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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-25

employed in mining coal, gold, silver,
copper, tin and marble in the islands
are shown. In Agricultural building
a large section is devoted to display
of the principal Japanese products and
the manner of raising them, such as
teas, both green and black, rice,
cocoons, chickens. vinegar, oils, hemp,
sauces, beets, rice liquors, especially
the favored saki, vermicelli.
The greatest admiration, though, of
Japanese art will be excited by visit
to her section, both below and in the
galleries above, in the Fine Arts palace.
To begin with, there are some $50
paintings-in water colors, for the
japanese have not yet learned how to
use oil paints-and number of mar
ve1ously fine embroideries. A single
screen is valued at $4,000. 1t is ten
feet high and consists of six panels,
each four feet long. Together they
represent the seasons-spring and sum-
mer having each two panels. 1t is all
embroidered (by men) on uncut velvet,
and SO life-like and with such exacti-
tude in the drawing that the effect is
quite that of beautiful painting. A
couple of large cloisonne vases are
valued at $4,000.
One other vase shows, in twenty-six
figures in relief work, all the Chinese
styles of decorative art between the
twelfth and the seventeenth centuries.
another, that of Japanese art since the
fourteenth up to the present century,
in twenty-six specimens.
The finest work of art, though, and
one which has not SO far met with the
degree of popular attention to which
1t is entitled, is series Of twelve fal
cons--cast in bronze, in gold, silver,
and in alloys of these metals-which is
to be seen in the gallery, right over
the main Japanese section on the
ground floor of che Art palace. This
is the work Of four years of one of
Japan's greatest sculptors, Chokichi
Suzuki, and they are, in their line, the
finest we have ever seen. The patinas
are SO managed as to initiate in many
cases the colors of the plumage and
the pose of the birds is perfect These
are held at from $3, 900 to $4,000 each.
In cnse near by are an even hundred
specimens of as many different styles
of porcelain vases, all the work of
Takemoto, a man who sacrificed his
life TO the renaissance of this brand of
Japanese art. There are hundreds of
other admirable objects on view, but
space forbids my even mentioning
them. WOLF Won SWITZERLAND.
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make. The chief excellence OF the
japanese bronze industry lies, to my
thinking, in the immense variety Of
subjects and of shades, no less than 100
different hues being observable in these
bronzes, due to the great skill Of the
Japanese In producing alloys Of gold,
silver. copper, zine.
The lacquer goods are also of in
finite variety, the gold lacquer made
in the city of Shizuoka being by all
odds the finest and costliest. The
plain lacquer comes nearly all from
Wakasa. The fame of the Japanese
lacquer goods is, however, so we'll
grounded that it were futile to lose
view is of great scope and rich in its
effects, The cloisonne work, far SUI
perior even to the French (but also
much more expensive), is nearly all
the product of one mans mandatory
In Japan. Namikawa by name, and
two of his vases are held at 49, ESQ,
another pair even at 81, 00o. There are
very large vases on view shat are OF
inferior make and range comparatively
low in price. The satne delscacy OF de-
sign and color is noticeable In al this
enamel work.
Back of the main exhibits japan
has made fine showing of models of
every kind, demonstrating the won
,derful progress in the arts of the west
she has made since her revolution
thirty years ago. Among those are
models of her military institutions,
uniforms, weapons, ordnance, of her
navy, of her hospitals, Of her Red
Cross work, of her government archi-
lecture, etc., also of her schools and
colleges
With one exception japan shows lit
tie that is very noteworthy in the other
buildings. In the Woman's building
there is on view manuscript poem
composed by the present. empress,
Haru by name, and a fine sample of an
elegant lady's boudoir and parlor, fur
nished exactly as the aristocratic Japa-
nese woman likes to have them-neat,
dainty and in exquisite taste. In the
Transportation building there is ex-
hibited the new quick-fring gun, the
recent invention of the Japanese army
lieutenant, Yamauchi. In the Forestry
building the greatest attention is at
tracted by the display in bamboo, also
that of the different woods of the en-
pire. In Mining building the methods
(just in process of adapting them
selves to more practical westeA ideas)
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Cost of Superstition.

