davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02
Wherein They Differ.

Little Willie-Say, paw, what's the difference between lunch and lunch con?
 Paw-A lunch, my son; is light din her, and luncheon is light lunch.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02

The Police Captain (to witness)- Why didn't you go to the help of the prisoner in the fight?
 Witness-At that stage of the game I didn't know which of them was gO- ing to be the prisoner.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02
Mise Old Chap.

Ffed-That rich old uncle of mine is q human sensitive plant.
 Joe-Wby, how's that?
 Fred-When l attempt to touch him he immediately closes pn
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02
Divergent Opinion

Mems difference brings complaining That frets us more and Lpcre What one calls entertaining,
 Another calls a bore.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-02
WHY WE ARE NERVOUS

In perfect health we hardly reaize that we have network of nerves, but when strength is declining the same nervous system gives the alarm in headaches, tiredness, dleamful sleep, irritability, and unless corrected, leads st-aight to breakdown.
 ;cott's Emulsion is exactly what you no:lld take; its rich nutriment gets .n:o the blood and so feeds the tiny nerra-cells while the whole system res $ to its refreshing tonic force.
 ott 6 Bowue. Bloomfield. NJ.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
ROBBINC UNCLE SAM

Nine indictments have be. return.
ed in the United States district court
Of New York City, charging six in.
dividuals and thr,e corporations
with conspiracy to defraud tbs Fed
eral Government of 100000 in con.
n~ection with tn, manufacture of hats
for the United States army. The
corporations under indictment are
Thorn & Bayley, Inc, he Peekskill
Hat Manufacturing company and the
H. D. Parmele, company. The two
Government inspectors indicted are
Arthur G. ellison and Peter J.. Duffy.
1t is charged that the manufacturers
made an excess profit of about
$500. 0C0, through tn, substi ution of
materials much inferior to the grade
specified. The two inspectors may
have boon guilty of nothing worse
than gross negligence; and they may
be proved guilty Of an offense much
more serious. Robbing Uncle Sam
is likely to be held a high crime
befor. this war has progressed much
further. Positive proof of guilt will
result in the infliction of penalties
much more serious than fines and
comparatively short terms in prison.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
PHYSICIANS ARE
ORGANIZED IN
ALL COUNTIES

Doctors in New Mexico have been
organized into advisory boards to
assist in the work of selecting and
examining men who are called to the
colors under the draft law. There
will be a central board in Albuquer-
que, and in addition each county
will have a board. As announced by
Captain R. c. Reid, federal disburs-
ing officer for New Mexico, the
President has appointed the follow
ing:
Albuquerque-Dr. P. G. Cornish,
DR.. J. A.. Reidy, DR.. John R. Van
Alta, DR.. Frank E. Tull, DR.. lie
Roy S. Peters, Dr.. Lucien G. Rice,
Dr.. Forrest F. Fadeley, Albuquer-
que; DR.. Harry M. Smith, Las We
gas.
The medical advisory boards in the
several counties are as follows. with
the exception of those which have
been referred to advisory boards,
which will make the selections:
Bernalillo-Dr. w. w. Dill, DR..
G. S. McLandress, DR.. w. w.
Sparge, albuquerque.
Chaves-Dr. w. w. Phillips, DR..
c. M. Mayes, DR.. C. F. Montgo-
merry, Roswell.
Colfax-Dr. o. J. Whitcomb, DR..
]. L. Hobbs, DR.. Howard Heyman,
Ration.
Dona Ana-Dr. T. C. Sexton, DR..
H. M. Cornell, DR.. J. N. Minetree,
Las Cruces.
Eddy-Dr. J. L. Q. Lauer, Carls-
bad; DR.. M. P. Skeen, Artesia; Dr..
H.. A. Stroup, Artesia DR.. M. B.
Culpepper, Carlsbad.
Grant-Officer of the Medical
Corps, United tates army, stationed
at Fort Bayard.
Guadalupe-Referred to mSedical
advisory board of Quay county.
Lincoln-Dr. M. G.. Paden, Car
DR.. T. w. Watson, Carri-
zozo; DR.. H. E. Whitacre, White
Luna-Dr. J. G.. NOR. DR.. F. E.
DR.. R. c. Hoffman, DEM
ing.
McKinley-Dr. W.. Hutchinson:
DR.. H. G.. Wilson, GAL
lup; DR.. R. J. toffel, Gallup.
Mora-Referred to advisory boards
Of Colfax and San Miguel counties.
Otero-Dr. J. R. Gilbert, DR.. J.
): Holmes. Dr.. E, D. Mckinley,
Alamogordo.
Quay-Dr. A. d. Catterson, DR..
Continued m oaos tyvo\
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
ADVISORY BOARDS
OF ATTORNEYS TO
HELP WITH DRAFT

