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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

hat. was out of my wits for joy,
never having seen such a sum ofmoney
before, and could not help looking at it
and sitting 1t through my flyers. lhad
counted It over about the twelfth time,
when all at once my mule, with head
raised and ears prieked up, stood stock
still in the middle Of the high road. /
thought to be sure something was the
matter; looked about for a cause, and
perceiving hat upon the ground, with
a rosary Of large beads, at the
same time heard q lugubrious
voice pronounce these words:
Pray, hOnOred master, have pity on
poor MANNED soldier! Please to throw
a few small pieces into his hat; you
shall De rewarded for it in the other
world looked immediately on the
other side whence the voice proceeded,
and saw just by thieket, twenty or
thirty PAGES from me, a sort Of soldier,
who had mounted the barrel of con-
founded long carbine on two cross sticks,
and seemed to be taking aim at me-"
Ii is needless to add that GIL was moved
10y the appeal, and, not to put too fine a
point upon it, felt constrained to "shell
n,,F ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
THE WHEELING FEM. SEMINARY.

The announcement which Miss
TAYLOR makes this morning, in an
other column, of the approaching open
ing of the institution Of which she is
Principal, is the first reminder of the
fact that the holidays are nearly over,
and the pupils with their books and
satchels will soon resume the routine
march forth and back from the school
drill.
AS Miss TAYLOR usually combines
business with pleasure during the holi-
days and seeks those "resorts" which
promise an increase to the Seminary as
we'll as health and recreation for herself,
we take it for granted that her roll of
pupils will be multiplied and her ever
increasing prosperity be as marked at
the beginning Of this term rs it has
been heretofore.
Under her efforts the Seminary has
become one of the institutions of the
State, as we'll as of the city, and We are
always glad to note its prosperity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

A BRIEF summary of the work of the
Tariff Commission during its Long
Branch sojOurn is at hand. 1t is related
that of the witnesses examined by the
Commission, twenty-One favored a
higher tariff on various articles, twenty
three urged the maintenance of the
present tariff, fourteen asked reclassi-
fication of duties, and only seven asked
a slight reduction in or the entire abOli-
ton of the duty on certain articles. Oh
these seven only four were consumers
alone! The forty-four individuals who
opposed tariff reduction were all repre-
sentativeS OF favored interests who de-
clared that cutting off of duty would
diminish their incomes, and ignored ali
reference to the demands and necessi-
ties Ofthe consumers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

Washington Pa RetteV ana Examiner
1t is claimed by persons who profess to
be posted, that Washington County pro-
duces 100000 pounds of wool annually,
worth 81 900, 900 at present prices. 1t costs
about thirty cents per pound to produce
wool in Washington County, if all the Ia
Dor and expense is calculated, leaving but
little more than 100000 to remunerate the
producers for their investment, risk and
trouble. If the tariff duties demanded by
tbs RCl-iCr md Examiner were imposed on
imported wool the price here would be at
least ten cents per pound greater than it
now is. This would make an additional
sum of 500, 600, 600 clear cash, to the pro-
ducers of this county, and is not a penny
more than the wool is actually worth. In
fact, wool to day would be cheap at forty
eight cents per pound in comparison with
the price of other commodities. Let the
farmers combine and demand this increase
on import duties They have the power if
they will only use it. Don't allow your
selves to be deceived by party necessities
and political demagogues. For once let
every farmer strike for justice and hts own
interest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
DOES TECHNICAL TRAINING PAY.

