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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12

PENCIL PARAGRAPHS.
A military guard viii be kept on
duty for six months at General
Shsrman's grave.
The personal estate Of the lat.
Secretary Window is estimated at
sl5o,ooo
General Da Fonseca has been
formally elected President Of the
Brazilian Republic.
The total number of immigrants
arriving in this country during the
seven months ending January 81
was s44, s76 sgainst 2oi $50 for ,e
corresponding period of last year.
Civil Engineer Robert X. Peary.
Of the U--ited States Navy. secured
leave Of absence for eighteen months
and proposes to take trip to the
North Pole on foot across Green.
land.
The frat conviction in the State
OF Wisconsin, under the law prohib.
iting lotteries at church fairs was
secured ut Elkhorn recently. The
Rev. Father Smith, Catholic
priest, was fined $500 and costs.
An electric light company has
been started in Jerusalem, and =
pleasure steamer is about to be
launched tn ply between shore re-
sorts on the Sea Of G..lilee.
An Atchison (Kan. man paid
plumbers bill of nine dollars be-
cause his " fe had taken the cover.
ing off the hydrant to wrap around
= fifteen cent rose bush.
A fox which had been chased by
forty horscmen and twenty dogs for
An hour, was killed with stone by
farm hand At Lower Merton, Pa,
the other day.
Miss Minnie Chadwick, Brook
| lyn girl Of l6 summers, ate an ay
erage of two pounds of candy per
day for seven months and then died
singing Sunday School ode.
A bill has been introduced into
the Indiana Legislature prov ding
that any man who is whipped b.
white caps may recover from 81 900
to $4,000 damages from the county
in which the whipping occurs. and
a woman from u, 900 to $4,000.
From the Alliance (Ohio J Diily
| Leader, we learn that S. II. Rode
HEAVIER, will move TO Canton. Ohio.
April lst and locste in that place.
II .mond is engaged ~ the ste ofa
patent r ,aster and is having big
success. He has sold over 500 in
Alliance this winter.
At Crawfordsvills, Ind., the 9TH
er day, Michael Sellers found in the
bottom Of 80 foot well 4 hog.
(Which had been there for Al DAYS
without food or water. II weighed
$50 pounds when it fell in the veil,
and only S6 pounds less whom It vas
taken out, apparently meme the
worse for its long fast"
kitchie county has = number OF
Young teachers Who have already
announced themselves as candidates
for the County Snperintendcncy.
In this connection the ReUsiIe rises
TO remark The people Of this
county want amsn for county Supt.
who viii not trade the examination
questions TO his "lady's friends for
few kisses end earesses.
Tbs foIlowin is Information gath
cred by Capt. J. r. Miller and
sent to the Census Bureau At Wash
ington last week Number Of
dwellings in korgantowp, 212; ss-
timatsd value. s22O,293; Number
Of buildings othe. than dwellings,
I13; estimated value, 3.alO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12

Whom womens Rights have come 20 sssv
on, who viii rock she eradisf
whea wives are At the polls all day
oh. who will rock the crsd,ss
when Doctor Mammals making pills.
when Merchant Mammals selling bills.
of cosrsc twill cure all womans nls.
Bat who will rock the eradlct
when mamma to the court has hlod.
oh, who will rock the GRADER
she has case that must be tried.
But who will rock the oradlet
when Captain Mamma takes her decks,
Mhes Banker Mamma's cashins chects.
whcn all our girls have lost their sen,
". y. Ssn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12

TrAin leaves Kiaswood a 80 =. m, anS ~
Fiyes ~ FnHnsifsn ~ 80 a. m. leaves Tnurel.
ten ~ - sona - $50 arrives at Kinawcod ~ fe.fo
=. p Leaves KieGNcof 81 80 D. rn ard arrIrs
- fnneelfen a. tte 3. u,; leaves Tnnneffr.r = Z
: lef o.. asd errivee - Klngwcoa AZ e-o1 = =,
ffsi0s daiiT c<cspt 9115sy.
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A sTUPEND0Us nERKAT.

