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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Christmas Greeting.
Wrsr.

Next week the Christmas time
will be here and ere orr paper is
ont again, Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day will have come and
gone. The gayost season of the
year will be here and everybody
will be immersed in the festivities of
the occasion. We believe in this
kind of immersion. 1t is somewhat
different from the Baptist mode of
procedure, but much more popu-
lar. We hope, though, that no one
will so soak himself with Christmas
fcstivity Commonly called cold
Rye') as to be unable to tell which
one Of the boys he is. Christmas
is the most celebrated season of the
yearand the holiday does not belong
to any party or people except Chris
tan people and the whole civilized
world. It's a prominent and i'm
perishable landmark Of Christian
civilization. 1t is q season looked
forward to with joyous anticipation
by all, both the old and the young,
the great and the small, and we
hope that the realization of your
expectations will be as great as your
anticipations.
Let every one lay aside all care
and enter fully into the festivities
of this festive season. Let no sor-
row enter into your family circle
or intrude its unwelcome presence
at the festal board, if You can pre-
vent it. Begin the New Year with
higher hopes and truer aims for a
glorious future and a good resolu-
ton that you are determined to
keep unbroken.
Make but few resolutions. What
few You do make should be reason
able ana necessary, and then stand
by them as if your honor and man
hood were at stake. If You don't
you will fail and then your conf
dence in yourself is shaken and a
man must have confidence in him
self to succeed in any undertaking
of life.
Long may You live to enjoy ma
NY happy returns of the day. Re-
member though that this is not q
time for riotousliving and dissIpa-
ton lat rather one for religious
celebrationsand domestic festivities.
Here is wishing n readers y Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

WE have received a copy of n.
W. Aver q Sons American News
paper Annual for 1889. After a
careful examination of the contents
We are satisfied that il is the most
complete thing of the kind yet pub
lishcd. In fact we consider no
newspaper Office complete without
it, and think that every business
and professional man throughout
the country should have one. 1t Is
a regular newspaper cyelopedia and
contains Il vast amount of general
information to be found nowhere
else. 1T is worth a whole library to
the newspaper man, and he cannot
afford to be without 1T for many
times its cost. 1t is furnished, ali
charges prepaid, for 50, by the
publishers, N. W. Aver g. Sons,
Philadelphia.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
10 Our Subscribers.

When renting for your sub.
scription, you can do so at our ex-
pense. 1t is tolerably safe to send
small amounts in a letter without
registering, and it will invariably
pass through the mails alright. but
We will not be responsible for money
sent in this way. 1t it best to remit
by postal note when you can get
them. They only cost three cents
and you can send any amount under
five dollars this way. Over five
dollars and under ten, you can get
two notes costing you six cents.
When You cannot get postal notes
get money orders, or register your
letters. These fees You can deduct
from the bill or the subscription
and send us the remainder. When.
You remit fractions Of a dollar YOU
may send us one and two cent
stamps. We make this offer and
give these directions to accommodate
our friends at a distance and hope
they, as well as ourselves, will profit
thp~phy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

THE appointment of David j.
Brewer, of Kansas to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, seems to be a %tolera-
bly, good one and much better than
the most of MIR. Harrison's appoint
ments. Judge Brewer is said TO be
an able lawyer and a mar of ability.
It was thought that the place would
be given to Attorney General Miller
or some of the Presidents relatives,
but we give Mr.. Harrison the credit
of selecting this man on his merits.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Poetry OF the Period.

