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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
SHADOW BUFF.

This game is played as follows;-If then be white curtain at the window 1t may bt fastened at the bottom so as to make smooth surface; or. in the absence of a white curtain, tableeloth may be fastened upon the wall The one chosen to act the part of Shadow Bun sits before the curtain, with his back to the light. When all is ar ranged, the others in the game pass by on the opposite side of the room, so as to cast their shadows on the white surface. Shawls or any other article of dress may be worn and other means of disguise used, such as walking lame, &e. Buf looks only on the shadow and is to guess its owners name. When correct in his guess the person named is to change places with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
HOLE IN THE PICTURES
BY LAWRENCE B. FLETCHER

Do you know that you are blind in both eyes?
 If you look with one eye at painting or out of window you do not see all the can yas or the landscape There Is hole in the picture, a pretty big hole as large in propor- tion as hole made by poklng your finger through a small photograph of the picture. You would be likely to notice, even with one eye such hole in the photograph Why do you not notice the larger hole in the larger picture? One reason Is that the hole moves with your eye and is never in tie direction in which yon are looking When you turn to look at It II has moved to another place, and as your.eye naturally royes rapidly over the whole picture, every part of which you see at one time or another, you are not conscious of missing one part now and another part then.
 When both eyes are open there Is no hole, as each eye sees the spot missed by the other. To find the hole it Is best to take picture made expressly for the purpose. like the star and cross printed here.
 Shut your Jeff eye, hold the paper at arms length and look straight at the star-the
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twill you be my wife I am rich and will lv,ep you in cake crumbs all your life, and t ou shall live In my gold house.
 Really, Mir. Snug Little Bug, you sur Iprise me-" replied Miss Ely, but haven't ltime to marry. Please excuse me. You will pardon my haste, am sure, but must be loff" and away she flew on her busy errand, which was of no importance at all, like most hf the errands which keep the Fly family busy.
 well, after all, doubt I should have been happy with her." unused Snug Little Bug. She's too flighty for steady person like me-"
 Fluttering through the window which gave light and air in Nurseryland came beautiful Miss Butterfly.
 "Ah," cried Snug Little Bug noting with m admiring eye how graceful Miss Butter fly fitted 'hither and thither with no pur- pose in the world, except to enjoy herself, I"there Is one who suits me-"
 "Good morning, dear Miss Butterfly" said he making his very best bow, which was very fine bow Indeed, he having six legs to bend, 'you are the person I wish most to lsee. am about to marry-will you be my wife? I am rich and I will keep you in cake crumbs all your life and you shall live in my gold house,
 Indeed I will not marry you" replied Miss Butterfly. "You are a ridiculous crea- lure to ask me. am to marry beautiful Sun Beam and live far. far away, in cloud made of gold and lambs fleece" and away she flew, without even saying Good by"
 Buzzng around a great taffy drop, which the Big Boy who was King of Nurseryland had left on the floor among the Toy People, was Miss Bee.
 How hard Miss Bee works" said Snug Little Bug. "Ah, She will make a good wife and help me to become richer"
 So Snug Little Bug made her fine bow.
 Good morning dear Miss Bee," said he, "you are the person wish most to see. I am about to marry-wll you be my wife? I am rich and I will keep you in cake crumbs all your life and you shall live in my gold house.
 How foolish you are to ask mel" scolded Miss Bee. Haven't you heard that am to marry the Red Rose, who lives in the beau tlful bush outside the window?" And she, too. flew away, leaving Snug Little Bug to think what a scold she was and how un- happy he should be with such wife.
 Why. finding wife Is not easy as I
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left-hand figure. You still see the cross, though you are not looking directly at t. Gradually bring the paper nearer. always looking at the star Presently yon miss the cross. It has vanished into the hole"
 As you bring the paper still nearer the cross reappears, and if you repeat the ex- pertinent slowly you will notice that it goes and comes gradually. The left-hand side nearest to the star-ls the first to vanish and the first to appear again
 If the star and cross are three inches apart the cross will vanish when you bring the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
IN THE CONTRARY zoo.