"Don't you know this haunted house
idea has tremendous hold on peoples
nainds?' said dealer in residence prop
erty. IT have several houses on my
hands for either rent or sale that some
how seem slow to take, and now know
at least one of the reasons. There was a
murder committed in one, and several
suicides have occurred in another, and
when a buyer or renter goes to look at
these houses some galoot of neighbor
will stick his head into other peoples
business and squeal about the happen
ings in those houses, arN no matter what
the prospective customer thought OF the
property that settles it. People don't
want houses where murders and sui
cides have been committed. cincinnati
Times-Star.
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RARE WORKS OF ART.
Some Of the Gems Of Japan's Worlds
Fair Exhibit.
in Some Departments the Asistio Island
Empire Outdoes Europe and Americs-
Pottery, Bronzes and Paintings
of Fabulous Value.
Especial Worlds Bais letter.

Especial Worlds Taiy Letter.l
Nobly and ably the Empire of the
Rising Sun has responded to our call.
and her participation 4 n. the worlds
fair has been of such character and
magnitude that she now, too, shares
very largely in the glories and awards
that are being bestowed on worthy ex-
hibitoss. Excepting Germany and
France, whose governments made ex-
iceedingly liberal appropriations for
exposition purposes, Japan from the
very first showed the highest appre-
citation of the honors and of the golden
opportunities awaiting those nations
that testified to their good will and
esteem for us by sending an adequate
array of their products and manufac-
lures to our gigantic show. For her
parliament unanimously voted the sum
of $500, 900 and oappointed a staff of
some of her ab1est men for the pur-
pose of arranging, asserting, trans
porting and installing Japan's exhib-
its. And so well has she done that the
verdict of all whose criticism is worth
anything is: Excellent. There is but
one drawback to her exhibit, in fact,
lack of system. The showing is so
poorly grouped thatany intelligent. ex
ihaustive survey becomes difficult.
After two days devoted by me to q.
careful examination of Japan's ex-.
hibit, for instance, discovered, solely
by accident, that had, after all.
missed seeing one or two of the most
notable objects.
The island empire of the far east is
more or less represented in the follow
ing departments: Manufactures and
Liberal Arts, Agriculture, Mining
Transportation. Forestry. Horticul-I
ture, Fine Arts, Woman's building. To
speak of the frst-named, the principal
branches Of Japanese manufacture are
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Illustrated, such as her silk and en-
broidery industry, her china and pot
terry ware, her bronzes, her lacquer
goods, her carved and enamel work.
For those fond Of gorgeous raiment
and apparel visit to the Japanese silk
department will prove q great boon.
There is fine display of raw silk,
silk treated with that wonderful dye
stuff known to the Japanese as
s'yuzen," and embroidered silk, both
for dress and hangings. Kioto, the
is demonstrating that in her special
field she excels both Lyons, Milan and
Crefel, outvieing the finest efforts Of
the three great silk-producing coun-
tries of the world. The shades employed
are nearly all delicate and dainty, and
the tracings and figures, the leaves and
arabesques all bear most delightful
oriental flavor. In hangings, curtains
and screens Japan is far ahead of the
entire world.
There are screens there showing
blooming trees, punches of chrysan-
themums and other beautiful flowers,
which are so finely embroidered as to
be works of art of the first order. But
the prices? They're high enough
silks at $40 yard, 800 a yard and
over; screens that cost FORTUNE
each, From that down to more mod
crate prices, but nothing that poor
man could buy.
It is the same to some extent with
her cbinaware. The cheapest in this
line is the porcelain from Kaga,
among which there are many things
vases, dishes, cups. etc.-quite low.
Next in value is the Kiote faience, fine
enough. but not beyond the purse Of
the welI-to-do. And then we have the
china and pottery of that japanese
master. Makuzu Kozan, and that made
by a company called Seijikaisha. But
daintiest and costliest of all is the So
called Satsuma ware, of which small
vase is worth $1,000. But then, the
taste in design and color, the beauty
of form. and the unrivaled mastership
in producing mellow, harmonious soft
effects are simply beyond the telling.
The bronzes are likewise extremely
fine and meet with the greatest popn-
lar favor. One of the choicest pieces
In this array-a bronze pagoda, quite
large piece-was recently purchased
by the maharajah Of Kapurthala at the
price Of $1,000. OF the inferir grades
of bronze, though, pieces of goodly size
are DO be had as low as $50 and $50, and
they are still much finer than similarly
priced G0ods OF French or italian
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The Developments of the Girl.