The "figgcrs" on last falls cleo.
ticns tell a strange story. There
we're elections in a. States. Twen-
ty-nine States were carried by the
Democrats and fftsen by the Re
publicans. The Democratic ma
joritios aggregated 1,0I9,G10. the
Republican 100. .531; clear Demo
cratic majority Of 9iO, ,O8S, the big.
gest majority known in our history
No wonder Ing .ils called IL an over.
vhelming disaster. Yet there are
some misguided Republicans who
seem to think that tber party has
= chance in 1892. IL has absolute.
ly none whatever. And in spite
Of its terrible defeat. it is adding
political crime 10 political crims,
and trying to pass Force Bills and
stealing the votes Of sovereign
States with an audacity born Of =
hell-deserving desperation which
must complete its ruin Wstsel
Dfyascraf.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12
MINERAL REsouRcEs.

At the Irondale furnace (Col.
Nemegyefs) the coal. coke iron ore
and the limestone are all dug out
OF produced on the furnace lands.
TIE wols county is nndsriaid With
coal. Everywhere il is accessible
to shaft mining, with shafts of rsa-
sonabls depth, but in Numerous
places in every one Of the sight
townships Of the county it is sccess.
IDLE With ordinary drift minss. The
coal tins sccsssibls is insxAausti.
bic.
The upper Freeport cokinR coAl
is found 10 200 square miles Of tbs
county. south 81 the Baltimor. &
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12

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ckarIsss:wn, srst Wednesday IN ssptsmbsr
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SsSs :. xsa.a. oAarisSssa. K.aawAa cssssy.
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SsS D,s.riet-Jghn Q. rsnd'stsn. whsslss.
sssss district william L. wilson. Charles.
NTifS 6lsirisi--Jssu D. Aldsr.sa. si~ho,a. c.
= .arth DIstricl-J anss capshart, Point Pie :
sltrA AAsoa ooanty- szls a. ~. ts ~ q $3.50
asoss ssns,ss>-His Ga b'srs.
William 9. werisy. Ksagwoea. Preston c..
Alphsrs Garrison. Nonongalis Co.
ysass, sh;rd u iisssl pis,vlW.
SssssAr. asks. Kink n d.rreston County.
- sf r.ss,v er Sean.
sonNrsssorBns csrsrr COUNT.
oraas District. Samuel p. Conner, Prss.
r1sasaut. Ben A. Conner
fertiand. B. ID Benson. f
sxien, Page X. McCfuU.
Beae. Moses r. Sinclair.
Ayen. Reason J.. Poll. -fr ~ =
Valley NRson Watson. ~ ~.
khswssd, Lsrey shaw.
esnyis csnvese.
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cssaty oeurt-rir-s Monday In January. April,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12
Hsuse Or psIsxatss.

ueuse Or uetexafss.t
nAst sids-Dr n. 3. Bryts. Bruceton.
Wsst sido-Amos Hartley, Nzsontown.
sheef6 : Dsuiel n. jackson. y ~
pepaties-Ju les X. Monroe. Kingvood. Valley
and Pleasant I, W. Criss, Lyon j.. o. Lantz.
tRIsu; X. =. HAnway. Reno; X. E. cuppett,
Grant; Dorsey Fornan. Portland.
clark Gtrsuit Csurt--John W. Watson. ~
clerk Comfy Court. Amt Martin.
Prosecuting Attornsy-ssii J. Fsrtnev
county ssrveyor--A. =. AcMillss.
supt- sfsshoois--Ben n. Elsey.
Assesssx-Essf Side Gabriel Puiiiam. a
% West side. Jshn Q. Perkins.
MW csnstxsiss. 81 "a
KInswoed District, J. L. stone. Joseph +.
valisy-A.y peBerry. Emanuel DIxon.
Lyon-I W. Criss, William Is. Taylor.
Portland-Wm. A. Mct;innis T.. c. Martin.
gnion--Ltoyd c. Shaffcr. George lisissman
yieasant--Jamts r. Fulimer. A. g. Chidestsr.
Grant willian T. D. Miller.
Hsgis.sztes.
Etaswesd, Joseph n. Goodwin. simeon Mat
sisfI
Eco *. III Wh@eIer. n ~ sam,nsrs
r.rsisai. John h "" w III Hili. Preston P sn Glover
when. Jesse w. shaffer Julius ssherr
f1essant. Levi ". Miller. -. n. Martha.
Sssat, W NJ HcGibbons. Alpha Hagans
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Julr and October. t..
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able. the land being we'll adapted
for these purposes.
Timber Resources. Preston lies
in the hard wood belt par szcsllsncs
whore immense areas Of the fnsst
oak aud poplar forssts are Yet an.
seuchsd. The higher areas also
costsin large quantities sf pins aaa
hsnisek, sad altogsshsr thsrs 10 ..
iamsnss snssAt Of the facet tin.
Der in this county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-12