Good-by To the Autumn of 50,
Tn wintry days are here;
And Old Father Time.
VIII o be closing out the year.
The leaves have fallen long ago.
And the trees are brown and bare;
While the mud and rain and snow.
And mixed.up weather Of winter, Is here.
Old Santa Claus is on the road.
And will soon be here,
With his big sled load,
Ana hect-footed reindeer.
All over the Christian world.
The reindeer bells will jingle,
INC every little boy and girl.
win be dreaming OF "Old Kris Kinglo. -
The Xmas tree will brightly bloom,
And gladden. many "A heart,
Not with its fragrance or perfume,
But with It's fruit In part.
Laden with loving little tokens.
Grated there by kindly hands;
rendered joys and gifts unspoken.
But which the heart, the better under
stands.
We hope the rich will pause,
While ixing for the occasion,
And leave orders with Old Santa Claus
TO remember their poor relations.
The New Year Is coming on,
And soon win be marching into line;
While the old Year will be gone,
And numbered with past time.
SO let us be up and doing.
To improve the rest Gf the time;
Still striving and pursuing
our good work for 1889.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

We received notice from some of
our patrons at independence stating
that the ARGUS had not yet arrived
there on Monday, and that this had
occurred several times before, and
wanting to know whose fault 1T was.
We generally get the papers in the
Office Thursday evening and never
later than Friday morning, and
why they should be till Mon
day gettingto independence, fifteen
miles away, we can't understand,
but will try and find out. Some
body is at fault, of course, and it
must be some of Ben |~farrison's
postal agents or some of Senator
Morley pOstmasters, who no doubt
would like to suppress the paper if
they could. The ARGUS has no
wings but it will get there just the
same.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

DANIEL b. Lucas has got there
at last. Gov. Wilson was deter
mined that Mr.. Lncas should have
II plum of some kind. lie has APP
pointed him to the vacancy on the
Supreme Bench to fill heunexpired
term Of the late Judge Green. We
consider this a much better APP
pointment than the other n the
Governor gave Mr.. Lucas, and be-
heve it will give much more salts
faction. Mr.. Lucas is generally
acknowledged to be one of the
ablest lawyers in the State, and with
His seholarly attachments will fill
the high office he has been appoint
ed to, with honor and ability. We
think no one can criticise Governor
Wilson for this appointment nor
Mr.. Lucas for its acceptance.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Patents granted West NirEinians
the past few weeks are as follows (;
+. f. Parsons. Riyervillc, Mari
on county, patent fence f; j.. j.
Parker, Clarksburg, a patent kraut
cutter for making kraut /; y. J.
sweeney, Wheeling, a patent distill-
err; j. G. Chrisman, Cliff Top, car
coupler; A. G.. Neville, L~azearville ,
furnace 4; G. W. Craig, Charleston,
patent on scales (; Quinn Morton,
Ronceverte, file holder II. +.
Richardson, Hessville, seed planter,
III. (. S%pillman, Spilman, car coup
Ter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

PHOs. C|LA1BORNE GREEN. Judge
of the Supreme Court Of Appeals of
this State, who died at his home in
Charlestown, at noon, Wednesday.
Dec. 4, vas born in Culpeppcr CO.,
Virginia, Nov, 3, 1920. and vas
therefore sixty-nine years Of age.
His father, John W. Green, was
Judge OF the Court Of Appeals of
Virginia. Judge Green was a grad
date Of Richmond College, and be-
gan the practice Of law at the age
Of twenty-three. Early i'm the year
1876, he was appointe1to position
ON the Supreme Bench by Gov.
Jacobs. At the general election in
the autumn OF that year, he was
elected to fll the uncxpired term Of
Judge Hoffman. in 1880 he was
elected for the full term, which win
not expire until January /, 1893.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Democrats Pass RESOLUTIONS.

The Democratic members OF the
house at their caucus for officers
adopted the following F.:
Resolred That we the Democratic
members Of the house Of representa-
tiyes OF the Flfty-frst congress at
the beginning Of its first session.,
here by send greeting to the people
Of the country, tic assurance Of our
continued confidence in and devotion
TO the principles Of tariff reform, as
embraced i'm President Clcveland's
message TO the last congress upon
that subject, and in tho platform Of
principles adopted by the last Demo
cratic national convention at St.
Louis and that we hale with delight
the emphatic approval Of those prin-
ciplcs by the people, as expressed at
the polls iu the recent elections and
we pledge them to renew and con
tinue In congress Che contest for 70
reduction Of the war taxes, so ably
begun and prosecuted in former
congress byour representative and
senators.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
HOLIDAY Exeursion Rates.

