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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

0EoRGE BANCROFT is the oldest living
graduate OF Harvard
KINa CAW.os l., OF Portugal, is anxious
10 nioieruize his country.
BIsMAnoK has attended but two operatic
performances I'm twenty-four years.
HrNry FIELDING DICKENS, third son OF
the novelist Is very successful lawyer In
England.
Rosa BoSHKuIL the famous artist, says
chat she has painted her hest pictures since
she woe hfty.
JoHN c. WHITTIER says he expects 20 live
to see the age ~ 100 years, though he is not
anxious 90 do SO.
SEcRErAry PnooroR, since taking UP his
residence in Washington has earned the title
OF The Silent Man,
MA, GLADSTONE has written paper on
The IuilrcRusble Rock OF Holy Scripture
10 bo published ncxt year
Ex-UNfrEp STATES TREAsuRER SPINNER
rs engaged upon n book on American finance.
ho Is eighty-cight years old.
MISS LINCOLN, daughter Of Minister to
England Robert Lincoln has become the nc
mowlo'ged belle in London.
GENERAL don JOHNSTON IL President of
the Aztec Club, q society composed OF ofiicexs
WHO were in the Mexican War
SEcRErAHV BLAINE has written for n
Forthcoming number OF popular magaEins
apaper for young politicians"
EhrRRoR WILLIAM, OF Germany, Is the
first roigniug monarch who has visited Con.
stantinoplc since the fifteenth century.
THE President when he takes his evening
stroll about Washington II said TO wear tho
best uvcrcoat and the worst hat I'm the city.
The Conitc de Paris pretcnder TO the
throne OF France, being an exile was unable
70 attend the funeral OF the King OF Por-
tugal.
SAMUEL EDrsoN, the father of the inventor
IA "A wRis- nrpgprUNH ma .Yf -.
Mich. S
DAVID DENEIsoN Cone, who wns for m
time General Grants private secretary. was
locked up in Washington recently, n raying
maniac.
CToLqNEt CAssrus Nj. GoopLor, who was
Killed ~ Lexington, KY, could have had tho
Russian mission after Mr.. Rice's death had
be desired IT,
THE Prince OF Wales ia said 10 he suffering
from BfiKhts disease. It II reported thnt tho
extension of hin trip TO Egypt was recon-
mcnded 10y his physicians.
PARNELL, tine Irish leader, was oncc n
ncnbor of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Int took oirensc nt being disciplined, and left
early in the course
CoUNT Won MoLTKE has determined To-
pass the winter In italy It's milder climate
being more beneficial TO his health than that
W North Germany.
:. PHEsIDENT CARNoT OF France, watcheG
things closely, but does not work. lie SAYS
lt is not Presidents business TO drudge in
his Office like n clerk
.JoHN l.. BLAIR, the New Jersey railroad
king, who recently testified that he was worth
$40, 600 900, says that ho owes the foundations
of his fortune 10 trapping
PAUL DU CHAIrrU, the writer and trnv-
eler, is ffty-two years Of age, Is under tho
average height, round-shouldered, and has q
riTong but not handsome face
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28
THE LABOR WORLD.

THERE are twenty-one bakers unions iD'
london.
The miners OF streator, ILL.,, elected J. j.
Geraghty Mayor Of that place.
EARL DUNRAvEN made speech I'm London
recently syInpathi2ing with the labor move
ment.
a DHANcH OF the Knights OF Labor has
been formed by the ropemakcrs OF Belfast,
ireland
ALL the surface railroads I'm New York
city have large extra lfsts Of men who arc
waiting for work.
SAMUEL HALDEMAN, formerly President
of the international typographical Union,
died recently in Washington.
THE restoration Of the bobtail cars I'm In-
dianapolis has thrown l40 conductors out OF
work and people are boycotting them.
The Melbourne (Austraiie) Omnibus Com,
pany recently divided $l7, 500 among its em.
plqyes for faithful services during the last fis
cal year.
AT Charleston, s.. c., the Cotton Mills Com
pany are having quite n number of cottages
built for the Accommodation Of the officers
niid operatives.
LONDON bakers threaten 10 strike unless
their day be reduced from twelve hours 20
ten and their pay increased. There are IL, 600
bakers in London.
IT is proposed 90 erect lnbor halls IN Boston
aud -. Louis. The unions OF the latter city
have been promised site on condition that
they maintain reading room.
THE brotherhood Of Railroad Conductors
contributed $4,000 for the family Of { Gin
cinnati colleague who was arrested ON what
they considered n false charge.
THE Central Federation OF Labor Of Al
bauy, N. y. will ask the Legislature to
change the FGssctt Prison Labor law. They
say 10 affords workingmen little OF no relief.
THE associated charities OF Minneapolis
have requested tho Board Of Educntion, tbs
Superintendent of Public Instruction and the
labor organizations Of the city 70 join hands
In preventing child labor.
on the coke supplies In the United States.
last year amounting 10 {, S,527 SEQ tons, and
valued ISIS. 600 900, Pennsylvania furnished
by far the largest portion, the COnnellsyilo
region alone producing nearly 100000
tens
THE Rev. Gilbert Oelamatyr, who repre-
fentod the Labor party Of Indiana In Con
gress from 1879 to 1881, and who afterward
took an active part In labor matters In
Denver, Col, Is now pastor Of a church in
Ohio.
At Helmsyiile n manufacturing village of
Lancaster, England, there is n lady who pre-
sides NJ ell the labor meetings and has organ
ized tho operatives Her name Is Eva HUM
boldt, and she Is n pretty and spirited
brunette
THE Sugar Trust has shut down oil its
Boston rciinorics except one, and hundreds
Of men have been discharged Those who nro
working get work ten hours n day and aver
age fg2j q week Formerly they got SO
and so a week, working twelve hours a
day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28
THANKSGIVING

