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DEATHS.


Jas. C. King, aged 63, died at his
home on North Maysville street, this
city on Wednesday, morning. Sur
rounded by his family and friends he
passed peacefully into the beyond.
For more than year past Mr.. King
has been in failing health, and the end
was not unexpected. For many
years he has been al active and sue
cessful business man in this county
and city, and was gentleman, always,
in his bearing toward his fellow men.
Whilst he was wide awake and ener-
getic in business he did not forget
those weightier matters of charity, be-
nevolence and open handed gener-
osity to- his less fortunate fellows. A
good citizen and an honest man has
inherited his reward.
James Cunningham King was born
in County Glare, Ireland, March y,
1880. In early life he came to this
country and settled in Montgomery
county some 40 years since. He
married Miss Bette Casey, also of
the county of his nativity. He leaves
to mourn him wife and four sons,
John F., teller of the Exchange Bank
of this citv' NJ. W., travelling sales
man for Stoll 81 Hamilton, of Lexing-
ton, James, who has been connected
with him in business here for some
time, and Augustus, and four daugh-
ters, Mrs. B. j. Welsh, of Lexington,
and Misses Mayme, Maggie and
Agnes.
His funeral services were conducted
at ST. Patrck's Church, Friday morn
ing, by Father Healey, who paid
handsome tribute to the worth and
sterling integrity of his dead friend
and parishioner.
On Monday morning, April IL,
1893, at 5 o'clock. of typhilitis and
peritonetis, Richart Kirtley, son of
w. r. and Matte Nunnelley, in the
ninth year of his age. His funeral
will be preached in the Baptist church
this afternoon st 2 o'clock, by Rev. e.
E. Bomar. Burial in Machpelah GEM
etery.
When men and women die they
leave footprints of life spent and
their Biographies are of interest, but
of little children the only thing said
is: at was the Lords will. He had
use for them. Suffer the little ones
to come unto me,' and with this,
writers pause, feeling that an unfin-
ished work had been cut short. Not
so with Richart. OF him pages could
be written of incidents which made
up his short life. Did you know the
little fellow at home? Do you re-
member him on the play ground, at
school, at the prayer meeting, SUNDAY
School, anywhere, everywhere? He
was model boy; his life a living ex-
ample for good. No one could speak
of him but to praise, and for him
Gods message was: "Come to me, my
son." His little circle is sad and
heavy-hearted, but Heaven is brighter.
A home once so happy and cheerful
has missing lamb, vacant chair.
The joyful laugh, kind words and
characteristic sentences are now
angel whispers. Having escaped
ca this troubles he has entered an
eternal life and some sweet day loving
ones on earth will by faith join him.
Sorrow no more, fast not. Look up
through your tears and from your
deep sorrow to God. Richart is in
His bosom. The Lord giveth and lie
hath taken away.
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$4,000 pounds of Wool Wanted.

For which we will pay the
highest market price, cash.
r. M. & Il. K. BARNES.
35-3t
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100000.

To loan on good real estate.
35-tf HENRY WATSON.
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Gates.

I,"ut'rrth's seed unIy at L. G..
JulIani-.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-18

Four carloads of salt, the finest.
Farmers, it will be to your interest to
call on us.
A. Baum & Son.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-18

Remember we sell you J. E. M
Flour, best goods at So pei
hundred.
36-3t r. M. & T. K. Barnes.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-18

Evaporated apples, peaches and ap-
ricots, very fine, at
36-5t J. B. Whites.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-18

Onion sets, and all varieties of gar.
den seeds at j. B. Whites. 36-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-04-18
Cleanliness.


I. Cleanliness.
2. Freer circulation.
3. Greater condensation and
hense drier air.
4. Lower average tempera-
ture.
S. Freedom from condensa-
ton on the inner walls.
6. Freedom from drainage
by use of ice pick.
=. Proper location of drip
pipe.
8. Longer life.
g. Lined with mineral wool.
We also have nice lire
of beautifully decorated water
coolers, and handle the White
Mountain and Peerless Ice
Cream FreezerS.
We give you the best fer
the least possible money.
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w. w. Reed .
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
AL FOR wgg GU rs $

