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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
GOSSIP AND cHIT-cHAT
A Column Of chatty Matter and Personal
Gossip---Notes Of Fashions. Gus
toms aHd of Art Culled
for the Fair.

Wheeling produced no sensation last
week, social or otherwise. Parties were
few and weddings scarce, and the election
monopolized everything Young ladies
complaiRed that evening toilets were In
vain, as no callers came, and they rejoice
that soon the reign OF Mercury will end and
that of Venus and Cupid be renewed. They
want to go to the opera and cannot, and
are not satisfied with the scanty recompense
of seeing their sweethearts marching in a
procession.
In two weeks more the excitement will
be over and the social season will run on
full tilt Parties will be the rage, and the
winter promises some pleasant novelties for
the German. There are also number OF
weddings booked and several elopements
are whispered of. So there will be plenty
OF interest in store.
Bridal Etiquette.
Wedding cards or invitations are plain
and unpretending and worded in the same
old way. The special card for the church
Is now looked upon as very bad form.
At parties given to newly married
couple, the bridesmaids and groomsmen are
always invited, and the whole party are ex'
pected to wear the same dresses as at the
wedding.
Bridesmaids in England are now wearing
short costumes of delicately tinted surah
made with Josephine waists and short
puffed sleeves. Over the low necked bodies
are thrown little shoulder capes Of lace
fastened in front by clusters Of autumn
leaves or flowers
In preparing bridal outfit it is best to
furnish the wardrobe for some months in
underclothes. If you are going to trave
have neat dress and cloak Of some plain
color and a close bonnet and veil Avoid
rs intensely vulgar any display OF your
position as bride, while travelling.
Ii the bride-gives reception al her OWL
aoase after returning from her bridal tour
he should not wear her wedding dress. Il
n the evening, a supper should be set i
A morning reception, let her wear hand
.ome light silk, collar and sleeves Of lace
Vine aud cake are sufficient to hand &c
ach guest at a morning reception. AT an
.verirg reception let the bride wear full
,lress. but not her wedding dress.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

PRRscRIrTloNS'a specially, d,rr,
at Brentlingers Pharmacy, il5s u,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

RUNNING ahead of the ticket, and elected
over all competitors by an overwhelming
majority the Pan Handle Coffee
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

Fos slightly damaged dry goods ct two
rds first cost go to ]. W. Ferel's.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

l. g. Good a Co. sell. the cheapes. Dry Goods.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19

The jury after being out about fifteen
minutes returned a verdict TO the effect that
ohm Voltz came to his death from blow
delivered BY Harry Carothers
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
was as follows:

MarshslS,
Officers in Carriages.
Mayors Band.
jefferson Escort Club.
Jefferson Drum Corps.
Jefferson Juniors.
Eighth Ward Club.
Eight Ward JuniOrs.
Fulton Club,
Fourth War'l Club.
Bridgeport Club,
Fifth Ward Club.
fifth Ward Juniors.
Sixth Ward Cub.
Flint Ward Club.
Island Club.
BenwOOj Ctuh.
COuHty Cavalry.
(itizana IN rarril.0sS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
ARREST or CARorHgRs.

Yesterday morning Harry Carothers was
arrested on a warrant sworn out before
Squire Caldwell on a charge Of murder in
the first degree. Col Aruett was secured
By the prisoner 10 defend him, and the ex-
animation was waived before the Justice.
Col. Aruett went before Judge Jacobs and
succeeded in getting The Judge to admit
Csrothers to bail, the bond being fixed at
81 800 on producing evidence that the kill,
ing of Yoltz vas not premeditsted act.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
Why are There not More Declarations