The fox was jogging the rabbits steps, The jackal was aplng the dog, The wolf walked around with a sheepish
 look And Bruin was acting the hog. The lion played possum, the monkey he
 foxed, And the parrot was voted q goose, The elephant monkeyed awhile with hts
 trunk, While they lionlzed Antlers, the moose. The puma in auger shed crocodile tears And called the proud leopard "minx, While her friend the giraffe was pig
 headed thing" And puppy her cousin the lynx. These strange contradictions perplexed me
 awhile, So l hastened 10 ask an emu What it meant She rcplied-"What a
 donkey you are. Why this is the Contrary zoo,'
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only crack. you are the person wish most to see. am about to marry-win you be my wife? I am rich, and will keep you in cake crumbs all your life and you shall live in my gold house.
 Why, as to that, replied Miss Water Bug, "I hardly know-''
 But just what Miss Water Bug was going to say poor Snug Little Bug never knew, for in making her his very best bow he lost his footing and fell down the drain pipe. Down and down he tumbled until presently he struck the water and was sent whirling and whrIing along in a great dark sewer.
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tiny stove with q real oven? You'd laugh. That is what little Miss Japan does, and 1t seems quite proper.
 She does not even have to buy her store, but can rent it from boy pedler, and may keep 1t for a whole hour for little money.
 The toy pedler also furnishes her with q lump of sweet dough, and as there Is already real fire In the stove she has only to make her dough into little cakes and bake them. and afterwards eat them, which is not the most unpleasant part of 1t at all.
 often she has her dolls all about her, for she usually has very large family.
 They are of all sizes and kinds and the little mother keeps them very carefully, for In Japan the doll holds a very important place. Indeed, there Is a special day. March 3, set aside and called the Feast of Dolls. '' That is joyful time. I can tell you. for every little Japanese girl. And the boys? Well, the boys have good times, too
 The kite is what they like best, and such kites as they haYe American boys would open their eyes If they could see them Not only are they of all shapes and sizes, but some actually sing-that is, they make music like that of an aeollan harp as they float in the air.
 Others look ike animals. but the oldest Of all are the fighting kites. These have their strings soaked with glue, into which pow. dered glass has been dusted, for distance of 30 feet from the kite. When the glue hardens the string becomes as sharp as file.
 The boys try to get their strings crossed while in the air. Then each pulls his kite this way and that until one of the strings leuts the other In two.
 In such case the owner of the victorious kite Is entitled tn the one that has been cut.
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paper within II or 12 inches from your eye. and reappear when 1t Is a couple of inches closer.
 At this distance of 10 or 12 inches tbe missing part of the plcture-the hole-ls nearly one inch in diameter
 You can repeat the star and cross expert ment with the left eye by looking at the cross and making the star vanish. Now, what is this hole In the picture? You have perhaps heard the eye compared to photo graphic camera, and that is just what 1t is. Only, instead of sensitive plate or film, it has multitude of delicate organs sensitive to light scattered over the back of the eye gether and pass out Of the eye In bundle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

The garden gave party
 The blossoms all were there Each blossom came in best attire, With well combed maldenhair. They were all in brilliant colors, Scarlet and white and blue; While on every blossoms d1inty feet Were lady slippers new Not bare handed came the blossoms, The cards had said full drcss;" And each slim blossom hand was elasped In soft foxgloye caress. Queen Margaret ruled the reyels.
 Her crown with jewel weeds gleamed; But when they saw her filmy gown The blossoms almost screamed. "Her clothes are not her own," said they Her conducts q disgrace,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
THE GARDENS PARTY.