'cr fns hay and the corn and the wh.... that
is rczped.
or the labor well done aud the barns ths,
arc heap-d,
or the sun aud the dew and the sweet
honeycomb.
'or the rose and the song and the harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving thAnks9ivinsi
Sor the trade aud the skin and the wealth q,
our land,
For the cunning and strength OF the worh
ingmsn'S hand.
For the good that our artists and poets hav.
taught,
eor the friendship that hope and affection
have brought
Thanksgiving thanlssivinxi
For the homes that with purest arectio. ar.
blest,
cor the season of plenty and well-desorv.A
rest,
'or our country extending from sea unto
sea,
che land that is known as the "I,and OF thA
Free
Thsnkssivinsl thsnksgivingi
Hdrper's Weeklv.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

Ttisnot impossible that the new smoke.
less and noiscicss gunpowdcr, which has
been successfully tricJ in several Euro
peau armies, may prove 90 Doc an epoch
making invention Tho old systems of
warfare viii have to- Doe entirely changed
Lines will DE moved down without
sign to- show from who. quarter comes
Che deadly hail of bullets Wars tcrrors
will become still moro CHASTITY, battles
will be- full of surprises. outpost duty
viii be doubly dangerous, the science Of
tactics viii have TO bc reconstructed.
Aud how deadly an addition the new
powder viii bc 20 the sporimans equip.
menD The noisclcss destruction ID deals
forth IS sure TO hasten thc determination
of game Much more serious IS the as-
sistanco it may give 90 murderers It
looks as IL an assassin might walk the
streets with pistol aud scatter bullets
right and lcil without being detected.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

For ivy poisoning, bathc the parts in
lime water,
Cisterh water may bc purified 10y char.
coal put in q bag and hung iu tho water,
10 remove a dry ink stain, dip it into
no. milk and rub it. Repeat till the stain
il gone.
Patient rubbing with chloroform will
femrvo paint from black silk or any other
material.
10 remove warts, rub them night and
morning with mOistencd piece Of fmuriate
Of ammonia
A solution Of equal parts Of gum Arabic
and plaster Of Paris, cements china and
cahhcbwsfe
II onion pcclings arc taken on under
water, one will have no occasion 60 weep
while peeling them.
The white OF an cgg and q tcaspoonful
each Of honey, salt turpcntine and cam
pHOr will cure fclon.
Finger marks may bo removed from
umished furniture hy the usc Of little
sweet oil upon u soft rag
Best cure Tor rhcum1tism ana neuralgia,
orc pint of alcohol ten cents worth Of
oil OF sassafras six and rub in thor
ouehly.
II you have custard left from dinner it
gill serve "a second time by filling the
bottom of the dish with apple sauce and
pouring the custard over A very fine
dessert. Serve nice crackers With b..
Berries, sliced peaches or pears arc nic'
served thus
Put layer Of bread crumbs 10 Oh,
bottom Of o buttcrcd pudding DISH then
layer Of sliced tart apples sprinkied
with sugar. then crumbs and apples until
tine dish IS almost full. The crumb.
should be last Cover and cook am hour
Fat with the sauce or swcctcncd cream
Cook macaroni in milk Gll tender. liu,
buttcrcd mold of e. thimble shape viii
/ IT. Thickcn half pint Of skim milk viii
two tablcpoonfuls OF ground rice. Boi
( for "a minute or two beat in an egg, ODD
I the cases, steam half an hour 60 one hour
according as your puddinQs arc quarte
] and half pint 0r one pint. Turn out
end serve with cherry sYrup round.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