The Baltimore and Ohio r.. r.
Co., in pursuance Of its usual liber-
al policy, will sell excursion tickets
Mt reduced rates during the holiday
season. Tickets will be sold to and
from all stations ON its lines east OF
the Ohio River from December 21st
to january lst, inclusive, good for
return trip until january lth. IN
clusiyc.-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Now is n good time to send in
your subscription to the ARGUS and
get ready to start the new year with
a clean record. The beginning of
TIE year is the best time to com
mence, as it makes the account cas-
Ter to keep and easier for you to
remember. So while you are max
ing good resolutions for the New
Year, don't forget to resolve,
first, to pay off your debts, and
under this score remember the
printer first, for he has kindly sent
you every week an interesting token
of his labor in your behalf, and in
order to insure a continuation of
this for the coming year, just for
ward us an almighty dollar and a
half out of the money you are
spending for holidays and we will
come to You every week and tell you
all the news, help to educate the
family and keep you posted on the
current history of the world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

The Baptist Church, or what
ought to be the Baptist Church. is
still standing i'm an unfinished
condition, a monument to the
scarcity or inactivity Of our good
Baptist friends. 1t is "a shame to
let such agood structure stand there
and go to decay for the want Of q
little money and labor 20 finish IT,.
Now that 1T is as near completion
az it is, some means should be de-
vised to conclude the good work
and make it ready for service.
Kmgwood with an her wealth and
rank and society that she is want
70 boast OF. should be able TO main
tam az least three churches. Jt is
true that the Baptists are rather
weak numerically, here but there
are lots OF Thorn in different parts
OF the county who would contribute
to the good cause here, and the
members of other denominations
would be willing to help some, we
unless the Baptists would be
unwilling 10 ask Tor or accept this,
81 they believe a close communion.
hope the Bapt .js viii buckle on
their armor and again take up this
L.L..-l N--.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

THE Grafton Leader is now an
all home print, having discarded its
patent outside and come out in a
home made suit, that is very becom-
ing. We are glad to notice this
evidence of prosperity on the part
of our esteemed cotemporary, and
hope that ere long we may be able
to do likewise.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

is another column viii be- found
the Prospectus Of the Wheeling IN
telligencer. il is The leading rcput-
lican paper Of the State and deserves
the hearty support Of the party.
ITS strict adherence TO party princi-
pies at OH times Is unquest.onablo.
As o newspaper it is exccllcd by but
few and is VOL and ably edited it
is bright and vigorous and contains
all The news aaoat, and its cditOrI-
al notes ore forcible and expressive.
The weekly IS a family journal that
should have % large circulation
throughout the country, while the
daily is indispensable TO- The man
byr town.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
NEWS JOTTINas.