From head to foot she's borrowed, She's wearing Queen Anne's lace" The Queen tried hard to pass 1t off. Said she: "Its pleasant weather She tossed her head. the blossoms saw She wore the princess feather. Rose and violet led the dauce
 Across the rolling green, While soft beams of the moon flower Lit up the charming scene. There were not sufficient glasses
 When the guests were asked to sup, And the hostess, greatly mortified, Drank from q buttereup. And when the dance was over,
 Hanging their sleepy heads. The tired but happy blossoms Sought out their garden beds.
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.Ick of D half-burnt match struck hun

stick of 2 half-burnt match struck him.
 "Ah, this Is q pleasant surprise" said Snug Little Bug, as he climbed upon the stick. Here I have a nice boat. l shall take a sail now and play l am sailor In search of new and strange countries
 On and on sailed Snug Little Bug until the sewer, with a great splash and roar emptled into the great, wide ocean. The sun had long ago gone to sleep in his rosy cloud bed In the west, and the moon was smiling on the edge of the ocean, making great silver path on the water
 This is really delightful voyage am haylng" cried Snug Little Bug, joyfnlly. Here am sailing along on a sea of silver and going straight on and on to join the moon. See, she Is smiling at me. An. she shall be my wife and be kept in cake crumbs all her life and live in my gold house. shall sail right along until reach her"
 But whether Snug Little Bug ever did reach the smiling moon and ask her to be his wife and live in his gold house you and will never know, for he never came back to tell
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a little to the inside or nose side of the mid de Like the picture In the camera, the pie ture in the eye Is inverted. The top of the object you are looking at Is pictured at the lower part of the eye, and the right side or the object at the left side of the eye, This Is because the picture of each point Is made by the little beam of light that comes from that point to the pupil and crosses over to the opposite side of the eye
 Now, where the bundle of nerves enters there are none of those little sensitive or gans in which the nerves end
 In fact, there are no ends of nerves at that spot, though all the nerves pass through it. Suppose there are hundred telephone
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wires strung on n bridge which forms the entrance to city. After crossing the bridge the wires separate and spread through the city, and at the end of each wire there is telephone, by means of which you can send and receive messages.
 But you hear no sound when you put your ear to the wires on the bridge, because there Is m telephone there.
 So with the nerves of the eye. There is no apparatus sensitive to light at the point where they enter the eye, and there fore, the part of the picture that would be found at that spot Is blank-as much so us if the spot were m actual hole in photographic plate on which you were taking picture.
 This blind spot In the eye Is only twen- tieth of m inch in diameter, but 1t Is large spot pn small a picture, and 1t makes a hole as big n proportion in the larger picture or real scene at which the eye is looking
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thought" he pondered. "Perhaps I had better seek advice of Old MT. Book Worm. !" Then he scampered across the great rug In the center of Nurseryland to the bookcase where old MT. Book Worm lived.
 Dear, dear" grumbled old Mir, Book Worm-for he was cross and sour of heart You should not bother so wise a person as myself with your silly affairs. l have not time 10 help you find q wife, for l have great book 10 read before midnight Go to Miss Water Bug, who lives up there in the washstand. No doubt she will be glad to marry you Now be off.
 Snug Little Bug thought Old Mir. Book Worm very surly fellow, indeed, Sat still he thanked him for his advice, for he was all ways polite, and started away to find Miss Water Bug, who lived near the mouth of the drain pipe in the washstand
 Good morning, dear Miss Water Bug said he, as she came 10 the narrow little door of her house, which, 1t must be known, was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
4 C0NQUERING HERO.

Sir Nelson Napoleon Nero Was q noble young knight, All armored for fight; A gallant and brave looking hero, Who vowed he knew nothing of fright. He boldly set off for the battle, This knight without fear; And his death dealing spear Against his chain armor would rattle As he marched to a doughty career. He strode on with courage and yalor Until, close to his side, A mouse he esped When, pale as a phantom with pallor, He flew to the barracks to hide. And the noble and valiant young hero Will never forget
 The foe that he met, For Sir Nelson Napoleon Nero Is shaking aud shiverlng yet.
 CAROLYN WELLS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
SNUG LITTLE BUG IN SEARCH OF 4 WIFE