Legal advisory boards have been
appointed by the President to assist
registrants in making up answers on
the QUESTIONABLE blanks. The A.
merican Bar association and the New
Mexico Bar association, through
their officers and members, are help
ing as much as possible in this i'm
portant work. The New Mexico
C. Reid, federal disbursing officer,
are as follows:
Bernalillo County-W. A. Kele-
her. T. J. Mabry, Felix Baca, Albu-
querque. .
Chaves-J. M. Hervey, T. Fort, J.
c. Gilbert, Roswell.
Colfax-E. C. Champion, John
Morrow, Charles M. Bayne, Ration.
Curry-Sam G.. Bratton, A. w.
H~ockenhull, w. A. Havener, Clovis.
De Baca-H. R. Parsons, J. E.
Pardue, K. w. Edwards, Fort Sum
ner.
Dona Ana-Numa C. Frenger, R.
L. Young, William A. Sutherland,
Las Cruces.
Eddy. w. Armstrong, Chas. H.
Jones, Dover Phillips, Carlsbad.
Grant-C. c. Royal, G. T. Black,
Silver City; A. w. Mitchell, Lords
burg.
Guadalupe-Henry V. B. Smith, F.
Faircloth, George Sena, Santa Rosa.
Leap. E. Carter, c. E. Stancell,
Sim caves, >Lovington.
Lincoln-George B. Barber, George
L. Ulrick, George Spence, Carrizo-
20.
Luna->A. w. Pollard, Carl A.
Snyder, Fred Sherman, Deming.
McKinley-John r. McFie, Sam
Bushman, E. A. Martin, Gallup.
Mora-Stanley A.. Foutz, Wagon
Mound; Charles u. Strong, Mora;
Frank A. Roy, Roy.
Otero-J. L. Lawson, L. R. York,
Dean Sherry, Alamogordo,
Quay-Harry H. McElroy, R. A.
Prentice. c. H.. Alldredge, Tucum-
carl.
Rio Arriba-A. E. Carr, TERRA A.
l.. F. Nohl, Espanola; Eli
SEQ M. Valdez, TERRA Amarillo.
Roosevelt-G. L. Reese, James A.
Hall, ]. c. Compton, Portales.
Sandoval-John F. Young, Cuba;
Jaegels, Bernalillo; Abelino
A. Lucero, Bernalillo.
San Juan-Frank A. Burdick, Farm
George F. Burlington, Aztec;
S. Whitehead, Pennington.
CONTINUED on page tWo.0
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14
DEALERS ARE

Men who handl. food and feed
stuffs in New Mexico have it in their
power TO do a great deal to help win
this war. In their conference in
Santa Fe last week with r. C. Ely,
state food administrator, they ex-
pressed a willingness to cooperate
in every way possible. They are
in earnest, and mean to leave moth.
ing undone. If it is fair TO Judge
by appearances, it is safe to say
that no set of men in New Mexico
is o keenly alive to the needs
of the situation and NOR, willing
to make whatever sacrifices may be
necessary. In patriotism and loyal
ty and zeal they surely ara not
tagging behind anybody.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

Give the kiddies w~ar.savings stamps
for Christmas presents. 1t will be
a beginning and an inc ,ntive to the
cultivation of the habit of thrift.
Furthermore, it will be helping to
win the war.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-14

For the first time since the Civil
war, the United States army is to have
a division of cavalry. With Major
General George Read commanding,
the division will be formed with
headquarters at Ell Paso. One of
the brigades will be formed at Fort
Sam Houston, San Antonio, another
at Douglas, Ariz.
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FINANCE, OIL AND Gas.