Nh"P AANON1s
A call has bee l issued for a meet
ing Of the miners of " estern Penna..
West Virginia, Northern Illinois.
Indiana and Ohio,at Indianapolis,
on Dec. Is, to bring about a gen
eral movement for the advancement
of wages during the coming year.
A bridge across t h c English
Channel is about to be built by an
English company.
Tine Kennebec, at Augusta. Me.
is frozen over from Augusta to Mcr-
ry Meeting Bay, and closed nayiga-
ton.
Gray timber wolves are commit
ting terrible rayages on the stock
ranges Of Wyoming.
The general fund for the benefit
Of the families of the firemen who
persisted in the recent fire in Bos-
ton now amounts to over Sc, 900.
The Portuguese Geographic So
ciety proposed, with the aid of the
Government, to organize a national
company to exploit the alleged inn
mense riches of the Mozambique. =
\ man in business without al
advertisement in the newspaper, is
like a grave without n tombstone.
Il book agent without q tongue.
Neither one is known, neither one
does much, all are passed by. Adj
vertising is preaching the gospel
of business to those who buy or
ought to buy. Every Business man
may have a little trade. but unless
he advertises the great body of trade
will pass by the other side and the
fate Of the bankrupt may come
upon him.
4 dinner has been given Stanley
by the English residents of Zanzibar.
Professor w. r. Harper, of Yale,
has declined the presidency of the
South Dakota State University.
One day last week a foundryman
Of Black Rock, N. Y, found a
package containing $40, 900 near
the railroad track, and turned it
over to the railroad officials, who
had missed it at the pay car.
DIV. NJ. Jackson's much talked
Of craft, which is to be propelled by
hydraulic power, was successfully
launched from James Lonnox's
ship yard at the foot OF twentieth
street, Brooklyn, last week. TIE
vessel is built Of polished mahagony,
is 108 feet long and % feet wide,
with "a depth Of hold Of g. feet.
With her machinery on board she.
will draw less than four feet OF
water, and wiz be propelled by
columns Of water being forced
through her stern at the place where
in screw vessels the propeller is
attached. The vessel is known as
Evolution, and should it prove a
success, other and larger vessels
will be built by its projectors.
A "coal palace" 15Ox3OO feet
and three stories high, is to be
erected in East St. Louis. This
palace will be a decidedly novel
structure. The coal companies will
furnish the material for the super
structure-black coal Of every kind.
and wrought out by saw, by ma
sons hammer and into artistic
forms by the carycrs' chiscl. The
frst floor viii be Of polished coal,
and pillars Of coal viii support the
coal everywhere. The
purpose Of the building win DO to
continually exhibit the agricultural
and mineral products Of Southern
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

THE Grafton papers are both
hustlers. Not long since the Eagle-
Sentinel got out a special historical
edition that was a credit to the town
and spoke volumes for the enter
prise Of the Sentinel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
Notice n Lien Holders.

To gu pgrtic' holding liens by Judgment. or
4tnerwlse on The real estate or any part
there, o. James Benson
lnplirsuance of u decree Of the Circuit Court
81 l,rcston county, made in n cause therein
pending to subject the real estate of the said
james Benson 20 the satisfaction of the liens
thereon, You are hereby required to present all
claims heid by you and each of Won against the
sara James Benson. which are Hens on his Eeai
estate or any part OF it for adjudication, to he,
Virginia, on or before the 22d day of january.
y. ID. 1890.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of Decem-
hes A.. ID. 1889. P.J CPogAN Cornr
III, G. HYDE, Atty. 12-fq-I
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have already been introduced III the
Senate. 1t is safe to predict that
none of them will ever pass the
House.
Speaker Reed has announced the
House Committee on Rules, Ac-
counts and enrolled bills. 1t is not
thought that the complete list Of
committees will be completed before
the holiday recess. The democratic
members Of the committee on rules
are ex-Speakers Carlisle and Ram
dali.
The Civil Service law seems in a
fair way to catch it from both par
ties in the Senate, Senator Vance
has introduced a bill for its repeal.
and Senator Paddock one removing
the railway mail service from its
jurisdiction. Both gentlemen state
that the law is a humbug, and that
it's strict enforcement would be
directly in opposition TO our whole
system of government. When two
men usually as far a part as these
two agree, there is food for thought
in the subject of agreement.
X = X
Ex-Speaker Carlisle takes back
his old place of Democratic leader
on the floor of the House, with as
much ease and grace as he laid il
down to accept the speakership. Nc
man ever had a stronger hold on his
party associates in Congress than
Mr.. Carlisle has.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Iris customary for some country
papers to take holidays and miss an
issue between Christmas and New
Year, but we don't believe in this
and have made arrangements to
give our readers a special holiday
edition next week, chuck full of
Christmas matter, stories, poetry,
pictures, news and notes and a very
entertaining paper in general. 1t
will be the holiday season and you
will not be working much and will
have more time to read than usual.
and so we arc not going to disap-
point you by having a good time
ourselves and sending ont no paper.
We will try and have a little Christ
mas(about Il g%allon) and get out the
paper too. You must be careful
and don't let your wife catch you
reading the paper upside down or
she will suspicion that you too have
been indulging in the amber color
ed liquid.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, Kinswood, W. Va,
Dec. IS, 1889.
Gar Kelly
vs.. Equity;
James Benson ct al.
Inc above entitled c|hauCCry cause, by decree
Of the Circuit COURT Of Preston County. made
therein on the 9Th day Of December, a; H.. 1889.
having been referred TO the undersigned Com
missioner in ChanCery, with the following di-
roctions 10 ascertain and report the real estate
owned by the defendant, James Benson, the
state ana condition Of the title thereto, the liens
ana charges thereon, their amounts, character.
prIoriities; and to whom owing, and the annual
rental value of said real estate, and that he
report any other pertinent matter which may be
deemed 50 by himself, or required by the parties
or any Of them
The parties to said cGuSe, 10 wit Gar KolIy.
piaintih, and james Benson. SamI HEe, Cathc.
t.nc Armstrong, Bruce Armstrong, Anna Arm
strong, Elizabeth Tee;s and William Frey, de
iendants, viii, therefore,, take notice, that. on
the &i day OF January A. Il. 1850, at my Office in
kinEWood, Preston County, West Virginia, ]
shall prOcect,to execute said decree.
Givca, under my hand this 18th day Of Deceln-
Der, A.. ID, 1865
T.. j. CRoGAN, Commissioner.
IL. G. HYDE, Atty. 1871.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