Jsvn elasIais.
ksSef --0us T. shafar
Esserdsv-J Jsmes W. white.
aosaeil aea--tv 3 Martin Jn.ius Molroe
Hsnry W. Nardock arnes Flynn and George
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07

OF every young man it is usually
said, as an apology to humanity, that
he has good wife.-Atchison Globe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07

glanced up at his intended bride, much
as dog looks when it has stolen some-
thing and knows tits going to be whipp-
ed.
The audience were in ecstacies.
They all thought it was pure acting,
and that the part was that of a bashful
lover. Certainly anyone who could
act half as we'll ought to make his for
tune.
He had been in possession Of the
stage for seven or eight minutes with
out speaking a word, when he opened
his mouth once or twice, rubbed his
knees again, and at last said, in
broken and husky voice, slows your
mother ?"
A perfect shrek of laughter burst
from the audience and gave the oppor-
tunity for getting him off the stage.
The rival rushed forward, pounced
on him, hauled him off by the collar,
flung himself on his knee, did all the
rhapsody himself, and we hadto patch
up the scene as best we could. AL
though so complete failure on the
part of the indivual the scene was we'll
remembered for many a day.-Boston
Globe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
Inventors Troubles.

Paul and Wyatt taught the world
how to spin hundred or more threads
at one operation; but years elapsed
after these early inventions before they
came into general use. Paul worked
his own machines for many years; but
when he died they were broken upand
sold, and the world continued to spin
on the foot-wheels. The tardy reali-
cation of the value of these inventions
was due primarily to the opposition
of the hand operatives to the intro
duction of any thing in the nature of
improved machinery. The guilds were
strong, and determined in their refus-
al to operate or tolerate new devices
for dispensing with hand labor. Poor
John Kay, after inventing his ffy-shut.
tie, was compelled to close his mill at
Leeds by the riotous hostility of hand
weavers. Learning that he was also
engaged in devising machinery for
spinning, mob broke into his house,
destroyed everything it contained and
would have killed the inventor him
self had not friends struggled him
away in a wool sheet. We need not
be surprised at the blind brutality of
these ignorant workingmen. They
looked upon the inventor as an enemy
planning to take the bread from their
mouths. But what shall we say ofthe
manufacturers who stole the patents
of Kay, without recognition of the
services his genius had done them ?
And what shall we say of the govern.
ment which permitted this man in his
old age, without recompense for in
ventions which added untold millions
to the wealth of his country, to seek
refuge from persecution in France,
there to die in abject perjury Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
He Paralyzed the Audience.

The disposition of Ohio Republicans
to lay their recent defeat to the Prohi-
bitionist calls to mind an incident in
the career of Judge John A. Corwin,
brother of the famous Tom. The
Judge lived at Urbana. His fine
dramatic power. his strong individual
ity and his brilliant wit made him very
popular. He went on the most tre-
mendous sprees, and, when he returned
to sobriety and penitence, making the
most earnest resolutions that he would
never again yield to his runious appe-
tite.
In one of these spells of penitential
sobriety, he engaged with the temper
ance agitators of Urbana to deliver
an address on the subject of total alb
stinence. Before the date fixed upon
had arrived the judge began spree.
The temperance people did not learn
of this, so the arrangements for the
meeting proceeded. The largest audi
forum in the city was chosen because
it was known Judge Corwin would
draw a very large audience. The
church was filled with expectant peo-
pie.
When the judge strobe down the
aisle there was rustling of fabrics
and a craning of necks. Nobody
guessed the condition he was in.
There is degree of intoxication that
adds the appearance of grave dignity
even to gravely dignified man.
Judge Corwin had reached that degree.
Ascending the pulpit stairs he laid his
hat upon chair and, without remov-
ing his overcoat, faced the audience,
placed his hand upon the bible and
said
Ladies and gentlemen Ever since
l first read in this holy book the story
of the universal deluge l have been
averse to drinking water it is so full
of sinners"
The audience looked as if it had
been shocked by an earthquake.
Everybody was dumbfounded.
81 have devoted much time and
careful study to this book of divine
inspiration" continued the speaker,
"and ! find that in the entire 1000
years of history which it covers men,
ton is made of but one man who ever
called for water. His name was
Dives" said the judge, taking up his
hat, land he was in HI, where he
ought to be-"
1t would be vain to attempt to des-
cribe the Mortified condition of the
vast audience as the judge, after this
awful speech, clapped his hat on his
head and stalked down the aisle with
that grave dignity which had been no.
ticed on his arrival. Judge Corwin
was never quite forgiven for this terri
BILE insult laid upon his neighbors.-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
Stage Fright.

