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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

MANTED-HIGH-GRA DE MAN or GOOD
church standing willing ~ learn our business
then 10 net as manager and correspondent
here; salary ssO. Enclose sfif-uddresscd
stamped envelope To A. = r. Elder, general
manager .7s Michigan Avenue, m
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KLONpIKERs DON'T ALWAYS STRIKE
Il rich, but our agents dos write or call.
Aluminium Novelty Co., no suffer street.
san Francisco,
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shLTSMEN WANTED no SELL GOODS
Nv sample to wholesale and retail trndu. Big
SALARY or commission. Centennial Mnnufac-
turing Co, y. V
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

IN EVERY CITY FOR THE ONLY Az
tomato inranlescent gas lamp ON the mar
l,et; W. Hooper, 1854 broadway. Brooklyn,
Now York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09
MoNEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN ON FARMS AND
city property In Utah Apply Utah Mortgage
Loan Corporation, Logan Utah. Strictly
home company. No delay.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

agents. AND MEN OUT OF WORK.
II you want to know where TO ret over 500
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send for u copy Of industrial Pursuits"
price - cts. 4 copy Of that great book,
'Tcn Nights IN II Bar-room." will be present
ed free with each order. Book and Novelty
Co. plninhnld. y. j.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

4 HARVEST FOR AGENTS LATEST
eastern fad. "Lithoscent," a snldihcd per-
fumu for instantly transferring pictures
from newspapers; Interesting ind amusing
fDi young and old; I cake 10 cents; dozen.
80 cents; dozen, 81; gross, $50; sent post
paid on receipt uf price, Tanner Chem. Co,
iaG5 Franklin street. Oakland.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

A FIRST-CLAs SALESMAN IN SALT
Lake city aud vicinity for our spCcinltles;
references required. Address j. +. Auncn
Candy Company, Green Ray Wis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

| OFFER SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO
buyers of California lands; send stamp Tor
Illustrated pamphlet Of Information. II.
Francis room Gj-,l Chronicle building, San
Francisco, Cal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

MODERN TWO-sToRY HOUSE, ROOMS,
pressed brick, hQt-water heat paved walks,
gas und electric light. corner and 2nu also
house - j street. Inquire on premises or
NV NOR. II Mn.I Elrsl NMrlM.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

THE ELITE. ELEGANTLY FuRNIsllED
rooms. day, week or month Union Block,
Col Main st Mrs G. j. Davis.
LARGE FRONT ROOM, GROUND
floor, suitable for one or two gentlemen, s..
$50 : Ord East.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09
A Cnmmon Expcrionco.

BROS, SO Warren St. y. Y. city
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09

McGURRIN q co., 3s WEST SECOND
South, have money to loan at low rates.
Privilege OF payment ut any time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
eladesvills.

Correspondence Ofthe Argus.
shoe drummer was calling on our
merchants last Tuesday.
A hardware drummer was calling on
our merchants last Tuesday.
Mrs. w. RI. Zinn who has the typhoid
fever is getting better slowly.
Miss Cyrena Gordon who has had the
la Cripple is able TO be out again.
The people here are making good use
OF the sleighing snow at this writing.
The thermometer registered ~ de-
grees below zero last Moaday night at
this place.
Joseph Lyons and his papa of near
this place was at Independence one day
last week.
Two sled loads Of young folks from
here attended the entertainment at
Halleck last Saturday night.
Nathaniel Streets and his son Frank
were at NewburR last Saturday with a
load OF buckwheat -four for ID. J. Glib
son.
Winfield Jackson and his sister, Miss
Emma, OF this place we're visiting at
Mr.. and Mrs. liable Browns Of near
IIalleck last Saturday.
Rev. = d. Williams pastor Of the
Baptist church at this place was called
10 Hallecl last Saturday afternoon 70
preach one Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson's
childrens funeral, which died with the
diphtheria. TIT ASD TAT.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
WrIts OF Attachment.

Below we give all the marriage
licenses issued 80 far this year, except
one issued this week to parties In Pleas
ant district, who begged hard not ~
have IL made public till next week.
Oliver f. Nedrow "a, and Clara b.
Collins 10.
John w. Hayden %, and Bessie Ada
Feather %.
n Thomas Lanham 2s, and Agnes
Collins %
Charles N. Dorr Ss, and Florence
Stemple 80.
Thomas w. Kisner %, and Lillian
Thomas 20.
Ezra l.. Conn 81, and Emma A. Mat
lick 81.
General NJ Nestor 20, and Rettie
Bland 23
Talbot B. Andrews 25, and and An
ME NJ. Riggs 20.
Bert Conner 90, and Grace Benson %.
Otto G. Thomas "a. and Martha Free
man "a.
All native Prestonians except Kissner,
who was born and resides in Maryland;
Bland, who was born in Wetzel county;
Conner, who was born in Pennsyl-
vania, and the last named groom, who
was born and yet resides in Taylor
county, and the bride is native of
Barbour county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
Suicide or Mrs. Jake Kemple.

