West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18

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grandfather sing or some OF tho
fiddle de winks music so popular
today. Hence the following:
prof. Patrick Flanagan, that
accomplished musician. has or
ganizcd a class OF our young people
into singing school aud we may
soon expect to see some ardent dis.
ciples of Orpheus in our town"
beg pardon for stating it so
but the tresome tediousness OF
somo newspapers is exceedingly
provoking.
The anxious but futile search
for ideas in the bewildering mazes
of words is we'll illustrated by
Shak's 1.-TWO grams Of wheat hid in
two bushels Of chaff; you shall
seek all day ere you find them; and
when you have them they are not
worth the search"
Take an illustration A ten
year old boy has met with a serious
hurt by falling from the rear end
OF carriage. The heading OF this
sad accident is made attractive by
a liberal use of large type. The
reader of course is anxious to know
the name of the unfortunate child.
In the account the reporter oom-
mences with the creation of Adam.
The reader IS reminded that such
an accident could never have hap
pened to Adam because Adam never
was boy-or even If he had been
a boy IN the early part of his life,
there were no carriages then; or
even II there had been carriages
then and even il Adam had been
u boy at that time, there was no
one else to drive but Adam and he
therefore wouldn't have been be-
hind the carriage. Then he will
put in good joke about raising
Cam.
Next the pecuIiarities Of children
in general are mentioned; the pc
culiaritles of the young OF other
animals. How the young OF other
animals resemble young children.
The initiative faculty Of apes. The
initiative faculty of children. A
discussion Of the Darwinian the.
ory. Some anecdotes about monk.
eys to enforce it. The climbing
propensity of the monkey; how il
breeds trouble. The transmission
OF this tendency to children from
apes. A full history Of carriages
from the time Of the Syrian chariot
to the modern bicycle. Reflections
on the efoct Of snch inventions on
the world and civilization. A the
ory or two as TO why boys will per
slst in climbing on the rear end Of
carriages. A complete explanation
OF the theory OF gravitation and
falling bodies. Sir Isaac Newton'G
discovery OF the laws Of gravitation.
Several anecdotes about Sir Isaac
Newton. Two or three theories as
TO how he happened to fall and
then the brilliant article may end
without giving tho name of the
child at all.
Another illustration Just after
elections everv body scans the pa
pers with .feverish expectancy.
Suppose the interest is centred in
New York. The reader turns to
the telegraphic column with a
trembling hand and reads in large
caps. Great Victory, h Waterloo
for The Republicans and MugwuniDs.
mrs Majority Large. h big day
for New York. h AeaUy yofe Dolled.
Rain during the dqy. But That
dtdnt Keep Uoters array.
The reader searches hurridly
down the columns Of the paper to
find the account Of the election.
At last he finds the article, it is
headed in small caps. Great Vic
tory-A Waterloo for the Mug
wumps and Republicans. HIPS
majority large--A big day for New
York A heavy vote polled. Rain
during the day, but didn't keep
voters away.-Then the item itself.
"Ihere was a great political VIC
tory in New York. We might call
% Waterloo for the Rspublicsns
and MuRwumps. HilPs majority
ls estimated by knowing persons to
be large. IL rainod hard during
the day; but the patriotic voters
ilocked 70 the polls auywoy." The
reader now eager for something
definite looks in an other column