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The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16
Napoleon's Memory.

A gentleman once said, in Yelling
tons presence, that great memories
are generally the sign of great talents,
and instanted Napoleon, who could
single out soldiers in reviews and call
them by name TO step out of the
ranks.
This is a great mistake" replied
the duke. "Tll tell you how he man.
aged it. One of his generals, Lobau,
used TO get ready for him a list of
soldiers TO be called out from each
regiment. When Napoleon rode up
opposite TO regiment he would call
out the name of the soldier TO be
honored, and the man would step for
ward-that was all.
81 also doubt the goodness of his
memory" continued the duke, "from
the looseness and inaccuracy of his
statements. In his works. mean all
that he has ever written-you never
find thing related precisely as it
happened. lie seems TO have no clear
nor distinct recollection scarcely
once has he ever tripped into truth :"
In another conversation Wellington
said that Nspoleon's genius made him
so pre- eminent that all of his marshals
seemed inferior to him. "IIe suited a
French army exactly, and at their
head there never was anything like
him. used to say of him that his
presence on the field made the differ
ence of forty thousand men,"
The devotion of the French army to
Napoleon is illustrated by the fact
that several of the French prisoners
wounded at Waterloo, shouted during
the agony of amputation: Vire Z
EmpereUr!"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

regular train, leaving the foiled cow
boys and desperadoes to gnash their
teeth in impotent rage.
Just as the sun was about an hour
high, a few mornings later, John L.
Norris locked Lou Houk up in the
Delaware county Jail, and a short time
afterward he was tried, convicted and
sentenced TO the Ohio penitentiary,
where he still languishes and probably
will TO the end of his wicked exist
ence. For this little work Norris re-
ceived, besides expenses, $500. Ii
would take a good-sizcd volume TO
contain anything like a full and COM
plete account of this remarkable mans
career as detective. lie revels i'm the
unraveling of mysterious and compli-
Gated cases, and case that would
abash the average detective only causes
him to smack his lips with fond antic-
ipation of what's coming. lie lives
in beautiful home at Springfield, and
has in his library a private collection
of over , 500 rogues' pictures.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16
WHY
ny N1RGAREr ;. PRESTON.

Why do We suffer? Why should God.
Who loves Ills creatures. Scourec them 500
lie hath the right we need the rod.
This Is enough for us 10 know.
We search and question to what end"
No providence hath made 10 plain
The finite cannot comprehend
The Infinite my >tcry of pain.
Shall earth worms hurruWlHg in HE soil.
Aspire To gauge creation plan
Or strive 10 measure. Hld their toll
The strange complexities II man.
As we'll may We. earth horn and low.
Stretch upward from car mole hlil ciad.
Aud ask. with daring front. 90 know
The wherefore ami the WHY 81 tud'
ETchauge
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16
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Terms only $3.50 q year specimen
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

Are you going to Chicago via Gin
cinnati or Louisville2 If 30, buy your
ticket by the "Monon" route. It Ia
the daisy line between the Ohio river
cities and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16
A FAMOUS DETECTIVE.
Detroit Free Press.