Our people well remember Mrs. Jacob
Kemp {, who stopaed at the Hotel Cor
don in Il haywood for some time about
three years ago The Colonel left here
and orifted around the country, deliv.
er'ng his celebrated lecture. entitled
"A Public Ofice Is Private Snap." He
has been in New York State the past
year and stumping the State for Me.
hiRley. 1t was reported hat he had
been drowned in a river up there, but
no one that knew Jake believed il and
sure enough he turned up and denied
the whole story. His wife had left
him, or he had left her, il is hard to
tell which. Anyhow they had parted
and she went TO Fairmont and remain,
ed some time when she left here From
there she went back To her old home
at Farmingtoa, Maine, and has been
living with her father. John II. Good
win until Tuesday evening. Jan. a6th,
1897, when She committed suicide by
taking chloroform. The cause given
Tor the rash act was domestic trouble.
Her maiden name was Miss Evangeline
Goodwin and she was Col. Kemple's
second wife, his first wife having died
in W hesling. Both the Coioners wives
were sisters and The last one leaves a
very pretty and bright little girl. about
eight years old, Also boy was born
while they We're stopping in Kingwood
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
ELY BROTHERS
Sc Warren ~ N.vr VI, ,

Sc Warren ST, New York City.
/ suffered from Catarrh three wears:
IT got SO bad i could not work: i used
two bottles of Ely's Cream Balm and
am entirely we'll; l would not be with
out it-A. c. Clark, SAL Shawmut Ave,
Boston,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
Institute Program.

Following is the program for the
Teachers Institute TO be held in the
school house, at Terra Alta, Feb. 90
1897:
School Incentives.-W b. Freeland.
Merits and Dement'S of our Public
School System. p c. McBee.
Enthusiasm TX. H. Burke
Duties of school officers H. s. whet-
sell.
Essentials necessary TO the teachers
success 20. G. Wilt
Query box.
Words frequently mispelled. c.
Martin.
Words often mispronounced.- Jas.
Sisler
How do you manage beginner the
first week i'm school. Hattie j. White.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
A Good Investment.

On receipt OF ten cents, cash or
stamps, generous sample will de
mailed OF the most popular Catarrh aub
Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) snf-
ticient To demonstrate its great merit.
Full size soc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
Special circuit Court.

A special session Of circuit court was
held on Monday and TueFdayF Judge
Homer n. Holt called the session at
the request OF WIN. c. Worley. The
bar unanimously elected Henry Clay
Hyde as special judge, who conducted
the business in very efficient manner.
The purpose Of the session was TO con-
firm tho sale Of some timber made by
Mrs. Josie Worley, in which the infant
heirs OF the late James II Carroll we're
interested. The contract made by the
guardian with Bowermastcr g. Jackson
was duly confirmed and made q matter
OF record.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
A Peerless Lin:nent.

AS q pain destroyer and cure for
rheumatism, Salvation Oil is the peer
of all liniments. Mr.. VIM. ii. Brown,
proprietor OF Striebinger House, Cleve-
land, o., writes: II suffered from
rheumatism for twelve years and my
last attack kept me in bed, unable to
walk. l used Salvation Oil and soon
was up and about. AS pain de-
stroyer this liniment has no equal"
Salvation Oil is sold everywhere for
25 cents. Try IL and be convinced.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
HUDSON HAPPENINGS.
Current Comments and Curious Com
pOsitlOns-Latest Literary Locals p
News. Notes and Notions.