1 Snug Little Bug folded all of his six slen-
 der little legs and leaned back in an attitude
 which plainly showed that although his body might be at case his mind was busy. Here" said he to himself, "here am l,
 one of the richest of the Snug Bugs living in
 Nurseryland and yet live all alone. Town a beautiful house of gold Qt wasn't really house of gold, only battered old brass thimble, which had been lost under the bureau which stood in one corner of Nursery Hand; but 1t was yellow and bright, and Snug Little Bug believed it to be gold), and lin that house 1 have store of cake crumbs large enough to satisfy any one of the tribe of Snug Bugs. Surely, it Is time mar ried"
 | With this he unfolded all of his six slender little legs and crawled from his thimble house, just as Miss Ely came whirring along.
 Good morning, dear Miss Fly said Snug 1 Little Bug, politely You are just the per son wish most to see. I am about to marry
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Dear mer sighed Snug Little Bug, this is very unpleasant. I am wet through and through, and I am sure my very best suit of clothes is ruined Besides, here am tossing and tossing about on a great dark sea, which does not smell very good, without knowing whlther am going. Dear me! This is very very unpleasant"
 But Snug Little Bug was stout of heart, so he struck out and swan braYey. Soon the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
THEIR KITES FIGHT.

Japan must be a nice country for boys and girls to live in.
 They have lots of toys and great fun in playing with them. What would you think If you saw one of our little girls sitting on the sidewalk baking little cakes in q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

The stockings of a Japanese boy or girl are very funny affairs. They are really slip pers and stockings In one. for when they are in the house the little Japs wear no shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
IN GAY NEW YORK.

There was a fair maid of New York, Who picked up her peas with fork, But when no one was there,
 The cupboard was bare,
 She ate all there was in New York;
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Indeed. will not marry you' ss.s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

lawyer OF his day. Thislaw firm built
up large business and in 1865 Nathan
Goff, Jr., was admitted to membership
in the firm. The business OF the firm
continued TO Increase until 1867, when
Mr.. Maxwell was elected judge Of the
State Supreme Court. serving with
distinction until December 81 1872.
when the operation of the new Consti.
tuition of the state ended his term Of
onice.
After this Judge Maxwell refrained
from political and public life quite a
number of years and devoted his ener-
giles and talent to his profession to the
extent of soon winning the reputation
of being among the leading lawyers of
the state: He became known far and
wide as an able attorney and his decis-
ions and opinions were sought by even
the most brilliant and talented law
yers of his day. This reputation
clung to him TO his dying moments.
His first public service was in the
years 1868 SO, when he was member
Of the State Senate, period of DIM
Guilty and uncertainty, the state hay-
ing just been formed and being the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

in Lewis county. His father was a
in the town of Weston.
The subject of this sketch was born
there about the year 1890 The exact
date cannot be fixed. II born in that
year he was in his 7srd yearatt the time
of his death, but it isstated that his
age was about 77years.
On a farm he resided until he was
about q years Of age, when he began
the studyof law. He was admitted
to the bar here June 1, ls4s, with
Judge George 81. Lee on the bench.
In 1852 he opened a law ofice in West
Union and continued to practice there
until 1857, when he removed to clarks.
burg and formed a law partnership
with Col. Burton Despard, an eminent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
COURT
BUSINESS
Many chsnoery and Law orders
Made.
Judge Mason Earns Salary Two or
Three Times.

Matilda Yerkey vs. Mary E. Yerkey
ct al; Court Receiver directed to pay
money TO Dorsey Yerkey.
Clarence B. sperry was appointed
trustee in lien of L. Q. Lawson, trus.
tee named in deed of trust executed
by L. o. Smith and wife.
Morgs n b. Lodge VS. Henry g. Ross,
referred to L. 9. Grille. master COM
missioner.
A. NJ. Ritter, administrator of d.
+. Randolph, VS. Walter f. Randolph.
referred to G. w.Lynch.
Ross F. Stout VS. Lee Stout ct al.
dismissed as to Ransel johnson.
Nathan Bartlett, guardian, VS.
Flescher Pigott ct al, decree to sell
infants lands. ess
William A. Rogers, guardian, vs.
Melvin ]. Rogers, same order; sale
made and confirmed.
Ettie NJ. Bean VS. Franklin Paugn,
commissioners appointed to divide and
assign land.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06