The Baltimore american has the fol-
lowing:
cit is great wonder to me that the
number of defalcations by treasurers of
corporations is not larger than it is, OBJ
served q treasurer of one of the counties
of Maryland to an american reporter
yesterday, while speaking of the recent
failures.
"Why ?''
because they have so many tempta-
tons. When l first took hold of the
treasurership Of our county [ was liter
ally besieged with letters, circulars and
confidential confEnuBications from New
York banking firms of doubtful notorie-
ty. They came in every mail. They
were marked private, personal and
all that sort of thing. They proved to
neon paper, of course-how [ could
easily double all investments. They
showed that by putting my money up
was absolutely certain to win, and that
it was an impossibihty for me to lose.
These communications were full of the
most plausible methods. The plans
were captivating. The results they
worked out were astoundingly big and
there was an air of frankness about
them which ordinarily would disabuse
the unsophisticated mind OF any suspi-
cion of crookedness. For nearly two
years these things kept coming to my
office but as L didn't bite the hook they
gradually fell off and now I get very
few of them. But [ do know this to be
the cNse-whenever a new man is put in
place where he has other peoples
money to handle these sharpers i'll the
big cities get after him with their circu-
lars, and when they once catch him they
don't let go until they have either made
thief or a bankrupt ont of him, or
both. That is why l am surprised that
the number of defalcations is not larger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
A Queer Shower in Lake Michigan.

A most extraordinary and possibly
inexplicable occurrence was noticed In
Lake Michigan a few days ago. The
facts, as related by Detroiter who is
personally cognizant of them, are as fol-
lows: On the day noted there was
light, warm shower at Waugoshance
Lighthouse, which is in Lake Michigan,
about 25 miles west of Mackinac. I'M
mediately following the shower some
men who were at work on the foghorn
building heard rafting and crashing
overhead and fastened out to learn the
cause of so unusual a demonstration,
The roof of the building and the pier of
the lighthouse had in an instant been
covered to the depth of an inch with a
dry, chalk-ike substance. The surface
of the lake, too, as far as they could see
was covered with like substance which
the waves dashed into foam. This sim
gular occurrence filed the men at the
lighthouse with dread and dismay for a
time, but as no harm came they soon
began to look about for an explanation.
Two OF them applied their tongues re-
peatedly to the stuff, and the expert
ments made them seriously i'll. A
quantity of it is now in the possession
of James Bartlett, of the Bull Iron
works. 1t smells strongly of I've, but it
seems to have much less specific gravity
than potash. Whatever it is there Is
certainly ''good crop" of it somewhere.
The question of paramount interest now
is, How did it get into Lake Michigan,
and whence came it ?-DetroH Free
Press
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
Strange Scene at a Wedding.

A well-known curate III a northeastern
section of London was about to be mar
ried to young lady residing in the
vicity. The officiating clergyman and
the bridegroom had taken up their re-
spective positions at the altar. awaiting
the brides arrival, when suddenly lady,
attired in bridal dress, and accompanied
by two little girls as bridesmaids, en-
tered the sacred edifce, walked hurried
ly up the aisle, knelt by the side of the
bridegroom, and seized his arm in an
excited manner. That gentleman,
though somewhat startled, did not lose
his presence of mind, and, with the as
sistance of some ladies, endeavored to
persuade the fair intruder to retire.
After scene of some confusion, the
lady was removed to a seat, where she
was effectually screened from any fur
ther view of the proceedings, and the
ceremony was allowed to proceed with
out further interruption. 1t appears
that the lady who was SO DESTROYS of
taking a part in the ceremony which
had not been allotted to her is widow
in good circumstances, who had con-
ceived a violent attachment to the rev.
erend bridegroom, of whose congrega-
ton she was member. 1t is believed
the announcement of his intended mar
rage with another lady has affected her
mind
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
White Topaz Found in Utah.

