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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24

ject undertakes to show how piano
playing may be reduced to scientific
basis. He advises the study of an
atomy, that the teacher may learn to
develop a good piano hand of physl-
ology that we may learn the fundamen-
tai causes which operate in velocity
playing. We learn. he says. to avoid
and successfully treat weeping sinews
and musicians camp. by the under
standing and application of the laws
governing muscle innovation we learn
10 control and husband the potent force
termed nervous energy. Mlsdirected
nerve energy makes sickly piano play
ers and unhealthy music is the result
Extracts from his article follow:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
From Paddys Standpoint.

An Irishman whose chief occupation
in life has been rock blasting obtained
a position on farm. and was one day
seated outside vigorously churning
butter with an old fashioned churn.
Two former companions passing by
caught sight of him, and, after stopping
TO contemplate the situation a moment.
one of them suddenly exclaimed:
Pom me conshinse. Terrence, but
there's McManus. and he's gone crazy,
sure enough! He's sittin' dhere wild a
wooden dhrill, preparin to put a blasht
face. indianapolis Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24


WAYS a natural taste Tor work nc N
metals. and Wa now I'm a posiuon e
erSllcS ny snhlti0n 10 become an eN-
sers IN thc business Az thc Az 81 =
I Va selected from he force o. thls~
~ hands % oNpond al my time and tai
s1t On one particular branch 81 he
WORK namely. The locRs ana soorS.
This was many wears ago and ne nod
e-n Improvements had nOt been dream
cd 81 SUI several kinds o. coMhinS-
riOa and Formulation locks had been
patented aa6 one Of the best o. taese
I Was placing upon our harcene& S'et1
dNorS No ordinary burglAr, however
Woula have thoueAt o. wasting his
Uze and taking TIRE risks WltA SneS
= lock- consequently. our sale OF sales
Vas large and pro1tahle,
= VAS receiving 8 god S2l2ry Tor
NY special work and iuasined Ike
many Others in life. that I WAS favor
tie o. fortune and tha, il would always
last.
From the position occupied IL was
easy 20 fan into the companionship OF
the sons OF the wealthy classes. and
20 drift with them into eXpens!ve-t
not obiectionable-hab The allur-
ing games OF chance soon fascinated
me with their golden favors. Intem-
perate habits in everything. together
with loss OF sleep. soon untitled me Tor
a fair days work and I was discharg-
ed. Going from bad to worse / soon
found myself the welcome companion
of thieves and gamblers. and often not
knowing where my mex. meal was 10 /
come from.
Wandering aimlessly about the city |
With a favorite companion one day, we |
were passing the shop Of an under
taker. Ny chum called my attention |
20 a safe, which stood near a desk \
and fronted the open door OF the Office, |
and suggested that il might contain /
money, OF which we were both in great /
need.
That lock and door are both my /
own make said I. as we halted mo- /
ment 10 glance at it. and / can open
IL in five minutes
"'You don't say that you can open l
that safe door i'm five minutes without /
knowing the combination OF the lock?
said my friend with establishment.
- certainly can. / answered, al
though the game might be too small
for the risk. If we could get into the
room, it's possible 'twould pay 10 look
into it, on account Of this smallpox
epidemic. Notice that the back door
is OPEN I continued. That door opens
into an alley. in passing here before
when that door was closed. I've noticed
a heavy lock on it and there's an iron
par across it on the inside
Lets wander around TO the alley
and look over the situation, said my
and maybe We can get in
onight'
The alley seemed deserted. Collins
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
TO. a MOVEMENT IN srAccAro

q H. 4 MOVEMENT IN sTACCATo
OCTAVE PLAYING.
sven tones are 40 short thar they van
ish almost Immediately after sounding:
therefore the pedal, which permits the
tone to be REINFORCED. may be used
more freely in the upper register than
in the middle or lower. One tone sus-
tanned by the pedal in the middle is
equal In intensity to about four In the
upper register. II is possible by n deli
cate manipulation of the pedal to obllt-
crate the discordant harmonies in tho
upper without losing an organ point in
the lower register, which sometimes of
necessity must be sustained hy the
pedal. 'io
~ point which Is OF equal importance
with the manner OF striking is that If
the manner of leaving the kevs for
upon this hinges the entire system Of
legato octave playing. Wide skins sucb
as bass note and it's chord. and broad
intervals either in the accompaniment
OF melody, may be made TO sonnd le-
cato without the use of the pedaI nv
,eieaslng the finger from the key slow
W thus damping the tone gradually
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24


