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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-29
70 DANCE BEFORE THE QUEEN.
Four Pretty Americans to Entertain
Nor Majesty With a Mlnuet.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Fashiona.
Bic circles in this CITY are much ex.
ercised- a. to the identity Of four
pretty American girls who have ar
rived in London to dance = minuet
Before the Queen.
Their chaperon refuses 10 give
their names, but says they are we'll
known in the best New York society
a picture, however, is printed In
the October number Of THE NEW
YORK AND PARIS You've LADIES
FASHION BAzAR, entitled Pretty
girls learning 10 dance the minuet. -
which gives some clue TO their idcn .
tity.
Society here also is interested in
the fact that each Of he four Amer
leans ia TO wear dress similar 10
the one illustrated and marked No
2 in the eoiored plates Of tho maya
zine, which has partly revealed
bheir personality and Get fashiona-
Bic circles agog.
The young ladies' hare been prac-
ticing the minuet Tor eight months
before venturing to ask The prlvi-
legey which has been granted, Of
dancing before Her Majesty.
Tbs New YORK AND PkRrq
TOUEe LADIES F6sHIoN BAZAR is
Tor sale BY al newsdealers. 70 win
also be sent, postage prepaid for ~
cents per single copy. The sub
Fcripiion price is 81 90 per year
Address GgoReR MCERO.
huHro' Puo. House.
W to21 NsnAewsicr ST.. ~ s..
n o.. Rgz 3t5E
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PROFESSIONAL NOTICE.
To NY PATRONS OF pnrsros Co. /:


/ will he at Kingwood Monday,
October 10, 1891, and remain SIX
days. Prepared to do frst.class
dental work as cheap as frst-class
work can be done. Artificial teeth
at from $40 to SIS per set, accord
ing to quality and insurance. l
have lately made a large purchase
of filing instruments, and | also
have n full line of all the various
Cling materials and will be pre-
pared to meet all demands in fill
ing and preserving the natural
teeth-and in this line of work l
have no superior in the State.
i will visit Aurora October Goth,
and remain four days. Tunnclton
November 2nd, and remain FIVE
days. Newburg November 9th, and
remain six days. Rowlesburg No
vember 10th, ana remain six days.
When you are deciding what
Dentist to employ, please remember
that | have never done any work in
Preston county that has not given
satisfaction. II there is any failure
about my work, l always make it
good.
II w. S. SIMoNToN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-29
Prom tho Oakland RepublIc.,


Or. j. Lee McComas went IA
Ut. Louis one day last week TO attend
injecting of the Inter-Continental
American Medical Congress.
Grand Counsellor Thomas J. Ped.
dicord, of the Iron League. returned
from st. Louis Saturday morning
whero he has been for two or three
weeks in the interest of the order
>. Harry Neff. who had charge
OF the w. U. telegraph Office in Oak.
land all summer, has been transfer.
req to Grafton, where he becomes
night operator. lie made MANY
friends while in Oakland who all
JOIN us IN wishing him ABUNDANT
success.
According to a report in circulation
IN Oakland, the supreme officers OF
shc Annual Friend, made an assign i.
ment last week to- the u. S. District
Attorney of Massachusetts Bv tho
breaking OF this order the citizens
oil .oakland.and vicinity, who we've
members. lost sums ranging from
80 to $50 on each policy, nggrcga.
ting the sum of nearly or perhaps
mora than $4,000. Some Of rho
members are hard working people
and the loss is felt very much by
them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-29
julius K. Monroe,
SURVEYOR oFLANDA
KING WOOD. w ~

kGNGWOOD, VIVA.
VIII answer calls for iand surveying from any
part OF the county promptly an nc reasonable
rates. Plots, drafts and calculations NEATLY ana
accurately made from deeds or field notes. Lay
Ing out and gyading pixies, country roads and
tramways also laying out town Tots, streets
foundations. etc. Correspondence solicited.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-29
KendaII's SPAWN Cure.

snrnwoop. Ma. Nay !. "a
0cnts--About thrce years AGO wrote 60 yon
sbost horse owned who had a spasin. 11sc,i
slx bottles OF your kendan's spawn Cure. and "a
Others who have &sed IL With ifks snccese
Ma. ANzm 4 KIRnAnok-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-29
WANTED AGENTS /

Live, energetic men and ladies TO
sell DIR. Geo. A. Lotions Wonder
full book, Character Skctches. ("
The AerO Pilgrim's Progress. The
book is religions and moral
Puck" and agents reap a harvest
handling il. Outfit only IS cents.
For terms. circulars aud territory,
address, SOUTHWESTERN PUBLISH.
INC House, 513, Third St., Lou
is,ille, Ky. 10 22-4t.
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fa9srina rom Tho ofesfs q youthful errors oariy
decaJ. wasting weakness. Lost manhood. etc. ssil
fcI.f valuable frcfilse fBcalcdl containing fnn
he riicuisfs for homo cure. FnEF 81 change.
frIenlil medical work should % read b. every
man who q nervous sud doblitatsd. Address.
Prof. y. g. FOwLEn, sIoodas. Conns
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-10-29