| was once con" medical student
in the character of lover who had
to make declaration, be accepted, be
surprised by rival, challenge him on
the spot, declare he would not stir
until this green sward was stained with
blood of one if not both, order paren-
thetically pistols for two at once and
coffee for two in ten minutes, and, in
fact, go through the greatest amount
Of bombast compressible into short
time.
OF course the love-making was to
be of the most higbfown chararter.
On he went, and at the sight of the
audience and the lady at her work.
table subsidized Immediately into very
abyss Of fear.
Instead of rushing frantically to-
ward the object of his affection, fling
ing himself on his knees and bursting
into tremendous rhapsody, as he ought
to have done, he simply stared at her,
twisting his hat feebly in his hands.
Not one word could he say, but in
dead silence crept across the stage,
slowly took up chair, offered to sit
down, looked behind him to make
sure if the chair was really in its
place, sat down on the extreme edge
of it, looked at the ground, rubbed
his knees slowly, and now and then
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07

To men who do not know railway
engineers the story was surprise, and
they all denounced it as "fake."
One imaginative gentleman wrote to
the New York Sun about it. He be-
lieved that it was true. He based his
belief on an experience which he had
had while he was pulling fast train
over the Rocky Mountain Division of
the Union Pacific. He was coming
down through canyon with heavy
train behind him. 1t had been rain
ing heavily for long time, and the
ground was soft and sticky. The track
was wet and slippery, and the heavy
train was running at a fearful speed.
His engine was "doing her best to
hold 'em back" but in spite of his
efforts he began to fear that the train
was going to get away from him.
Just as he was wondering what he
could do to check the tremendous
speed Of the train he shot round q
curve and there on the track not 10O
yards ahead of him was a little girl
asleep. To stop by ordinary methods
was absolutely impossible. To go on
was certain death to the child. In
the fraction of second he had form
ed his plan.
AS he says it: 81 shouted to Jim
the fireman, to choke her. and give
her the grit and then l slid out OF
the running board and down on hel
nose and jumped off. AS she came
by grabbed hold of spoke in tn,
driver and socked my heel in the mud
and, if you'll believe it, l stopped tina
train right there. Broke my arm il
two places, though, and knocked ever,
blamed car clean off the track. Blu
saved the child."-Ex.
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Secretary Windows Last Story.

A few minutes before Secretary
Window entered the banquet hall at
Delmonico's that fatal night he met
Bill Nye in the lobby of the hostelry.
For years the late secretary and Nye
were the closest of friends and many
a joke has been discussed between
them.
"Do you know, Mr.. Nye," remark
ed the secretary, chat every time l
see you l think of Senator Wade and
disappearance. What, haveyou never
heard the story?" the secretary con-
tinued. swell, it's so good I'll tell
you. Wade as you remember, was de-
void of hair on his head and always
wore a wig of raven black. One
day, just after he had concluded
very strong speech in congress, he
was waited upon in the lobby of the
capitol by young woman.
"'Senator,' began the young woman,
Il have listened TO every word you
have uttered to-day with the greatest
of interest and oh, what a gallant man
you are Would you object to giving
me curl of your hair to carry home
to Ohio with me?'
"'Why, certainly, madam, you can
have it ALL answered the senator, re-
moving the wig and handing it to the
astonished woman"
This was the last story told by the
secretary.-New York World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
A Safe Investment

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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens that for
years we have been selling DR.. Kings
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results do not follow their use. These
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purely on their merits. Field g. Gray,
druggists.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
Stopped the Train With His Heel.