was that of middle-aged man Of
scarce medium hight, but with the
chest and shoulders OF a gladiator,
who came into the police headquarters.
swinging heavy walking stick, while
his peculiar limp marked him as the
victim of either some accident or an
hereditary misfortune. His broad,
heavy jswed face was clearly shaven.
except for pair of Adam Forepaugh
side whiskers, while two twinkling
black eyes peered out from beneath
bristling eyebrows. Ills attire was
that of farmer, his vest and trousers
being fashioned out of a brown mater
ial, while heavy pea jacket Of blue
cloth was buttoned around his burly
form.
A blue flannel shirt destitute of
collar or neck-tie completed a make
up that could be considered otherwise
than striking in the highest degree
Eight out of ten men questioned a. 10
who this old character could be
would respond, "a well-to-do drover,'
while the other two would say, "a
butcher in comfortable circumstances,
to be sure" And yet this queerly-
attired, grangerish looking man is one
of the most skilltul, shrewd and sue
cessful detectives in the country. He
combines within his personality more
of the characteristic of the Nidocq
school of human sieuths than probably
does any other man in this country.
He has worked in all classes of cases,
and in all parts of this country and in
portions of Europe, and in such a
career, covering over eighteen years,
he has never yet, as he proudly says,
raised hand in court TO testify against
a criminal. lie asserts that if he can't
convict man that he has arrested
without himself going into the wit
ness box, then the prisoner can go
free.
John T. Norris, of Springfield, o.,
for it is none other than he, two years
ago had, alone and single handed,
placed l54 prisoners behind the bars
of the Ohio penitentiary. lie has
for years done a great deal of work for
great railroad corporations, and is on
q regular salary as chief detective of
the Columbus, Hooking Valley X To-
ledo railroad. He carries in a large
leather case fifty or sixty passes which
will take him anywhere in the coun-
try, free.
One of his most notable cases was
his pursuit and arrest of the notorious
Lou Houk.
He followed this man for six years,
travelling during that time $4,000
miles, at one time tracing his man
into Spain, but not soon enough to
arrest him. Houk was crook, conf
dence operator and double-dyed viii
lain of the worst type. In the latter
part of 1877 he shot and killed COM
mercial traveller, Powell Lehman, of
Toledo, o., on Hooking Valley train
just as 1t was entering the town of
Delaware, O. He had fleeced Lehman
out of sum of money and, on the lat
ter's attempting to regain possession
of it, Houk shot Lehman fatally,
jumped the train and made good his
escape. The railroad authorities de-
termined to capture Houk if il took
twenty years and 100000, and Nor
ris instructions were to run him down
at Whatever cost.
IN 1883 man in Missouri, q private
detective, offered to turn up Houk to
Norris for q paltry 500, saying that
the much wanted man was in New
Mexico. Norris Immediately secured
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

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his man.
Accompanied by the western de-
tective he went 10 santa Fe, and from
there to the town of Deming. On the
way 10 the latter point Norris got a
"tip" from the conductor, another
"Ohio man." that his detective associ-
ate was giving him away 10 the llouk
crowd
Saying not a word when Deming
was reached, Norris watched his
detective friend 20 into saloon across
from the depot, kept by a notorious
character by the name of Hedges, and
a moment later saw Hedges, who
didn't know Norris, go 10 the tele-
graph office and hand the operator
message. Whistling softly TO himself.
the willy Norris unused and pondered
s. TO how he could get glimpse OF
that message. Finally, happy
thought struck him-he is an expert
telegrapher himself-and walking up
To the operators window, he said:
Il say, partner, I've got new -sty lie
instrument what do you think of it?"
at the same time taking out silver
dollar, placing il on his tongue and
rafting of several words by the Morse
alphabet, clicking the coin against his
teeth.
Great fish hooks - said the amazed
operator, chow on earth do you do
that trick?"
Carefully explaining ii to him, Nor
ris smiled sweetly and said: "By the
way, can | use your line for a moment
over to Albuquerque"
"Why, certainly you may" replied
the now thoroughly enchanted key
manipulation.
Walking into the office and waiting
his chance, Norris whipped the mes
sage that Hedges had handed in of the
hook and read:
Care McGinnis' saloon,
Los Angeles, Cal.
screw your nut and look out for Ohio.
signed HEDGES.
Norris rubbed out the word AN
geles," and substituting vegas"
thereupon hung the piece of paper
back on the hook.
In the twinkling of an eye the Ohio
detective had telegrsphed the sheriff
at Los Angeles, "Lou Ilouk, alias
Doc Davis, | want for murder. He is
at McGinnis' saloon. Arrest him at
once"
In short time he was tearing away
for Los Angeles, and on his arrival
found that IIouk was prisoner.
Then the circus began. The entire
cowboy End black-leg element of the
Pacific slope came to the front, fur
nished money without stint, employed
the best lawyers obtainable, and under
took to worry Norris to death, or at
least until he would give up his pris-
oner. But they didn't know their
man, and Norris managed to hold on
to Houk until requisition papers
from the governor of Ohio on the
governor of California arrived. Then
a writ of hdbedS corpus in Houk's
behalf was taken out returnable before
one of the supreme judges of CalIfor-
MIA, at San Francisco.
So from Los Angeles to Frisco the
figh. was transferred. When the first
days proceedings before the august
tribunal were completed, a number of
tough characters, gamblers of the low
est class and all that ilk, surrounded
Norris in the courtroom and under
took to "do him up" The sturdy
Buckeye laid two Of them out, drew
his revolver on another, and with the
assistance of the court officers emerged
unscrAtched. That evening Chief of
| Police Crowley of San Francisco de-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16


