West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-21
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ooas's 'hat it Is tue nearest approach
to the New Jerusalem, as described
IN the Bible, as It's streets are being
paved with gold. The granite
used for pavemcnts contains 81 IN
gold aud 20 cents tn silver to every
ton, so that in time. when less cx
pensive methods of reducing ores
are used, IL may pay tho city TO
tear up ana crush its streut pave
mente. HH hts Ntf 9f
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The lark was up to meet the sun,
and carol for his lay the farmtr :
son took down his gun and ut him
blaSed away. The busy bee arose
at five and ba8zSd the ineadows
Ger tho turner's wife won't for
his hive, aud robbed him of his
store. The ant rose early. his
laOors to begin (; the greedy swal.
lows flew that way and took his
lordshlD IN. Oh, bee, birds and
ants. be wise, ia proverbs take no
stock like me refuse TO rise until
half pust O'Clock.
.lU NBNN
1t takes the grossest kind OF gall
for Republican to talk about the
Wilson bill not producing sufficient
revenue 10 pay the current expenses
of the government. The only
reason why it fails is that the IN.
come tax. the best feature the bill
contained, was Knocked out by a
Republican Supreme Court. The
Republicans are ia favor OF high
taxation but they want it all levied
on the poorer cluss of people.
They arc not going to let tho rich
be taxed if they can help it,
WaYae Ne'cs.
A modest young lady over at
Morgantown who desired to make .
purchase at dry goods store al.
dressed The young man behind the
counter thus "It is my desire to
obtain a pair of circular elastic ap.
pendages. capable Of being contract-
ed or expanded by means OF 0scil-
latlng Furnished steel appliances
that sparkle like PARTICLES of gold
leaf set with Alaskan diamonds aud
which are utilized for refining in
proper position the hnbil ments Of
the lower extremIties, which innate
deIicacy forbids me TO mention.H
The clerk thought moment and
said he believed she wanted q pair
OF garters.
The strangest clock in the world
IS owned by u Hindu Prince. Here
IN an ordinary clock DIAL is u huge
gong. Beneath, scattered Oh the
ground, are heaps Of artificial skulls
and tho various bones Of human
belngs, II in all. When the hands
mark the hour Of I the number Of
bones necessary to human figure
come together with snap, the
skeleton, by invisible mechanism,
springs to It's feet, seizes malet,
strikes the gong one blow, aud
then returns to its pile and falls TO
pieces. At noou or midnight the
spectacle presented by the bones
uniting to form IL skeletons is de-
scribed as very awe.inspiring.
BID
II is claimed that under free sill
YER, gold will be driven from the
marts % general trade because the
possessor Of gold bullion would not
have it coined into gold dollars
when they could exchange it for
fifty cent silver bullion and got two
silver dollars for one Of gold. In
the first place, the opening OF the
government mints 20 silver would
Immediately enhance its value until
37l4 grains Of pure silver would be q
sound" commercial dollar And
secondly, does any man on the out.
side Of an insane asylum suppose
that man who had silver bullion
would trade 10 Tor gold when DC
himself could got it coined. ~
/ ClarksbHrg Tribune.
GgE
Harry G. Davis, eldest son Of
ex Senator lloury @ Davis, presl.
dent Of The West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Railway. is reported
as having been drowpcd in tbc
ocean, some time since, while OH
tho return trip from Africa to tbi,
country. The unfortunate young
man had been in poor health for ;
7. lOug time, and 10 was decided lasi
fall to send him on cruise "a
South Africa and return. The trij
was taken in sailing vessel, anC
/ 10 appears that after reaching thu
/ Caps SIR. Davis dcarcd to rotprr
% bis home in this country and fol
I this purpose be took passage OF
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