When girl of sweet 10 appears on the
street, she has cute, pert way of walk
ing and tossing her head as though she
owned the earth and was going to the
middle of the next block to get 1t. After
she is 1s tho world she owns is about as
far away as tho Worlds fair is to most
Of us, and at 20 she gives up all hope of
getting it at all. By the time she is s5,
poor thing, she has faint, vague sus-
picion that there is great deal Of insin-
certify in the world. and the thing for
her to do is to get position and do
something useful. After awhile she gets
married to man who is not at all the
sort of a man she dreamed of. Then she
concludes she would be better off in
heaven. w ahpeton On. d. Globe.
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HAYDN. ASSOCIATION.
WALL PAPERS.


MIR. r.. e. l.. Beals of Boston,
lately with the j. #. Bumstead
Co., has taken charge of our
Wall Paper department., and
we will promise to our CUSTOM
ers the most careful and polite
attention..
Mr. VIM. A. Wright is also
with us, and is connected with
this department..
We have at the present time
to offer, a very large assOrt-
nent of Papers at reduced
rates, and would invite the i'm.
SpectiOn of contractors and
builders of houses TO look at
our lime. We are prepared to
make low prices, and can
guarantee the saving Of money
to those who purchase from our
stock.
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A Feminine Postscript.

Tommy-Theres girl at our school,
mamma, they call Postscript. Can You
guess why?
Mamma-No, dear. "
Tommy-Because her name is Alkaline
Moore.-London Tit-Bits.
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Extremes OF Weather.

EXUEO@hVS % Geath6rs
In Moscow the winter cold is 30 in
tense that it freezes quicksilver, while
the summer temperature is as high as
that of Naples. a.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY +. 0. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.

Household Furniture, Carpets,
Etc, SO Park Street.
DY AUCTION, Monday, September 25th at
ID 10 a. M. the entire furniture, ETC.. con-
sisting in part OF 12cham sets, cherry, oak and
ash couches, beds, easy chairs, tables, chairs,
dining room furniture, hall stands, about 500
yards carpet, stoves, range. refrigerator, dra-
peres and curtains. ETC., etc. sep20-td
The above sale is postponed to FRIDAY,
SEPT. 29th at the same hour.
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BY F. 0. BAILEY & CO., Auetioneers.

i street, Gentleman's Driving Horse, Broad
way Stock, seal brown, black points, handsome
name and TAIL A perfect gentleman's driving
horse. sound, kind. perfectly fearless, sold be-
Fine appearance and style, stands about 10
hands, weighs 1850 pounds, and is seven years
old. Sept2Odtd.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-23
cuisxsvuLg.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Rain, snow and mud.
Mr.. Dash Durham and wife. OF
VALLEY Point, are calling on friends
Mt this place.
Mr.. Brenard Spiker, of wimp's
Gap, is calling with Mr.. Charles
Cramer.
Quite a number of phcasants and
turkeys were killed in this section
during the tracking snow, but no
deer.
Mr.. Frank Rishel was calling on
his best girl at Deer Park, on Sun.
day.
Mr.. Whetsell Wolfe, OF Connells-
vile, Pennsylvania, is visiting rela-
tives OF this place.
Messrs. Zal. White, VIII Riley
and families are visiting friends at
Hacklebarney.
Mr.. A. +. Collins, of this place.
came homo smiling as wide as a
fence crack during the tracking
snow, with two large turkeys on his
back, but on finding that he had
killed two of his neighbours TURKEYS
ms rejoicing was turned to inner
man cursing.
Mr.. James White. of Clifton, is
now making stated trips with a
huxter wagon to this place.
There was pitch battle among
the Rinard saw-mill hands during
the past week, which resulted in a
pair of bad looking eyes.
Mr.. Charles Tcets, our school
tea her, is still holding the fort,
yet the small boys say he "stack 5
the timber around Thorn" very fire.
quently. We trust that he will
continue on in we'll doing.
Mr.. w. G. Albright seems to be
catching sthe drifting trade as a
merchant in this section.
Tho Evangelicals will hold SER
les Of meetings at tkis place during
the present week. There seems to
be fenr of losing the church prop
erty at this place.
hr. G. w. NJ. Mclaughlin is in
our midst selling the Singer sewing
machine. SAL.
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Correspondence OF the Argus.
Beautiful weather.

