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FOURTH OF JULY IN 1909.
The Good People of New York Were Greatly Amused by Inventions.
 IC.nt,,rrinrht 1pn1

lCoRyrlght, lS5i.j
 Here is q true copy of an advertise- ment that appeared in the New York Herald--not Bennett's-on July 3, 1909:
 "The public are informed that the Anniversary of American Independence will be celebrated at Columbia Garden opposite the Battery. Splendid prepara- tions have been made To commemorate the aus sDicious day and nothing will be found deficient in causing general sat isfaction.
 "The Garden will be elegantly deco rated and splendidly illuminated with yariegatedb Lamps. The Fountains will be ornamented with new transparent Paintings and Busts..
 "The Hydraulic machinery with inn provements will be exhibited; it turns by the force of water. issuing from the Fountain--it is composed of 12 wheels on which are fixed upwards of 1000 fig ures. and, from the recent improved plan will turn round with great velocity. Around the exterior of the Fountain are 12 elegant transparent paintings. be- ing also a part of the Hydraulic ma chinery. This new exhibition will be found highly interesting and, cannot fail of exciting universal appreciation from those who may view it. "FireworlSs.-,A grand display of ele- gant Fireworks will take place during the exhibition in which are A Chinese Fountain; A variety of Roman Can dies; A. star 30 feet in circumference. with the sun in the center; A grand fire pump, &c., &c., Accompanied with 100 elegant Rockets. the principal part of the above to be turned by water.
 "A select Band of Music is engaged.
 "Admittance for the evening, shil- lings.''
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The Fourth as n Death Day.

Death has come to many eminent men on the anniversary of American inde- pendence, and the following, among others: Samuel Richardson, novelist, in 1761; Fisher Ames, statesman and presi- dent of Harvard college, in 1894; Will liam Kirby, naturalist, in 1850. Besides, as every patriotic American should re- member, though doubtless 1t is some times forgotten, two presidents of the United States were called from earth on July 4-John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
 John Adams succeeded Washington and Thomas Jefferson succeeded John Adams. To Jefferson is credited the authorship of the declaration of inde- pendence. Adams and Jefferson. though often differing on political topics. were friends to the last, and in spite of the fact that they lived far apart and were infirm at the last they kept up their in timacy by means of correspondence to within a short time of their death. which occurred almost simultaneously in 1926, on the fiftieth anniversary of the declaration whose signing is cele- brated on Independence day.
 On the tomb of Jefferson. at Monti- cello, he is described as the author o1 the declaration, the founder of religious freedom in Virginia and of the Univer sity of Virginia: but there is a curiou omission of the fact that he was twic president of the United States.
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it's valued manuscripts. In facv, with the exception of such a unique rarity as the great diamond of the nizam of Hyderabad. which was reported as stolen recently, nothing in the form of property would be so certain of identi- fication if offered for sale as one of these documents. They have this fur tber advantage--,the diamond might possibly be broken up and sold piece meal without identification, while the manuscripts could be identified line by line and word by word, even if each were torn in fragments. The state de- partment has a full descriptive list of these papers, and the most important of them were copied and published by order of congress some years ago.
 Yet, not long since, two young clerks of the library of congress stole from the library some of the valuable manu- scripts which belonged to the Toner collection. They were offered to col lectors in New York, and some of them were sold to W. F. Havemeyer; but the dealers who handled them suspect ed that they belonged to the govern
 nent. and notified the authorities. This brought about an investigation, which resulted in the apprehension of the thieves. The same thing would happen il any of the documents in the state department were stolen. For this req son the clerks who have occasion to handle the papers are trusted almost implicitly. From the vandal visitor the manuscripts are protected by watch
 man, who sits in the library during business hours, and by other watchmen who patrol the halls at half-hour inter- sals when the department is closed.
 None of these documents can be taken away without special order from the secretary of state. In fact, none of the manuscripts has left the depart n1ent building since it's completion. ex- eept in 1893, when some of them were
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shipped to the Chicago exposition. as has been stated.