Are there too many men going To the
engineering profession?
This is u question an exchange asks
after looking over the annual registers
of a goodly number of colleges which
have departments devoted to special
scientific training.
The incomes Of the lawyer and doc
tor are cited to show that the profess o n
of the engineer is not comparatively
profitable. The engineers salary is bet
ter to begin with but does not increase
in proportion to the income in other
professions.
This is u view of the matter that will
not b. generally endorsed. There is
not q town or city in the country that
cannot furnish examples of the over
crowding of the legal and medical pro-
LESSONS. Young men of good ability
and education are wasting the prime of
their manhood in waiting for practice
in these professions. Our colleges seem
to be turning out men exclusively for
the professions of law and medicine.
Ifthere is any country in the world
that would seem to- offer special induce
ments to the young man who has been
trained in the technical school, il is this
broad, growing and enterprising land Of
ours. 1t offers them not only a wide
and inviting field for profit to them
selves but for great usefulness.
The world is being made better and
more comfortable to live in every day
by the quiet and perSevering labors of
engineers and chemists, and in the
problems that are to be solved, where
the great forces of nature, and the pres
ent waste through ignorance, are to be
further utilized, the graduates of our
scientific schools and colleges will be
the men whose brains and hands will
serve their fellow men to the best pur-
pose. Their success is more genuine
and certainly more satisfactory, be-
cause usually more substantial, than in
the other professions.
u is probably true that the earnings
of engineers and scientific men in this
country are meager. We suspect that
this is too true. But this fact is prob
ably not due so much tO-the OvercrOwd-
ing of these professions rs to the TACT
that scientific training has been COM
paratively limited and imperfect. The
men who have embraced these profess
sions have had but smattering Of in
formation in the departments they have
espoused. Our technical schools have
been crude and lacking in thOrOughneSs.
But the time is coming when there
will he a radical change. The demand
for men of this kind will make better
schools and they will turn out more
proficient pupils. Scientific training
will he better appreciated as its uses in
the development of the country become
more apparent. There is less danger of
overcrowding these professions than
any other department of our industries.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

Total...... s6I1 1854 Total.-.......s5ls-sS'Gs
s,There was a retrenchment OF nearly
ninety-two millions in these four years,
exclusive of s., SOC, 600 extra for the fishery
award in 1879, which necessarily did not
enter into the regular expenses OF carrying
on the Government. The extravaganza OF
the session which has just expired, great as
it was, was restrained by fear OF the fall
elections, and by the rule which the Demo
Gratis adopted in 1876, forbidding amend
nents to appropriation bills, unless they
were germancund intended to retrench ex-
penditures. One of these checks will be
removed next winter, when the Republic
cans mean to start out with carnival OF
jobbery and corruption which will throw
all former excuses into the shade.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
IAYHTRRLEISM.

Mod ern day inventors and other
claimants of new devices and improve
mcntS in the arts, sciences, politics and
religions, are most frequently either the
conscious or unconscious imitatOrs Of
things that have gone before.
We claim much for the inventive
talent of our own country. The in
geniOus Yankee has n patent on almost
every conceivable article in use by any
of the industries. All these he claims
10 be original. But in most Instances he
has simply been gathering up some of
the "lost arts" and Apr opriating them.
The most fragrant ex ample Of this is
the recent political device for raising
the wind" by "rOltmtGTy contributions, >"
carefully assessed and rigidly enforced,
popularity known as Jayhubbleism.
The voluntary feature of this plan is
generally supposed to be original with
one JAY HUBBLE, but the idea, it viii
be found, was eribbed bodily from
character who has flourished in htera-
lure for more than two centuries.
In that veritable history OF Spanish
life, GIL BIAS, we have at the thresh-
old of the hero's adventures, the follow
ing incident:
Having been equipped by his good
uncle, GIL PEREZ, with mule and
few ducats, and having received the
blessings of his parents, which was all
his patrimony, he set of for the Univer-
sitv of Salamanca: "The first thing L
aid was to let my mule go as
the beast liked. That is TO say,
very lazily. 1 dropped the rein and
taking out my ducats, began to count
them backwards and forwards In my
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
We Will Hang up the Republican
Fiddle.

