West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-08-10

hours while she fair grounds are
open. Their coffee suits the taste
Of the people, evidently, for, MI
though Brazil gives away coffee
every day and Guatemala charges
10 cents to Is cents emp, their
stand is always thronged. One
great attraction is the "Marim ba, !"
n musical instrument much like our
Zylophone. which is played by three
rayly dressed natives. They can
not read music, yet there is some
thing so stirring in their melodies
that it Is really worth hearing.
Coffee culture is u most imror-
tant industry in Gautemala and
their coffee is making so many
United States friends that they viii
undoubtedly open mp heavy trade
with us. Mr.. Rosentbal, Secretary
of the Guatemala Commission, is
eagerly questioned every day by
consumers and dealers regarding
the importation of Guatemala
coffee.
People who have not been reading
enough about the Fair to have an
idea OF its yastness open their
mouths in wonder to find so much.
Even those who thought they were
prepared for it do not quite escape
a shock. A Philadelphia man who
had worked faithfully over the
exhibi-s for ten days, came in the
other night and said he had seen
enough and was satisfied to go
home. Some one asked il he had seen
about all, but he sighed and SAID
Ono, oh no, did not see much
compared with the bnlk Of 1T. It's
too big, too big ~
There are so many really good
things IN the city that one wants to
see too that it does look appalling
on plan.
| made Libby Prison Museum
a visit last week, and assure you
any one who has as much patriot
ism as flea ought to see this the
first chance he has. Many object
to any sentiment regarding the war
on the plea of fostering sectional
feeling" but this is too nonsensical
to be needed by sensible people.
Why visit to this place would be
of Inestimable value to history
class, and the structure ought to be
preserved for educational purposes
II for no other.
The moving and reconstructing
of the building has been so thor
oughly and artistically done that as
you enter the yard through the
massive stone battlement walls You
can almost imagine yourself IN
"Dixies Land"
THE same old bricks are IN the walls,
| The same sign by the door,
| And portraits crowd the gloomy halls
OF faces Wen see no moro"
In the yard are many very inter-
esting relics not only of the civil
war but of 1912 and the Revolution.
Here We find ten-ton relic of the
Chicago Fire in the shape of huge
mass OF molten iron and other
metals unearthed when the excava.
tioHs were being made for the
Masonic Temple. This is, presum-
ably, the remains of hardware
store. Entering the building you
are bewildered at the number Of
historic souvenirs in the collection.
The Appomattox Table upon
which Grant and Lee signed the
terms of surrender which closed the
civil war, was reverently patted by
me, (you know a woman can ex-
press affection BY little pat better
than any other way) and shud.
dered until my teeth chartered at
sight Of the branding iron which
was applied red hot to the cheeks Of
deserters making letter ID.
The Columbus portrait, painted
in 1543, conceded by art critics to
be tse only authentic portrait Of
Columbus extant is here. It is
owned by 9. +. Gunther, who
bought 1t in London recently for
$4,000. This picture will be ut
the Fair later. cannot tell you
all about IL because there is too
much, so / may just Is we'll stop
here as anywhere, only ] would
urge you to see il If you can. Take
at least a whole afternoon for IL.