Correspondents OF the Argus.
Beautiful weather.
The people are preparing for
winter and have gotten their biggest
gobblerln the coop. fattenlng for
Thanksgiving. Charley saws he
viii be thankful il he can save his
turkey for a different and more
special occasion.
Mart Mayfield is renovating an
old house in st. Joe, and will
shortly move into it.
Isaac Sypolt shot a wild turkey
last week, weighing IS pounds.
Ester Groves caugbta Keel Duck
last week. it stayed with him three
days and then walked off, leaving
word it would return on the both
in case there would be free trade.
The sick are all cenvalescing.
Mike Feather was visiting Mr..
and Mrs. q. NJ. Crane last Sunday.
}. Q. Crane has one of the finest
span Of horses in the county.
George Bishoff writes back from
the land OF flowers that he would
rather have farm IN the west than
two in Florida.
Preaching by the Pastor of the
M. Il. church next Sunday, at IL,
A. Nj. ZETY.
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400 foraBottIe.

Mrs. S. B. winship, 10 wash
ington St, Providence. y. T., after
using one bottle Of Drummond's
Lightning Remedy for Rhenma
tism, wrote 10 the Drummond
Medicine CO., ~ Maiden Laue.
New York, saying she wcnld not
take OSg HUNDRED DOLLARs foi
the benefit received. II YOU have
any form OF Rheumatism, and wish
20 got rid OF IL. send 50 10 the
Drummond Medicine Co., and the,
will send 10 your express address
two bottles Of theirremed enough
for q months treatment. AQents
Wanted.
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Mrs. Rexroad, of Evansville,
widow OF the late Rev. Rexroad, has
purchased the sixteen acre tract of
land lying along tho old pike to the
river just east OF town and adjoin-
ing the farm OF Bcuona Jordan.
She bought Of j. Ann Martin for
$llo0. we are informed, aud Mr.,
Martin is also having "a dwelling
house erected on the property for
her and she will move here soon as
is ready for use.
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wEReA ARA.

corresponderee OF the Argus.
Elk Deputy Sheriff d. E. Forman
spent Saturday aud Sunday in
Piedmont.
John M. Freeland is spending
this week along the DAVIS Railroad
hunting. He expects to bring home
few deer.
Miss Motta Rodeheaver is able TO
be out again. Will White is slowly
improving.
James r. Anderson and little
daughter. Bessie. of Newhnrg.
spent Sunday with Hon. John p.
Jones.
Fox Bros. have removed their
general store from the X. of p.
building to their own store room
opposite the depot, on Washington
Street.
James s. Lakin spent Sunday in
Oakland.
Mss Alec Joyce, of Wheeling. is
spending a month here visiting her
mother and other friends.
Mrs. Dawsey Forman. who has
been confined to her room for over
two months, is, we are glad to say,
able to DO out again.
John q. Crane. of near Albriehts-
vile, purchased LOG acres OF Col.
N. w. FItzgerald's farm recently.
Our town has been alive with
tramps the past week.
VIM. IL. Casteel, who has boen
travelling for firm selling the con-
tracts for U. s. mail routes in New
York, spent Saturday and Sunday
IN town. lie leaves again this week
for northern States and Canada.
III. II.
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KINGwooD TANNERY.
sfOO Reward sl0o.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that Ia Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is the onl,
positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constr.
tutional disease, requires consti
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereb,
destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up tho consti
tuition and assisting natnre in doing
it's work. The proprictors have 50
much faith in It's curative powers.
that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that II fails 10
cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address, y. }. CHENEY & Co..
Toledo, o.
10 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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FARM FOR SALE.

Near Browns Mill, Lyon district.
a small farm OF rs acres under good
cultivation, good Spring, Dwelling
House, Orchard, and under good
fencing. Price only $500. In ali
it is a desirable property and well
worth the money.
This land is we'll underlaid with
valuable mineral.
Apply or write to
II. i. MONTGOMERY,
kingwood, W Va.
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Several invitations have been
received here announcing the mar
riage OF Mr.. John G. Murdoch and
Mrs. Hattie Simpson at the homo
OF the brldc in Iron,on Ohio, at
$3.50 z. NJ, December G, 1898.
The lady Is daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. III. Clark. of South Fourth
Street, Ironton, and the prospective
groom is son Of JOHN 5. Murdock,
of this place, and rs we'll known
here.
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puANDoSvrLLE.
rrespondence Of tho Argus.

