lottery in
my life before, but just few days prior to
the last drawing friend OF mine, whose
name cannot mention, came to me and
rich in thissiottery game said knew
that, and he said: Let us 60 in q half dol
lar each on ticket this month"; The
next day we purchased the ticket-the
number OF it was rs, 353-and was never
so astonished in all M life as when heard
that it drew $4,000. / got the money
week ago, and gave my friend his hall. l
intend to keep the money in my business,
but shall play the lottery right along,
though. My friend, guess he is having
q good time, for haven't seen him since"
Mrs. Amelia Partenheimer, who resides
at 912 Monroe street, was also winner to
the extent OF 81, 500, she having held an
other twentieth ticket OF the $4,000
prize. Mrs. Partenheimer, in a converse.
ton with reporter to-day, said: 1T was
q great surprise to me to win that much
money, but believe that you are bound
to win at it some time, sooner or later.
have not played the lottery much; but
thought would play it last month"; at all
hazards. My husband was very glad when
he heard that had made the winning
guess / will use q good deal OF the money
on more lottery tickets"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Fruit As a Medicine.

Fresh,' ripe. perfect, raw fruit is safe
and healthful at all seasons of the year,
and amid the ravages OF disease,
whether epidemic, endemic, or
sporadic, general, special or local.
Under proper restrictions as to quanti-
ty, such fruits as named will cure
diarrhea, aid in removing collie, cold,
fever, or any other disease whose treat
ment requires the bowels to be kept
freely open; for this effect fresh ripe
fruit is acknowledged to have the
requisite properties; but to be used
advantageously in health and disease,
the following rules are imperative:
Fruit should be eaten ripe, raw, fresh
and perfect. 1t should be eaten in
moderation. 1t should be eaten no
later than 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
To have its full beneficial effect, moth
ing else should be eaten at the time
the fruit is taken. 1t is to the
neglect of these observances that err
roneous impressions prevail in many
families, and to an extent, too, in some
instances, that the most luscious peach
or apple, or bunch OF grapes is regard
ed as that much embodied cholera and
death. journal of Health.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Fresh-Water Pearls.

That the fresh-water pearls which
have been sent from Wisconsin to the
Chicago jewelers. for valuation are not
worth anything all the trade is agreed;
but whether or not it is possible to find
a really valuable fresh-water pearl is
question which has two sides. A large
number of beautiful round pearls have
been found in clans in the Sugar river
at Broadhead during the last month,
many of them without "a single defect.
The best one was found by John Smith,
a negro barbor, who sold it for $65. A
Norwegian who started tie psarl crLze
says he sold one pearl to New York
buyer for sS25l
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
The March to the Sea.

A good many quiet little jokes about
the encampment are gradually leaking
out, says Yenowine's News (Mil-
waukee). One that heard the other
day is particularly good. One day,
after scores of delegations of old
soldiers had poured in on Gen.
Sherman, the grim old hero was al
most worn out and the demands on
him were SO great that he lost his good
temper entirely. Finally crowd of
G. A. r. men surrounded the general
and were quite pestiferous in their at
tentions to him. Eyes, general" they
all chimed in, ''time is flying, and
them was good old times. There's
mighty few OF us left to tell the tale"
This was too much. "The trouble
is" broke in the general, there is a
damn sight too many left who never
marched with me through Georgia."
The visitors got out of that room with
out losing much time.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23

1t is simply disgusting that Amer
lean girls with wealthy parents should
marry these titled gentlemen. Not
that the titled are always such bad
fellows, though of those who hunt for
tunes the less that is expected the
better. Nor is the objection m ainly
one of expense. Such Americans as
Mackay or Mr.. Huntington or the es-
tate of the late Mr.. Caldwell can in
clude prince or two in their families
and never feel it. The trouble is that
in the lady's case it is swapping of
her birthright for a mess of pottage,
and one, too, that is all too liable to
prove long OF mess and egregiously
short of pottage. OF what account is
it to her that Thomas Jefferson per-
spired, and our other forefather fought
and bled in the Revolution to be quit
of titles and class distinctions? Silly
creature, with the substance well in
hand she filings herself after the
shadow. For woman who is born a
princess there is excuse; for woman
raised in country where princes are
the fashion, who yields to inducements
and marries one. there is something to
be said; but American girls who allow
themselves to be snapped up by one OF
those maigreS should be taught to look
abroad for all their triumphs. For
such danes who wipe off from their
shoes our rich American soil, top
dressed with liberty, no extenuation
that we can conceive of should be
accepted as adequate. Drat them! Let
them live abroad. -Life.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Interesting Family History.