The extent to which political feeling
lead men in England is seen by recent
occurrence near London Lady Maid
stone invited Henry Labouchere, the
editor Of Truth, to address meeting mt
of Conservative Home Rulers at her
residence. Unfortunately it happened
that she was living in place that she
rented from rabid Tory. He heard of
the proposed meeting and decided to pre-.
vent it. Accordingly ne built brick
walls, erected barriers in the road, locked
the gates and did everything in his power
to hinder the gathering. The crowd that
gathered TO hear Labouchere, however,
were not deferred, but proceeded with
out delay to demolish all the walls, barri
cades, gates, etc. that the iratc landlord
had constructed, after which the meet
ing proceeded in peace.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28
Australia has remarkable bow named

Australia has remarkable boy named
Mclean. His father was recently sum
moncd to appear before Victoria pro-
'incial court for not sending his child
TO school the required number Of days.
He came into court with colossal youth
by his side. "This is the child, your
honor, ne remarked, amidst much merri-
ment. "Good gracious!" exclaimed the
magistrate, "what height is heg". "Six
feet six inches, replied the parent "AnG
what's his agcl" Thirteen years and
nine months" "WeH, said the maeis-
trate, according TO his age he comes
under the education net, though not ac-
eording to his stature, so ] must impose
a fine Of five shillinQs." The boy is de
scribcd as we'll built, apparently healthy,
and giving every promise Of beating the
record OF modern giants
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

The church statistics which Superin-
fcndent Porter proposes to incorporate in
the coming census will be curious and
interesting. The figures will give: Or
ganizations or societies; church edifces
seating capacity; value of church prop-
,Hty; communicates. But they will not
give or attempt TO give the ratio of
church -goers to non-church-goers among
those put down as "communicants; -
neither will they undertake to give the
comparative value of the service rendered
by the denominations respectively in re-
forming the world. The figures on this
last point would indeed be valuable, OBJ
serves the Detroit Free Press,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

residents Thanksgiving message and
'grced with 1t heartily, az far as Others
vere concerned; but somehow | couldn't
ee how IL applied to me. Perheps
'ou will say 1 was selfish, and am
wiling to confess am. The fact Is
hat when the cake is Going around I
want 10 get piece. II / don't Get it I
eel disappointed. While | am glad In
he abstract that Others come in for a
mare of the cake, in the concrete | am
nad becauses il passes me,
But, perhaps, after ell, am too sweep-
ug IN my conclusions. | don't know
mt that there is ono person in the world
Tho Is capable of self-sacritice of high
rider, aud that is my wife Nellie Bless
ser little heart, / am almost willing to
''eriook all the weakness of humanity
OF her sake. Why, I've known her TO
90 without bread and butter when she
MAS faint with hunger 50 that the chill
iren could have an extra slice. That
vas three years ago at Thanksgiving
lme. The memory of her courage aud
ell denial makes my eyes wet.
You see, Nellie was always practical
md unseldsh, while / was impracticable
md poetic. Why, if L had her execu-
i've ability I'd have been n millionaire
y this time, cool millionaire, with a
racht and country house on the Hud-
ION. But she was handicapped by her
'ex and the children and couldn't exer-
Use her natural gifts.
L must go on, however, aud tell my
tory. The month preceding Thanks
giving Day of 1885, was the gloomiest
inc l ever witnessed We had Just ar.
1ved in the city from Shandaken, N. y.
the Catskills. was farmers boy
md Nellie was farmers daughter. Be
tore we were marri0l famous singer
'pent the summer in our village. One
uiSht at strawberry festival he heard
mo sing, and was kind enough 10 say
that / had an excellent tenor voice. and
with proper culture ! could command 3
good salary as a choir singer in New York.
VI course such encouragement fred me
with hope. The farm became distastc.
tul to me, and / determined to cultivate
any voice instead of cultivatinr corn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