Tie Flower Stand received aud allied II holds
more than | expected | must -as the stand - Just
what hae" wished Tor. aud could not find for many
Year, fr"tehf wa~ ouls = cents.
MRs. :. = LARKI~.
MAKSAw. y y Frh - lssa
"" ik" thc Flower stand very much. and had
troelie ta -"tttus % ur The freight Ma only 81
cent. MH- ELLA Ill CRos~frf
CHATTANOOGA Tenn.
" have just opened the Flower Stand and are very
much pleased With D. SILVA AnBoIr
Koeur-rrn y Y. F-h -. Is~a
Since We haV" hat ynur Flower Stand the Plant-
no longer much 81 care hut Of a delight. No
mere moving pots from window To window.
dripping etc " ., now think Il ~ had ta do With
out your stand should feel like dispensing with
the plants also. l. q lower
CHICAGO March , IsS9
The Flower stand bought Of you l. really "a thing
of beauty aud JOY forever II j. unequalied for
other article IA the house that II more If an
ment ALICE u. Sru~KHAN NJ. h..
Author Of Iokooy and publ of the kindergarten
SHocroS. Wis Feb - ISS9
l consider your Stand far ahead Of thing have
ever tried. II - better proporti"ned, much safer
when loaded with pots and It l. hardly possible
tap It over IN moving something that cant be said
about the wire stands It. rlttraintng feature com
meEds II To the woman WhO wants tn keep duwor- but
Is afraid Ia get water on her carpet With your
stands the necessity ~ lifting aud doing good
deal Of hard labor when the plants require moving l.
entirely done away with have spoken some good
words for Won to and some have writ
ten that they have bought your stands aud de-
lighted with their investment.
Editor Of Floral Dept ladies Home Journal
These stands are made Of iron mot wrel and will
The rings are II solid gold and IN each i -et a
genuine diamond The guarantee OF Messr~.
city. accompany each ring. send your measure 10
cal agents wanted
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

The importance Of purifying the blood can
not IL overeStimated, for without pure
blood Yen cannot enjoy good health
At tins season nearly every one needs
good medicine 10 purify. yitalize, and enrich
the blood. and Hoods Sarsaparilla Is worthy
your confidence. IL Is peculiar In that It
strengthens and builds up the system. creates
an appetite, aud tones the digestion, while
IL eradicatcs disease. Give II a trial
Hoods SarSaparilla is sold by all druggists
Prepared 10y {. l. Hood s Co, Lowell. Mass.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

"What is a man-of- WARP" said a
teacher to his class.
"a cruiser" was the prompt reply.
"What makes in go?"
ats screw, sir"
"Who go with it?"
ats crew, sir."-T The Ocean.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

$50 you are going to your far-ofi'
home next week."
eyes"
"And l suppose after your long
absence you are overjoyed at the pros
pect?"
"Not quite; you see, Pm going
home to lift mortgage. "-NeJraska
State Journal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

The following arr fes
81 the mnnS Letters Ne have
received frum purchasers
previous 81 the offer If tho
diamond Ring
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-16

find that Piso's Cure
for Consumption not
only PREVENTS, but
also CURES Hoarse-
AAAsss.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Last Evening byWeIcome Lodge
A. o, U, w,
IN WHEELING OPERA HOUSE
A Fine Programme E4cellcntly Rem,
dered tho Presence Off Crowd.
cd and Enthusiastic House.
Other Entertainments.

The Opera House was literally iammed
last evening, the occasion being the eel,
ebration by Welcome Lodge No, 9, A, o,
U, W, A more appreclatiye audience
has seldom been seen there. The fol,
lowing programme had been arranged
and was carried out, except that Prof,
schockey's violin solo was omitted, and
a clsrionet solo by Mr., Harry Fetzsr was
substituted for the flute solo by Prof
McOlelland;
PPPsalag ode R %SleH 6asn ELSfsSt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
THB IMPORTANT ACTION.
Taken by the Western Cut Nail
Association Yesterday
THE FORFEIT OF TEN CENTS
Per Kes for All Nails Sold Over the
Allotment to u Min Suspended
What Led to This step-The
LaDelle Gets the Blame,