Some time ago there was story
going the rounds Of daring rescue of a
child by locomotive engineer. The
child was said to be playing on the
track and didn't hear passenger train
laundering down upon it. He saw
her but it was too late to stop the train.
Quickly reversing his engine and "giv-
ing her air." the engineer slid through
his cab window, along the running
board and down to the pilot. As the
engine approached the child the engi-
neer leaped to the ground, ran swiftly
ahead and snatched the child from the
track, by his quickness and GOODNESS
averting frightful accident.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas, default has been made in the payment
of the money secured by mortgage, dated Mhy
1st 1884 executed by George Kelley ana fahny
Kelley, of Alpena county, Michigan, TO florehce
NJ NJ Bardeen, which mortgage was recorueu IN
the office of the Register of Deeds OF the county OF
Alpena in Liber of Mortgages, on page ol, on Ins
1st day of May, A. ID. 1884. And whereas, the SAID
mortgage has been duly assigned by the sald lot,
ence Nj. NJ. Bardeeu TO Henry Bolton ana Dohal9
MoRae by assignment dated May 10Th, 1891, ana
recorded IN the office of the Register OF Deeds OF
said county of Alpena, May 10th, 1871, In ilper
of Mortgages, on page 632, and the same Is now
owned nv Them. And whereas, the amount claim
ed 10 be due on said mortgage at the date OF TINS
notice is the sum of one hundred and eighty-one
25-lOO dollars OF principal and interest," ana whlch
is the whole amount claimed to be UNPAID on sara
mortgage, and no suit or proceeding having peeh
instituted at law, 70 recover the DEBT now remain
ing secured by said mortgage or any part thereof
whereby the power of sale contained IN sald mort
gage has become operative, , -
Now therefore, notice is hereby gwen that py
virtue of the said power of SALE said mortgage VIII
be foreclosed by sale of the premises therein de
scrbed at public auction, to the highest BIDDER NJ
the Chisholm street front door OF the Court House,
in the city of Apena, in said county OF Alpena on
9TH day OF November 1884, at ten o'clock In the lore
noon of that day, which said premises are descrlp
ed in said mortgage as follows, TO wit: The north
half of the northwest fractional quarter OF section
two in town thirtytwO north, OF range eight cast,
in the county of Alpena, and State OF Michigan
Dated June lst 1891. ,,,,,, ,o,roN
DONALD McRAE.
DEPEw & RUTHERFORD Assumes
Attorneys 10iiw13
Last insertion Nov.4
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
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money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Field & Gray wholesale and
retail druggists. 090y1.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-07
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL.

4 State School of Mining Engineering, giving
practical instruction in Drawing, Physics, Meohan-
zeal and Electrical Engineering, Shop-practice,
Chemistry, Assaying, Ore Dressing, Metallurgy
Surveying Mining, Mineralogy, Photography, &C.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-03
CURIOUS CULLINGS.

John Stowe, of Birmingham, Conn, re-
Gently elected live frog, which be declares
he swallowed two years previously.
A Portsmouth (N. H. woman recently
found a one cent piece in an egg which one
of her hens had laid, and later on the same
hen laid an egg with ten cent piece in it.
About 1910, when ships at Middlesbor-
ough were loaded at the stalths in the
Tees, a ships boatsail was frequently used
on a coal wagon when the wind was favor
able, and by its aid run up to Stockton.
1t is related as a curious fact that Paris,
with a population of nearly 100000 souls,
has less than 100 negroes within its limits.
Statisticians say that the whole of France
cannot muster a negro population exceed
ing 500.
In parts of Scotland persons suffering
from epilepsy are directed to drink warm
water from the skull of person who has
committed suicide If pieces of the skull
are powdered and swallowed with the
draft it will be doubly efficacious.
All Eskimos are superstitious about
death, and, although they hold festivities
in memory of departed friends, they will
usually carry a dying person to some aban-
doned hut, there to drag out his remaining
days without food, medicine, water or at
tendance. After the death OF husband
or a wife the survivor cuts the front hair
short and fasts for twenty-five days,