The liquor men win rejoice now
at having a Brewer on the Supreme
Bench.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19

Senator Voorhees, els loaded for
bear on the tariff question. ne
offered a preamble and resolution
i'm the Senate setting forth tie fact
that all existing tariff taxes ON for
eign merchandise should be revised.
repealed or amended {: First. for
the collection Of % suncicn revenue
to pay the expenses of the Govern
ment, economically administered,
the principal and interest Of the
public debt az they fall due, and
liberal pensions, but not a dollar
more second, for the taxation Of
all articles Of luxury at the highest
practicable rates and for the rcduc-
ton Of taxes ON all ncccssaries of
civilized life 10 the lowest possible
rates consistent with a tariff for
reYcnuc only third, for the cur
tailment and overthrow as far as
possible Of all monopolics in trade
the enlargement Of the free
JET. Nr. Voorhees, gave notice that
he would 30 some future time call
the resolution and address the
Senate thereon. His speeches arc
worth listening TO-.
s dclupc Of Federal election bin
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
ngy- BROWNS non BJTTFRS

'urcs Indigestion. Biliousucss. Dyspcpaia. Na1a.
.i8, Ncrtousucss and General Debility physt.
-iaur recommend &C. Ali dealers aef &C. Genuine
.Hl it'- lfk 9nd crossed iej Zines boz wappcr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
TOPICS FROM THE CAPITAL.

No official notice of the death Of
Jefferson Davis was taken in Wash
ington, Notwithstanding his having
once been Secretary of War, and.
quite a sensation was created in
some quarters because a lsdy living
several squares from the Capitol saw
fit to drape the front Of her house
in mourning.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
THE WHEELING DAILY IETELLraEEcER
8IaCkSmithiDg !

lHHuE UNDERSIGNED HAVING rented The
blacksmith suop ON West Main street. op
pusifc Bakers store. o. now ready f0 do
al kinds of biHcksmitliuR 8t reasonable
pfcos.
Horse shooing a Speciality.
D. W. ftTuDfN
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
PASSENGER Accommodations.

TIE UNDERSIGNED having secured the con.
tr4ct f0r the carrying ~ the mail Alhrichff.
WIG On k"cdsvillc, daily. hcie prepared 90 carry
passengers and package. between the nllrca
n1nrd at reasonable yates.
$3.50 o. MARTIN
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Commissioner Notice.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, Kinswood. W. va,
Dec. 10, 1889.
Gar Kelly