shipped to the Chicago exposition. as has been stated.
 Two manuscript volumes, however, were taken to Philadelphia by the fore man in charge of the work of restoring the documents There they were .'in- laid" by experts whose business is the restoration of manuscripts which have become ragged through age and wear These two documents were Washing toms school copy book and his diary. The 'inlaying" consisted in sketching the outline of each page on sheet of heavy paper, cutting out all the paper within this outline except a very nar- row margin, splitting the paper to the depth of this margin, and gluing the edges of the paper into the split edge of the frame. By this process both and the pages were mounted on uni form sheets of paper, which could be bound together in Russia leather. The work on these two volumes cost the government several hundred dollars, and was said to be the finest work of the kind ever executed.
 The state department experts en- gagged in the work of restoration do not inlay the manuscripts; this would be too expensive process. They mount each page on hinge of stout linen pa Der, fastened to sheet of heavy pa per; and these sheets are bound in books of uniform size. Where holes are found in a manuscript-and many are very ragged-a piece of paper of the color of the manuscript is pasted under the hole; or, if this would obscure the writing, piece of tissue is used.
 Each of these sheets is numbered and registered; every scrap of paper be- longing to the manuscript collection is numbered, and whenever a book is taken from it's shelf it is carefully ex- amined to see that it is intact.
 It is not often that the volumes are taken down except when the clerks need them for the work of restoration; though occasionally visitor engaged in some historic researches asks per mission to consult them. Even after the permit is granted he must use them in full view of the library watch man.
 GEORGE GRANTHAM BAIN
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toners. But here in Geneva, on side street, the flag apparently had some other purpose. And just beyond it was another, and then another.
 Then it flashed over me that it was the "Glorious Fourth" i" and that in my home in the states at that minute hun dreds of thousands of flags were flying and millions of crackers exploding to celebrate the anniversary. It was odd to be reminded of the occasion by the people of another land so far from my own-a people speaking another lan- guage and alien to me in everything but their love of freedom. It came upon me like an inspiration that this was the tribute of the people of lesser republic to the greatest and most suc- cessful example of popular government which the world has seen.
 Turning into another street 1 saw mere decorations, and as I neared the business center of the city, they grew still more profuse. The big hotels showed the blended colors from many windows, and from the flagstaff of the
 
 frequented by Americans, flew the stars and stripes.
 It was inspiriting. felt like throw ing my hat into the air and crying "Hurrah!" That is what good many Americans whom I met were impelled to do. Moreover, some of them, in an excess of patriotism, had procured bombs, which they exploded in public places without fear of meeting the fate of compatriot who discharged giant cracker in Antwerp on Independence day, and shortly thereafter found him. self in the lookup. On every hand were the evidences of national sym pathy The too exuberant American who has not met him when abroad ?- found encouragement and not reproof in his efforts to make an American Fourth of July in Geneva.
 In the evening, they told me, there would be the annual moonlight excur- sion down the lake in honor of Inde- pendenee day. Think of iti 4 Fourth of July excursion 4,000 miles from homel I went-of course. The steam CT, too, was beautifully hung with Swiss and American flags and with bunting of red, white and blue; and lanterns displaying our national eolors were swung from the awning.
 There were fireworks along the shore another unexpected reminder of dear old America.
 A. c. MDoNALD.
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A Saint Day,

Uncle Sam is the patron saint of July 4, so far as Americans are concerned, but the church calendars for this day mention the following saints: St. Fin ban, abbot; St. Bolcan, abbot; St. Sis oes or Sisoy, anchoret in Egypt; St. Bertha. widow. abbess of Blangy in Artois; St Uric. bishop of Augsbere. confessor; St. 0dlo, archbishop Of Cnn+ terbury, confessor.
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THE FOURTH IN SWITZERLAND.
How the Little Republic Celebrates
 Our Independence Day.
rCopyright. 1S97.l

ICopyright, 1897.l
 Independence day is celebrated abroad by three classes-the travelling Ameri- can, the expatriated American and the Swiss. The observance of the Fourth of July by the people of Switzerland is one of the unexpected things which an American traveller sees. If he has spent Independence day in England or France or Germany, where the only recognition of the day comes from resi- dent or visiting Americans, he will be surprised the more.
 The last time I was in Geneva I ar rived on the evening of the Sd of July. Geneva was warm and stieky-some- thing like New York or Boston as 1 have known them on the eve of Inde pendence day. I left my hotel-it was not one affected by American tourists for stroll through the city. From the upper window of one of the shops which looked on the narrow cob ble-paved street hung an American flag beside the flag of Switzerland. I was puzzled for minute. One sees the stars and stripes great deal and sometimes. in the large cities, even shopkeepers will use them to attract the attention of possible American cus-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-01
HIAWATHA DOWN TO DATE.
The Coming or The Prophet.

