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HIS LAzINESS CURED.
The Amazing Transformation Of Rufus
Stogginby to Man of Action.

stogginby to Man of Action.
II once knew a man, said Col. Calhper.
who was transformed in a day. in o minute.
In fact, from the LATEST man in town. into one
of the most driving and energetic. That was
my old friend Rufus Stogginby. who formerly
lived in Storkville Centre. VT.
Mr.. ~Stogginby had In his front yard Just
one small tree. But he was very proud OF this
tree. and he liked to get out and sit in the
shade Of It. The only trouble was that the
shadow the tree cast was so small that to keep
in it as 1t shifted with the sun he had to keep
moving his chair. To do away with this he
built around the tree a revolving platform.
whose movement was adjusted to that of the
sun. Thereafter. when he had once placed
his chair in the shadow he never had to move
For years MI. Stogginby found great COM
fort in the revolving platform. and from a sort
Of attachment he had formed for It he contin-
had made it no longer essential to its purpose.
but finally something happened that made
J" Ut seems that the spring that Mr.. stogsin-
by had put in to move the machinery of the
platform was very powerful made that way 80
| often; only about once in three months. In
some way. one day, when it had Just been
expend in about three minutes the power that
had been stored up for three months, USE. and
Mr. Mr.; tS stt3SFElniR b bi T6 cbo had On ' fSs p] ssttlsd down s,YSl
denly found himself whirling round and round
with great velocity. He had built around the
to give the platform a kind of a finish, and he
was now by the action Of centrifugal force
thrown up against this railing and held there.
railing gave way and MI. ~Stogginby went sail
| ing through the air. He was thrown toward
| his house, and with such force that he smashed
through a window and went clean across the
room to, land in the fireplace on the other side:
from this mishap. hut the remarkable Trans
formation In him which l have described was
by everybody attributed to 1t. He had before
action. 1t seemed as though he must have
been all his life under some sort OF q brake.
whiting for Just the right touch to release 1t
| and nobody doubted that this had come from
some jar received in his flight"
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HOW A RATTLE WAS ATERrED.
News of the Armistice Came just az Fight
ing Wa About to Begin.

News of tho Armistice Came just as Fight
ing Was About to Begin.
A letter was received yesterday by his mother
In Brooklyn from w. Borda. who went to Porto
Rico with the Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
forming a part OF Gen. Brooks's division. 1t
describes the events OF Aug. 13. when the sus-
pension Of hostilities was proclaimed. and also
tells something about the present condition OF
the troops In Porto Rico. Mr.. Borda had been
a resident Of Porto Rico for a long time prior to
the war. and managed sugar plantations there
belonging to his family. He was expelled from
the island on May ~ because it was supposed
by the Spanish that he was acting as an agent
OF the United States In some alleged intriRues.
Mr.. Borda. upon reaching this country. offered
| his services to the Government. and Secretary
Alger gave him n letter to Gen. Miles. He went
South with the Pennsylvania. regiment. and
was with Il in part otthe campaign, His letter.
which is datedat Guyana. Aug. p, is as fol-
lows: n,...
well that IL is. You cannot imagine how every
thing has been mismanaged by the men In
power, The boys are dying from, fever and
tropical diseases. A general feeling OF dis
officers OF the volunteers. On the 18th OF
Al August 4. NJ NJ t DG the o ITont. It it0R 70 c9 q. X, IN we Sr weTS
some five miles from Guayama on the new road
% e eitksr side tee Of fp TIN yo SSS e Ge2. Bfoo iass was on
the hil tS with Ic, tnS S%rtiiIlls tGe W ihtSatr was sp e G0 the
cover OF their fire was TO make the assault,
AS ono OF tho battalion Of this regimen
which was in the vanguard. / had a good view
Of things. 1t WAS u sight TO see the struggle OF
men and mules getting up the canon. The or
der was given for the infantry TO advance. In
q few moments every man was expecting TO be
under fire. and the laugh and curse gave way
TO a look OF anxiety and determinatIon, The
American soldier Is a lghter and no mistake
Just at this moment the cableRram from the
President suspendinG hostilitles was signalled
TO Gen. Brooks. The opportunity OF distinguish
ing himself. o. winning fame and glory. was
and disappointed. He told mo the next day
that he would have knocked hell out Of those
but some OF our men would have gone to show
the way. The commander Of OUT, battalion.
In his report OF the evOntg OF the 18th inst. has
gone out o. his way 70 give me an honorable
mention. IL Is the only honorable mqptlon thai
any one has had chAnee 70 reeolYe.F VI n,
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rINHoRN CONTINGENT EXCITED.
Rill Carney hit the hank Hard at Saratoga
and Then Disappeared.