News. Notes and Notions.
Correspond sDos Of the Argus.
HUDSON, w. VA. Feb. Q. 1897
Chas Gibson was at the county seat
on Saturday.
W. o. Walls was ~ Cheat Haven yes
terday on business.
Miss Bessie Gibson is on the sick list
at the present writing.
A T. Bennessey ia now on the sick
list and confined 20 his bed.
Miss Eta Gibson is staying for few
days with friends At Laurel Iron Works.
0 Y. Shaw spent last Friday and
Saturday very pleasantly with friends
In KiuRwood.
Miss Disa Wolfe. who has been visit
ing at UniontOwn, has returned TO her
home at this place.
Mrs. Elizabeth Liston departed this
life on Wednesday evening, aged ~
years Tnterment at Jenkins cornetery
on Friday at ~ M.
Rev N. Hart presched at NebO. SUN
day. 20 an attentive audience lie also
filled the same pulpit on Sunday even
ing. Some action will be taken shortly
In regard TO roofing the church at that
place.
party Of young people composed OF
Messrs. W. q. Walls. I g. Gibson, M
r Walls and Floyd Gale and Misses
Alta and .Disa Wolfe, MOllie Gibson
and Georgia Shaw attended church al
Sugar Valley on Saturday evening.
To-day is Ground Hog Day" bit as
TO whether q Hog ESQ, gets to see bis
Likeness viii depend on SOL" II he
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04

does we might as we'll move south or
join the Cuban army or commit sioux
eyesighed
The Literary at Nebo Is still on tho
qui viye The last question discussed
Resolved, That Columbus deserved
more honor for discovering America
than Washington for freeing IL" IL
was decided In favor OF Columbus. and
as be lives near here on a line farm,
overlooking Niagara Falls, he Is very
much elated over this victory. n he
keeps on living no will be n close sec
oDd for Methusclah.
RACKET.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
YOUNG CRIMINAL ANDEDlNJAIl
A Boy Arrested and Charged with

Boy Arrested and Charged With
Burglary and Larceny. OTense
Committed I'm December. Skipped
TO Maryland aud Arrested when
Visiting His Home.
Probably the youngest boy ever
accused of crime in this county
is now incarcerated in the
the county Jail here. lie is Alonzo
McDermott, alias Hileman, twelve
years of age. The boy was arrested
and brought to Jail on Tuesday by Con-
stable Hardesty Of Terra Alta. The
story OF the offense which caused the
arrest is about as fellows;
Some time in the month of December
this young fellow went TO the farm
house of David j. Ringer, in Portland
district He found the folks away
from home and the house looked
Alonzo proceeded To force open "A win
dow and entered the house. He did
not find silver nor gold much to his
taste, but showed n preference for shot
guns He stole shot gun, pouch and
game bag. After the discovery of the
burglary the Young boy skipped across
into Maryland where he remained most
OF the Time until his arrest. lie made
several short visits back into this coun-
w, however, and once too often. He
was visiting his grandfather, Beth
Hlleman, near Hleasant Hin. when the
officers arrested him Alonzo was
given hearing before Squire VIM. D.
I1tchenell, of Pleasant Hin, who COM
mttted him to Jail To await the action
OF the next grand jury Just why he
was not sent Co the Reform School ut
once, IL is hard TO tell. His age will
not admit him to the penitentiary.
The boy is not tough looking and his
general reputation has been good up
until his present offense. He is sand to
have relatives near Kiugwood whom he
visited not long ago. lie is known by
two names, the name McDermott is his
own, the other taken from his grand.
father. The shot gun is valued at
$40 and the pouch and game bags at
one dollar.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
MIthdrans From The Race.

DR.. r. NJ. McNillen desires to thank
his friends who have taken an interest
ia his canvass for Health Officer. he
finds by Investigating the new health
ordinance that he is not eligible. not
having resided in the city as long as
the new ordinance requires. Toe Doc
tor leaves the field open 90 his worthy
competitors and gracefully withdraws
from the contest. Wheeling Register
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
Here's Your Chance.

Wanted at J.. NJ. Albright 5000 lbs
Of Dressed Poultry each week. High
est Market Price.
Ladies Wraps and Gents Ovorcoats a
Specially. Full line Of Boots and Shoes
Fresh line 81 Groceries on hand. Fresh
OYsters each week.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
Bible Condensed to One Inch.

An eccentric Londoner, Richard
Webb, has completed a machine for
microscopic writing. He asserts that
with it he can write the entire con-
tents of the Bible four times in space
one inch square. He has succeeded
in writing the Lords Prayer on glass
in a space one.hundredth of an inch
wide by one-fi -fiftieth of an inch long, or
about the size of the ''period" at the
end of this sentence.
Ten years ago Mr.. Webb set to work
to break all records for minute pen
manship. - He soon found that me.
chanical aid was necessary and devised
n contrivance which diminished the
scope without altering the character
Of the movements of the pen. The
result is marvel of mechanical skill.
The machine isoperated by handle
resembling a pen, which is held in the
hand and used as an ordinary pen.
The motion given to this handle is
transmitted through numerous wheels
and levers until it operates the writing
point, which is diamond 80 small as
to be invisible to the naked eye.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
Minister'S rs Business Men.