NJ. S Comwcu In The Hampshire Review
should you ask me whence this story,
Whence these wild riproarous rantings,
As OF thunder in the mountains
or the blizzard on the prairie,
I would answer, would tell you,
Straightwdy in such words As follows
I have read il fron the record
Signed and scaled with Sacherns totem,
How the big chief, Cyclone Tillnan,
From the rice swamps OF Carolina,
Raised n row among the Sachems
That the tribes at home might prosper.
In the wigwam Of the nation,
BY the placid, smooth Potomac,
Where tho great white father called
them,
Here the Sacheas sat in council,
Smoked the pipe of peace together,
And they talked about the tariff.
Through the day and through the night
time,
For tbs written in the record
How they talked about the tariff,
But 'tis not upon the record
That the Sachems deal in sugar
But uprose the Sachem Tillman,
From the rice swamps of Carolina,
And with wild gesticulatious,
Like the jlclall of the mountaia
Dancing round his prey at midnight
Spake, and all the Sachens trembled
AS ne spake such words as follow.
~ the prophet from Carolina,
Lo ! come to warn and teach YOU
J. .st the tribes rise up in anger
And destroy this august body.
Ya are liars, thieves and poltreons
Daily say the public papers.
II ye can't disprove their charges,
Lo they are already proven,
am come to warn and tell you
OF the just wrath of the tribesmen;
Rise and purge yourselves with hyssop
Fer your doom descend upon you"
But the Sachems still are selling
By the placid, smooth Potomac,
All unguarded, all unheeding
OF the sayings of the prophet,
Still they'll deal in sugar futures
Smoke the pipe of peace together
Til the strong hand of the people,
Til the black cloud of their anger
Like the storm cloud in the heavens
When the earth is wrapt in darkness.
Like the bolt from heavea descending,
Shall descend and purge forever
Our fair land from such corruption.
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to the rescue OF Allison, but For.
aker quickly disposed of him by
telling him that he had himsolf. at
Forakor's diotatiou, written the
very amendment which he denied
ever having heard Of. This so
crushed Pistt that he humbly
apologlzed, saying that he might
have been mistaken, Senator Vest
rubbed 1t IN on the Republicans by
insisting that the bill bo proceeded
with, and Senator Teller expressed
hls concurroucc. Senator Mantle
said: "lt | were to search through
the whole domain of poetry and
prose, nothing could be found that
would so htly characterize the wool
schodulo as these familiar words OF
Bret UNrto's;
yet the cards they woro stocked
In way that griovo.
And nay feelings were shocked
At tho state OF Nye's sleeve;
Twas stuffed full ofaccs and bewors
The same with intent to deceive.
"1 think the bill, continued Sona.
tor Mantle, $50 far ms it relates TO
the wool growers, is stuffed full OF
aces and bowers. with tho full pur-
pose and intont Of deceiving the
wool growers Of tho country" In
ter on the samo day Senator Allison.
on behalf OF the Committee, made
an GbJoct surrender and offered the
amendment demanded, and it was
adopted by voto OF 20 to 2G. al
though the previous vote, which
had 50 irritated the wool mon, had
been 55 to 13.
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BLAND.MOORE.

Special TO the Register.
Pt. Pleasant, w. Va, June 22.-
A social event occurring at high
neon to-day was the marriage Of
Robert Lynn Bland, Of Weston, to
Miss Francis Rebecca Moore, daugh-
ter OF Hon. O. +. r. Moore, q
former member and president Of
the Supreme Court or Appeals, Of
West Virginia, at her fathers home
at Elwell, this county The ccro-
mony was performed by Rev A..
@ Griunan, rector or Christ Prot
estant Episcopal church Of this city.
Only the immediate relatives Of
tho contracting parties we're present.
Mr. Bland ia tho Secretary Of the
Wost Virginia Editorial Agsocia-
tion, and one or the most popular
young men iu The State, wbiIo the
bride i5 one Of Mason county,
most IoyaJlc ladies. aud counts her
friends iu every portion OF thc
county, by the scOro.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-01
A "PEEPING TOM"
Has His Eye Shot Ont And Check
Bone Shattered by A Fearless

