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Mr.. Wragg may not have been a coward.
though 1t seems rather thoughtless of him to
have gone of and left his 'distrest" family in
the wildso of Carolina, but his surviving afflicted
sister in England who caused the monument 10
be erected in Westminster, says also on the
tablet that 'in him strong natural parts and
the love OF justice and humanity. improved by
education. formed the valuable character Of a
good man" and surely she should have known
him better than we.
Along down through tho noble aisle you
walk, after you have sufficiently rested your
self, impressed and softened as you well may be
by the solemnity and the history and the ro.
mance-strangely dissimilar elements, yet all
merged and mixed to bring You into q recep-
tive mood until you come TO q tablet set in
the wall just below the medallions OF John and
Charles Wesley. These two men weren't Amer
leans, but to an immense American denomiua-
ton they seem, no doubt. almost as though they
had been born on the American side of the
Atlantic. and the words which uni
their bas reliefs are of interest. THE best of all
Is, God Is with us" and those other sentiments:
Hook upon tho world as my parish.
God buries his workman, but carries on his work.
The tablet set in the wall below the remem-
brance of the two Wesleys Is of white marble.
with lettering In black. 1t shows the variety Of
the recognition of America in these words:
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From the Syracuse Courier.
At six O'Clock. when the whistles blow
And Labor's Rrlmy armies 20.
With weary feet, their homeward way,
Happy to end the toilsome day,
watch and wait for n girl l know;
And. trudging homeward through the snow,
Watching the roses come and go
Upon her cheek. my heart is gay
At six o'clock.
As pure ia my queen in calico
As an angels dream on q bed OF snow;
And the light in her eyes IL like . ray
From Heavens windows Rone astray
When she greets me with her checks aglov,
At aiX O'clock.
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4 Lew Parliamentary Trick.

from The WdlhIR0IOn star.
She came u Congress. for 1T last
oppression's hand from her had passed
She answered to her countFy's call
And raised her voice In council hall.
And yet shs seemed unhappy. Moa
Had male the welkin ring again
With ready nj sincere applause
For what she said about the laws.
Zen while sho spoke. . shadow spread
Across her face. Tho Joy wAs spsd.
Some potent spell EN- to a1aAil,
At last they saw her courage fail
A simple sentence wrought her woe.
A fellow Membroas whispered low
The message OF dismAy and hate
sly dear. your hal q not on straighG~
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FfHfffF So e =
The people are walking slowly and with I'M
covered heads for The most part, as we step away
from Inc great arChcd nave and seek that cclc-
Drhlcd nook, walled in by the great Gothic
arches, and yet above the busts and memorials.
showing. dusky in the half light. the glow OF
The London s~un--for there is London sun
ZONES soitiS In through q rich stained glass WIN
uoW. ana the figures of the window In
colorsdeep and warm. So, through the centuries
40 come shall the light shine through these win
Minister. There are busts toy illlamW Wordsworth
IN me corner, to Charles Kingsley and Matthew
hrh3iu ana others OF the l~esser-or, some day,
shall they be the largeri-pOets OF Britain, but
,nG a,ost behutlfui sighti in the corner Is the lofty
, "muo"s above, where You may read the words
under one window, George William Childs,"
NH Mnr Tnafr ne other, "Civis Americanus. Al D.
Inc windows commemorate the graces and
iIaIaClcr or the lives and labOrS OF the poets
Hrerbert and Cowper, and this recognition of
L.nsIlsu worth by an American Is one OF tho
interesting tokens OF the close kinship between
INC TWO peoples.
Hard by Westminster, indeed to all intents
a.. MarSarets Church, and here again you will
nnu the Impress OF American thought upon this
h,tAt monument. Mr.. Childs here erected an
other noble memorial window to the memory
a 10 memory was recognize sd by q great
smn neantltul window in one of the most con-
Ipnruqhs portions OF the church. placed there by
nmerlcan hands, just below the magnificent
IN inmetehlgtlon Of Queen Elizabeth. Perhaps
n, a s,.il closer sympathy and touch do the thTee
n'1lorlal windows on the wall of ~, Margaret
W. me leit OF the ChAncel bring the thoughtful
f.Ipo VI inc two races. Americans and Eng
AInn.gh combined 10 erect this memorial 20 al
wv me TWO countries.
Oh MANY a time. sir, IN the years gone b." say
~ SaIStaker OF The church, who has kindn
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Sacred to the memory OF William Wragg.
Fare. who. when the American colonies revolt
ed from Great Britain. infiexibly maintained
!: his loyalty to the person and government OF his
: sovereign. and was therefore compelled to leave
: his distrest family and ample fortune. In his
4: passage to England by the way of Amsterdam.
: Re was unfortunately shipwrecked and drowned
/; on the coast OF Holland, the third of Septem-
|; Der, l777.
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4 Q :olemn echo seems to cry.
Z" Aere let their discords with them de-"