We want To Introduce Our goods IN all arts
OF tie country, and accordingly make this great
otter: II you viii send Us 10 conts tsilyer li.ne
or stanpsl we will mail nj snse all the following
complete ''~
Game OF Authors. ~ cards with full dlrec-
IioAs sol OF DO.ninoe7 IN contract agd handy
form Chess Board. with men Check err Board
with men Fox aud Geese Board with Inen !:
Nine Men Morris Beard. with men; Mystic Age
tStict. 10 tell the age OF any person young or
oId married or single Real Secret 81 Senifilo.
GONE from closets, trunks. dolls. etc This
secrc: Is worth one hundred dollars The Beau.
tiIul Language az Flowers. arranged in alpna-
Det ca order More Telegraph Alphabet corr.
piste The Improved Gamc OF Forfeit for two
or more VIII please tho whole family parlor
isOieauN PHntO;niinc Shadow Pantomir.e ::
SntdoW But Tie Cicirwoyant. how TO become
= medium: pleasing game when well playei
Shtbe OF fortune. for ladies' and gcnt!cinen
Ar'u 'eH old and Young; The Album Writer'S
flieLd 20 select Autograph Album Y ers o. IN
JfVae ara verse. new % Choice Cunundruins
or hindies, with answers. new: - NsafcHl Xxx
peTiments astonisiIinp fuclulino 1tinJ R.,,di,s.
eltiEht on Hand tricks, etc, Chemical Pro-
cesscs, Optical Illusions; II Parior Galres ::
haeic Masic; Order OF the Whistle and Game of
Letters. We guarantee tackage Is worth ton
TIRES The amount we ask for n. IL IL the hest
collection OF Games. etc. ever offered by any
hFIi IN America. Just thna - will amu.e
ana instruct the whole family circle FOR mouths
hsinensher That our price Is only 10 cents for an
me above, which are ~ ono PACKAGE we win
SEND packages for 20 conis. ~ you cannot
write today cut this oct and send some other
tIMa. address all orders to
THE ACNE CO, AvoS, y. K.
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HOW HISTORIC INK WAS sroLsn.
taken by nm English EsErnver from ehs.
DecInratson of Indenen1ie.,.o

Aakeh ny an Engiish E8grnvcr from the
Declaration OF Independence.
Years ago, when James Monroe was
president and John Quincy Adams sec
rotary OF state, an ingenious En0lish
cngraver obtained permission of the
two dignitarics mentioned 10 tal,a the
declaration Of independence aud en-
grave 1t fac smile on copper. lie car
ned the precious document to the print
ing Office Of one Peter Force. when
everything was In readiness he placed
II upon the imposing stone and laid n
sheet OF India paper Of the same size
upon It. This India paper was next
moistencd with water in which s,um
arabic had been dissolved. A heavy
PROOF roller with weight hanging from
each end was then rolled several tinea
over the historic document When the
indlo paper was removed from the face
or Tho instrument IL took with Il AZ
least one-half Of the ink used in writing
and signing the document. The doom.
meDt Is less than a century and n ooor-
Ter years old, and, according, To the q,
Louis Republic, with propercare sho,ld
be almost as legible as IL was on tho eth
DAY OF July, 1T7G. As II Is. only eleven
signatures out Of the ffty-three can t,e
read without glass, and some OF them
have disappeared beyond recall. all on
account OF the thievipg trick OF a gov-
eminent which, when they found that
They could not keep the colonies depep-
dent, stole tho very Ink from the docu-
ment which declares our Independence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
UNCLE DAMS PROUD BOAST.
No One Could Whip Him, But a Mar
Once Camo Very Near II.