Has His Eye Shot Ont And Cheek
Bone Shattered by Fearless
Woman
Special Dispatch TO tho Intcllgo1ccr
Grafton, w. Va, June -. The
young wife OF George White,
railroad man, hoard some one rails
ing window at her residence, in
South Grafton, about l o'clock
this morning. Being alone in tho
house, her husband being out on
tho road, she took revolver from
a drawer and peeped behind the
blinds. Seeing two men working
at the window che frod two shots
full at the face OF the FIRST man,
and both disappeared.
After daylight it was discovered
that the window sill aud porch
near it were covered with blood
The police went TO work on the
case, and later in the day it was
developed that John Keofc, n promi
mont machiuist in the Baltimore &
Ohio shops here, had his right eye
shot out, his cheek bone shattered,
and ina critical condition, with
slight hopes OF recovery Kecfe
and a companion had been drink
ing, and in that condition visited
Whites home, with the above re
suit.
Mr.. and Mrs. White arc very
respectable young married couple.
Keefo for years has been accused
when in liquor Of peeping in tho
windows Of private residences. lie
has boon shot At q numb Der or times,
and badly beaten at other times
for his practice, but It has failed
TO break him Of it. lie was ehot
in the Lex once before for the same
oGonso.
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A man always pretends to
woman that it is an awful bore to
him to get his photograph taken.
When a woman says she is very
sare she hasn't spark Of Jealousy
in her makeup, look out for her.
A man who never tells q racy
story is as rare as a woman who
never cheats street car company
out Of her fare.
When man has kissed a girl she
can never act Sc mad after he has
insiDuated that she knew he
wouldn't be able to help it.
When a girl flirts with man she
will never believe that no knows
she doesn't moan near 80 much az
she thinks he thinks she dees.
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ATKINSON POB RIKER.

The selection Of President Of
the University has been further
complicated by an interview recent.
ly given out by Gov. Atkinson. Io
favors DR.. Riker, former Wheel
ing minister at present in Charles
ton. DR.. Riker was considered by
the Board which selected Dr. Good
knight and rejected or account OF
bis alleged fanaticism. The Gov.
erRor is very enthusiastic and The
administration influence will be
thrown to DR.. Riker. Whether this
will be strong enough to turn tho
balance remains to be seen. Tho
regents, or some OF them at least.
want to choose a layman. Gov.
Atkinson said
al consider DR.. Riker tho best
equipped man for President of tho
University ip tbc State" said The
Governor with emphasis. ''llo is "a
m'an Of wonderful ability and would
ii CHOSEN gather about him super.
ior faculty. have known DR..
ldkor intimately for some time.
aRd / know whereof J spoak. DR..
l}Ikcr would make an ideal Prcsi-
dent. and ] know his selection
would contribute 20 Che prosrorty
OF thc ycrsity.
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STANDARD FOR ADMISSION no
ThE BAR RAISED.

Last wcok in The state supreme
court Of aPpeais, tbe following or.
dor was handed down. regulating
proceedings attached TO granting
license 10 practice law
Until otherwise provided 10 is or.
derel under chapter 30 OF the acts
OF 1891 ,bat any person hereafter
applying for lIcooso to practice Law
in this state, shall after ooufso OF
ret3ing Of tbe law Of two year. ap
pear before tho prolessots or law.
Of the University OF Wc5t virginia.
who arc ha-eby constituted a com
mission mty pro u..anl UNDERGO
an examination Jy iasm o. asee.
lsa h.s ai~os 90 rrac rec lsw ir
.hc courts OF tls aio. And acb
cwmIus'su shtli 5o -uol co.'s re-
qu.red to obtain diploma OF grad
uatioH from th8 school flaw or
tua slIl university. trd gon
such WIaa.iDu sorh applicant
saa'l De found % possess lao
GusI.e qualifications CHAT commits
o1 sha.l gran. h.m certificate
thereof 1Hi upon % this court yin
grant ueh applicant 70 license 60
practice .Hc aw.
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USES OF ATHLETICS.

