West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-01
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j. ID. Shaw. Of Middlebourne,
will move his paper. the lIoSt Tir-
ginia Echo, to Moundsville.
Bret Horto says he can get three
times better pay for his writings
from English than American pub
fishers.
United States Minister Thomas
has written book about Norway
and Sweden, which will soon be
published.
Mrs. Hannah Eustis and Miss
Sarah Barr, Of Wakefield, Mass.
who were born in Salem on March
81, 1900, are probably the oldest
living twins.
Bill Mckinley is trying TO explain
to tho Ohio farmers why the price Of
wool is % cents this year against 80
cents last spring, with n higher tar
ilf nov than then. His reasons are
us clear M mud,
Charl's Broadway Rouse, OF New
York, is one of the few business
mon in the country who pay their
employees at the end Of each day.
The SCI vices of one extra clerk ena.
bio him TO do this and he says the
systom is satisfactory both to his
employees and himself.
Mrs. LucianMay berry. Of Little
Rock, Ark, Is the mother OF ten
boys, all born within married lifo
of thirty-nine months. There arc
two sets of triplets and two pairs OF
twins. Mrs. Mayberry is pretty
blonde, plump and hearty, of barely
"a years Of age.
Miss Helen Cloak, n pure. bred
Iudian OF the Blackfeet Nation, has
been appointed by Secretary Noblo
as n special alloting agent in the
Noz Perccs Reservation. She is u
well Il atcd woman, and in every
respect qualified to- perform the
duties that will devclye upon her.
Judge John Martin, OF Kansas,
once or twice an unsuccessful cam
didate for Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket, and leading lawyer
Of that State, is as much addicted
to wearing buttonhole boquet as
General Butler, and his courteous
manners have won for hlm the title
of 1.-The Chesterfield Of Kansas"
The Crown Princess Of Denmark,
only daughter OF the late King
Charles XIV, OF Sweden, is a superb
woman. Her wit and intelligence
have won for her tho friendship Of
many brilliant men, while her
striking beauty is the admiration OF
Denmark. She and the Queen Of
Portugal are the two tallest prin-
cesses in Eurooc.
ToIstoi still continues TO live and
dress like peasant, and when peo-
pie OF that class come TO him for
advice be receives them as politely
as il they were ambassadors. Some
one says Of him that he learned the
Greek and Hebrew languages after
he was grown up indeed, that tho
latter tongue was acquired when nc
was already can old man." lie is
only G2 years old now.
Carleton Graves, tho American
who was arrested at Mayence, Ger.
many, OF the charge Of being spy,
has been liberated, the governments
having nothing on which TO hold
him. Mr.. Graves is in the employ
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the
Broad Street Station in Philadel-
phia. He is an expert photo
grapher, and is now on his vacation
in Germany. lie had his camera
with HIM when arrested. Tho Ger
man police thought he had photo.
graphed the Mayence Fort.
Ex-senator Stephen W. Dorsey,
Of New Mcxico, is enthusiastic for
Blaine and predicts be will be the
unanimous choice Of the convention
next year for President. Next in
popular favor is Mckinley. Ho dis
posed Of President Harrison in tho
following torso language "Thoro
does not seem TO be much onthusi-
asm for him. If you cut him in
two not q drop Of blood would como
from him"
Prof J. G. Gwyuu, Of Wheeling,
who was at one time Principal Of
tho West Liberty Normal School.
has been appointed Principal Of tho
Fmrmont Normal School. Prof
Gwynn is an experienced and thor.
ough educator and q cultivated gem
tlcman, and in his hands the lead
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