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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
THE LABOR WORLD.


IRON seems 10 have touched bottom at last
THERE is much activity displayed in
building.
A NEW blast furnace Is 10 be erected nj
Bristol Tenn.
ploys 10000 men.
THE demand for stenographers in Wash
ington Is on the increase.
THE carpenters i'm Boston are still fighting
Tor an eighthour work day.
The locomotive builders have more work
on hand than for three years
The trade OF electrician, one of the very
newest, begins to be crowded.
CAR WORKS are 10 be built at Bessemer
Ala, with capital of 81, 500, 900.
FORTY new locomotives have been orders |
by the Central Railroad of Georgia.
The largest steam hammer in the United
states is 10 be put up at Bethlehem, Tenn.
The current year promises 10 be the best
in the history of the American iron trade.
The makers of mining machinery east OF
the Mississippi are all crowded with orders
AN industrial city is to be started near
Knoxville, Tenn, with Pennsylvania capital
NEARLY every railroad company in the
country Is figuring on additional equip
Wents.
lish coal baron, started in life as a common
miner.
The Knights of Labor OF Lancaster, Penn .
ave opened workingmen's free circulating
library.
TAKING the country all through there has
never been a time when labor was so fully
employed.
A DOZEN cottonseed oil mills have been
projected at different points in the South since
February /.
WEEKLY payments for all working people
In New York State become compulsory
after July 1.
FORTY laborers in Los Angeles, CD have
formed cooperative company and taken "a
sewer contract.
LESS than 300 is the average annual in
come of the coal-miner in the Monongahela
Valley, of Pennsylvania.
JOHN BURNS, the English labor agitato-.
had am offer of 500 for the old straw hat he
wore during the great dock strike i'm London.
The Supreme Court of Saxony has decided
that boyCotting is equivalent TO disordery
conduct III the first degree, and punishable az
such.
WHEELING wv. Val iron and steel manu-
lecturers are greatly Inconvenience and
troubled over the irrcgularty OF the natural
gas supply.
A DAY laborer in Florida saw mill Is re.
puted 10 be the brother of an English
baronet and the heir presumptive to his
ancient baronetcy.
A GENERAL strike OF plantation hands for
shorter hours and better pay is now in pro-
gress in Jamaica, and the result is to increase
the price of bananas
A NEW vitrifiod friedrich Is being manu-
featured in West Virginia, which can be laid
down ms n pavement, in cities, at a cost of
1925 per square yard.
The Government has introduced n bill i'm
the Hungarian Diet providing that workmen
shall perform no labor on Sundays, but shall
have continuous rest for twenty-four hours.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
A Female Pilot.

A woman has been licensed as pilot
on the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers.
She is the first one within the recollection
Of Captain Neeld, OF the Steamboat In.
spector's office, and his memory Of River
events covers many years IL is not un-
likely that she is the pioneer Of her sex
In this branch of navigation i'm this di-
vision Of the river trade.
The woman is Mrs. CaIlic T.. French,
and her husband runs circus. which ne
transports 10y water i'm - trim little
steamer known as Frcnch's New Sensa-
ton. The circus is known by the same
name. The license was issued to Mrs
French, and she went on duty under IL
at once. ABOUT nine years ago" said
Mrs French my husband hit upon the
scheme Of running q boat show; that is.
giving exhibitions in towns along the
river and using the boat for Transporting,
the outfit and furnishing living quarters
for our people. IL is much cheaper.
cleaner and pleas1utcr than travelling bv
Iail. and we ore not Obliged 20 remove
our personal baggage The first few years
wc employed % regularly licensed pilot.
and my husband, who had masters
license, had charge 81 the boat / then
conceived the idea of learning to- be "a
pilot and thus save q big item OF cx-
pense. SO ! did, aud Tor half dozen
years past ] have held a pilots license.
recently made application for a masters
license also, ~ New Orleans. and cx.
pee 10 get it."--PhtdVrq Commcrci0i
E1slffc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
He Got In.