OCTAVE PLAYING
Better modes of developing the pow
er of memorizing and of preserving
untouched the pupils individuality
are the result of psychical study. That
we should study acoustics goes with
out saying" as we cannot know too
much OF sound. Pedal management,
tOnal coloring and the science of har-
mony are all better understood through
knowledge of the properties OF
acoustics. A knowledge of the an
atomy of the hand. wrist, fore and up
per arm gives the student greater ia
cility i'm individual muscular control.
I'm consequence OF the control thus
gained, the whole arm becomes more
expressive. A crisply-leggiero effect
can best be produced by energizing the
muscles of the upper arm and those Of
the fingers. while relaxing the wrist
muscles This is very important
point. and is simply the application of
the mechanical principle of the resist
ance being equal to the force of the
blow.
cles in the forearm renders possible
a good position Of the hand for playing
octaves. arpeggios, scales. chords and
trills with the fourth and fifth fingers.
Rolling octave playing is dependent
upon separated control OF the SUI
pinator and prOnator muscles from
those of the fingers. Speed requires
Tho Oh linz, of no In i,,I 81
the muscle. and this can be accom-
plished only by taking up the slack
of the tendons. The principal muscle
concerned in producing a crisply STAG
cato effect with finger action is the ex-
tensor, as upon this muscle depends
the breyity of tone. BY elevating the
wrist, curving the second finger and
depressing it at the knuckle- joint, the
finger is in the best possible position
for producing the effect.
The physiology of velocity playing is
a subject of great interest to the prac-
teal piano teacher. In some persons
rapidity Of movement is natural. the
muscular tissue is very irritable and
exercises of speed do not demand great
'iloi L III OtutlS Tue muScltS. dltnOuRn !
energetic, obey the orders of the will |
with considerable slowness. A great |
expenditure Of nervous energy Is neces- |
sary to obtain a rapid movement IL !
Illustrations of these differences may be |
noticed in the gymnasium. i'm fencing, |
boxing, rowing, walking and in piano /
playing. Pfuger is authority for the
statement that when nerve is slim
ulated by action of the will or other
wise, the stimulus received by the
nerve increases in intensity as il
reaches the muscle.
The three attributes of tone are force
pitch and quality. Force is dependent
upon the amplitude of the vibrations
Pitch is dependent upon the vibration
al number-the greater the number the
higher the pitch. From these facts we
deduct principles of study which are
practicable to an intelligent student of
piano playing. The overtones of tones
sounded in the upper registers are of
iuch great vibrational number that the
EAR fails to establish a definite mitch
Ior them. Then, again, the waves of
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
EXPLANATION OF FREAKS.
The Scientific Reasons for Our Dim.
Museum Cnriosities.

tAIAo>llAte
Three weeks ago the Journal pub
lished very interesting illustrated ar
ticle on the medical diseases which pro-
duce the strange freaks OF nature seen
in the dime museums BY error the
material in the article was credited 10
DR.. j. c. Mcclure. an eminent physi-
sian Of Washington. Some of the facts
were obtained from a pamphlet,
Freaks, as pertaining to Diseases of
the Skin, written by Or. Mcclure and
read originally before the Medical So
ciety Of the District OF Columbia last
February. The illustrations and many
OF the deductions and statements were
not however. from Dr. Mcclure. and
for this reason he writes 10 have the
Journal state that the article published
was not his.-New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24

\ delicate piece OF sculpture IS a
model OF Queen Nictoria's hand. which
is still a very handsome one. and Is
said to have signed more important
state papers and been kissed by more
important men than the hand of any
other queen that ever lived.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
I.nconragenent.

She-"I don't see how you ever came
to proposee to me in the first place, If
am so utterly distasteful TO you.
gave you no encouragement" He
"Oh, yes, you did. You turned the gas
down so low that could not see your
face. indianapolis Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
THEBURGLAR'SSTORY


W As o. 5000 anc
respectable parent
age. began the
burglar and VAS
SiVen q more than
rdinSry education.
ordinary education.
WaS a. work IN one
~ the principal
safe manufSc5oreS
II The Tinted
states I had a.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24
PLAYING THE PIANO.
MR.. n. a. kELSO ADVANCES A
VALUABLE NEW THEORY.
study of anatomy. Physiology and
knowledge of Acoustics ana P-ychoi-
ogy Necessary for a Thorough Mastery
Of the Pisnofortc.
Chicago letter.