with parting hand shake he disau.
peered' bs the train ratified along over
the shining rails | could sed the lights Of
the big bridge fading away behind me.
The river rushed below lust ms il had
done ono brief hour before, but its turbid
waters had no fascination for me now.
wish every man and woman who
reads this story could have seen the faces
" those three children us they stood at
lho foot of the elevated station. Nv
,rms were filled with bundles, and when
those three pairs Of eyes gazed upon the
glorious sight what an infantilc shout
vent ub And how they danced with
SIeci The eldest insisted that she could
carry the turkey, but she couldn't, it
was too heavy. But each one had to
larry bundle. And so, like a conquer
mg army returning with the spells, We
marched arduud - tho house.
And Nellie Well, bless Hie, N She
iidh't sit right down on chair and CRY
axe baby. | cant remember distinctly,
because, yousee, It's three years ago now
out | have an indistinct recollection that
few salt drops ran down my checks.
As for Sam Jones, think he would have
leit fdlit repaid for his Kindness If hc
,ould have heard Buelah sdt her little
prayer that night. That simple petition
s carvcn so distinctly on the walls of INV
memory that | can repeat it word for
word
"Dod bless Tau'sgivin' en- papa, en-
mamma, On Sam Jours. DOod nightih
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

saved and brought with me melted awav
IKE snow on the roof of barn. Nv titno
was mainly taken up Ia running around
10 the musical agencies looking for a
situation. had little Job on SUNDAYS
singing at a mission on Avenue A. wher,
L earned 80 and for three weeks that Was
All earned, We lived in East New
York and my car fare over to the cit,
and back every day cost me sixteen
cents.
You will readily see that We had 10
iire fTGgally. In fact, for two weeks we
hved upon oatmeal and molasses. and 10.
ward tn last there was no molasses, and
thanksgiving coming over the hills,
Every night when sct cut St Manhattan
avenue my three little girls were standine
AZ the foot of the stairway waiting for
me. / could see them from the ton Of
the stairs, all in row, their little cioaks
mapping IN the chill November wind.
their lips blue and teeth rattling like
cestancts.
wait minute. II makes me feel faint
to think OF it,. even eftbt the LAPSE Of
three years. Wen, it's all over now.
don't know why il affects me so strongly.
There was something humorous, too. in
the way the little tots jumped around to
keep warm. As soon as they saw the
train swing around Tie turn they ranged
themselves IN row ana looked inward
SO wisttully, oh, so wistfully, TO sec their
papa. For you must know that although
not one word OF our desperate situatien
had been brcathed in their hearing, vet
their Keen intuitions had told them some.
thing was wrong, and they knew as we'll
Is their mother that / was looking for
work. How eagerly they looked in m,
lace each evening, 50 that IL there was 4
ray Of Rope in it the eldest could start ON
Arun TO tell her mother the good newsl
or course | cheered them with fairy
tales of what a wonderful big turkey we
would have on Thanksgiving, A sob.
oler of tremendous Size. who had strutted
Nheh alive like prince IN the story
books. Then followed a description of
The cranberry sauce and the huge wedges
y mince pie. All this took place while
| was carrying two of the children in INV
lrms and the other was hanging on to INV
coat at my side. | hope / shall be for.
given for those lies, For they wera lies
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

There arc 5000 medical women in the
Cnitcd States whose incomes range from
$4,000 to 500, 600 year. The number
Is increasing every year, and the supply
of ''lady doctors bids fair TO be Ms
great as that OF the male physicians.
Austria is the only civilized country in
the world which prohibits women from
entering the medical profession. Russia
and China permit them and the Queens
OF Italy and Roumania employ women
physicians.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

We had an Old-fashioned melodeon IN
the house, and with the help of n few
lessons the famous singer oavc me and
what / could learn from hints in the
opening pages OF the choir books. / made
hie burden for the rest OF the family
with my do, rc, meing every evening. I
made .air progress, too, under the cir
cumstanccs and Nellie fell in love with
me on account Of my voice. / rcmcmbcr
distinctly that her fayorite was "a jitflo
selection from ono of Mcudeissohu's
songs without words set TO the following
lines
Still stu With thee when purple morning
WHOM the bird waketh and tho shadows
fee.
'airer than morning, lovclier than tho day.
Comes the sweet consciousness. I am with
thee.
Well, we were married, and for q
timo my music was given up. But the
life Of q farmer frcttcd me. and I took
uu my music again, and after two wears
nard work at 70 we moved 20 the city. J.
thought in my ignorance of metropolitan
hfc that / should have no difficulty IN
procuring "a situation, but j soon foupd
out my mistake. I'm the first place I
found that I was incompetent. was de.
hcient in style Ny voice, while strong
and resonant, had not been properly
trained. Then, too, there was no vscan.
cies. Even II had been competent
there were fifty applicants for every posi-.
tion. Before had been in tho city for
two weeks / heartily wished mysoll
back in shandaken again.
70 The msaRiIms the lltsle money I bad
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