In that formation. On Beeson run,
Clay district, the Philadelphia COM
pany has started to drill test on the
Hooker Wilson farm.
On GrteveS run, Newark district,
Wood county, A. F. Foughty & Co.
are drilling a test on the Gilbert
Rothwell farm. On the north fork
of Hughes river the Carnegie Nat.
ural Gas company has the big COM
pleted for test on the John Burns
farm. On Snake Root run, Center
district, Gilmer county, the Hope Nat
ural Gas company has started to
drill test on the f. NJ. Winney
farm. On Jakes run, Clay district,
Monongalia county, ]. H. McDermott
& Co. are drilling their test on the J.
S. Wright farm, dry in the Big Injun
sand, to the lower formations. In
the same district, the South Penn Oil
company has the rig completed for a
test on the George Wright farm. The
Pentress Gas company has the rigs
completed for tests on the Joseph Stuli
and Elizabeth Moore farms. The Cold
weather is depressing the production
OF tho best producers in the Dents run
pool. +. +. Bartlett's Nos. and on
the 2. E. Batson farm are down to 100
barrels each. The Delmar Oil com.
pany's Nos. IS and 27\John L. Hays are
producing 175 and 165 barrels, respec.
lively. W. w. Hepburn's No. on the
Alfred Kendall farm is down to $40
barrels day. In the new develop.
ment in Greene county, Pa, the Car
negie Natural Gas company's two
wells are producing 100 and 60 bar
rels, respectively.
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New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-strength in
special stocks at the opening, heavi.
uess in all divisions at midday and
recoveries in all, except rails and ship
pings, in the later dealings, summar.
lied the highly irregular and erratic
course of yesterdays operations.
Initial advances, some of which
attained impressive proportions. were
altogether wiped out during the noon
hour. when disturbing rumors touch.
ing upon the international situation
were current throughout the district.
In the final hour, which proved to
gbe the most active of the session,
equipments and other issues more or
less directly associated with the wal
group rose to points from lowest
levels, but rails and shippings hung
back.
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The cold weather and subsequent
gas shortages that have occurred this
winter, operating to effect closing
of the glass plants of the city, has
led several Of the employees OF the
various companies to consider moving
to other cities where they believed
that they could get steadier work in
the glass houses. An investigation
has revealed, however. that in practi.
cally every other city manufacturing
glass to any extent. there has been
met this winter the same conditions
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Oil and Gas.

Very few compilations are reported
from the West Virginia fields. On
the waters of Pine hcreek, Elk dis
trict, Kanawha county, the South
Penn Oil company drilled No. s on
the F. G. Woody farm through the
Weir sand. 1t is showing for a
20.barrel producer. On Porters Fork,
Duval district, Lincoln county, the
same company has drilled No. SO on
the Horse creek tract through the
Berea grit. 1t is a 10.barrel pumper,
about the average size OF the wells
on that tract. In the same district
the same company is down 1900 feet
at test on the Horse Creek-Harless
tract. In Grant district, Richie
county, the South Penn Oil company
drilled No. on the Sarah j. Lemon
farm into the salt sand and there
is showing for a 15.barrel pumper
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CT ASST led ADVERT Using
ONE CENT a WORD cAsaMtrs oHDgR
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CASH WITH ORDER.

OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAIL.
ROAD Co. grant lands. title 10
same revested in United States BY act
of Congress dated June Q. 1916. Two
million three hundred Thousand acres
to be opened for settlement and sale.
Power site, timber and agricultural
lands containing same OF best lind
left in United States. Now Is the op.
perfume time. Large Sectional Maps
and description OF soil, climate, rain.
fall, elevations, etc. Postpaid one dol.
lor, Grant Lands Locating CO., BOY
Clio. Portland, oregon. 1-1s.tf No 1919
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BIG WELL I'M CABIN GREEK

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Fob. a.
One of the largest oil wells that has
benn struck in the new Cabin Creek
field was drilled in by the United Fuel
Gas company near Dawes. The hole
was filled UP and ran over within a
few hou after the pay sand had been
struck, and it is estimated that the
well have a production of between ESQ
and 800 barrels day.
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Feb. Z. - On the
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange the price
range In the active issues was mar
POWER, and oil and gas shares were
quieter Ohio Fuel Supply closed Y
higher at 511s, Ohio Fuel Supply
closed u higher at 20H. and Pure
OIL * lower at 21A.
In the inactive list the largest
gains were SIX points in Columbia
Gas and Electric, and Q in La Belle
Iron, the latter advancing to 76h
and closing at &c. West Penn Rail.
ways preferred was higher at n.
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CHARTERS GRANTED.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 7.-Among the
charters granted yesterday were the
following:
Greenbrier Coal company OF Ader-
son; authorized capital, $4,000. In
corporators, c. Fl. Kirby, o. d. Mas
sey, ". W. Stevens and c. II. He'd.
rich, of Anderson; E. H. Morris and G.
L. Cottrell, of Fort Defiance.
Elliott Coal company of clarks.
burg; authorized capital, 5000; in
corporators, G. D. Elliott, l.. w. FL.
lott, NJ. A. Elliott, A. G.. Mcintyre,
and a. P. Mcintyre. all of Clarks.
burg.
The Pitts.Block Coal company OF
Elklns; authorized capital, $4,000;
incorporators, F. D. Cosner, j. NJ.
Morrow and Ethel Morrow OF CASA
way; Charles Ritter and Margaret
Ritter, of Elkins.
Paramount Oil and Gas company
Of Clarksburg; authorized capital,
100000; incorporators. l.. A. Carr,
H. D. Talbot. u. L. Stevens, C. c.
Doty and /. w. CofTman, OF Clarks-
burg.
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LOST AND FOUND