No One Could Whip Him, But a MAJ
Once Came Very Near II.
The recent adventures of a physician
and an expressman In q downtown
alley brings TO mind Pennsylvania
story which has never appeared In
print, says the ST. Louis Republic. Dan
Moody was a raftsnan on the Susquc-
hannn river, and it was has boast that
he could lick any mau on the river
from the south of the Chenauno to
Havre de Grace. Dan lived at Toyvan-
da, IN Bradford. county, and finally
grew old and rheumatic, but no dandy
Jim Corbett had robbed him of his
champion honors. In his old age 1.-THE
boys" used TO put stranger up to
question Dan about his many fights.
and after Dan got thoroughly interest
ed and was bonsting freely of his youth
ful exploits, this question was sprung
on him:
but, Uncle Dan, didn't anybody ever
lick you?"
mo. sir, never got licked In my en-.
durin' life"
The next question was: "But. Uncle
Dan, you came near getting licked once.
didn't you? Seems to me that I've
heard that you came awful near getting
licked just once Tell us about that.
won't you?"
The old man had to be pressed 20 pct
the story out of him, but he would toll
1t occasionally, and here IL is: "Once I
was haulin' a load of boards along the
road from mill up on Sugar creek. II
was an awful hot day, and goin' past a
pieceof woods when the shade only
came half way across the road I met. a
feiler In buggy. Turn out saws he.
Turn ont yerself, says |. See We fur
ther FIRST says hei drive out into the
sun Yourself Wen, didn't drive ont.
and did tell him what ! thought OF
him. and bimeby we KEN TO blows. I
Jumped down often the load and he rot
enter his buggy, and we went at IL: and
we NJ and ht and ~, but neither OF us
seemed 70 get the best OF TT Here the
old man would pause q moment until
he was asked:
But which Of you turned ont. Uncle
DAMP Then he would reply,
''Oh, did; we ct 50 long that the
sun went down. 50 that there was shade
clear across the road and ] Turned o,,t
didn't care then, Of course, aud tbat's
the nearest ] ever came To getting
Gcised.1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Prom Terra Alta Oracle.
Mrs. Dawsey T.. Forman who has
been i'll for go long, is slowly and
tediously recovering.
Buckner +. Scott, who came
home i'll from the University some
time ago and who has since been
suffering with rheumatism, has, we
arc glad to state, about recovered.
Venus. after an Absence of nearly
year, is again the evening star.
Immediately after the evening" twi.
light she can be seen in the western
skies and will continue there during
the remainder OF the year, growing
brighter ms the weeks pass until the
9th OF January, when she will reach
her greatest brilliancy.
Say, Republicans OF Preston coun.
ty, what's the matter with your
sheriff and his deputies? And have
you no men in your ranks who can
take the Office !? If not, come and
get one of the best Democrats in
the county and put him in Office
Dawsey K. Forman. He'll make
us sheriff that all will be proud
Of, aud one that will take pride
in his Office and give it every atten-
ton. Think it over.
We arise TO second the above mo
ton made by the Oracle. ED.
ARGUS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02

An Ergiish Landlord Gives His Opinion
as 60 Their Desirabitity as Patrons.
The question.wbether women are de-
sirablc patrons in hotels has been
agitating the English bonifaccs Of late.
We publish the opinion OF Mr.
Echcnard, OF the Hotel Savoy of Lon
don. on the subject, which covers the
field quite thoroughly. He Is reported
TO have said:
individually, women are not. per-
haps, SO profitable as men To the
caterer or hotel proprietor. for the
reason that they rarely drink, don't eat
as much, and arc not professional
goursnets; but in the aggregate the
average credit is higher, for do not
women rule the world? And where they
are pleased 10 go the men Invariably
are not far on. Every host knows that
woman can make or take away
friends from his hotel. IL the wives
and daughters arc satisfied It Is reason
able TO expect that the husband and
brothers viii be the guests mt the same
restaurant or hotel when they come to
town.
'As Emerson asks: 'Whnt Is civiliza-
ton. anyway, but the influence OF good
~offien?' ] don't know low hotel
can have better reputation than the
fact of its being popular with the la
dics. And supposing n young lady has
n page carrying flowers. packages, let
ters and her cards upstairs every hour
of the day, and supposing her mother
does send 20 know when the five
O'clock train for Liverpool leaves. what
of 1t? IL keeps the servants on tho
move and In a state of healthy activity.
If ladies sometimes do polish their
boots with the towels they never chip
the furniture or crack the dressing
to Die mirror with the head of cane,
even In the widest moods.
If they want to live all over the
house we wish them to do so within
reason. A sweet woman or pretty
girl In reading room, hall seat, or
the general writing room Is about the
most attractive ornament Il could have.
Besides, women never throw burnt
matches on the carpet or cigar ends In
the wash basin. can't recall q woman
who eapsized her ink bottle ON couch.
but there Is not month that some man
docs not spill IL on the carpet and ruin
part OF IL. One man Gun make moro
trouble than any ten women when he
tries, and when yon get two together
Tor lark things are lively, / assure you.
Yes, take IL ali in all, we are delighted
to see ladies when they drive into the
courtyard of the Savoy"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
STRONG AND WEAK SPELLING.
Pecuiiaritios OF the Two Great Classes OF
Dabbiers IN Orthography