-
del Hall. Chicago,
presents a new the
DRY of piano play
ing based upon
principles of ana
tony. physiology,
acoustics and psy-
chology, and in an
exhaustive article
which he has pub
lished on the sub
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24

Pepper. the little boy asked .s call a
kind OF n horse Is that INV
plug?" on They call
"A balky horse, my son .,onuer -
him that because ne is
Cincinnati Enquirer 49,,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24

The brooch continues TO be a popu.
lar article Of iewelry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-24

Whenever We do wrops
good in us dies.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
ooMM1ssIoNER,s NOTICE.
man to know.

J.I. Alexander, Assignee Of Joshua 8.
Lowe vs.. Mary O. Cork, W. W. Cork
and r. T. Lowndes: In Chancery
The parties named above both plain
tiff and defendants will take notice that
at my office In Clarksburg, West Viz
ginia on the
10th DAY OF AUGUST.
in the year 1905. will proceed 10 exc.
cute the order OF reference entered by
the circuit court OF Harrison county az
its late term in the above styled cause
in chancery, wherein am directed 70
ascertain and report what lands are
owned in fee or otherwise and the state
OF the title thereto by Mary O. Cork.
the liens on the same and the order OF
their priority, whether or not the rents
and profits Of the same will satisfy such
hens within five years, together with
such other matters rs by me may be
pertinent or required by any OF the
parties hereto.
Given under my hand this the Sd
day OF July, in the year 1890,
CHARLRs w. LYNCH,
35-4t Commissioner.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
Clarksbdrg Races.


The attendance at the races
here on the 4th was not as large
as on former occasions but the
day was a success SO far as the
program was concerned. We re.
greet, however, that the Racing
Association was not fortunate
enough to make expenses and the
young men who provided the en-.
tertainment were compelled to
pay the deficiency from their
private funds y
In the running race. one. third
mile and repeat, Maud owned
by A. D. Parr. won first money,
time 3s seconds; Miss Bowman,
j. W. Wards horse, second. and
Lena, belonging to j. Elliott,
third.
In the running race one-halt
mile and repeat, 1.-THE Ban, 7 be.
longing to +. N. Hays, took the.
first purse, "Morrissey,' owned
by Walter Sedwick, second, and
RAMBLER, Jr.," belonging to R.
Ward. third.
The fourth race, a cigarette
handicap, was the most amusing.
The horses entered were Fleur
de Lis, Mckinley, Free Silver
Brooklyn Bridge, Gold Bug,
Louisiana, Lonand Maud, ridden
respectivelyby r. n. Lowndes,
Jr, #. r.. Moore. c. E. Vance,
Marcy Price. Luther Raymond,
Had Rapp, and r. D. Parr. Mr..
Rapp won and was awarded the
/ prize, asilyer plate.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10

can az his life, no: of the spas
modic character, but of the
sturdy, thorough. persevering
kind He was a Republican at q
time and place thatit counted FOR
somsthing to be a Republican.
he stood at the helm of the old
Republican ship, andhelped Ia
guide her through tine Democratic
cyclones and landslid es, 70 which
West Virginia was subject %,
laaa Gears. until She is nov
safely anchored in the harbor Of
rejection, I" and If manned by
such sturdy captains as Hon.
Jacob S. Hyer, will be able in
the future to Withstand all as.
saults from whlthersoever they
may come. Mr. Hyer, at the Re,
publican convention OF 1892 re
ceived the nomination for audi.
tor. He ran ahead of his tickle,
in his own county ola votes. AS
another tribute to his personal
worth and popularity among his
home people. in 1892, he was his
party's candidate for the House
of Delegates, his opponent being
the late lamented John H. Gun.
n;ngham, who was also popular
with his party. In a total vote
of about 1900 and a normal
Democratic majority of over 500,
Mr.. Hyer reduced the majority
to less than $50.
Mr.. Hyer resides at Sutton.
Braxton county, West Virginia,
where he has extensive and vari.
Gus business interests, and at his
home the latch string always
hangs out
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
WHOLE NO. 1888
Democrats.
The Wild Pow Wow at Chica 3.