LosT-certiticat for ten shares of
the capital stock of the Fairmont
Building and Loan Association. Ger.
tifcate is Number 1920 Reward IL
returned to Box 1874 West Virginian.
2-s-at No. 1874
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eoAL sHoRTAE lN WHEELING

WHEELING. W. Va. Feb. BE
cause of the increased demand due to
the shortage of gas, shortage of coal
is affecting Industrial conditions in
the Wheeling district. Operators de.
clare the demand for coal far exceeds
the supply at present. No relief from
the gas shortage is in sight as long as
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that have faced the local manufactur.
er. In many cities, Cleveland for in.
stance. the factories have been shut
down for the past two months.

Now that the Public Service Com.
mission has officially granted permis.
sion. the physical consolidation of the
telephones will be effected as soon
as practicable. 1t will take consid.
cradle time for the complete consoli.
dation to be effected, after the merg.
ing is begun.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

MoNEY-To loan in sums of SID to
$50 to anyone living steaty work.
Can be paid in small monthly pay.
ments. No reference or endorsements
required. Strlv,.. confidential. AID.
dress Box 595, Clarksburg, W. Va.
6.3v.tl
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INDUSTRIAL.
FAIRMONT

Full operation on the Arcade build.
ing was renewed this morning after
the cold weather of the past few days
had made it impractical to mix and
lay concrete.
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MONEY TO LOAN

THE BUCKEYE SAVING AND LOAN
company OF Bellalre. o., has money
to loan on desirable real estate. See
Paul G. Armstrong, Attorney, 41.42
Crust Bldg, 18th Floor. Fairmont, ".
Va,
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FARMS For SALE

EASTERN OHIO FARMS FOR SALE.
Write W. w. Luce, Columbiana, o.
1906 No. 1926
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
ALI persons having bills against the
late j. E. Dodd will please present the
same to me for settlement.
And all persons knowing themselves
indebted to the estate will please pay
the same to me.
VIRGINIA DoDD,
Administrative of the late j. E. Dodd.
2-6-6t
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FOR sALE-Eight room house with
from one to five acres of land, To-
Gated near Fairmont Country Club
For further particulars call at resi-.
dence or address w. II. Wadsworth,
Rt. l, Fairmont, W. Va. 1.31.6t No. 1859
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wANTED-Girl for second cook Tor
week or ten days. See Miss Chap.
pei at Normal Dormitory.
1,3O.tf No 1856
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FOR RENT-Two nicely fnrnished
rooms. 711-W Consolidated.
2.s.gt No. 1874
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the weather emains as cold as a
present.
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FOR RENT-Three room cottage. Ap
ply S04 Locust avenue. Consoi phone
663.W. 2-6-3t No 1871
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RooMs-FURNIsHED

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms o. I'm,
furnished rooms. Also hoarders
wanted. Apply 71S Glen st, Locust
Ave. 1.29.st No. 1856
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE

GIRL for general housework. Cali
Bel Phone 5S4 ]. 1917 No. 1853
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT Groom house, ogder
avenue. Inquire F. NJ, Murphy.
Phone 73S-Y Consol. 1.25.tf no 1911
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Dining room girl. Apply
at Cook hospital 2.S.tf No 1871
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Bashful Pennsylvania youth got
cold feet" and stole fiancee's trous.
seau to keep from being married.
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Grain and Produce,

CHICAGO, Feb. Z.-wheat averaged
lower yesterday largely because of un-
founded <rumors that Germany had
declared war on the United States.
The market closed unsettled, A@1%
cents down, with May at $1.73k@
1.73% and July at $1.47k@1.47%.
Corn gained A@% cents net, oats fin
lshed unchanged to 4 cent off and pro-
visions up 21s@121A cents.
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The Light, Simple Sir

But note that the super-six is a light,
simple six. Other Skies have same-size
motor. We have not added size or CYL
inders or complications to attain our
end.
What we have done-and all we have
done-is to eliminate most of the fric-
ton. In that way only we attained the
speediest stock car in the world. And
the most powerful stock motor, size for
size, that was ever built.
Would you have less power, less
speed, because of greater friction? Or
would you have that friction ended. and
use what power and speed you need?
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1t reduces car life. 1t leads to noisy
motors.
The Super-Six records were won by
endurance. Its greatest supremacy
showed in the 24-hour record-won by
81 per cent. And in the 1000 mile round
trip from San Francisco to New York.
There it twice broke all transcontinen-
tai records.
Any argument against such showings
is an argument against endurance.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-05
TUBERS ON STRAWBERRY BED
Large Yields and High Quality Sc.
cured if Suitable Seed Is Used
Ohio Station Plan.