The energy with which tho Mormons
are proselyting in Europe is shown by
the report of our Consul at Christiania,
Norway, He says that the Saints have
nine stations in Norway, and propose to
ship large number of converts the com
ing year. The Norwegian records prove
that 5000 of these hardy and industrious
people have gone to Utah in the last
thirty.seven years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

u the blacNest sort. knew there
Fasn ono chance in a thousand that W
Fonld have a turkey on Thanksgiving
Day. But / think under the cifcuni-
aanccs that an angel of light would have
departed from the truth to see those lit
lie faces light up with anticipation, to
zee the cheeks flush and the white teeth
)are themselves as though cutting tho
ender meat from a turkey leg.
But the hardest sight for me TO bear
raa the look Nclnc gave me. Just one
luicS glance into my face and she knew
I'll the sorrowful tale. IL was not ncc-
,ssary to tell her how / had tramped the
tTcets of the bic city all day, how faint
[ had become from hunger: how / was
aging at heart lihc a Gagged lion; how in
ny awful rage | cursed the rich and
latcd humanity. Not for myself, but
'or the hungry babies and their mother.
Never word Of complaint from Nellie.
)nly encouragement and hope.
Then came the oatmeal alone. For
he molasscs was all gone. / don't eat
iatmeal now. The taste Of il is insufTer-
1blc to me. My palate rises in rebellion
lgainst It. have heard Of the man who
lte thirty quail in thirty days. / wonder
whether he ever tried oatmeal for thirty
lays
On the morning before Thanksgiving
was fairly crazy with grief and auticipa-
ion Nellie aud 1 had a consultation
,hu night before, and she suggested that
f. should write piece OF poetry about
.he Thanksgiving turkey
The idea pleased me. j. was g. relief
certainly from the brooding over tho
morrow. got book OF poems from
my little store, which had so far escaped
.he pawn shop and hunted up metre
ftcr which I copied for Of co,ir,e knew
1othing about metre or poeticgl feet.
Meanwhile Nellie sat there mending
.he clothing of her babies ard the tears
ell thick and fast upon the garments
{ couldn't stand So so I iumpcd up and
went ont into tho street 10 walk OF the
sIcct those childish voices had uuou me.
When 7 camc back. thank Heaven, they
were asleep, folded ih each Others srms.
Then / got TO work or my poem It
took INC one hour and half to write tho
first verse ] became discouraged before
D NltA WiiNNfN iMN IINNr Hifi MNNiN NNhN
given up but for Ncllie's encouragement.
''Now, what's the use, Nell just listen
% this stuff, said ], reading tho stanza'
The turkey roostcth high tonight
ileS hid iu the houlocl, tree.
Tn fancy ! see his pluwsge bright,
But le gobblc not for me
"Why think It's real nice 7 didn't
know you could write so well as that
It's splendid write another stonza.
But don't you see Ncll, chat it isn't
true. The turkey don gobbIe at night 20
ooh, well, that don make any differ
cucc. The poets always have license, you
krow Besides. how many persons will
know chat hc doesn't o0bbIe at mghti
NOt ono fro hundred
"Im afraid its 100 good and chat it
won't go with the editor Anyhow, Tll
try fow lines more
Tho little clock tickcd monotogousy
on th9 manlol. The Csc burned loe
aad NsliIo pvt o ehaWl over Der should.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

The sum of $500 for = mass of golden
tresses seems pretty large, but it is Just
the figure Mrs. Hyer, of indianapolis,
places on the lost hair of her eleven year
old daughter, Lulu. The latter was
committed 20 the Board of Children's
Guardians some weeks ago, and the
board directed thst her beautiful golden
hair should be cut off, and it was done.
Now the mother has charge of the child
and she wants the money.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28
Tic Bows Opinlon.

Oh. Valentine Day is well enough
And Fourth of july Is jolly,
And Christmas time rs beautiful,
With It's gifts and It's wrcaths OF holly.
Ecv Years calling T. rather nice,
And Halloween sports are funny,
Ard Msy-Day party isn't bad,
When the weather Is warm aud sunny.
Oh, oil Of tncm are well enough;
But the day that is best worth living,
Is when We all 90 10 grandmamma's,
To q splendid, big Thanksgiving
--. EHm6 T.. DDtOd
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Tic Little Fiend.

"You must feel some satisfaction in
eatibg the turkey that chased you around
the yard week ago" said tllc minister
"lle was q very saucy bird when alive,
wasn't he7"
"Ycs,' replied little Johnnie, "and
ma said when you got through there
would bc nothing left but the cranberry
yaucc ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-28

WnEN thcre is nothing Left Of The
winter snow but ridges behind the
stouo walls and n dingy drift here and
there in n hollow or in the woods. win
Ger has ,irtually resigned tho iciclo,
v mch IS his sccptcr