Pittsburgh Female College and Con-
servatory of Music, Pittsburgh,
Pa. Twcnty-three Teachers. I'm
surpassed advantages. Superior
home comforts and care. 3Sth year
begins Sept. 10th. S;nd for cata
logue to a. IL. NoRORoss, d. D.,
President.
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SOLDIERS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

IL you have claims against the
Government for Pensions or in
crease. write to N. ". FITZGERALD.
Washington, ID. q. lie Is a citizen
of West Virginia, and has procured
Pensions for thousands from this
state. Silly
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The Police Gazette

IL thsonly illustrated paper IN the world co,
taining all the latest sensational and sporting
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Mailed to any address In the United states. 80
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Send for sample copy. Address.
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AdvesAsing rates made known on application
Job work Of all kinds done promptly and sat
"aetisn guarantee or no charges made.
Orders by mail will rccolve.prompt attention
Terms very low. Give us a trlai
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CENTRAL HOTEL.
T. J. McAvAy, PROPRIETOR.

This House is Conveniently Located
Within Half Minutes Walk Of
Depot.
Every effort made 70 please guests
ample room OH arst floor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
Lovely w omen.

Women are not angels, here or
hereafter.
The ugly temper Of a pretty wo-
man always shows through.
A woman's glory is her gown.
A widow is The sandwich between
tear and emile.
When women speak kindly OF
each other Gabriel will blow his
horn.
Woman is the compliment Of q
perfect kiss.
Satan never could have broken
into the Garden of Eden with o
man on watch.
If only woman fought battles
there would be only wars Of exter.
mination.
Most women are ambitions they
want to be men.
No woman is really beautiful
until she is old.
Motherhood is a woman's throne.
There wonld be 70 religion if
there were no religious women.
Sweethearts and wives are entire
" different women.
A woman is seldom prosaic until
she is some mans mother in.law.
Some women are born fools; some
achieve it and some have it thrust
upon eln.-Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
What is a Dollar?

From Grisson's Peoples Dollar"
@: What is a dallar?"
A.: dollar is silver coin.
@: Does not the word mean a
gold coin, also?'
A: No. There is or was small
coin called gold dollar; but the
word dollar means silver coin. 1t
was first made il Germany and
called thaler pronounced tollar.)
A similar peice was afterwards made
ia Spain, and it is from this Spanish
piece we get our dollar mark-S-
which represents the pillars Of
Hercules twined with the figure 8.
The Mexicans had had, and still
have a similar peice. All these
we're and are silver coins, and our
United States dollar is an imitation
OF them.
@: Are there not gold dollars in
existence z"
A: Very few. They were not
coined till l849, and they were
never popular, being small and thin,
easily lost, and when lost, hard to
find. 10 fact, they were so i'll
suited to the people and to business
men that in 1889 the Director of
the Mint, Edward O. Leche. recon.
mended that the coinage Of them be
discontinued; and the following
year, 1890, Congress passed an act
prohibiting the coming of them and
directing that those already in ez
istence be Withdrawn from circula-
ton.
@: Did they have any circulation
among the people p
A: Very little. But few persons
ever saw one aud. the Directors Of
the Mint stated that they were used
exclusively for ornament.
@: Then. it seems that dollar
means silver coin only.
A.: 1t does, and in fact, Wehster's
Dictionary defines it as a silver
coin Of the value Of 100 cents,
@: Do we not have paper dollars,
greenbacks, national bank notes,
and other kinds, also?
A: These are not paper dollars;
they are one,dollar bills, or one
dollar notes: If you examine them
you will find that they promise to
pay" one dollar, or five dollars, or
ten dollar~; but il you look at the
face OF silver dollar, you will sec
that it is stamped "One. Dollar II
is not promise; it is the thing
itself.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
W. W. EDWARDS,
Abbeville. Louisiana.
Real z state Agent.