Wheeling Times (COlOred Organ9
The colored race, as class, have hitherto
been the unquestioning supporters OF the
Republican party, and this is not strange.
The fact that that party led the crusade
which ended in emancipating the race
from bondage and placed them on the foot
ing of citizenship; that lincoln and Sum-
ner, and Douglas and Brown, and Garrison
ami Phillips-heroes OF our battle for free
dom-all belonging to. that party, and
that under its administration free
dom was made complete, all has tended to
draw to il the cOlored race with resiStless
power. But it is nevertheless true that
power is becoming weaker, and that onr
people are becoming tired OF winning
victories for Others, in which they receive
neither honor nor support. With the Re-
publican party in power for more than
twenty years, you can count on the fingers
of your hand all the Federal offices filled
by colored men, and the result is our peo-
pie are beginning to inquire why this is.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

A COMMITTEE of Mississippi valley
men" have been in Washington, urg-
ing prompt commencement and prose
cution of the work of the Mississippi
river Improvement provided for by the
big bonanza contained in the river and
harbor bill. We presume they were
the contractors who expect to get the
doing of the fat job. They are so anx-
iOus, they can't wait.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

THE Ohio county delegation to the
Weston Convention, reinforced by a
gOOdly number from the Pan Handle
counties and from Wetzel, left yester-
day for the "seat of war" The Ohio
delegation was not so large as it might
have been had it not been apparent that
Ohio county's candidate, Mr.. GOOD,
would have a walk over, and a larger
attendance seemed unnecessary and a
waste of the raw material.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
His Great Literary Effort.
CTereia1'd PIaiH Deal

Ingersoll says Conkling has never contri =
buted to literature. When Major Biekham
asked Conkling at Dayton. in 1880, to come
to the rear OF the car and show himself to
the people, Lord Roscoe said, II am no
id circus" Wasn't that contribution to
literature:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

IT looks more and more rs il Eng,
land wonld have on her hands war
with Turkey as well as Egypt before
long. And then Russia is growing on
the north, and France is protesting
against England taking possession of
the Suez canal, the very thing that Eng
lands forces now have done.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

Two young girls in New York have
distinguished themselves recently, one
by rescuing a drowning child and the
other by capturing a burglar. They
would be a credit to the police depart
ment of that city,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

POLITICAL parties are getting as thick
as blackberrics. The Republicans, the
Democrats, the Prohibitionists, the
GreenbackerS, the Liquor Dealers, the
Anti-MonopOlists and the various Trades
Unions ought to furnish almost every
body with a representative ticket. "Iou
pays your money, and you takes your
chOicer
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

\ SITE has been purchased in YOungs-
town for a new SIEMENs' patent steel
plant. The new works will be operated
by company. a large SIEMENs' re-
generative furnace will be built, and
the machinery will include all improve
mputS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

The latest departure Of the Baltimore
Day is from a morning to an evening
paper. The Day is the successor of the
Gazette, which had a hard struggle for
life. We hope the Day has struck the
right lead in making the change.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

4 WEST VIRGINIA farmer recently sold a
single black walnut tree for $500, which
was but little less than the sum he paid
for the tract on which it grew.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
And there are plenty more of the
same kind where that came from-Or
thereabOuts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

EX-GovERNoR SMITH, of Virginia,
who Is known to fame as Extra Billy"
has reached his eighty-fifth year. He
says that he is still blessed with sound
head. whole heart and faithful stomach.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
Up 10 the Times, If not Little in Adj
vance.

Wheeling Sunday News- Letter.
Last Sunday the Wheeling REGISTER made
its first appearance as seven day paper,
and will hereafter be printed 365 days i'll a
year. We are pleased to welcome as a
cotemporaneous Sunday journal so large
and ably conducted a newspaper as the
REGISTER 1t Is always up to the times. II
not a little in advance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
Auue,Ese Courier.

CornelTs goose, We regret to say, seems
to be cooked. His last move, the savage
onslaught on his friend Conkling, has
aroused sn antagonism which has practi-
cally placed Cornelrs denomination out of
the Question.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
Garfield and Randall.