Pecuiiaritios OF the Two Great Classes OF
Dabbiers IN Orthoeraphy
Speaking in broad and general way,
and admitting that every one Is liable
to misspell word OF the English Ian.
guage at some timo In his life, spoilers,
in the opinion of tho Youths Compnn.
ion, may be divided into two classes
the strong spoilers and the weak
spoilers" What "stronR spelling"
means may be illustrated by the ortho.
graphical maxim and practice of an ex-
cellcnt gentleman who Is now dead:
His rule was: Never nisspell a word
for want of putting In enough letters. +"
Acting on this principle he spelled girl
gearle, or do doe, and get gette. This
trait would seem TO indicate u liberal
disposition, and this gentleman was
certainly a very libcrally minded man.
His 'strong spelling" did not prevent
him from serving the public acceptably
In several capacities.
Another strong spcller always insisted
upon writing the word perhaps" thus
Perhapse- Though he was frequently
demonstrated with and repeatedly told
that there was no final on the word,
he continued TO spell it that way. a
thoroughly strong speller' always
seems TO be accorded certain syInpa-
thy and even admiration by those who
ordinarily spell correctly, whilc o
weak spellcr" Is always laughed at.
What weak spelling" means may be
illustrated by the case Of gentleman
who recently wrote enthusiasm thus:
Entheuscio, and who generally spells
suggest sojest. The same gentle.
man is known to have spelled penalty
pelenty, but popularity of his ease Is
that he never mispronounces q word.
and always appears In conversation
what he certainly is, a cultivated gentle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
Dimcuit railroad nun6rne.

u required nearly ten years 70 build
tho first ten miles Of the great railroa5
up the Congo river. But that wos 80
worst part of the work. and now that Il
hnished the rest Of the two hundred
ana thirty-hve mi.e railway around the
congo ca'aracts will be completed rap
ialy This railway connects the upper
and lower Congo river. hitherto sep-
arated Tor purposes Of commerce b. tie
inpassable cataracts After the road
shall be finished fabulous fortunes win
De grosped By somebody. first probably
~ the ,,. Society 81 the Upper Congo. that
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
wARLIKe YANKEES
a seaTnon's Clever Elss ThEs rGiiod 20
Worn.

a seamon's Clever isIsS ThEs Pulled 60
Work.
The recent war talk has revived some
stories Of the provvcss on the sea OF old.
time down east Yankees. II is related
that Capt. John Dix, famous ship.nas-
ter of Portland, was In n West Indian
port once where n Brit ish man of war
was blazing away at n target. The
British gunners were unable to come
anywhere near the target, and after
watching their blunderiug for some
time Capt. Dix loaded na old ships
gun which he carried, using a chunk of
iron for shot lie fred, and when the
smoke cleared away tho target was a
wreck. Immediately boat from the
man Of war cams alongside. and an Of
hccr Ia full uniform can1e over the rail.
demanding an explanation Of the yam
KEGS performance. Capt. Dix assured
the officer TINT no disrcspect was in.
tendcd--that he only wanted 70 give
the Britishcrs n lesson in rannery. and
he offered % furnish another ho0shead
for them 70 practice on. After seoldinQ
little tho officer burst into e laugh at
the absuriity Of tho situation, and
went back - his ship. The captain Of
q Yankee privateer sailing from a
Maine port IN 1919, rnistools an English
scvcnty-four Tor ar East Indiaman, ran
alongside and or cred her % strike her
colors The scventy-four's ports few
open, her broalside wus run out and
the captain replied. - am not ia the
habit Of hauling down my colors. y
wei, IL sou won't, / will" cn8wcred
the Yankee, who lost his vessel but not
his he-tJ
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02
KRUPp,s omar rouNpRIEs.
The Great Gun Maker of Germany Enr-
plOyS AN Army OF Worlsnep.