Prof J. E. Clayton has Just returned
from a months trip through the western
part of Willard county, north of Sewer
Lake, Beaver Lake district, Wah Wah
range, Star district and Bradshaw dis
trict. One of the special objects of the
trip was to ascertain the locality men
toned in Lieut. Simpsons report to the
War Department in 1853 or 1854, where
in he stated that he had found white
topaz. The white crystal is an exceed
ingly rare one, the majority so far found
being yellow. The Professor found the
topaz ON Lieut.. Simpsons trail. about 35
miles north of Sewer Lake. He traced
them to their source in order to find
out the rock whence they came. He
found the source in amygdaloid cavities
IN purpllsh gray traychite, and
brought in 200 or 300 beautiful speci-
mems. Owing to there being no water
in the neighborhood, he could spend
only few hours in making the collec-
ton. So rare, indeed, are these stones
that there are not enough in the world to
give each cabinet one. They are of no
special value except as curiosities. Per-
feet ones are, however, sometimes used
for rings set in imitation of diamonds,
making the closest imitation to the real
diamond of any stone. Prof. George
W. Maynard, to whom the specimens
were shown, although he is thorough
geologist and mineralogist, and has
Travelled extensively through Europe and
this country, and has seen the specimens
in all the large meteorological cabinets,
stated that he had never before seen
white topaz. The discovery is very
one from a meteorological
point of view.-iSaH Lake Tribune
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
The March of the Prairie Dog.

The prairie dog is standing threat
against the future prosperity of the graz
ing districts of the State of Texas.
Draw line from Red River south to the
Colorado, SO as to run about the West
ern lines of Throckmorton, Shackelford,
Callahan and Coleman counties, and
you mark the front of the greatest i'm
migration army ever dreamed of by
man. From this line west $50 miles
every square mile is infested by these
devouring pests. They thickly inhabit
a section of country 200 miles long and
$50 miles wide. The advent of the white
man into this country has but increased
their numbers, as man has destroyed the
wolves, badgers, rattlesnakes, panthers,
and other animals which prey upon the
prairie dogs. They eat the grass in
summer and the grass roots in winter
and the consequence is thet what was
but few years ago the finest grazing
region in America is fast becoming a
verdureless desert.
Unlike all other animals in America
the prairie dog is migrating, not west,
but east. Only year or two ago his
eastern line was about the western line
of Shackelford county. In short time
he has advanced his frontier east about
five miles into ShackelfQrd, Throck-
morton and the other counties lying
north and south of Shackelford. Unless
checked he will soon ravage all the mes
quite grass land in the State, aud will
then descend in countless hosts upon
the black waxey farming land of Tar
rant, Dallas, Collin, and the other coun-
ties east of us.
It is no exaggeration to say that $10,-
900, 000 does not exceed the value of the
grass annually consumed by the prairie
dogs in Northwest Texas. Could they
be destroyed instantly as by stroke of
the price of land in all the re-
gions described would advance 100 per
cent. as soon as the fact was known.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
The Flying Machine Problem.

Mr.. Paul Mayo, of Lausanne, Swift
erland, has lately printed a monograph
on Sustaining bodies in space by mo-
tive force" and writes us as follows on
the subject:
1.-The wings of the common fly vibrate
! at the rate of $50 strokes per-seeead;
those of the mosquito about 2, 900 times
per second; therefore, according to the
formulas which L have established, a
number of common flies, weighing alto
gether twenty tons, and $50 tons of
mosquitoes would require about one
horse power to sustain themselves in the
air. 1t is encouraging for the many
whom the question Of the flying ma
chine interests to know that in certain
conditions an enormous weight may be
kept above ground by means of very
small power exerted, as in the case of
the mosquito, the fly, etc. These con-
ditions can be easily obtained, and in
this respect we are placed in as good
position as nature. Any one can obtain
iron in such form that it will float on
water. A very good size of wire to con-
struct floating iron RATS is 1-2O of an
inch in diameter. The wire is to be
scraped with sand paper and well
"iisneu WIFI soap water. lQ this wise
RATS are obtained which can bear
charge nearly twice their own weight
without sinking, i. e., much better than
poplar would do-one of the hghtest of
all species of woods.
During the study of this question of
sustaining forces in space, I came many
times to what seemed to me strange
conclusion; for instance, that any piece
of heavy metal must float on perfectly
still water But as it is impossible to
have perfectly still water, the property
is subordinated to certain conditions. -
Scientific american.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
White Elephants.