Taking the four years while Garhe'd was
Chairman of the Appropriations, and COM
pairing them with the four following years
when Mr.. Randall was Chairman and sub
sequently Speaker, these results are
reached:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

Mr.. VAN VOORHIs, of Washington
county, sold his entire lot of sheep TO
Mr.. G. \. HoRLE, of Texas, at $3.50
per head. Mr.. HoRLE has now 1900
sheep,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24

r1CKETs OF ADMISSION TO THE
grounds Of the Camp Meeting Associa-
lion can be had at the following places:
Wheeling, T. H. Logan drug store and James
Reeds drug store. Benwood, A. l. Pelly,
nostofice. Moundsville, George Edwards
store. Laws drug store and M. Dann's store.
Rosby's Rock, Evans store. Glen Easton, FL.
n Woodruff Cameron, W. HICKS. ag2iq
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
DIED.

BLACE-On Wednesday, August ., lSSa at
1 p. M, JOHN WALTER, infant son Of J. Z. and
sarah +. Black.
Funeral Friday morning at o'clock.
Friends Of the family arc invited to attend.
Interment at Mt Calvary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
BIDS FOR MASONRY.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

-IOMMISSIUNEKS OF FI'Ifst Z
Wheeling, August q, 1852. J
PROPOSALS are invited for the masonry ana
approaches OF bridge to be built over Short
Geek, about one-half mile from It's mouth,
on the Ohio and Brooke county line. The
masonry. embracing about 20 cubic YARDS, 10
he of the firSt-class, laid in full cement mortar
The all will amount 10 about 900 cubic yards
Bids will be received AT this office antil 9TH
September next at noon.
The Commissioners reserve the right TO re-
ject any or all bids.
BY order Of the Board. ,,,oon,
Clerk Board OF Commissioners
VIC. SMITH, County Engineer. ag2ii
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
A Goose Cook ed.

The belief in a short crop Of anything
grows beautifully less day by day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
THURSDAY. AUGUsr "a, IsS2.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

NOTICE To DJ-bNJhLbbhN
The date pr5ated o'S the 'OrdpPeT Of
eachpdper denotes the time 0hen the SUD
scription expires.
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NOTICLTO SHIPPERS
THE STEAMER
EIAIN Il,

Will run during low water between Wheeling
and New Martinsville. Leaves Wheeling daily
Assn; leaves New Martinsville daily at !?
AN. For freight or passage apply on Doa,u
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
FOR S.4LE.

A certain tract of land situated in Pointe
Coupee Parish, opposite Morgan's ferry, con-
tanning three hundred and thirty-two acres
and some fraction about forty arpents cleared.
ali OF which can be bought very cheap. For
further information apply at this office or to
JOSEPH LACHAPELLE.
July 23-H
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
Land for SGgfe.
ESTR.2 II.

FWyAKEN UP by the undersigned, young
heifer. branded V 0 on right hip, has swal-
low fork on left ear, and under-slope on lSht
ear. and has been running with the stock OF
Robert A. Newell, deceased, for the last three
years Ii not applied for in a reasonable time
the said heifer will be sold according 70 law, as
an estray, by WIN. >: DlChsON,
apI I5-tf Ayoyelles Parish, La.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
OR STOLEN'!

About the sth of May. 1882. A heavy set
bav horse about 81 hands high. Fac-Simile
Of brands at this office. A liberal reward will
be given to any one returning sad morse or
recovery to the editor OF this paper.
July 6-5t
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
FOR S.1LE.
aCREs OF LAND-JO ACRES

1RA ACRES OF J., LANDn50 a,st,.tlae ACkEs talsaas
Woodland~with dwelling. two corn-cribs, kit
chen. smoke-h house, etc, situated twenty miles
from Opelousas and five miles III from from Madt Prnd
iTerms~part cash, balance on time. For par
ticulars, apply at this office. apls-u
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
VIEWS DEPOT.

NEW ORLEANS DAILIEs, ILLUSTRATED
~ Literary. Police, and Fashionable Weekles,
Monthly Literary and Fashionable Magazines,
Seaside and other Library publications. A full
line of pens, inks and stationery: Agent for
all newspapers and other publications in the
United States. At the Postoffice, Opelousas.
Oct 22-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
FOR S.ALE.

