West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-16
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The Parkersburg Sentinel says
Huntington is fairly entitled to
be denominated the Chicago of
West Virginia in one sense. There
are % divorce suits now pending IN
the Cirouit Court at that place
TIT
As a clinger to forlorn hope,
the kngwood ARGUS pnts mp the
best tight of any newspaper in the
State for its party. Bro. Browns
labors are worthy of better cause.
Pity he don't belong to party of
progress. -MorgantOva Post.
TIT
Flirting is now lost art. Edi-
son has discovered way of looking
right into the heart and see what
is going on there. This will be
hard on the, summer girl and her
winter cousin. A fellow will have
to mean business now. The usual
bluff wont go any more. The
maiden will just hitch on the rays
and see whether he is on the square
or whether he is just trifling with
her. LIE.
TIT
The editor of the Lincoln Citizen.
who is now pulling so powerfully
In the Populist procession, was at
one time "a roaring Republican.
Then he kicked over the traces
and worked with the Democratic
harness upon him. From Democ.
racy he went to Populism, and
he is now so red-hot that in self.
defense he will have to join the
Prohibition party, the only place
where he can get water enough to
cool his bearings. -lShepherdStown
Register.
TIT
The new superintendent of the
National Cemetery in West Graf
ton, Col. +. Mcclure, arrived here
last week and IS now i'm charge.
The colonel is a native Of New
York, having joined the Union
army from that State. He has
been in the signal and other
branches of government service
ever since the war. lie made an
honorable military record and
carries Confederate bullet in his
body as a memento Of his war ex.
perience. lie is pleasant gentle
man and will make il agreeable to
visitors to the beautiful cemetery
in West Grafton over which be
now has charge. Sentinel.
TIT
Stuck down deep in a bureau
drawer in the Central Hotel, Mrs.
Nolan had secreted 500 In cash.
During the exltement Of the fire
the bureau was cgrricd out aud the
drawer lost. Not till Monday
morning was any trace of it dis.
covered, when the owner incidently
related the circumstances to Mrs.
Brown Of The State Times, who in
formed her that stray drawer had
been carried into the printing Office
with her furniture. Upon examin-
alton 1T was discovered to be the
missing property and in it WAS
found tho 500. 1t had been
thrown carelessly into the office
and had laid there OH the floor since
the fire. WeStOn Democrat.
TIT
One day last week the canal
repair hands in charge of Foreman
Wesley Bnrgan had an interesting
experience with snakes. At point
short distance this side Of dam
No. 4 the men we're digging into
the side of hill to get loose earth.
when they uncovered den of
snakes. Big snakes and little
snakes began to wriggle i'm every
direction. aud the men we're con.
sideTably startled for moment or
two. Then they began to slay the
serpents. In short time they bad
killed five copper snakes from three
to four feet in length, and three
big black snakes, the largest of
which was q monster six feet ten
inches in length, and the smallest
three feet seven inches. A mum.
Der Of the reptiles escaped by
crawling back into erevice be.
tween two lodges Of rock where
It was difficult to get at them. 49,
.ShepherdstowR Register.
TIT
The man who sits down in the
corner Of the lot aud waits fov an
old COW to back up and be MIXED
will go without milk all his DAYS.
The man who says "give us this
day our daily bread" and sits down
to his table waiting for the Lord to
come and lay down tho loaf iB front
OF him, will starve to death. The
people who close their doors on
prosperity, as il were, and expect
prOguprftv To force An cnfranoo u,tlI