Buys and sells land and pays taxes for
non-residents.
Now is the time to buy the fertile lands
of the Attakapas country cheap. The
railroads are coming and it will soon be
too late.
The following bodies of fine lands are
offered for sale very cheap:
l. A:s0 acres in VermiIion parish about
10 miles southwest of AbbeYille. All in a
body and partly timber and partly sea
marsh prairie. A fine winter range cattle,
very low for cash.
2. so arpents near Abbeyille. All under
good fence and with good cabin, WELL
etc. A choice farm.
3. SEQ arpents on Bayou VerInilion,
about II miles below Abbeville. Fine
bayou land. part timber and part prairie.
Cheap for cash.
4. l33 arpents of choice prairie land in
Montonis cove.
5. 40 acres of fine timber land in the
rear of t. S. Winston's plantation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
THE NESTOR OF THE
MAGAZINES.
THE

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the old warrior and the wise coun-
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The list of contributors of the
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
The Eagle Screams.

am the American Eagle,
And my wings flap together.
Likewise, I roost high,
And eat bananas raw.
Rome may sit on her
Seven hills and howl,
But she cannot
Sit on Mel
Will she please put that
In her organ and grind it?
am mostly a bird Of peace,
And I was born without teeth -,
But I've got talons
That reach from the storm
Beaten coast of the Atlantic
To the golden shores Of the
Placid Pacific,
And | use the Rocky Mountains
As whetstones to sharpen them on
/ never cackle till |
Lay an egg;
And [ point with pride
To the eggs I've laid
In the last hundred years or so.
I'm game from
The point of my beak
To the star-sparkleo tip
OF my tail feathers.
And when ! begin
To scratch gravel,
Mind your eyesl
I'm the Cock of the walk,
And the Henbird Of the
Goddess of Liberty.
The only gallinaceous
z pluribus nnnum
On record.
Tn Eagle from Eagleville,
With a scream that makes
Thunder sound like
Dropping cotton
On a still morning.
And my present address is
Hail Columbia.
u. S. ALL
See New York Suu.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
Proofs OF the Existence of God.


Ia a musical instrument, when we
observe divers strings meet in har-
mony, we conclude that some skilful
musician tuned them. When we see
thousands of men in field, marshall
ed under several colors, all yielding
exact obedience, we infer that there
is general whose commands they are
all subject to. In a watch, when we
take notice of great and small wheels,
all so fitted as to concur to an ORDER
" motion, we acknowledge the skill
of an artificer. When we come into
a printing-house, and see a great
number of different letters so ordered
as to make a book, the consideration
hereof maketh it evident that there
is composilor, by whose art they
were brought into such frame.
When we behold fair building, we
conclude it had an architect; a state
ly ship, well rugged, and safely con-
Quoted to the port, that it hath
pilot. So here: the visable world is
such an instrument; army, book,
building ships, as undeniably argueth
God. who was and is the tuner,
general, and artifcer. the composer,
architect, and pilot oft.
And 80 when we survey the bare
outworks of this cur globe, when
we see so vast a body accounted
with so noble furniture of air,
light, and gravity; with everything.
in short, that is necessary to the
preservation and security of the
globe itself, or that conduceth to the
life. health and happiness, to the
propagation and increase of all the
prodigous variety Of creatures the
globe is stocked with; when we see
nothing wanting. nothing redundant
or frivolous, nothing botching or i'll
made. but that everything, even in
the very appeudages alone, exactly
answereth all its ends and occasions
what else can be concluded but
that all was made with maifest
design, and that all the whole strue~
tufe is the work Of some intelligent
Being, some Artist Of power and
skill co livaIent TO such work
When Napoleon was returning to
France from the expedition to Egypt,
group of French officers one even
ing entered into discussion concern.
ing the existence Of a God. They were
on the deck of the vessel that bore
them over the Mediterranean Sea.
Thoroughly imbueI with the infdel
and atheistic spirit of the times,
they were unanimous in their denial
of this truth. 1t was at length pros
posed to ask the opinion Of Napoleon
on lhe subject, who was standing
alone wrapt in silent thought. On
hearing the question, is there a
God?' he raised his hand, and
pointing to the starry frmanent
simply responded. Gentlemen, acho
made all that?" Catholic T. Il.
Heaes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that my
wife Eve Leg6, having abandoned
my domicil without any just cause,
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by her from and
after this date.
Abbeville, La, May %, 1891.
MICHEL A. HARDY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-04
For Sale.

dPLENDID OPENING for right man, For
- sale the official journal Of Lincoln
parish and of the Farmers Union. In a
very prosperous condition. Good reasons
for wishing to sell. Address, Progressive
Age, Ruston, La. june 13,-tf.
Morris tribune., 1891-05-13

1t is surprising how small amount
of capital is required for some people
to put on STYLE" and it is still
more surprising how little brains is
required for some people to assume
airs and aatter themselves with the
idea that they "know it all" The
former, with few thousand dollars,
would have the community in which
they dwell believe that they are the
very Vanderhilts, Astors and Goulds
Of the land, when in fact, if their
just dues were paid they would scarce.
ly have enough left to give them de-
cent burial; while the latter know
as little about the current events of
the day or the history of the country
in which they live as the glow.worm
knows about the starry heavens; and
who, if required to write simple
paragraph of half dozen lines of
seven words each could not construct
it dramatically or spell one-half OF
the words CORRECTLY, without consult.
ing the dictionary. Such persons as
here described are to be found in
nearly every community, reminding
one of the truthfulness of the words;
"Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly
to be WISE
Morris tribune., 1891-05-13
The Result of Ring Ruleli