William Wragg. ESQ.,, used to live in North
Carolina. This was some time ago, as you may
zee by the tablet on the wall over your head
and the has relief of a ship in distress and
wreck. In fact, William was in America when
the Boston tea party was held, and about that
time concluded it was a better thing forhim to
do to seek q place Of safety in England. At
least, 1t would seem that he was in search of a
place where Yankee bullets didn't whistle. but
the marble slab that has been placed to his
memory doesn't say anything about 1t. 1t does.
however. set forth the following in big. plain
letters.
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/: Colonel Joseph Lemuel Chester. IL. D., OF Co
: lumbla College. New York city. as. also. d. c.. l..
: OF the University OF oxford. born so OF April.
: l74l. at Norwich. Connecticut, U. s. A., Died 10
: May. 1892, In London. where he Had Res ded
: Tor many years the Learned Editor Of West.
: minister Abbey Regls'er. In Grateful Memory OF
: the Dtsinterested LRbour OF an American Master
: OF English Genealogical Learning this Tablet Is
1 ERECTED by the Dean aud Chapter Of Westminster.
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Away OF In another corner there stands ono
Of the conventional abbey monuments. It is
more than. conventional, for it is commonplace.
In point of fact, there is u deal of funereal rub
Dish In the tombs of Westminster, and you will
wonder the longer You look how IL ever hap
tically ugly marbles ever were accepted for
exposition In this place. But never mind the
conventionality, the words on the tablet below
the %ecunben woman, who looks as though
ehe were heartily tired Of her situation, are what
interest us. They read In this wise:
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O = vi oUERIEs.

A friend sends Us the whole poem THE Norway
Sheep" for which d. asked last sunday. The author
ship Of the poem 10 unknown. Another friend says
that si.eirs Livfno Age Of Sept. 20, 1883, copied the
poem from Al the Fear Pound.
Can you tell me who wrote . poem called The
Jow's Prayer" aud where the music for Il can bo
found2 1t begins;
rndulsent God of love and power. To thee for help I
be with me at this solemn hour and hear my lonely
Renew my heart and be my guide to Thy celestial
Oh, let mo see Thy wounded side; I come to Thee. the
Lord. con oscend to be my guide. Obi leave me not
CHARLES =. NErrLKsErr.
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IA" Sr,any u = IT, nSs me Way scS sp sron, ,het
desk right over there in plain sight OF this mo-
mortal. lie was n noble man, sir, and one OF
the most eloquent that ever spoke here"
This recognition OF the great American
preacher, Phillips Brooks, is one Of the most. sig.
%nlflcant and interesting in all Westminster
memorials in which America bears part.
There Is q faded bunch OF American golden
rod lying In the dust upon one tomb In West
minister, II tomb that has q peculiar and sad In
terest to Americans, because the life of the one
who Is buried there was so closely interviewer
in the warp and wool OF the great fabric which
tho resistless shuttlos of war wove in the days
OF the Revolution. Tho golden rod has q card
attached to II and on II arc tho words:
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The Province OF Massachusetts Bay. In New
england. BY an Order OF the Great and General
Court Bearing Date Feb. l, 1883. Caused this
monument TO be Erected to the Memory of
george Augustus. Lord Viscount Howe Briga.
or General OF His MaJesty's Forces in America,
no Was Slain July the 9th. l754, On the march
70 Ticonderoga. in the 3ith Year OF his Age. In
testimony OF the Sense they have OF his Services
hhd Military virtues and OF the Affection their
: oneers and Soldiers bore TO His Command. He
Lived Respected and Beloved; the Public regret.
TED Ills Loss: To his Family II Is Irreparable.
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AMERICA IN WESTMINSTER.
-,yy MARKS OF THE KINsHIP OF
THE TWO NATIONS IN THE
GREIT ABBEY.