The bane of the average Senators
life are the requests of mis- friends and
constituents for tickets of admission To
the Senate gallery when anything of
great interest is going on upon the
floor. In later days, on great occasions,
the Senators have transferred the re-
sponsibility to the Sergeant-at-arms
about twenty years ago the whole duty
devolved upon them. Good -natured
men We're made miserable by the de-
mands upon them, and il is told of big,
burly Ben Wade that at the impeach-
ment of Andrew johnson all Ohio de-
manded tickets to the chamber.
He distributed his tickets with q Law
ish hand, but they gave out sooner than
his constituents. He managed to make
excuses to all but one, an old army
chaplain, who had come from the
northern corner OF the State Just to be
present at the impeachment.
My tickets are all gone" said Sena-
tor Wade but perhaps can serve you
in some other way"
There is nothing else / want" sigh
ed the chaplain, II have heard you are
generous man, but this is the first
favor / have asked after serving my
country for three years. and besides i
have come clear from Ohio to be pres
ent at the impeachment of Andrew
Johnson"
The old Senator looked him over
with merry twinkle in his eye, MOTTO
ing especially the clerical cut of his
coat, and then writing something on a
slip of paper said:
IF that doorkeeper is Christian,
he cannot resist that plea"
After he got out of sight, the Ohioan
looked at the paper and on it were
these words:
For Gods sake, let this man in.
Ben Wade"
Whether it was an imprecation or an
! appeal he could not tell, but he wisely
decided to consider it the latter and
passed into the gallery under cover OF
the doorkeeper's surprise at the novel
ticket of admission. - Washing ton
letter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
Bonnet Fixtures Which Make Women
Look Younger.

A piquant saleswoman whose big
brother-he is in the business referred
to-sent her over to Paris TO study the
styles and take in the Eiffel tower and
all that, chatted thus as she sold bon
net TO women about whose eyes there
remained some of the ashes of roses of
several years ago:
Let me put ties on the bonnet. Ev-
erything in Paris runs TO ties. Ties
are all the rage. Believe me, dear
madam, even matrimonial ties are go
ing to have more of a run this season
than heretofore"
OF course the woman in whose face
there were some recollections bought
the bonnet. And when she had gotten
clear out of sight, safe beyond return.
the beautiful little bundle of deceit
who had played the role of spider in
the old, old farce-tragedy of "The Sui-
der and the Fly" said, almost pathet-
ically:
Poor little woman She didn't know
why insisted upon putting ties on her
bonnet. And yet it was for her own
benefit. Besides, it's business. am
not such wretch, after all. Why did
do 1T? Because ties on the bonnet or
the hat of any woman who has passed
the mark of thirty years do much to
make that woman look younger. You
know. maybe, that age begins to show
itself on n woman's throat before ii
does at the corner of her eyes. / heard
that in Paris, and the woman who said
it-oh, how well she knows! A tie,
even if it bo as tiny as that which a
mother strings about the neck of her
babe, will conceal from critical eyes
these first paths furrowed by time. II
is trick of the trade, you say. May.
be. There are tricks in all trades
Beauty is trade; the trick is to pre-
serve it. If j can do something which
will hide the first imprint of time on g
woman she is mine. know my bust
ness"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

Tho fruit OF the coco.de. nor. wbic,
General Chinese Gordon believed n be
the forbidden fruit of the Garden Of
Eden. has been exported 10 Europe The
NUT weighs twenty pounds and measures
twenty five inches across. The palm on
which it grows 1odoicea sechellaruml is
100 feet in height and is only 20 be found
on the seychellc Islands Hundreds Of
years before the Seychelles were discoy
cred these nuts were washed up ON the
Na.dige Islands and the wiseacrcs OF
Those day. told thc people thot This sca
borne fruit bad grown on submarine
tree and that DO had mysterious power
oi counteactIng pOisons Hence the
name cocO-de mu. 10 is probable that
Gordeu met with illusions To- This won
derfuI mot in Arabic MSS. and after
ward visiting Seychelles was struck by
The beautiful and isolated group of islands
and their double cocOanut - C6ieag0
.3slalA.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
MURDERER AND SUICIDE.
n Salvation Army Captain Kills Two
Farmers and Himself.