The Great Gun Maker of Germany Ear
pioyS AN Army OF Worisncp.
In 1890 the population OF Essen was
nearly seventy-nine thousand ard this
number included sixteen thousand OF
Krppp's worlSmen with their families,
numbering over fifty thousand). In adj
dition 10 this, large number OF the
factory hands live I'm tho worlxmcn's
colonies In the suburbs of Essen, and
arc not rcclSoned with the population of
the city, where about three thousand
Krupp employees are located at various
branch works The total number of
men employed by the Krupps and af-
fected by their social experiments was,
according to tho census taken In this
year, twenty-five Thousand; and with
their families amount TO eight-seven
Thousand nine hundred persons.
The Annals OF the American Academy
contains an article by s. NJ Lindsay
which shows thelimproving social con-
dition among tho worlSncn. Sundays
and legal holidays no work Is done at
the foundries except IL be neces-
sary repairs TO machinery, fur
naccs, etc. Catholic employees have
an hours leave of absence on
their special church days In order 10 at
tend early morning mass. The length
of tho working day is from six a. m TO
six p. M, with three different intervals
of rest aggregating n minimum of two
hours per day. Night and day work Is
SO arranged that 1t is equally divided
among all; the len 9Th of time for night
work is from six p. IN. TO hnlf-past four
a. m, with half-hour pause. Exclud-
ing Pnuscs, therefore, the actual work
ing time is ten hours u day; formerly il
was eleven and one-hslf hours per day,
and including pauses thirteen hours.
Only since February, 1900, has work
ceased ut six p. m. instead OF seven p.
IN. Extra hours for repairs, etc, were
formerly more frequent than ut pres
ent, but yet in ls90-'3i they were
numerous enough TO average one per
day for each workman. Lateness in ar
irving at work Is punished by a fine,
and promptncss, TO tho extent OF only
one latencss in u year, Is awarded by q
small money payment added TO the
wages at the end of the year About
thirty-four per cent of the employees
are entitled To this reward each year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02


The chryeophrase. which has boon
spoken Of ~ a fashionable germ. IA q.
species Of agate which - serui-trans-
parent II IS found 81 natural state
chiefly IN Silcsia ~ IS not 81 new etonc.
Dut has been known Tor cooturios
There Is o chapel IN Prague. where tho
entire walls are inlaid with H. Tho
color OF ebrysophrase Is pale. yellow
green. u has been quite successfallv
itnitated iu ordinary agate, 20 that the
R'lcc 81 the stone IS comparatively low.
y y the apostolic stone Of ST. Paul. and
according 70 superstition it confers moon
ene "earer the gifts Of eloquenco. aro,p-
siebt and logic. 81 The stone becomes =.
'ad Of The hour, II viii hardly be be-
cause o. its symbolic meaning. for the
Eits Of argument have never been a
popular attraction Of eornonJrfnd
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-02

The baDiiual borrower D. a eOcial
nuisance That ought q De discouraged.
hut sometimes &c is difficult 70 get rid
Of that nuisance. a Maine woman
sent u tlic nOuse Of her nearest neiQh-
Dor, according % the Lewiston Jour.
nal, and requested the loan q new
pair ~ SCISSORS. Tho neighbor was
using then. and sent back word &C.
corlingly The wJuid-Da borrower was
not ~ BE rcbuGed 50 easily. and pres.
emily her little girl appeared thc second
time % Soy: "Mothcr wants % know
u you will lend her 70 quarter 70 buy q
pair q scissor5 with"
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Economy ~ the Nav.

During p cruise Of tho slips II our
white Feet Tho guns are cred with fgll
char4es once q month Int IL oosfg
hundreds 81 dollars 20 do this. and for
pufposes - dril between times a biol,
. httcd ;nto the barrel of each LARGO
gun This block is perforated with =
Dofo not much larger than s. rice bar.
sei' ane - FIRE blank cartrid0e
thfopga thar costs only cent Attic
'e7'e hmo Ell The mechauisrn ~ the
@ frir9 hoavv
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on the road between Kiuewood
and The old Paugh Farm this side
Of Terra Alta, silver, Hunting
case watch. Springfield movement
and Stem winder wth chain also.
l.ibersl reward viii be paid for
rll ~ ame % iho pog83iee at
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Bipans Tabnles purity the blood
Fiuans Iabuies piolOng ffc.
ltipans J4Dulos Cor lad tnnDor.
liipanH ta.u'os ave ~ great valuo.
hipaas .labulcs Danish pMn.
hifans Jabuics have come o. stay.
HiDans IaDulcs arc always ready.
bipans t1bules ~ druggists.
IiIans Jabnlcs cusc hives.
lillins Y aDnic cure i7undieo.
FWlna ia1uifs cWa dizziness.
hWaas Tabulss fof f01 ri liver.
hfpans Iabuics cure gatnIcuce.
iiipaNF ianl,lcs 0ffe colo.
fa.Wf r1 fHia