One of the best crops that can be
grown on an old strawberry bed is po-
tatoes. They may also be planted af-
ter crop Of clover has been cut.
Large yields and high quality may be
secured if suitable seed is planted.
For such planting the potatoes make
quick growth if sprouted in partial
sunlight in the spring. When spread
out in shallow trays or on a floor
where the sun shines part of the day,
short, stubby, green sprouts grow to
one-half to three-fOurths of an inch
long, and the tubers shrivel somewhat
These potatoes may then be cut and
planted with the sprouts on, care being
taken not to injure them. At the Ohio
experiment station such seed planted
June 80 yielded nearly twice IS much
as ordinary. cellar-stored potatoes
planted the same day.
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which is no greater, and in many
maintaining a scrub.
"Better and fewer bulls' is a
phrase which represents the aim of
these associations. A typical organi'
zatiOn is composed Of from Is to 80
farmers who own Jointly five bulls.
vided into five breeding blocks and one
bull assigned to each block. TO pre-
vent inbreeding, each bull is moved to
the next block every two years. Bar
ring losses from death OF other causes,
therefore, no new bulls need be pur-
chased for ten years. II IS customary
to apportion the purchase price, and
the expense Of supporting the bulls,
among the members according to the
number of COWS owned by each.
These associations have been known
In the United States only since 1908,
Michigan. The short tine which has
elapsed since then makes it impossible
to demonstrate the full value of the
associations, because the influence Of
pure-bred sire is felt in the herd
for more than one generation.
In regard to the returns from grad
ing up cattle through the use of the
pure-bred bulls of the cooperative
associations, one estimate obtained
from farmers in Maryland, Michigan,
and Minnesota, places the increased
value of the offspring in the first
generation at from 80 to 80 per cent,
or an average Of 65 per cent. Such
large profits are commonly associated
by business men with the possibility
of equally serious loss, but in the bull
associations this does not seem 20 be
true. It is difficult to see that any
probability of loss exists.
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der in chief of the American MINI. Vhe
Identification Of the penmanship of the
commission with that Of the entry in
the journal and of both with an auto
graph letter of Matlack's that is among
the papers of the Continental congress
is certain.
Probably there was not at that time
a man in the country who was Mat
lacks equal as a penman. Later Thorn
son had two clerks in his office, George
Bond and Thomas Edison, each Of
whom wrote good engrossing hand {;
so did General Washington's secretary,
Richard Varick. Alexander Hamilton
wrote a finer hand than any Of them.
but neither he nor any Of the others
could equal the beauty of Matlack's
capital letters and the clearness and
symmetry Of his writing as a whole.
MatIack Copied the Declaration.
Fortunately, Matlack was still a
clerk in Thomson's office when the
Declaration Of Independence was Or
dered to be engrossed for final sigma
ture, and the task Of copying it was as
signed to him. He copied from the
broadside, "In Congress, July 4, 1776,"
which is reproduced in the written
Declaration in the same form Of let
tering.
1t is not easy TO identify the penman'
ship Of a document like the Declara>
ton, for the writer has written very
plainly and in characters of twice the
normal size, but some individual pc
culiarities appear in this as in all
writing. A few years ago some of the
officials in the library Of congress who
knew that Matlack was the best pen
man employed by Thomson made g.
comparison of General Washington's
commission, which was known to have
been written by him, with the Declara-
ton.
The first peculiar letter in the COM
mission is the capital ''N'' in New
Hampshire, and we find it's counterpart
in Natures" in the second HAe of the
body Of the Declaration. The graceful
flourish at the top of CIV in the word
"To" in the commission is repeated in
tlle SeCOuu VI CAe oeuteuCeo ucSAA1iAS
"That' in the Declaration. In the word
"offer' in the commission there is a
marked popularity in the double IT."
the first "f'' is made like the old-fash-
toned long IS" It appears in the word
"effect' in the Declaration, then in
"suffer" and "sufferable." That is the
most noteworthy popularity in Mat
lacks writing. The capital ''D'' in the
commission and in the last line Of the
Declaration; the capital "B' in the