Charles Moore ana his son James, who
lived near Sedalia, Mo, disappeared from
home few days ago. Their bodies have
just been found buried on the farm, the
former in the cellar, and the latter in the
yard. Tho young man was struck on
the back of the head with an axe, and
the father was killed while in bed with a
club. Thomas Williamson, farm hand.
fifty eight years old, did the killing, and
finding that he would be caught walked into
the city park and took dose of strychnino
with fatal effect. The double murder was
committed for the purpose of getting posses.
sion of the property. Williamson was Sal
walton Army captain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TO CLEAN AND CURL osrnrcu rrAru,

TO CLEAN AND CURL OSTRICH FEATHERS.
A clever woman says: al clean aud
curl all my ostrich feathers, and think
that the best milliner cannot do il much
better. In solution made Of good
CASTLE soap and soft water (boiled and
beaten into FOAM the feathers are washed
having some time before soaked them in
clear water. After that process, / put
them on clean. table and rub them care
fully with fine linen cloth, OF simply
pass them through my hands few times ;
then lay them between two linen cloths.
beat them gently till they are dry, when
j pull them apart and hold them over "A
bed of red-hot coal to curl. This must
be done very carefully and not too near
the coal, as the downy feathers are very
easily singed A bit of sulphur thrown
on the coal when white feathers arc TO
be cleaned, insures pure white This
process seems bothersomc, but is very
simple aud quickly done"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
CHIMNEY CURTAIN.

A handsome chimney curtain TO hang
across the fireplace where there is no fire.
place under the shelf, is made as follows
Take stripes of blue cross stitch canvas,
twelve and one fourth inches wide, and
stripes of old red plush, five inches wide,
united by drawn stripes of heavy white
linen, the seams being concealed by rows
of cross-ba:s. The plush stripes are left
plain, the rich pile needing no decoration 4;
the canvas ones are ornamented with a
cross-stitch border in red, white and gold
The design is worked with coarse en-
broidery cotton, or twist and gold thread
each stitch being crossed over two threads
each way. The drawn thread stripes have
II clean linen ground, and are worked al
ternatcly with red and blue threads. The
cross-bar row beside the red stripe is blue,
beside the blue one red. The hanging is
trimmed at the lower edge with Il fringe
knotted of blue and red cotton. The
knotting is as follows; Two red and seven
blue double threads, nine and one half
inches long, are looped in alternately to
the half, so that four red and fourteen
blue double threads are formed. The
red knotting threads are united by chain
of single buttonhole knots, while the blue
ones form pointed ribs of knots, and then
also seven chains of buttonhole knots.
Line curtain with linen. Yankee Blade.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

Petted Daughter Mamma. saw
such q beautiful sot of diamonds down
town at StonehnQ q Co.'s this morn.
ing And they arc marked ONLY 60. 500.
Im sure papa will buy them for me il
son Say sO
Doting Mamma Ethel. your papa
does not expect b. fail iu business till
the lst of May. YouU have 90 wait
thi after no nag compromised with hi,
creditors. II he gets them for Won
when We start for the seaside in june
that viii DO soon enough. won't III
darli0g2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
What She Told Jack.

She was little bit of blue-eyed
woman with the innocent face Of a
child. The horse-car in which she
sat with female companion stopped
suddenly, but the mild-faced little
woman went right on talking in her
natural key, so that everybody heard
her say:
The man never walked the earth
who could boss me, and just told Jack
80, and he hasn't peeped once since. /
didn't marry to have any man lead me
around by the nose-I guess notl"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
A Hard Weeks Work.

Great lawyer am tired to death.
Sympathic Wife-You look tired.
What's been the matter?
I've been making my speech for the
defense for three days now, and, tired
Or not, I'll have to go right along with
it tomorrow and perhaps the next
dav."
Cant you cut it short?"
Not until the jury have had time to
forget the evidence against my client"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

A FARMER and his wife, on their frs,
visit to the Capitol at Montpelier. Yer
mont, paused before the statue of Ethan
A Hen. They gazed long and thought
fully at it, till finally the silence was
broken by the husband. Well moth
err" he said, 81 allus thought Ethan
Allen was n boss"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
Hardly a Recommendatiou.