I " E + +
The Democratic Convention
called to nominate a candidate
for the Presidency met ON Tues.
day in big Coliseum building 81
Chicago. For several days the
forces had been gathering and ID
seemed evident that there would
be- great fight between the free
silver advocates end so.calIeds
gold men. The silver men claim
ed the earth and the gold men
though small in number stood
their ground like vigilant
dragons. The silver forces were
unorganized and had no certain
candidate. Bland. Mclean aud
Boies all had strength with this
crowd. Harrity called the con
vention togorder and named Dave
Hill, OF New York as temporary
chairman. The silver men would
not have 1t aud accordingly vot.
ed Hill out and John w. Daniel.
OF Virginia, IN by majority 81
200 for Daniel. From this nom
ent the fun began. Both SIDES
grew desperate and it soon be-.
came evident that no candidate
could be named who would
receive anything like the united
support of the Democratic party.
The silver men controlled every
thing and in order 70 secure d
two-thirds majority they were
anxious 70 unseat silver dele
gates The plat form WIN DECLARE
for free silver at IS 10 j, win de
nounce National Bank notes, and
favor aaintomt <St
|'+*% - <<.| ~ FL Z<<|
Tree silver became So much 1|s
|!gnsted with the silver men and
their unfair tactics that many
left on the first day. The per.
manent chairman Of the conveu
tion, StephenM White is q Cali
fornian.
AT this writing the committees
are at work unseating and seat.
ing delegates, preparing a plat
form, &C.. while the great mass
of delegates are rushing abontin
an aimless aud confused manner.
1t is a strange and uncertain
mixture of the good and bad,
socialist and anarchist are yell
ing and shouting for something.
Just what will be born Of. this
chaos no human being can tell.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
HARRISBURG WATER WORKS.

The machinery and pumps atthe
Harrisburg water works are GER
lainly in a very bad condition.
ne are informed that an ugly
Breakdown slikely to occur any
Pay and the city be left without
kater. This came very nearly
feing the state of affairs this
Feek. One of the boilers ceased
b work on account of it's dilapl.
lated condition, and for a time
there was no water. A boiler has
been taken to the pumping sta
Jon to serve temporarily until
he old one can be repaired.
There is no denying the fact that
pc old machinery is about play
dout. " and the day is fast ap-
Preaching when we will have no
Eater in the tanks. 1t is costing
uite a SUN of money each year
keep the old worn out ma.
alnery in repair, and the ex-
Pense for fuel is enormous. 1t
said, by those who are pre-
pned to know, that it would
fost much less to keep the town
yell supplied with water if we
fad new machinery, and that the
eterest on the proposed bonds OF
10000 would not materially in
sease the rate of taxation, TAX.
y INTO consideration the large
ans paid cut every few weeks
pr repairs and the enormous
ael bills. These facts are given
f we understand them. If we
re wrong we are willing to be
Enlightened.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
been secured 81 great expense 10
the society No one should fail
to see it. S4-tf
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
to see il


OF the town Of Clarksburg, County OF
Harrison, State OF West Virginia, for an
election to be held on
TUESDAY. THE 2stb DAY or JIrr,y
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ajantcJ. -s -"s olaAn'e was
Whereas 10 corrv nm, t,,;s o,,;a,. 4. !.
exnedient tbet the tnwn .i,ou, ;.s ~ 20
bopSs for mum . q. .I t,;o;aa4 s sn., issue
nose - 'e, '''ous 'ot s''A. 'ul1
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con,tors ma ,s.,,, 1 Ia ApsaiahI ior .ns
GlarLshnr, NV y y, ,, sos y. sue peop,e oI
thsrs;m s aas;nst - ~ ol , ptopeity
no;n,ad a H. r. nl oar .ns ccmmis.ee ap
eond;t;a, !, s ~. .na4s 70 ,epore Tue
Mand that ss. "a ~ nolAs lso I'M.
TSns.. ..s. IN e ann, NJ. 70 sAceea len
~ s,;si,nn 1870, ~, Doliats oe eApend-
worSs ~ ... Ia H., W .ne plesen. wa.sr
Ths.eso.a i - :. .ng neGes sn repairs.
t;o,, ~ I'o,s ~ ~. y vlueLa Inat IN eiec.
" LIZ roon " =. L .i tne Sotn Jay
~ t.,. A sa su .:a iuailneu yoseIs ol
" W. tho w na ,or me ta.!ncation procession
- ta. y Y.a.nanos ~ uIovaae ZOE issuing
r, nas , anuanuhg 70 len Thousand
tn o ~. p sa.a hse PEI sent inIsIest
1 ns.h sn ns lA1 ~ Dono, Ior tue Iepai nng
" n. .ns sa.u Wa.e5 Works ana tina. the
t.a:, - issue Nh cause ms pfoclama-
ssy W. tsis aSasue9 q .equifea y iaW.
M NOV tnsielole, samuel II. Steel,
MhyVT ~ lne tosn OF CiarksourR. conn.
y OF 5 t3in; otaIe OF west Virginia,
W .;} - M ~ me order OF the conn
c1l OF tne toWn johannesburg, issue this
my Peg I9ciam 2. that an election Will
. W ne,a ~ ~ .ae several wards Of the SAID
m 1UWn " tne pieces hereafter named. on
~. a,uesday ,;s the 18th day OF July, 1895. OF
. .ns u aaN vo.els o. said Town ior the
fhtincation OF relection oil said ordtn-
T 9nce 1 rGf Issuing q ponds en amounting to
; len a ano .ass ,Slv,Oo Uoiiafs, pear
ing nye Per cent interest from date Of
Wss @ t wn, ~. % air,s;a lsRaarlhg sa,d
debtedness Of the town water VAT w., wor ~.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
The Storm
IN the Vicinity of Wheeling
and Moundsville.