The idea tnat clergymen are poor
business men is pronounced false by
ex-Postmaster-General Thomas L.
James. now President of the Lincoln
National Bank in this city. He says:
"We have among our depositors large
number of clergymen, and I am free
TO say that they are the best business
men that I have ever known. You
ordinarily call man who is intelli-
gent, methodical and prompt good
business man. Our ministerial de-
positors are more than methodical and
prompt. They are clever and sharp,
especially in the keeping of accounts.
I do not wish to make any exceptions
in my general Characterization of cler-
yymen as good business men, but I
will say that the Roman Catholic
clergymen-those that I have met
are remarkably able business men.
They seem to be especially trained
that way. The average clergyman of
any denomination, however, can hold
his own with the average business
man. "A clergyman of the present day
cannot afford to be slipshod or negl-
gent in worldly affairs. Church
Economist.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
II Q "
"A
Snake Overcomea . Cow.

On farm belonging to one of the
townsmen of Starrucs. Penn, year
ago since, q cow was noticed making
repeated and furious charges at
dense thicket. An investigation by
the owner of the animal showed that
she was fighting big blacksnake and
trying to stamp it to death with her
fore feet. The thicket was an isolated
clump of laurels, and the snake did
not seem disposed to leave it and trust
its life in the open country.
Finally the COW lowered her head
and attempted to impale the snake on
her horns. In an instant the snake
sprang on the cows head and coiled
itself about her horns. The COW was
dazad for an instant and then set off
on a run, occasionally kneeling to rub
herself against the ground, but she
was unable to rid herself OF her en-
emy.
The COW seemed finally to realize
that all her efforts were useless, and
set off at full gallop. The men on
the farm made an effort to follow her
and turn her back. When cornered
she would charge everything in sight.
Occasionally the snake would half
twist itself and its head would play
before the cows eyes. On these oc-
casions the poor animal would below
with terror and 60 backward in an
endeavor to escape from the snake.
Finally the poor brute dropped from
sheer exhaustion and painted out her
life. The snake was Immediately dis
patched, and on being measured was
found to be over six feet in length
New York Press. e.. .ss.,:ss a
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
LIGHT.

"onca the window, Mother dear,
- And let me breathe the fragrant air
That bloEs in from the garden where
Tho flowers bloom. And let me hear
The chorus of the birds that sing
Within the trees, for it will bring
To nv faint heart a little cheer.
Please, Mother dear
II seems so close and hot in here"
She raised the window. Full anu free
The sun-kissed air came streaming IN
Upon his face so pale and thin;
The song OF birds-iu rapturous Glee-
Fell on his ear. He smiled, and then
The eyeIids closed; he slept again,
The mother holding tenderly
The outstretched hand,
For we'll she seemed to understand.
"Open the shutters Mother dear,
It's growing dark cannot see.
Let in the liGht-Sit close to me,
That may feel your presence near.
Let in the sunlight from the sky
The light that's pure and free, that
Nay see your face again. Bend near
All, there's the light
Goodbye, dear mother--Sood-Seo&-
night"
The light had come-the radiant light
OF angels bending DER him low,
The light which but the dead can know,
Which guides the soul upon its flight
To that far land Of peace and rest;
The Heavenly light which. las. and best,
Illumines through the darkest night.
james C. Challiss. in Independent.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-02
An Ideal Hedge Plant.

This is what Professor Massey of
the North California Experiment Sta
ton calls the Citrus trifoliata. The
belief is general that none of the tree
oranges is hardy ct the north, but,
according to the professor, there are
few places where this delicious orange
is not completely hardy. He says
1t passed through last winter in
Michigan safely. It's compact dwarf
habit makes this plant easy to keep in
good shape without hard pruning. Its
complete armament of the strongest
and sharpest spines pointing in every
direction makes it o better defense
than even the honey locust. 1t makes no
suckers and its roots spread but a
short distance and are not exhaustive
of o broad strip of soil, as the other
plants used for farm hedges are. 1t
bears a great profusion of tie sweetest
of orange flowers, and loads itself with
little sour, seedy oranges, like lines,
which ripen in October. When the en-
tire hardness of this plant is fully
realized the question Of the best hedge
plant will, I think, be finally settled.
The plants ore now so cheap in the
Southern nurseries that it will be easy
for the experiment stations and in
dividuals in the extreme north to test
their hardness.