West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
Reedsyille.

Reedsyille.
Correspondence OF The Argus
Miss olevia Fairfax is home for short
visit.
{. J. BOyles was at independence Sat.
urday.
Jas. Din sold nice bunch of cattle last
Saturday.
Polly Msrdu spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Emily Fairfax.
Our school will close with an entertain.
men, next Friday evening.
Mrs. Dr. For,ney and son, were visiting
ID. l.. Keefover's over Sunday.
]. II. Clsrkson took in tho school enter
tsinment at Gladesville last week.
II. II. Reed. who has been in the West
for several weeks, will be home soon.
Homer and Ed lleefover brought home
snew buggy Friday. Now, look out girls.
Ed. Gross, who was seriously hurt by
fall of coal WAS taken to his home last
Saturday.
John Gross, who was called home TO the
sick bed Of his father, returned TO Morgan
town last week
There was al old time break. down dance
in the hall Saturday evening" aud our young
people entered into the exhilaratiug smuse-
ment with that zest OF ye olden times.
The placing of three lfe.size pictures OF
Mokinley, Lincoln aud Garfield in our
school by Mr. Clarkson and his pupils, was
very eommendable and reflects credit ON
both teacher and pupils. w. II. Loar OF
Grafton, did tho work
Well, welll ''Don Quixote" thinks she
has 1t dead sure now-it is the Royal Path
this time. aud no mistake about It, as she
could almost have prompted the gentle
man from memory" Now isn't II remarka-
bic that so important parsonage could be
mistaken in her explanations But mar
yelous as IL may seem It is nevertheless true,
as not one of the previously named books
contain single sentence found In the essay
in question, nor in any other book to our
knowledge, and as a test Of this infalliblc az
memory, and TO show that IL is possible for
even great minds to be mistaken, VIC are
perfectly willing TO pat The manuscript IN
the hands Of any person whomsocver aud IL
n book or reference even, can be found con-
tanning a series Of parallel words or SEN
fences, we shalt freely make public
Acknowledgements We would Just as
freely present manuscript partly or wholly
compiled, as II il were original, because 1t
must needs be In better phraseology We
lay no stress on originality absolute. There
is but little any more strictly new.
ave gather posics from other mems
flowers,
Nothing but the thread that binds them Is
ours"
And that person cannot be other than
narrow who does no, associate and assmi.
late the thoughts aud IDEAS Of others. "Think
for myself one good idea, etc" is well
enough in proverbial lore, but some people,
from mortal fear of being termed a
'plagianst," seem 20 utilize the proverb
minus the good idea, i" which seems to be
the mood Of "Don Quixoie" One of her
| neighboS remarked tho other day that she
never wrote an article TO the paper unless
she had occasion to slur any one, a. Is evil
denccd by the unsayory reference to 'Miss
Myrtle Menesr and the people over in that
corner" the "Doolittle brothers; the
teachers institute" etc., and thought il not
very discreet at the present time. Another
remarked that no one else in the neighbor-
hood would have so mentioned these
matters. One Of the best lady performers
on the institute program, disapproyed, very
much, Of the compliment paid her and the
cynical reference to other performances, be
cause Of The impression IL would leave away
from home. Such a spirit certainly cannot
be conducive TO the peace and interest Of
neighborhood, nor 20 the carrying out Of
oar Epworih League motto Look up,
| Lift up" We know, Mr.. Editor, that Il is
almos, as dpiasiefnl 90 The people, and exas-
pcrating 20 you 10 resen, the odious ihrusts
Of designing people a. 10 originate them.
So pardon us and there shall be no further
} reference % this matter by us.