Rill Carney Hit the Bank Hard at Saratoga
and Then Disappeared.
BUFFALO. Sept. 3.-When Bill Carney left
Buffalo ten days ago he had $50. borrowed
from Monte Gerrans OF the ~Iroquois Hotel and
the Grand Union. Saratoga. A few days later
he showed I'D at Saratoga and borrowed 50.
the price Of a gate. from George Pratt. the
Buffalo pawnbroker. who Is making books at
Saratoga. When:the l~astSrace was over that
day Carney had $40. squeezed from kindly
gentlemen who had been touted on favorites
and from the books on pike bets. Heredity.
associations and natural bent convinced him
years ago that there Is but one thing to do
with n $40 bill-buy n stack OF checks.
Bookmaker Pratt had a good day and along
about 10 o'clock he strolled into the Garfield
clubhouse TO make a little play before going to
bed. There sat Carney at the best seat at the
faro bank hedged in with chips.
Whore you playing for. Bil2" asked Pratt.
Playing for Carney" was the reply.
How much have youf"
Amt counted EN-. Let's see." Carney
:;ss 's$S.s up with nl his eye ns, and said. ,on, about
take the Springs back 70 Buffalo; I'd hold out
enough to buy o meal ticket II I were. you"
rS esFPSs e yodPs lRsSd in sG sS.56d 5i and s SstS sGd da l9't all
fore the bank and buying 5000 worth OF chips
at a time. He bought four times. At the
third buy he wanted the limit taken of. but
the dealer thought O maximum bet OF 500 on
case cards and 5000 on doubles was big
K little before midnight Carney rose $2.1O0
70 the bad. his phenomenal winnings Of the
night previous practically wiped out. As he
walked away one OF the other players said:
Say. young, fellow. isn't that your bet on
$50 It is" said Carney.
A 500 stack was standing on the nine.
Some tinhorn gamblers might have split the
bet, but not Carney. He let II. stand there. and
the nine spot won. He climbed back on his
chair and resumed play.
Fortune turned his way again. and in less
than an hour Carney stood even on the nights
play. He continued to win until he. stood
$4,000 ahead. With $4,000 in front Of him he
hesitated as the dealer announced the last
turp. He looked up. and there was Book
maker Pratt, who said sarcastically:
Better pay me that 50 before you go broke"
"Thatm break my even money" said Car
ney; then to the dealer, 'IIl call the turn for
the odd S300-nine, deuce, king.
Not tonight you won't" said the dealer.
Then I'll trouble you for some money"
said Carney. cashing in his pile.
Carney sent $1,000 by express to his sister
In Buffalo the next day and started for New
York with the rest Of it. The tinhorn contin-
gent In Buffalo ia anxious to learn his address.
More than a score OF letters inviting him to
send on $40 are unmailed because his friends
who want to go and eat don't know where
these letters will reach him.
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XIII.
run TT