No wonder the people lift up their
voice and cry out against it. We
have taken particular pains on several
occasions to call the attention of the
growing abuses which have become SO
apparent in our midst. We allude to
the manner in which our municipal
affairs are conducted. It Is conceded
that the Tribune is the harbinger-
not oficial-of all events, and the
vindicator of the oppressed. This be-
ing the fact, it is with the hope of
eradicating the wrong alluded to that
we write. A few evenings ago, as the
bright stars gilded the azure frma-
ment, we colided with lamp post
on the corner of 5th street and Allan
tic avenue. Now whether this was the
result of too many stars, the lamp
post, Max Forbes or the village coun-
Gil, we will leave it for an unpreju
dist community to decide.
The death of John D. Goods favor
ite dog 'Fan." was of itself sad, but
when we contemplate the evils result
ing therefrom, the briny depth of our
inmost soul bedews our classic front.
Since that mournful occurance we
understand that Johns mind has
wandered. Whether Fam died a
natural death or Auditor Spurs dog
Philippe killed her, is question to
consider.
We noticed Hank Revaa's Dandy"
hitched to Marshal Grifith's dray with
Anton Anderson's pi-ball-gray, and on
enquiring found that Hank had al
lowed his horse to Craze upon the vii
lage common in violation of ordi-
nance No. l, in such case made and
provided. The marshal because spos=
sessed of both horses, presumably
under the aforesaid ordinance, and is
now kicking because they are not shod.
The fact that our village president is
a blacksmith furnishes unmistakable
evidence of a deep laid scheme to Sc
cure both horses and divide the prof
its between the president sad the
marshal,
We understand that Johnny Cair-
ney has his eye on George McPher-
sons donkey and proposes whack-
up with the council in the profits on
the mince meat.
1t is an open secret that T. M. and
L. w. smile eomplaeently at Street
Commissioners Norris In a second
grade lumber smile at a first grade
lumber price, and here is where Jim
Blaines reciprocity comes in.
The all-suffering people can form
some idea from the foregoing of the
result ofring rule.
Morris tribune., 1891-05-13
Death of Mrs. Flatner.

We regret to be called upon to record
the death of Mrs. Martin Flatner who
died suddenly yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Flatner was woman who had many
warm friends who will be panied to learn
of her death. She leaves husband and
six children, one an infant, and a host of
friends to mourn her loss. We tender
our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
family. The deceased was about SO years
of age. She was born in Dane county,
Wisconsin, in 1855; was married in La
Crosse, Wis. fifteen years ago and came
to Morris ten years ago.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
forenoon at 10 o'clock from her late resi-
dence on 9th street.
Morris tribune., 1891-05-13
DESTROYED By Fire.

On Monday last G. G Towner's
dwelling house. located about five
miles from this city, was destroyed
by fire. Mrs. Towner had started a
fire in the stove for the purpose OF
getting dinner, being alone in the
the house ut the time; the children
were mt school and Mr.. Towner was
ut work in the field, and the fire had
made considerable hcadway before
it was discovered but most of the
contents were saved although the
building WAS completely destroyed.
Loss, we understand, was about LOCO;
insured $500,
Morris tribune., 1891-05-13
MEATS.

Mr.. Filley's numerous experiments
in roasting (baking) ten pound sir.
loIn roast, in an air-tight oven, shows
loss of four pounds; and as the meat
is composed of one-quarter solid mat.
ter and three-quarters water, and un-
less the solid portion is burned, the
entire loss is in the juices. Analysing
the results, we find:
WEIGHT BEFORE ROASTING.
Solid Matter Juice. Total.
23 pounds. y pounds. 10 pounds.
WEIGHT AFTER ROASTING (BAKING.)
Solid Matter. Juice. Total.
q pounds. 81 pounds. 6pounds.
While this is a loss of 40 per cent
of the total weight, it shows the enor-
nous loss of 531s per cent of the nu-
tritious portion, WHICH Is THE Jul CE.
AS this enormous loss is caused by the
DRY, HOT AIR in the oven evaporating
the juice, can it be possible that the
manufacturers of Cooking Stoves have
advocated the use of stoves with air.
tight ovensi
IT we could compute the value of
meat that has been lost. owing to the
use of alright ovens, we would name
"a sum that would pay the national debt
many times over.
The great problem to solve was, how
to change the regular Cooking Stove
OF Range so as to produce well-cooked
meat. and at the same time pre---vp
the juices and not To incrc~