TaDgle I want set of false teeth,
Dr.. Stumps.
DIR. Stumps (the dentist) Well, sir.
this is the place to get them. I'm max
ing the best teeth in the city.
Jang!e viii you guarantee that
they will look natural?
DIR. Stumps Certainly ] will NV
false teeth are so natural that they
fairly ache. Light.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

a colored boy / years Of age, living
IN New ORLEANS, is a musical p.odioy
Iechnically the boy knows no dinicGl-
ties, ,ni there seems no effect, no COM
bination, too intricate or complicated for
him 10 overcome with perfect @ ise.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

The largest steam derrick in the world
is used by shipping company at Ham.
burg, Germany lt IS kept a. the docks
and used IN liftiog immense weights on
and on shipboard 70 can pick up a ten
wheeled locomotive with perfect ease
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

The Empress of Germany speaks good
French with hardly any perceptible German
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

SIR Norcls Free. sent by Cragln & Co, Phila,
Pa, to any one in u. 8. or Canada post paid
upon receipt Of % Dobbins's Electrical Soap
wrappers. See list Of novels on circulars around
each bar. This soap for sale by all grocers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

FITS stopped free by DR. KLrNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
botue free. DR.. Kline. 93l Arch St. PhilA.. Pa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

In Sturgis (Mich.) burglars spent two
hours drilling hole in a safe which wasn't
locked
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05
A Pleasing snn..

OF health and strength renewed ana Of ease
and comfort follows the use Of Syrup of Figs
IS II acts In harmony with nature TO efrectual-
~ cleanse the system when costiye or bilious
For sale in 5oc. and 81 bottles by all leading
drueufsta
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

The English language was used I'm fran.
ing recent treaty between Russia and
China
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

Halls Catarrh Cure Is a liquid and n taken
Internally. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Write FOR
testimonials, free. Manufactured by
K. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

1t is reported that in the past fifteen
months 1900 negroes have left North
Carolina
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-05

III afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water Druggists sell att per bottle
None equal "TansIll,s Punehn Sc. Cigars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07
CHASED WITH A WHEEL.
A waukesha Sheriff Develops a New Use
for the Bicycle.

A waukesha Sheriff Develops a New Use
for the Bicycle.
WAUKEsHA, Wis, Jan "A week age
Josie Ellis, who has been employed at Gill
bert's restaurant here, was arrested on a
charge of having stolen a watch, and was
placed in Jail to await her hearing. At the
Jail the prisoner was allowed to go about the
house as she liked and took her meals with
the sherifrs family. Sunday noon, how
ever, she declined to go to her
meal, and another prisoner having
the run of the building was di
rected to report if she attempted to leave
Word came that the woman had departed
The sheriff mounted bis bicycle and gave
chase. The girl lodged from place to place
through streets and alleys and old buildings,
and eluded her pursuer for half an hour OF
more but he finally overhauled her On hel
return to Jail it was found that she had or
six dresses and duplicated Undertaking suf
ficient to make up fair-sized wardrobe
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07