From the route between the Tuileries and the
Care de Lyon an obscure street leads north
rue Brevet itself is an alley without t~rottoirs
and is not used for carriages on account Of its
front i are large; they are occupied by per-
sons of the shady or shabby or student Glasses.
Armanid occupied three very poorly fur n:
NTH floor. though called the fourth.
yansittart. having left the main road. stop
He was wrapped in a long waterproof and had
an umbrella. Jim Bates. who preceded him.
Rsa RE that cd tiT rs al sosfed fs sS 5 shs Ct %sta MsIs:
and started down the street,
Following behind him was Marie. bent be-
%SSolitsry fG cure Inter Intending gt to Si guide him. e ai tAe
Guilty he discoyered No. 8. rang. and was con-
ducted, by an old woman concierge to the stair
w wfS; He l Sssan a The tE lGsE t fli@H rol FL was %ss q j tsE
entering the Wicket OF the Carhaix family In
When Marie saw vansittart within the court
yard she hurried back TO her nook OF shelter
from the pouring rain and crouched, waiting
As. for 'Foliiet.' he got from. Agnes the WHOLE
plot in all its details. Then he almost hustled
her out OF the carriage.
[ost q full minuts IL aGgopized reflections, Then
The first clear necessity was, TO discover
whsther vanSittart had received his telegram.
ana, II SO. Whether or not ne had now actu-
Not therel Here was racing at random
about the streets CT Paris, and wasting OF time
when moments were of RoldI He hastily scrb-
bled a note on a leaf torn from his pocketbook
and gave 1t TO a, warder. with instructions to
HE on horseback to the prefecture and de-
liver 1t to the oflcer on duty. II contained an
order to despatch instantly a body Of armed
eendarmes to the rue, Brevet, He himself
TTssee' s ateSTk Fad empt ftHp The I stTe ssmo f fSSins,
was hardly a stSERpaEs to bic swift career;
time. were face to face. He was about to
rush, Into the gate Of y rue, Brevet, when. also
rushing In. he met Marie, she coming from the
direction OF the other end OF the street.
Folliet glanced at her face, and from the de-
Bcription he had received of her, suspected.
Who are your ne asked.
Marie CaThaix,"
Where 10 Mr.. Yansitturt?"
She started violently.
NE, VansIttaIt. monsieur / can tell you
HAh, good girl, But see, l am a fHend-I
am the Project of roliee-my nome 70 Folllet,
Tell me Quick-.quiek noW-do. am q ffend-
cant youseeG Look In my face -c1n't YOU eee7
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i~inpetuously that-he shot onto the animals
neck,
This is monstrous." he cried. climbingback
to the saddle,
Jerome misunderstood him, 1T is novel.
not to say dangerous he said With q laugh.
1dent ngain.
III mean" exclaimed the tmpulsive cavalry
leader, that the absence of pontoons might
have caused needless delay"
That error has been rectifed.' said the
,S"Dnven back the enemy and sent Montsaloy
In pursuit"
"A good commencement. Come with me
and organize n general advance" The two
rode of to the front, after Jerome had given
clear clean ipSSti TT.in0 T ISs a me 1isp9bs aTs0a a a MS the
infantry, 5000 cavalry, and 20 guns. was now
on the German side of the Mouse,
When they reached the first bit OF rising
ground and were well away from the turmoil
OF the crossing, the sound OF heavy firing came
from the direction OF Verdun. The sortie was
already In progress
ITO be Confinued.I
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THE SUN, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1893.

Fon,aA 4, paks sure. rropad about tho Ioct On
ne made and 70 HE s%uERriss found that t6 1
thS Tero,s ,uct. sir he said in n low voice. we
R Ree 4 n sss fbs@ 8so S1'f tbi sn raih nno | can now onef
AZ once he threw the gate wide. seized the
lanEuId head Of one 81, the ,drenched horses,
'aHHH oondpctod vansittart 70 the stops NJ The
s sTSs;, T S ! ( : t9 e F rs d R9S lSSf Ssat + a "a q, aiSI gS5,
fnSide the San VSnsittart was sitting in the
VERY cell Witch Sc had occupied in lis journey
When FeIIiet Thought himself out OF hear
ing q Che. conSgirStors he whipped the horses
stTuctions. pursued the van q little way. blow
ing q whistle OF alarm. Folliet. plying his
straSrS Sp9 por tbe hue Brevet MIA al one nee e m91 ~
L jumped down. '"u u
tSS sTsd iS is o. th ssSdaFH% e gave wh tSs s Be- sSS t SSS,
b Key Of thG In ysT 9Ss SsiI! se Ct t fed rsS' hin TSe to S PsSs
TO 90 to tho warehouse. replace the van in liz
former p%9sitiSP, ioSk the gate on ne inside.
spirators appeared. There was to be no ar
rest inside The house, lest some OF them might
escape. One Of the policemen only he told on
eriea.
AZ the other end Of the street waited Fol-
toward Il. entered and started for The station.
Somewhere about the same time one OF the
oonspirators tthe discussion at the table beinS
endedJ walked toward tho alcove to fetch Vnn-
siffnrt, He noted as he came near that he did
not see the miliionaire. but without surprise.
for fbe Tecess WIS in deem shadow, and ia
innaT mart in Tnnualifed darkness He walked
To the Grating opened Il and stepped In ward.
and without n ery. perished. The drop from
the fourth to the ground floor was one al some
niT TSssn i1 n second. after n minute or two. hav-
in1 seen him 90 and not return. sauntered
itsflessiv toward the recess. and. without n
CIV. perisbed. Then n third But now these
mysterious disappearance began to be noted.
Cries OF where are they?" What the dsyiiPi
SWhats the row." were heard. There was
the snnfchjnr nm Of the lamp. the eager tramp.
the hurled inspection. the Wild discoyery The
whole body stared MI one another's gaping
mouths: then. with a single impulse. started
in eaoer chase through The room down the
stairs. into the COURTYARD. "
There. living dark and still. beneath the
drench OF rain. was the van. sinister and dead
" as that wooden horse OF Troy. whose en-
trails were treachery and armed men
"But tell me. M. Foliiet." said Vansittart.
living hack YEARLY and painfuliy in the car,
rin9e which bore him mt last to the iongSwait-
ing train. tell me. since you are man, and not
omniscient, how came you there. In that ware
house, in that lift"
"There ia nothing simpler, sir" said Folliet.
"pronerIy BYZANTINE. You owe your escape not
to me. but to the revenge Of q woman"
"A Woman named Agnes Carhaix-the sister
of the Marie whom Mrs. Vansittart knows
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sovereigns at lB shIIIinGs Apiece.