WHEELING. W. VA. July e
|oDe of the most destructive rain
|storms which ever visited this
|.ection. occurred yesterday.
The rain was general but the
legion about six miles southeast
Il this city suffered the most
Eeverely. Both the Baltimore
Il Ohio and the Ohio River rail-
roads were badly crippled, and
thousands of dollars damage was
hone along the larger streams.
Two lives were lost, and half
bdozen houses were washed away
|khile in this city the Baltimore
L Ohio railroad bridge and part
the depot over Wheeling creek
were destroyed.
The express Office and one or
Two small buildings went into
Me creek.
About Moundsvi!le the rain
ras the heayiest in years, and
khe loss will be thousands of dol.
|ars. The Baltimore & Ohio and
bhio River railroad bridges,
Fhich spanned Little Grave
Greek, at Moundsville. were
dashed away, the former going
into the river.
/ The Riley Hotel, in the Roger
bn oil field, was washed away,
t the occupants all escaped.
EWo miles of track on the Balti-
more 6 Ohio to the camp grounds
hnd one iron bridge are gone.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
CLARKsBURG. W VA. July 10. 1896.
Republican,
DELEGATES to The Various con.
ventions.

The following named delegates
have been selected by the differ.
ent districts throughout the
county to represen. Harrison a,
the various conventions
CLARK.
State--Wm r Alexander. Jno Red
man, S Q Denham, d G Thompson.
Judge Edwin Maxwell, DR.. Fleming
Howell. j I Alexander, A O Moore, DR..
D P Morgan, Howard Wilkes. (col)
Congressional Geo Gustav, Isaac P
r Ash, Bruce Southern, DR.. d P Nor.
gan, VIM McAbee, A w Fittro, Lee
Rufiin, (col.) W L Strader, L @ Lawson.
F o Lacy, (coD
Senatorial-Judge Edwin Maxwell.
d W Harmer. B 3 Stout, Andy S Criss.
A 9 Moore, Jno + Shore. j : Alexander.
DR.. Percy Golf. NJ G Holmes, A W Fit.
tro
EAGLE.
State--JW Hess, Jasper Kile, A b
Boggess, j n Hess, E d McCarty,
Thomas Hawker. William Chalfant,
Allen Swiger, b T Coffman, HI Cun.
ningham.
Congressional : Silas Starks, NJ b
Bartlett, NJ K Baker, j NJ Coffman,
Leslie Hawker, g q Berry, James A
Robinson, s R Griffin, NJ L Riblett,
Ernest L Pigott.
senatorial-Luther W Pigott, Il F
shreyes, James Denham, Henry s
Davis, James A Robey, Luther q Coff.
man, A o Brooke, DID Robinson, Les.
lie Hawker, ID AlcCarty.
ELK.
state-G B Patton, D S Young.
NJ B Curkendall, L NJ Bird and
Col. Sidney Raymond.
Congressional-David B u M
gardner, NJ N Shuttleworth, j P
Lanham, Noah Williams, VIM
buchanan, Adam Bpmgardner,
% y Young Jno Barns and inc
Sutton.
( senatorial-Hamiltop Bird, F
l Lynch, y L Martin, Howard
White and d IS Young.
See fifth page for balance Of
delegates.