1t is 800 years since the Western
world received the first extended ac-
count of the wonderful white elephant.
This account came from an Eaglishman
named Fitch (who must have Encountered
great difficulties in travelling through
Burmah at that time), and may be found
IN Hakiut's quaint and famous "Collec-
ton of Nauigations, Traffiques and Dis
coueries. This tells US that at that
time the king of Burmah had four white
elephants, which were very strange and
rare. 1t also records that if any other
king had one the Burmese king would
send for it and would rather lose part of
his dominion than not get il. The
chronicle further tells us that when
any white elephant was taken to
the king all the merchants of the city
were commanded to visit ii, upon which
occasion each of them presented it with
half a ducat. AS there were a good
many merchants, this made q good
round sum. At that time the white eIe-
plant stood in the kings house, and re-
ceived great honor and service. Each
of them had an apartment of its own,
decorated with golden ornaments, and
ate its food from gold and silver vessels
Every day, when they went to the river
to battle, canopies of silk or cloth of gold
were held over them, and drums, clar-
ionets or other instruments accom-
panied them. As they came out of the
river each had gentleman in waiting to
wash its feet in a silver basin, an officer
being appointed for that honor by the
king. The black elephants were not
SO well treated. They were evidently
regarded as the canaiUe, though some
of them were very handsome and fully
nine cubits or thirteen and a half feet
high. So says Frank Vincent, Jr.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
One Wing of the Chinese Army.

With these troops bows and arrows
are the favorite weapons, though
small proportion of the men carry
matchlocks. Six times a month they
practice archery on foot; and every
spring and summer, dressed in armor,
they go through the same exercises on
horseback. This division furnishes a
guard of two men at each gate of the
forbidden city," whose duty it is to sit
holding a red bar across the gateway,
and who rise only to princes of the
blood. 1t also supplies the night patrols
within the forbidden city," who allows
no one either to enter or leave the pre-
cincts unless he be the bearer of half
broken token which when fitted with
the corresponding portion in possession
of the officer on duty matches it exactly.
The slight DIVISION" as its name in
dicates, is especially intended for SER
vices requiring strength and activity.
The men are drilled ''six times month
with the scaling ladder, when they also
fire three volleys with the matchbox;
six times they wrestle and perform feats
of horsemanship, one rider leaping on
the back of another's horse, met at
galIop, while the rider of the latter sim
ilarly exchanges his seat at the same
moment. While mounted they likewise
fire three rounds with the matchbox,
shoot three flights of arrows, and attack
and defend with the sword and iron
whip or fail. They have, be-
sides, six trials monthly in horse and
foot archery, and twice a year, for II
days at a time, practice at mark with
a matchbox; each marksman takes five
shots each day, and is rewarded or pun
ished according as his varied success
places him in one of the classes of
proficiency"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
JOURNALISTIC NOTES,

HORACE GREELEY is editor of the
Hedrick Qowa) Enterprise.
GOOD editor must always be in his
write mind, and have sort of pen-chant
for work, and live within his ink-come.
HE Norristown Herald says. "Mr.
Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield Re-
publican 1nd.) is married. He is no
longer an independent editor"
The death of the veteran James Wat
son Webb leaves Major W. D. Bickhan,
editor of the Dayton (Ohio) Journal,
the oldest living Journalist in America.
AN Oswego paper described fire by
saying that "the red flames danced in
the heavens, and flung their fiery arms
like black funeral pail, until Sam
Jones got on the roof and doused them
with a pail of water"
"Do YOU ever purchase articles ?" he
asked timidly, as he entered the edi-
torial room. occasionally" said the
editor kindly, "when they suit our COL
umns. What have you got. poem %
"No, sir; parIor matches, a cent a box,
or six boxes for MCKEE"
ACCORDING to the Pharmaceutical
Record, a New York patent medicine
manufacturer, being about to die, was
asked by his friends how he would like
to be buried. ''Insert me-" he said,
family, sat top of column, next to read
ing matter, ffty-two times, electro by
mail" Then he quietly expired.
CLARA sends spring poem and wants
to know what "final disposition may be
made of it, That is something of a
poser, Clara. There are so many novel
uses to which paper is put nowadays. 1t
may drift into a car wheel, or it may be-
come part of one of those new-fashioned
paper spokes.
MANY people will be surprised to learn
that the celebrated Ku Klux Khan was
originally a pleasure club of less than
ten young men, who came together &C.
casionally for an evening of harmless
fun. In the July Century Rev. D. J..
Wilson, of Pulaski, Tenn, the birth
place of the Khan, gives a remarkable
contribution to history in an account of
its origin, progress, and final disband-
ment after laws against it had been
passed by several of the State govern
ments. For obvious reasons no names
are given, but the statements made are
youched for as being authentic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
In Case of an Emergency.