Correspondence OF tho Argus.
l hope the readers Of the ARGUS
will forgive their humble correspon-
for ncglecting report more regu.
larry from here, but Cuisines
should always be before pleasure, ="
which rule Bro. Leroy Shaw tries to
rigidly follow in counting this years
taxes. From the tone Of his
notices to that effect he would have
it appear that the county's finances
were in worse condition than they
really are, but that appears to be
the leading scheme Of the RepubIi-
can party at present to console
themselves over their grand defeat
last fall. Il presume Mr.. Shaw's
mode Of procedure will greatly
enhance his chances for recollection
to some other good Office when his
present term expires.
We are certainly having delight.
ful weather, considering the time
OF year.
Mr.. Amos Wolf commenced
school at this place on the 18th
inst, with an enrolment of about
So. We wish Mr.. Wolf success and
think he is the kind of young
man that deserves it, and from the
manner in which he succeeded IN
the past, we feel confident he will
have pleasant time and n profta.
bic one to all parties concerned.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G.. Morley,
Of KIngweod, spent some time with
Mrs. Worley's mother, Mrs. Mckee,
Of this place.
DR.. Hartigan, Of Morgantown,
came at the request Of DR.. Boggess,
of this place. to assist IN three sur
gical operations which were to be
performed last Saturday, but as
DIR. Borgess. was suddenly called
away in the morning on serious
case and could not return until a
short time before DR.. Hartigan had
to return, ell that could be done
was to mako s. Thorough examins-
ton Of each case and postpone the
time for operation. am glad this
community - not slow in manifest.
ing their appreciation Of good
Doctor by the large and entirely
successful practice that DR.. Boaeess
has gained during his short resi-.
dence here.
Miss Carrie Pierce, Of Wheeling.
has been visiting rclatives at SIR.
Charles Frankhousor, OF near town.
and will likely stay with them dur
ing the winter.
SIR. A. d. Hagans lately returned
home from a visit 10 UniOnfown.
in my last letter spoke Of trying
TO write an article concerning the
probable procedure Of the WAYS
and Means committee in regard 10
the sugar question, etc. but / don't
think 10 necessary, as AT the readers
OF tho ARoCs arc likely posted on
the snbiect hotter than 1. II they
have 0een reading tho papers With
The Congressional news.
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correspondents OF The Argus.

correspondence OF the Argus.
As there has been no letter from
this place for several weeks, will
take it on myself to jet down few
items.
The Worlds Far is over and
winter has set in and tell you it
came pretty rough for the first, but
the old saying is, "When 1t comes
IN like lamb it goes out like the
D" So we can't tell what
kind Of winter we will have, but
We hope there will be lots of snow.
There is still some sickness in
our town. Mr.. John Brakeiron is
down with the fever and Mrs. John
L. Newman is very low with con-
sumption.
The farmers are oil done husking
corn and butcherIng has been in
progress the past ten days. Some
farmers killed very fine porkers,
while those of Others were not
so large.
We understand that O. J. Bayles
cold q hog last week that weighed
$50 lbs. at cents per pound. Pork
is high, but the people will have it
all the same.
The Assistant Postmaster, ". K.
Shaffer, has left Preston and gone
west, and Mr.. John r. Purinton is
our Assistant Postmaster. 1t looks
funny, yes, funny, for as good
Republican as John Il. Purinton to
work for Democrat. Why, a year
ago some Of the best Republicans
here would hardly speak to Dom
ocrat, let alone working for them,
but there are lots of funny things
happen in these United States.
1t is generally supposed that old
people. aud especially the church
members, should set the exam pic
for the young people that arc not
church mem Ders, but 1t Is not the
case in the town OF independence.
for the members OF the NJ. T..
Church have been fusslng ever since
tho church was built and some OF
them Won't speak to each other.
but they still go and take Sacra-
ment. Shame on the two families
that arc in it the deepest. Go and
bury the Ratchet and the trouble
will be over.
Mr.. G.. NJ. DooIItslo and family.
Of Parsons, Of Tucker county, are
here visiting friends and relatives.
He is a whole soulcd Republican,
and would not vote for . Democrat
for fear ne would be elected. That
is right, q. NJ, stick to your party.
Mr.. Elsey Sinms was seen driv.
ing through our town with his best
girl on last Sunday.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. is going TO
hoist flag over the school house
on the first Of the month. We nm.
derstand that u. s. Davis and Rev.
Williams will do the speaking for
the boys.
II this don't end its way TO the
waste basket, I way write again.
Mo