,.,,,s Tablets ana stained Glass Windows
r..t Preserve the Memories OF Eminent
Americans - Tho Tray OF Cards Under
Ynwei,s Bust In the Poets Corner.
,oxnos. England, Jan. 22.-It seems right odd
4, ,beso dnys of intcr-Anglican scoldings to find,
comparatively speaking, such q largo amount
a. America slowed away In Alb
NV the most sacred treasure house of Brit
IN One secs Longfcllow's bust In the Poets
Garner. or mayhap takes q stroll along tho
roye.foored c~lolstcrs and turns into the Chapel
house. in the aisle of which stands tho memorial
% lowell. and one may go away thinking this
IA ~suficient recognition Of America In Westmin-
st hut these represent only q portion Of sA!s
recoUnition, which. II you go closer into the
,screts OF the abbey, you will find indicated at
many points.
when you are tired from long wandering
along the wonderful aisles, sit down on one Of
The oenches and read over the timo-stainod card.
No many copies OF which you have seen as you
wandered about. 1t is about q foot square and
"a covered with poetry. First you will read
these lines by Wordsworth.
They dreamed not of q perishablc homo
Who thus could build. Be mine in hours of fear
or sroveling thought to seek q refuge here;
Ana through the aisles of Westminster to roam,
where bubbles burst and folly's dancing foam
Nelts rs It crosses the Threshold.
Then you will be less than human II you do
not feel a throb of patriotic pride as you read
the next ~poem-by an American:
Der Ensland's Abbey bends the sky
As on its friends with kindred eyer
For out Of thoughts interior sphere
These wonders rose to upper air;
And nature gladly gave them place
Amongst the glories Of her race.
And granted them an equal date
with Andes and the Ararat.
Tho pame which isSattached Is that Of an
American known the world round for the depth
And cogency and insistence of his philosophic
mind. but who would have been high up in the
pantheon of tho worlds poets had he turned
his lines into rhythm-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Just under him in this poetic andwich are
words from ono who also won his greatest fame
In prose. but who had q masters hand In verse
Sir Walter Scotland 1t will do you no harm
n YOU sit on the oaken bench to read what Sir
walter had to say about Westminster;
Here where the end OF earthly things
Lays heroes. patriots. bards, ana kings;
where stir the hand and still the tongue
OF those who fought and spoke and sung,
Here where the fretted aisles prolong
Tho distant notes OF holy song.
As II some angel spoke again,
"All peace on earth. good will to meni"
II ever from an English heart.
o here let prejudice depart.
where-taming thought to human pridsH
The mighty chiefs sleep side by side.
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This bust was placed among the memorials of
the poets OF England by the English admirers OF
nm American DOpt

With but one exception. and that in tho
instance of the musician Hindel. more. than
half an Englishman. 10 other nation In the
world but America is recognized among the
noble memorials Of England's great abbey.
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xorEs ON so1ExoE AVID 1NDUsrar.