One of the New York papers 1.-THE
World, OF course] having offered a
prize to the metropolitan mother who
had successfully reared the largest
number of boys and girls, quite num-
Der of claimants with a dozen children
appeared and few with fourteen. But
the prize was carried off by the mother
of fifteen children, all living. the
youngest being five years of age. The
father of this interesting family was
one of fifteen children, some of whom
have died, but the mother is one of
fifteen, all OF whom are living, some of
them at advanced ages. The story
developed by the prize offer is inter-
esting, in view Of the alleged deterio-
ration of the human stock.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23

post-road from Irkoutsk distances are
marked by wooden posts, painted black
and white, placed at every verst, while
at every post station large board in
dicates the distance from the chief
towns. My heart sank whenever
looked at these and saw the word
Petersburg, with the appalling number
of naughts under it. The few versts
from station to station were bad
enough, but when it came to the 5000
odd sepa rating us from Petersburg one
almost gave up all hope of ever seeing
Europe again: have never, even in
the depths of Bornean forest, felt so
utterly lonely and cut off from the rest
of the civilized world as when crossing
Siberia. Everything after the first
week became mechanical. Drinking
tea at the stations, going to sleep at a
moments notice if there were no
horses, Harvesting them at once if
there were, and returning to the depths
of our gloomy vehicle, there to lie hour
after hour, day after day, with nothing
to look at but the black road and eternal
pine forests, nothing to think of save
fair, civilized Europe, so far away, but
to which one felt, with kind of gloomy
satisfaction, every jingle of the collar
bells was bringing us nearer. Even
the scenery does not atone for all these
drawbacks. The Siberian forests are
not grand, but the trees have a dwarf
ish look produced by the immense
plains. Not bird, not a sound, is
heard in these vast solitudes, and when
the horses stop and the bells are silent,
the stiffness becomes almost oppres-
sive. H. de Windt,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Newspapers the POPULAR Reflector.

Newspapers, after all, only reflect
the mind of the average man, who
likes to read about things easily I'M
derstood, and which demand no intel
lectual exertion on his part. Culture
is equally absent from all other forms
of literature. Look at the books which
are the most read. "Called Back and
''Mr. Potter of Texas" are examples
taken at random. To such stuff it is
absurd to apply the name of literature.
Then, again, if we are a cultured
people, it is a remarkable fact to how
small class books that are really
works of art and masterpieces of style
appeal. When Shelley wrote his
"Epipsychidion'' there were in England
at the time only about twelve men to
whom he deemed it worth while send
ing that famous poem.
If another Shelley were to burst on
the public as poet tomorrow, he
would be under a similar difficulty. 1t
is fully time that we recognized the
truth. Culture is not by any means
universal. What is widespread and
assumes its name is the modern spirit
of superficiality. We read reviews of
books in The Spectator, and not the
books themselves. We get our opinions
second hand from where will to save
ourselves the trouble of thinking. We
prefer the commonplace and trivial in
literature and art to what is great and
noble. We have no love for philoso-
ply, although it is fashionable to pre-
tend we have. In fact, the whole sys-
tenn of our national education must be
reversed and the attitude of the public
mind altered before we can truly de-
scribe ourselves as a cultured people.
London Spectator.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23
Seeds and Seed Saving.

The first step in seed saving is to
start with good selection, the labor
OF another's hand. Whether you have
made such must be determined by OBJ
servation and comparison. If your
plants are inferior to those you see
elsewhere, do not save seeds from
them, but cast them aside and COM
mence anew.
il your several strains are superior
to others, carefully select the best
flowers for seed; do not choose the first,
neither the last, as the most perfect
forms and positive colors will be de-
veloped in the intermediate stage of
the plants existence. as it is then that
the plant has the greatest vitality and
power of reproduction.
Do not allow the plant TO ripen more
seed than you may require for the next
years planting. This will allow the
plant to throw its whole strength into
the perfection of the seed you desire
to save. Cut off all others as soon
as the flowers fade. II the plant is
allowed to ripen seed freely, it will
soon cease blooming, having accom-
plished its mission. If not allowed to
ripen seed it will continue to flower the
whole season As q means of 4 repro
duction, a single capsule of petunia, or
OF balsam OF any desired color, will be
amply sufficient for the next years
stock, and the same is true of most 9TH
er Towering plants.