As the result of a wager a number OF sover-
eigns were exposed the other day for sale at 10
shillings apiece In the window OF . London
store. Only one customer appeared, and he.
after examining the money, declined TO buy.
"A someWhat similar case occurred some XeaEQ
ago when sovereigns were OffeKed foI 0A39 -
Tpenny aplece on London Bridge WithoUt -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29
BREAKING rmg RECORD.
wild Cotton Coming into Market at
the JOarhal0 Nee onSubscription,

1t has always been IA standing
joke. or rather IA passing joke. on
the country editor about taking la
axe handles. carpet. rags and gin
seng on subscription, but the Jour
nal OF this place breaks the record.
Or rather the record WAS broken by
n Of it's old su tscribers.
One day last week an old resi-
dent from Huckleberry Hollow, of
Muddy Greek Hill, sent in a two
hushel sack Of wild cotton pods, or
the pods off of what is commonly
called milk weed" that grows so
abundantly in many parts of the
country. The old man wanted
credit for four years gu inscription
for the two bushels, making three
dollars per bushel for his pods. lie
sent them in by a neighbor who
was coming to town with a team,
and the fellow came in and said be
wanted to pay up for the old fellow
for four years, and the local editor
made out a receipt for the four
years and handed it over, expecting
the cash in hand, instead of which
the fellow went out and lugged i'm
the sack Of wild cotton milk weed.
Then there was trouble, and after
q joint discussion, which was de-
clared a draw, Col. Jim White was
callei in from the postofice to pass
on the matter.
We don't know how the case was
decided, but the sack of untamed
cotton has been on exhibition in
the ~posloffice ever since, and they
are now looking for some one in
from Snssafras Fork with "a bushtl
or two of horse ehestnuts to renew
for the ''0ld Family journal for
another year, aud jeremiah Jim
plecute has sent word in from Red
Brush Ridge that he will be here
with a bushel and a half of per
simmons, soon ns a good fros'
comes along aud 'HnIlls OUT some +
the quicker from EN-" We have
already had several applications t.
take buckwheat -four on s~ubscrip-
ton, and have enough promised o.
give us the seven years itch, iflt
all m in and we have TO live on
it all winter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1893.
FINGER BOARDS.

STRANGER, | want to go to Mud
Hollow. Can you tell me the road /?
There is a fork here, bat 10 house
to inquire at"
cob, yes, | can tell you. You
take the road on the right, go just
through these woods. then bear to
the left when you come to a white
church, and on the other side you
will see a road keeping straight on.
Keep that road till YOU come to a
log house, then take the road that
looks most travelled. Follow that
over the hill, and then keep up the
creek. There's several roads
branching off along there, but you
can't miss your way. Then when
you get on to Mogg's, go through
a gate and acros two or three
fields. There's a rather blind track
Ia there. but you can cut off q mile.
Then when you come out on the
county road, go about half a mile.
and turn to the right, 90 a little
way In that road, and turn to the
right again, go up a long hill till
you come to five forks in the road.
linen you take the one that runs
down the side OF tho hill. That
will take you there in another mile"
Glow far is 1t ?'
"Six miles"
Goodness" muttered the trav-
eler to himself. "I've got to try to
remember all that stuff for the
next hour. Won't dare to think of
any but that tangle OF directions.
Ten TO one but I'll run up agnins.
some side road that he forgot about.
and won't find anyone TO set me-
right. These plagued directions
may be plain to him. but half of
them are clear as mud to me. How
far does he mean by a little way.
anyhow? Well, get up then, o
nag. We'll try to get through some
how. Wish to thunder they would
set up some guide boards 60 n man
could drive along .hess crooked
roads without all the while carrying
directions a yard long with him,
and b%otherlug everyone he sees,
and half the time in hot water for
fear he's on the wrong r, al.
ONE That HAS BEEN THERE,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29
"REvERIEs OF A BACH ELoR.p