Some time since. a sp,cial and exhaustive exami.
nation Of TIM feed water Of boilers WINS made by a
competent engineer. with the conclusion-as re.
ported in the Boston Journal Of ccnmercc-that the
presence of an acid in q boiler can be accounted for
in the following manner; Int 'rnAl corrosion Is not
only originated by the acids with which some canal.
pit, and other waters are impregnated. but Is also
due to the acidity resulting from decomposition by
the high temperatures in boilers, of the chloridcs of
lime, maEncsia and sodium, and of s~uiphntcs of lime
and m~agnosia, tho former sometimes developing
hydrochloric and the latter s~uiphurio acid. II, there.
fore, these acids nro not neutraliEed by introduo.
ing some substance for which they have greater
ahlnity than the material OF the boilers, the latter
become pitted or wasted.
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pump. worked by an independent steam pump, sup.
plies tho condensing water and Is arranged to be used
as a bilge pump II necessary. The two boilers are
installed forward OF the engine and two aft. making
two compartments. The Fairfield shipbuildinR and
Engineering Company of Govan, Scotland. ars tho
builders, and the Empress Queen is expected to make
twenty-five statute miles an hour.
Experiments made recently by scientific men in
France. says the London Standard, have developed q
somewha curious and unexpected fact. namely, that
certain persons possess a magnetic polarity-that Is.
they are found to act after the manner OF magnets.
having, In fact, north and south poles. In such a case
the Individual. on being completely undressed and
placed near a sensitive galvanometer. will. when
turned on q vertical axis, cause n DETECTION, nrst in
one direction and then In the opposite. Just as a mag.
net will do. 1t is not assumed that all persons pos
seas this polarity. but In the case OF Prof. Murani,
an Italian. upon whom the experiment was tried. the
phenomenon was unmistakably exhibited. It being
found that his breast corresponded to a north pole
and his back to a south pole.
Among the industrial items OF valuatle inf ,rma.
ton contained In tho 'Blue Book OF the United
Kingdom OF late issue. not tho least Important are
those relating to the mines. 1t appears that during
the year 1870 the total output OF coal was l05. 3Gl,.
goo tons. OF which amount only $500 tons were oh.
tanned from open quarries; seams worked In England
vary from eleven or twelve inches to thirty feet In
thickness, and III Scotland sc ANS ~ camel coal only
six inches In thickness are being worked. For cobalt
and nickel ore the only mine work. d is n FlintNhirc,
VIII ca. after being idle for several years. has lately
been reopened. Copper minins Is rapidly Increasing
In exteut. Flint mininS still survives In Brandon, the
product OF a few shallow MINIS operated In u most
primitive manner sun cling to supply the gradually
diminishing demand for gun hints. The total qusn.
tty of iron ore Obtained from the mines aad quarrles
last year was ~. 0OO. 900 tons.
An extensive use OF manganese bronze In the form OF
sheets. for mining screens. Is noted. on account OF the
acid mine waters having no action on II. For rolling
into sheets q mixture containing more copper and
manganese aud less zinc Is now employed. 1t 10 also
found that a substitute for German silver can Ia
made by the use OF manganese, the different metals
and their proportions being as follows: o7.26 OF
copper. 1880 OF manganese. 1900 OF zinc. and .25
OF aluminium. The color OF the metal produced by
this Indignation Is pronounced very good for the
uSsA to which IL Ia put. and resembles In a remark able
degree the article known by that namei II Is also said
to be fully a. strong as the beat German silver. and
has = superior casting quality, such n will DO Hppre
dated BY foundIymen. -
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CHANCE FOR AN INVENTOR.
A Want Long Felt, Especially BY Wo.
man, and Whoever Supplies It will
Make Fortune.

'There is a fortune In store for the
man who invents a self-fastening de-
vice for shoe laces," explained a
leading shoe manufacturer to Wash
ington "Star" reporter. "There are
a number of such devices on the
market, some of which are rather
ingenious and of more or less value,
but none of them have, as yet, struck
the mark, though they approach it.
/ do not know of anything that prom
ises such an enormous return in the
way of a royalty for an idea. The
button shoe is all right, as far as it
goes, in that it does away with the
necessity of using shoe laces, but it
lacks some essential requisites. 1t is
well known that the feet are larger on
some days, and even some parts of q
day, than at other times. The but
ton shoe furnishes no elasticity. For
thus, if it is buttoned as the buttons
are arranged, it cannot help but be
uncomfortable at times. In cold
weather there is not much difficulty
about it, but during the spring and
summer it is otherwise. Shoe laces
are much preferable during the warm
er times, though they are rather an
noying by coming united. For sum-
mer wear they are much easier than
the button shoe. When it is consid-
cred how many million pairs of shoe
laces are worn, it is easy to see what
big money there is in some more eff
fective appliance of fastening. There
is no doubt that the congress CATERS
are the easiest kind of shoes that can be
worn, but even they become, by the
wearing out of the elasticity of the
rubber, sloppy and ill-shaped in
time"
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American Securities Abroad.

The sales of American securities
have been, according to London adj
vices, very large abroad of late, and
there appears to be tendency toward
increase in the sales. If this state
of things holds, there will be an in
creasing influx of British gold into
this market. This is good news and
demonstrates the faith abroad in the
stability of our credit. There is an
other point Of faith for which the
people not only of this but foreign
countries have good grounds for cred
ence, and that is, belief in the
efficacy of Hostetter's Stomache Bit
tiers for inorganic maladies which af-
feet the stomache. liver, bowels kid
neys and nerves. Dyspepsia, bilious
ness, constipation, rheumatism, and
tendency to insomnia. are counter
acted and conquered by it. 1t rallies
failing appetite, hastens GONZALES
cense, and diffuses warmth and sem
sation of physical comfort through
the system. A wineglassful before
retiring promotes healthy yielding
slumber
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The Law has been Repealed

An item to the effect that the
Law and Order League" of the
State, whatever that may be had de-
cided to enforce the law in regard to
selling cigarettes is being widely
copied by the papers of the state
1t may be interesting to them to
learn that there is no such law
That law was repealed by the last
legislature and sufficient common
tary on the way in which it was &C
complished is found in the fact that
its repeal is not generally known.
1t was pointed out by some at the
time and claimed with some show OF
reason that the cigarette trust had
used its own peculiar methods in
having the law repealed. However
that may be there is no such law
and the law and order league will
have some trouble in having it en-
forced
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-27
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
1t is Officered By Some Of Our Most
Prominent Citizens.