A VALUABLE PLANTATION ON THE
Alright bank of Bayou Courtableau, about one
mile above Barry's Landing, with lot of plant
cane sufficient to plant thirty arpents It con
tains 500 arpents, OF which half is cleared, and
has residence and cabins thereon. Terms OF
sale liberal. ii. l.. GARLAND.
Dec. 3-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
Grand Prairie SlzaU-.VXlzZ !
wv WUT,SON,S SAW.MIEL

Ds again in successful operation, cutting
FROM $4,000 to 5000 feet Of lumber daily. He is
prepared to ill any and all bills for either cy
press or pine lumber on the most reasonable
terms. may l3-u
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate of william Oftutt One hundred and
thirty-six acres Of Sand situated on Bayou
C0u.tahleau. Also six or seven hundred
acres OF land situated III the BIZ oo'tn
country. Amount of State and parish
taxes for the year 1881. 1wenty-tl!ree dol
lars and thirty-siX cents and costs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Esprit Laurent, cOloTcd, PlaiSancc. Horses.
Amount OF state and PARISH taxes for the
year 1881, one dollar and forty-eight cents
am! costs
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate of Mrs. FrancOise Mcntrose. One hum
Crcd and ninety acres oI land situated on
Eayou Teche, bounded north by said bayou.
south by Bayou Bourbcur, east by Cerand
and west ny Simon Lazaro. Amount "f
State and parish taxes Ton the year lSsl.
three dollars aud sixty eight cents AND
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Essex, Nose, Bayou Boeuf. Horses aud cattle
Amount OF State and parish taxes for the
Yea" 1851, two dollars and eIght cents aud
costs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate OF H t. Thonls. One hundred and
sixty-two acres of land situated at Petite
Prairie Bayou. bounded north by public
land. east by Jeter south by said bayou
and west by Mrs. Ba1ton with improve
ments. Amount of State and parish taxes
tor riie year $780, nine dollars and eighty
cents and costs
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
TAX SALES
OF THE
MOVABLE AND ENJOYABLE PROPERTY
Oh
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS OF THE
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, FOR
THE YEARS 1880 AND 1881.

pY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED
IL in me by the Constitution and laws OF the
State of Louisiana, will sell AT the principal
front door OF the Courthouse OF the parish OF
St. Landry, in the town OF OpcloUsas. Ill which
the Civil District Court of sud parish IS held
within the legal hours for Judicial sales, begin
min, rt n 4 NJ
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate OF Mary Alexander. One hundred AMI
twcnty-SiN acres OF Land situated near
Prairie Mammoth, being The west half of
the Dennis Mcdaniel tract. Also thirty
two acres Of land situated at Bayou Chicot-
bounded north ny unknown. west by the
Glaze tract, south hy Wilmington and east
ny unknown. And also thirty-four acres
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate Of Matilda Wartelle. One hundred
acres of land situated near Opeousas.
bounded north by pu!,lic road, south by
land OF Burr east by DusOn and Others and
west by public road. Amount of State and
parish taxes for the year 1880, nine dollars
and seventy-six cents and costs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate Of G. ". Rutlege. One hundred and
sixty acres OF land situated at Bayou Pc
tte Prairie, bounded north and east by
Severine Ramare. south by A. c.. Simms
and west by the Carter place. Also two
hundred and twenty acres Of land situated
At the same place. bounded north by pub
lie lands, east by Mrs. Violet, south by
Watson and west by Lester with improve
nents. Amount of State and parish taxes
for tha year 1880, nineteen dollars and four
cents and costs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

Estate of William Offut. One lot of ground
situated i'll the town of Opelousas, bounded
north by Bellevue street south by Landry
street, east by Birotte and Littell and west
hy the Episcopal church. Amount OF State
and parish taxes for the year 1881, one dol
lar and ten cents and costs.