College athletics give dlscip.
line and self-mastery that arc val
liable; the students who take part
pcrsIstcntly in these exercises are
taught control Of their appctitos.
The dietary regimen in tho train.
ing season Is strict; tho hours for
exercise are fixed; the student is
taught that Indulgence in alcohol
or tobacco or other forms Of dissIpa-
ton is fatal to his ambition to excel
self control is thus impressed early
upon him, and his character is
strengthened. Particularly IN
foot ball, man who loses his tenn
per is ruled out Of the game.
College athletics arc safety
valve; tho energies of the students
are bound to find an outlet. BY
the strong exercises Of the gymna-
Sums and of tho various games,
these energies are called forth: so
that the tendency TO late hours
and to dissipation is largely dimin-
ished.
College athletics have generally
as is to be expected, far more
gontlemanly and manly tone than
those that may be called profession
al; furthermore they are less slaugy
and sporty" than they were a few
years ago; the whole tendency is
away from the tough oloment,
toward maHliaess and the develope.
ment OF manhood. At the univer-
sity games, aa error OF an opponent
is no longer applauded or hlssed /;
good plays only are applauded. 1t
used to be the object to "rattle"
tho opposing team by hooting, but
that is now considered as "muckor-
ISM a general gentlemanly spirit
prevails.
y great many parents have been
frightened by tales of the dangers
of football and other violent games,
and they have been fearful lest tho
gymnastic exercises Of their sons at
college might have a taiut Of pro.
fossionallsm; but there is less cause
for anxiety in regard to the atmos-
phero IN which college boys live
than there was few years ago.
The college tone is now far man
lior, cleaner, and more hoalthful.
The hard drinkers and the de-
bauchees are no longer college
heroes.
Rough physical exercises are nee.
essary to manlinoss. Cicero went
so far as to Justify the gladiatorial
combats, on tho principle that they
diminished the fear Of death and
make men braver. Few now would
agree with him; but it is becoming
more and more evident that games
and exercises that are rough and
that include even an element Of
danger, are good for our young
men. And, ia my opinion, too
much cannot be said in favor Of
college athletics as now in vogue
Albert Tyler, in Lippincotts.
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Should Spain object to receiving
Gen. Stewart l.. Weodford, as u. S.
Minister, beca@se be once expressed
sympathy for Cuba, as rumor says
it may, diplomatic relations may as
well be broken off, as it would bo
too much Of job for the President
to find an American with ability to
fill the position who has not felt
and expressed similar sympathy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-01

English newspapers would not
devote one-tenth of thespace Amer.
lean editors are giving the Queens
Jubilee to anything American, how
ever important it might be.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills

have. from tho time Of their
preparation. been o continuous
success with the public. And
that means that Ayers Pills
accomplish what is promised
for them; they cure where
others fail. It was fitting,
therefore, that the worldwide
popularity Of these pills should
be recognized by the Worlds
Fair medal Of 1893 "a fact
which emphasizes the record:
SO Years of Cures.
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Fifty Years Ago.

who could imagine tha; this should he
The place where, Ia eighteen nirety-three
That white worid-wonder Of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, poiychrome e.
Here ot the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills, by the world preferred
chieago-iike, they = record show,
sADeS they staTted-So years ago.
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OUR washington WALLET.
Hon, ", ]. Bryan Receives Consider
able Attention in The Senate.
Lively Time Picking Wool Among
the Law Makers.
W ASHINCrON, -. c.,
June IS, 1897.
From our regular correspondent.

FROM our regular correspondent.
Broker Chapman was in Wash
lngton this week to see the last of
the farce known as the trial of wit.
nesses for contempt in tho Senate
rial sugar scandal investigation of
three years ago. Chapman didn't
say SO, but he must have thought
1t very quccr that he alono should
have been convicted out of the lot
who were indicted for refusing to
answer questions.
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DR G. II. SILVERWOOD,
D e mist.
DR. j. =. HARTLEY,
ID e "a TT ST.

will visit Kingwood regularly and
do FIRST CLASS WORK, guaranteed TO
give satisfaction. Uses the famous
eREHAM METHOD for the
PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH
Due notice of his visits will be given
IN this paper.