A Washington correspondent says
that when Mr.. Hayes was President he
carried Observation-Disclosures watch.
The secret of this soon leaked out. Al
most weekly a deputation of Western
Indians called upon him, always bring
ing presents of some. kind to the Great
Father. OF course, he was expected to
give something in return, and the OBJ
iect was to find something cheap and at
the same time acceptable.
Watches were anovelty to the Indians,
and to present a chief with a watch
which he himself had been carrying, al
ways impressed him greatly. Having
discovered this and not caring to dis
tribute gold watches, or even silver ones,
he hit upon the expedient of buying
nickel watches at thirty-six dollars per
dozen, and always made it convenient to
have one with him in case of an emer-
nenCy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
How TO Make Graham Bread.

Graham bread that can be started
after breakfast and baked before dinner
is made of one pint and a half of sour
milk, two scant teaspoonfuls of soda dis
solved in little hot water, half a cup of
New Orleans molasses, a teaspoonful of
salt, and as much sifted Graham flour
as can be stirred in with a spoon.
Grease large bread tin very evenly, as
the molasses in the bread renders it
liable to stick, put into the oven and
bake for two hours. Have the oven hot
when the bread is put in, and toward
the last half of the last hour let it cool
gradually. Or, this bread may be
steamed for one hour and three-quar-
tiers, and be dried off in the oven twenty
miuutes. When it is taken from the
oven wrap towel around the loaf, the
tin and all, and in ten minutes remove
from the tin, and keep the loaf wrapped
Ill the cloth until it is sent to the table
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
An Artful Old Dog.
A WASHINGTON BELLE MARRIFs AN OLD
MAN THINKING HIM YOUNG.

An attache of a wigmaker's establish
ment In Washington tells the following
story '"1here was a fashionable we'd
ding In this city not long ago whore
beautiful young girl married an old man
and did not know it. And what is more.
she lives with him now and has not
found him out. The groom was hand
some man, and was looked upon as
Young man in society, in which he fig
ured quite prominently. He had a
ycGthful face, was quick and erect, and.
coloring his hair, which was snow-white,
he easily passed with the Youngest.
with his aftable manner and gallantry
he won the heart OF the young girl he
married from number of other suit
ors, many of them young and handsome.
The girl was very young and belle.
Just before the wedding took place
the man came here and had his own hair
cut off and wig made. Dyeing his
hair had worked very well while he was
counting but when it came to getting
married he knew he could not use dive
without his wife finding it out. SO he
adopted wig to get ont of the difficulty.
The idea Of his young wife finding out
that he was an old man nearly set him
wild, and when he had got well settled
under his wig he was the happiest man
l ever saw. On his wedding day he was
as risky as boy, and no one suspected
his secret. This happened some months
ago, and the bride has not yet found out
that he is an old man and wears a wig.
and she will probably never find it out
until old age asserts itself so strongly
that it can no longer be concealed.
They live here in the city now, and the
secret is known probably to none save
the groom and his hairdresser. - Wash
ijlgtoB Republican.