The men who stand at the head of
the National Guard of West Virginia
compose body of well known and
capable citizens. For the benefit of
the readers of the Expositor who are
not familiar with the names of these
officials who may be called into SER
vice soon, the list is given below. Be-
sides those of the Governors staff,
whose headquarters are at Charleston,
are those of the First Brigade as
follows: Brigadier General, B. D. Spill
man; Commanding Lieutenant, Col
onel S. B. Baker, Parkersburg; Major
j. @. Gluck, Chief Quartermaster,
Aburn; Major p. d. Neal, Chief Com
missary, ParkeIsburg; Major w. G..
Peterkin, Judge Advocate, Parkers-
burg; Major Thomas E. Hodges, In
spector of Small Arms Practice,
Morgantown; Captain Sprigg d. Cam
den, Aide-de-Camp Martinsburg.
The First Regiment Infantry is COM
manded by Col. Clarence L. Smith,
of Fairmont, and the Second by Col.
W. H. Banks, of Huntington. There
are but two regiments at present, and
in the First the Companies are at
Elkins, Moundsville, Berkeley Springs,
Martinsburg. Burton, Palatine, Pied
mont Charlestown and Clarksburg.
In the Second, the companies are at
Bluefield, Bissell, Ansted, Hinton,
Milton, Parkersburg, Huntington. (2)
and Ronceverte. -Expositor.
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MAIN STREET FIRST.
That thoroughfare. will have
Brick Laid on it Before the
Rest of Them.

Three or Four Weeks Time will be
Saved and the Mistake made will be
Valuable in Avoiding others After
wards-The Road Bed will be Thirty
Feet wide-This is half the width OF
the street and it is Customary to
Make Pavement half as wide as the
Whole street-A Consulting Engin-
eer was Eleeied--Mr. A. l.. White OF
Wheeling seleeted--A very Good
Choice-W Work will Begin on Vain
street within six Weeks And will Be
Rushed as Past as Possible.
Council met ON Tuesday after
noon and finished the matters left
over from the meeting on Monday
night. They went over the streets
or part of them and decided to be-
gin on Main street first. The paw
ing is to commence at the lower
end of the street at Foundry street
and run to Wiley street 1t will be
thirty feet wide. This width
was decided ON after hearing every
thing that could be learned on the
subject. 1t will save one thousand
dollars over the amount which would
be required to pave it had it been
made thirty three feet as it was first
proposed.
The entire width of the street is
sixty six feet and it is customary to
have the road bed just half the
width of the whole street This was
one argument for the width selected.
The expense item was the greatest
and the fact that with the smaller
width all the shade trees can be left
on the street undisturbed also was
taken into consideration.
A consulting engineer was elect
ed. Mr.. A. l.. White, of Wheeling,
who is city engineer there and pres
ident of the West Virginia Society
Of civil engineers as well as one of
the very best engineers in the state
was chosen. He will be here just as
soon as the plans and specifications
can be drawn up for the paving of
Main street. This will be ready for
him not later than Monday of next
week. After they are gone over and
verified bids for the work will be
advertised for This will take a
couple of weeks longer and the con-
tract will be let at once and the con-
tractor will be urged to begin his
work right away By the first of
June work will be well under way
on the paving of Main street.
In letting this street separately
three or four weeks time will be
saved and many other advantages
will be gained. The contractor will
expect to get more work and will do
what he has to do on that IN first
class manner
The mistakes which may be made
will serve as guilds to the council
in the other streets and it is best all
around to do it this way Above all
other advantages is the fact that
paving can begin sooner and that is
what the council is working for
They want to get things to going
just as fast as they can be gotten
under way.
The Cox q Baker permit was al
lowed to stand in the face of the
protest which was made Council
took the stand that the proper time
to go against it was when it was
granted and that after the contracts
had been let and work begun on the
work that they would not be doing
right to rescind their former action.
They then adjourned to meet Mon
day night