A genius Aamed r. d. King, of
Bowman, Georgia, has been grant
ed a patent OF a self-rocking Grad @.
What good news this will be 10
tired and busy mothers throughout
the length and breadth and thick
ness OF the land. 1t will also be
glorious news to little brothers and
sisters who have had to lose lots OF
time from play to rock baby to
sleep. And just think what a thing
OF beauty and JOY forever it will be
to hubby in the peaceful hours of
blessed bed time when he wants to
sleep sweetly in the arms OF Nor
pheus, and Sarah or Jane or Je.
NINA, or whatever his wife's name
may be. to know that when baby
wakes up in his cradle, the first
k OK Will start it off to rocking him
back to restful repose, in spite of
any "early to bed and early to rise''
or ''up to meet the lark'' notions
that he may have inherited from
some rural ancestor.
But aside from the solid comfort
from this modern invention, il
really knocks out y lot OF poetry
and sentiment. That beautiful
progerb from solomon, (Mrs. Solo.
mon. but / don't know which one.(
OF "Tbe hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world" viii have TO be
revised. Their, can we afford to
forget the cradle songs that our
infancy knew ! What will become
Of "By, baby buttiug. Dadjy's gone
2 hunting ?" Thus does the on
ward march OF progress DESTROY the
sweet illusions Of our Youthful days
No longer will we want 10 exclaim.
Back ward, turn backward.O Time
in your flight J Make me a child
again just for to night -
Not on your life, ii we have 10
be dumped into a patent self rock
ing cradle, with a Waterbury move
ment about II somewhere that goes
of at our first infantlle struggle 10
attract the attention Of the house
hold, and starts In with a sea sick
motion to tqke all the rebellion out
Of US and knock US out Of being
taken up aud ''tootsie wOotsied''
and "wootsie tootsiod" by ''baby's
own mommer," or q promenade
around the place by dad and a
chance to pull his whiskers or make
him change his pants.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

1t is reported that the First West
Virginia Regiment has been or
dered to Porto Rico for garrison
duty, and will start October 18th.
The Second Regiment marched
from Middletovn to Gettysburg
this week to participate in the dedi-
cation of the monuments to the
soldiers from this State who fell in
battle there. The exercises were
held yesterday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

The French government has an
ally decided to reopen the Dreyfus
case and grant the petition Of
Madame Dreyfus for a revision of
her husbands trial. This famous
case Is a blot on the so.called lib
erty and justice Of the French Re-
public.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

Ex-Governor Robert e. Patti
son, of Pennsylvania, who was
nominated for Congress q few days
ago by the Democrats of the Sixth
District, has formally declined the
nomination.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

Col. William J.. Bryan, of the
Third Nebraska Regiment, is i'll in
Washington City with malaria fe-
yer. contracted ia camp in Florida
with his regiment. He has been
ia Washington several days trying
20 get the sick men of bis regiment
sent home, where they could receive
better treatment, and is now down
himself, in spite of hrs splendid
physique.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
And It's Relationship to Language
and Literature.

Language aud Order of Study-Gram-
mar and e-Cognate
branches- Relation to Logic and
Observation-Disclosures Divisions,
Outlines. and Diagrains-False Syn
tax and Uss-Punctuation-Lexicos
raphy-Dlferences okGramnarians--
Sources OF Purest English-Yocabu-
lariss.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

The Republicans have posters cut
announcing a meeting in the Court
House here next Wednesday even
ing, to be addressed by Governor
Atkinson. Since Dayton made such
a failure here, they are determined
20 try some bigger gun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

The Spanish government has had
the remains of Columbus exhumed
from the Cathedral at Havana,
where they have slept so long, and
will take them back to Spain before
finally turning the city over to the
United States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-09-29

We hope the Democrats will all
turn out next Saturday to the DIS
trict meetings and make them a
big success and get out a good
ticket.