between carriers, so rs TO better provide for
through traffic at through rates over con-
Meeting lines.
An amendment to the twenty second sec
ton, allowing the free transportation OF per-
sons injured in railroad accidents and of the
families of railroad employees.
Several new provisions We're recommended
as follows:
A prohibition of the payment of commits
sions by one railroad company to ticket
agents of another company fer passenger
transportation.
The abolition of ticket brokerage by re-
quiring ticket sellers to be duly authorized
by railroad company, which assumes re-
sponsibility for its acts
The requirement that milet ge shall be
paid for cars used belonging to private COM
panies or individuals
The extension of the law to axe il apply
70 common-carriers by water routes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07
The A.sociation Manapers.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. THE American
association was in session here yesterday,
St. Louis, Louisville, Philadelphia, Toledo,
and Syracuse being represented. The seven
clubs thus far selected for the American as
sociation are: St Louis, Louisville, Athletic,
Syracuse, Rochester, Columbus and Toledo.
The eighth club will probably be Washing
ton, Newark or Brooklyn. As soon as the
association got to work Syracuse was ad-
mitted Baltimore applied for membership
on condition that the association be com
posed of twelve clubs. The meeting then
elected Gen. Henry Brinlxer vice president Of
the board of directors, aud selected board Of
arbitration and committees 1t was de-
cided to have but eight clubs next season
and the share of visiting clubs Of gates
receipts was changed from 20 to 40 per cent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO, Jan. g.
On the board of trade to-day quotations
ranged as follows: Wheat-No. 2 January.
opened &c, closed 7'1sc; February, opened
=, closed ssl4c; May, opened s!Jkc, closed
s!1s-I4c. Corn-No. January, opened 29b1 $50.
closed 29Isc; February, opened :9lf-ss-, closed
S14c; May, opened ol5sc, closed SllS-ssc. Oats
NO. January, opened and closed 2Ol4c;
january, opened and closed $685. Febru
airy, opened and closed $3.50; May, opened
and closed 1885. Lard-Jsnuary, opened and
closed S577is.
Live stock-The following were the quota
lions at the Union stock yards: Hogs-Market
opened rather easy; later now active and firm:
prices unchanged; light grades, $8.66G8.ee
rough packing, S3.5013.55; mixed lots, e866@
S.75; heavy packing and shipping lots, 5000
$50
027c D n; finest dairy, ls12Oc: packing stock,
70sc. Eggs-Strictly fresh, l1tGl7lfc y doz;
ice house, l+Qtl6c. Live poultry-Hens 7GtSc
y 10; turkeys, SOLO; ducks, aGl0; geese, S42l3
500 y doz Potatoes-Beauty Of Hebron, $50
40c y bu. on track; common and mixed lots, &
@&,c. Apples-Good to fancy, sl.25e2. SO b Dbl
Cranberries-w Wisconsin. IS SOS. rs per box.
New York.
NEW YORK, JAMS.
Wheat-No. red winter, SIC cash; do jan
uary, s5c; do February, s7Isc; do May,
Ssssc. Corn-No mixed, 40c cash; do Jam
uary, 8s14c; do February, 3ss4c; do May, $3.50
Oats-Dull but steady; No. mixed. 2SIxc
cash: do january, 2sssc; do February, asc; do
March, 27sc. Rye-Dull. Barley-Nominal
Pork-Duil; mess, Sl0.2501l0.5O for inspected
Lard i Dull; January, s6.lS; February,
S61S
Live Stock: Cattle-Trading fairly active;
native steers, S3.S5G5.l5 y 100 Tbs; oxen, ~ 7Sd
$50; bulls and cows, S2NQ3.75 Sheep and
Lambs Sheep, firm; $4.25G18.25 o 100 ms; lambs.
easier; $5.0Q6.75. Hogs-Steady; nominal
range, $S.9k0425 . 100 ms.
ROCK BLAND.
Hay-Upland prairie, 81. O5(0Ss00
HAy-Ttmotny-e6 g. 0$S.00.
HAy-Wild. Is. SO025 o.
Straw 4.000$4.60.
Rye-36c.
Corn ld2sc0soc; New 2lcoasc.
Oats-39c.
rotatoes-18t09Oc "
Onions--36c.
Turnipa-40.
0oel-aoft lilo had 800
Cord wood-oak, e4.ss; Hickory, s&4 50
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07
Nominated to the se,ate,

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. THE president
yesterday sent the following nominations to
the senate, among others: Unitsd States at
torneys-Theodore F. Shepard, for the east
ern district of Michigan; Maurice d. O'Con-
nell, for the northern district of Iowa. Post
masters: lowa-George o. Drnham Man
chester; John f. Duncan, Ames; Ed
ward A. Wood, Avoca; as,snrd A.
Smith, Lake City; John l.. Grub, Column
bus Junction; Marshall W. He rick, Month
cello. Michigan-Frank Nee roy, Mar ne
City; William Humphrey, Adrian; Dwight
Warren; Three Oaks; Warden r. Chapel,
Corunna; Townsend A. Ely, Alma Wis
consin-John R. Decker, Columbus; Robert
A. Scott, Lacrosse.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-07
STIRRED UP THE HOME RULERS.
A Protestant Dublin Alderman Makes n
Ifnsn ccessfIIl RranL

Protestant Dublin Alderman Makes an
Unsuccessful Break.
LONDON, Jan. AT the regular meeting
of the Dublin corporation yesterday Pro-
testant alderman introduced resolution in
wiling the queen to pay visit to Dublin.
Immediately half dozen Nationalist were
on their feet seeking the recognition of the
chair that they might denounce the resolu-
ton and its author, and it was some
minutes before order was sufficiently
restored to enable the observance Of
parliamentary usage. Several vehement
speeches were made against the resolution
and vote was finally taken with the result
OF rejecting the motion by an overwhelming
majority. The grounds upon which the
resolution was rejected We're declared to be
that the Irish detested the present govern
ment and would not stultify themselves by
the Endorsement of a sycophantic invitation
to one whose presence in Dublin in the ex-
isting circumstances would be most un-
welcome