The Western Cut Nail Association,
representing fourteen Ohio Valley mills
met ia called session here yesterday for
the purpose Of taking action on the
notice given by the LaBelle MILL April
last Of its intended withdrawal from the
pool unless certain notifications In ex'
listing arrangements and restrictions were
conceded. The LaBelle has been large
seller OF nails since the organization OF
the pool, and generally has had around
AMOUNT to pay into the fund each month
ihslse shape Of ten cents per key on the
excess Of sales over aud above Its allot-
ment, This monthly contribution be-
came, as It seems, unpopular with the
management Of the LaBelle, and hence
notice was given TO the pool OF Its in
tended withdrawal, II was to devise
ways and means looking to the preserya'
ton Of the pool that yesterdays session
was called, II was IN all day session,
and there was vast amount Of debate
as to the situation OF the trade and the
kindo remedies needed for supsatisfaC'
tory condition, The result oithe con-
ference was that the ten cents per keg
feature Of the pool was suspended for the
present, and each mill can now market
Its product without that restriction.
Manufacturers say that there Is iail
demand for nails, and that prices would
improve but for recent sales by two OF
thrOO mills in the West, outside OF the
AssOclation-notably the mill at Belle
vile, Illinois, and the one at Terrc
Haute, Indiana,
They further say 1t is folly to attempt
to sell nails at the prices made by these
concerns, and that even those mills will
not repeat their recent sales, but vii
close down, and that II was in prepare
ton for closing down that they sole
their stocks on hand. They depreCat'
the idea OF surrondering all possibilitieI
for good al their pool in order to NEE
prices that do not repay cost oil proluc
ton. Hence their concession Yesterday
in order to hold the pool together unit
the next two or three months shall tel
the story, In u more distinct manner, Al
to the future Of the cut nail.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
plensant pramatIo PerIormanee.

The young ladies ofst. Joseph's Aca
DENY gave a very pleasing little dramatic
entertainment in Convent hall last even
ing that was greatly enjoyed by the par.
ents anil other friends who composed the
audience. The entertainment passed of
smoothly, being a success in every par
ticular, and rejecting credit both on the
young ladies and their instructors.
The title OF the drama presented was
"Miriam, or Through the Fires Of Scr.
row. Miss E. Weitzel as Josephine,
afterward Miriam, was well up In her
lines and acted gracefully all the time.
Miss r. Moran as Irene, was very pleas
ing, and the characters Of Mrs. Norton
and her niece, Nellie, were well taken
by Miss Z. Warehouse and Hiss X. Jor.
dan, respectively. Z. Cunningham as
Tom Pinchers and Miss /. Clark as Aunt
NIillie, took the house by storm. The
other individuals in the cast all deserve
credit for their part in the performance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
TIE DRIDGEPORT SCHOOLS.
The Annual Commencent nt Last Evening
Eleven Graduates.

The Annual Commemorate Last Evening,
Eleven Graduates.
The fifteenth annual commencement
Of the Rridseport public schools was
held last night in Heipleia's rink. The
evening w@ very pleasant ind the
large rink building was crowded tc
It's utmost capacity. The graduating
class consisted OF Misses Hettie Open
heimer, Bessie Cook, Carrie Steger, Min,
ME Coss, Flora Sells, Halle Smith and
May SedwiCk and Messrs. Lee King, @
w. Howell, O. II. Duncan aud Q. N
Wise, and was the largest class ever grad
uated from the school. The exercises
ofthe evening were opened with prayer
by Rev. ]. II. Rogers, after which the
essays were read and the diplomas pre-
scented in very clever and fitting little
speech by Hon. r. ]. Alexander.
j, @. Orr, formerly superintendent OIL
the school, now located at Pittsburgh
then addressed the audience in a shori
speech in the interest Of the schools
general welfare, after which Rev. Mr.
Lane pronounced the benediCtion to the
graduating class. The essays OF the
graduates were all very nicely written
and delivered, and the subjects, as well
as the manner in which they were all
treated In these essays, stand as snfIi
cient praise for tho school training,
which the diploma completes.
The exercises were interspersed with
choice musical selections by Meis'
ter's orchestra. Under the direction Of
Professor Duncan and his corps OF able
teachers, the school Is rapidly gaining In
popularity, and promises to turn away
with diplomas next season q bigger, but
not a4more thorough and perfect, class
than that Of the past term.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
TI,n sInn,I.r gnIt nm AvnIn