After the appointments of nine mcm-
bers from the Hou;e and six from the
Senate to accompany the remains
home, both houses Ioarned.
The remains and escort left here at
noon via Point Pleasant and should
arrive home on No. at s:4o this even
ing. Almost the entire Legislature
accompanied the remains to the train.
Judge Edwin Maxwell, of this city.
died ct 8 so'clock Thursday night, Feb
ruary 5. 1908, in Charleston at the
home of Col. B. w. Bytne after an ILL.,
ness OF ten days Of pneumonia. Judge
Maxwell CONTACTED the disease short
y aftete sing there to discharge his
.dutissf q member of the House of
Deg 4es from this county, and for
several days his condition had been
serious but not alarming until the
Sunday prior to his death, when his
son, Raymond, was summoned by tele-
graph to his bedside. Toward the
last he grew rapidly worse and at the
hour abose stated he passed from
earth.
Edwin Maxwell was born and reared
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
Distinguished Jurist. Statesman and
Gentleman Ends This Mortal ca
reer at Post of Duty IN
Charleston.
Remains are Enroute Home Accompanied by an
Escort of His Colleagues in House and Sen.
ate---Leaisia iatBre Pays Tribute to His
Memory.

Charleston, W. Va, Feb. e.-when
the House and Senate convened this
morning, Mr.. Kyle Of Harrison county
announcedin the House the death of
Judge Maxwell, in touching language,
and offered resolution recitine his
long service to the state, as citizen and
public onicial, and moved that out Of
respect to the memory of the deceased
the Legislature adjourn until Monday.
The resolution was adopted and re-
ported to the Senate, where, upon mo.
tion Of Senator Harmer, it was taken
up for immediate consideration and
passed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-02-06
child q the olvil war. AS chairman

child Of the Civil war. AS chairman
of the Judiciary committee he had a
great deal to do with preparing, shap-
ing and enacting the many laws, found
In the,Code 6f the state today.
During the year 1896 he served as
Attorney General of the state and in
1880 he was again nominated by The
Republican party for the Supreme
bench but was defeated at the polls.
{ In 1884 he was the standard bearer
of the Republican and Greenback-
Labor element for Governor and the
results showed him to be very popular
among the masses While he went
down to defeat, yet it was he who
turned the political tide in the state.
by largely reducing the Democratic
majority. Since then he has been
known as the Father Of the Republi-
can party in West Virginia.
In 1888 he was again elected to the
State Senate and served on the joint
committee of the Legislature in the
celebrated contest case between Ma
than Goff and A. Brooks Fleming over
the goyernorship. He also served as
chairman Of the judiciary committee.
In 1892 he was elected member of
the House of Delegates and served
with distinction. He was again
electedto that position in 1902 and
was at his post of duty, when the
summons Gang. lie died in the SER
vice of his state.
Many Of the best laws Of, the state
bear the imprint-e Of his fine Judgment
and good common sense. Only such
laws as were beneficial did he ever adj.
wise TO be enacted. oneof the great
estof his works is the free school sys-
TEN Of this state. He was very much
interested in that measure and did
much to overcome the prejudices
against it.
Although not a politician by nature
and never seeking political preferment
yet he was often called upon by the
people to serve them and their wishes
he never refused to comply with. He
was eversready to do what his party
thought best and did it cheerfully and
well, however much the personal in
convenience.
Judge Maxwell married rather late
in life, not until 1872, when Miss
Laura Shuttleworth, deceased, be-
came his bride. Two sons were the
result Of The union, Edwin, of Seattle,
ana Haymond, of this
city. Mrs. Maxwell died some years
ago.
The deceased has been a member Of
the clarksburg Telegram Company
since in December, 1890, and for sew
eral years and at the time of his
death was president of the company.