In Part II Of the Circuit Court yester'
day forenoon, Judge Campbell on the
bench, the 5000 SANDER suit Of DIR, j
H. Pipes against DR.. ]. w. Mccoy was
again put on trial after a rest since last
Saturday morning. Mrs. Leander Mix,
n former resident OF the Eighth ward
with whom Miss Greenlee once boarded,
was put on tho stand by the defense Ia
show DR.. pipcs's visits 10 Miss Greenlee,
but In a short time question as to I'D.
instability Of certain evidence arose, and
the jurefs were excused and the re-
mainder Of the forenoon DEVOTED to arga'
ing the legal point involved. At 9p. Ia,
the court met again, and Mrs. Mix's ex.
animation was resumed, and continued
until considerably after 4 o'clock, Then
DR.. Mccoy was recalled and asked few
questions, after which court adjourned
until this morning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
MARTINS FERRY,
Personal GOssip-AIsmOFIal Services Com-
menCement-0thOr Notes.

Personal G0ssIp-AIsmOrIRlse Services Com
menCsment-Qt Notes.
David Brown was taken to the asylum yester.
day,
CaPtSln John Hutchinson Is back from CIn-
clnnAtl,
Miss MollIo Freer has returned from Clarks.
burg, W, Va,
Miss Maggie Brown, Of WarrenIou, visited
friends here yesterday,
Walter Darrah returned last evening from u
pleasant visit at Steubenvllle.
Edward Mansbergers residence, on WALNUT
street, Is nearing completion,
MI. aud Mrs. W, II, Schaeifer arc visiting Mrs
SchReilor's sister al louisville, Ky,
There Will BIO new tha0lluF GALLERY oponod Mt
tho Cottage House, at MaFli... : Perry to-day
Miss CQUla Ilelders5u aud Mis- lsctta Dowers
Yesterday;
] Charles La Roach, Of Dellalro, was up yester'
day for the first tlme ior6oyefal months, lie hRs
been laid up with rheumatism.
There was quite frost here on Wednesday
night and some damage was dOne Ice was
formed, but the river was not frozen over.
Frank Keohnline, sou Of Michael KeohnllnO,
| residing on Second street, died yesterday after.
noon alter lingering illness. lie was q years
OF aye,
Misses Ellen Carroll and Berthe Robinson, Of
81. ClRirsYIllC, came down yesterday 10 attend
tho bridgeport and Martins Ferry Commence
mPnts.
All Gx.Unlon soldiers and their sons arc To-.
vlted TO meet lt tho q. A. Il. hall on Sunday
morning at O'Clock, and attend tho memorial
service ut the Presbyterian church with the g.
| a, X, and Sons Of Veterans, whether members
or not. ltlshOped there will be a large turnout.
Considerable interest Is being taken In the
commencement at tho Opera House tonight.
Mr.. NJ. Il. Smylle President Of tho board OF Ed.
ucatiOn has not recovered sufficiently 10 DO able
to present the diplomas, First come first served
will DO the OrdeFwith all seats back OF tho Ave
front rows.
The following from tho Fargo OAK, ArOus is
about III old Mnrtln's Ferry boy, and Will inter.
est his host OF old friends here: Alex CapehArt,
QUO Of tho original ArDnS attaches, sou of DR..
CapChaft, Is the inventor OF the Electric Matrlx
Company, 10 which the following refers. The
parent company Is q Minneapolis syndicate, and
"Cape" has q large interest In the stock. The
main company sells To local corporations the
right 10 use tho patent within prescribed limits.
The Minneapolis Journal says this. +. ]. I'd.
wards, Vice President OF the Metropolitan Bank
aud one Of tho stockholders Of tho electro mat
Tlx, returned home today from the East. G.
Wright Davidson, another stakeholder, will 70.
turn shortly. The deal with New York parties
has gone through and tho right 70 manufacture
and use the machine In New York hRs been sold
for S300,000 Tho New England Company paid
the Minneapolis company $4,000 and gave them
500 900 worth OF stock, and tho SRme terms
were made with the Louisville company, which
controls tho matrlx In Kentucky.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-24
FOR GRADUATING SUITS.

Cream Surah SILK.
Cream Striped Peau do Sole.
Cream Henrietta. tts
EMSHEIMER'S.