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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20
A CHICAGO EtLLE IN TIGHTS,
Tie Big Hit of Bold, Rich, Fair nu
"rOppy" Chlcnsoan.

TIE Big Hit of Bold, Rich, Fair aud
"roppy" Chlcnsoan.
Chicago Herald.
Miss Gertrude Potter stal ked the stage
Mt Hooley's yesterday in doublet and
hose. Miss Potter is the daughter OF 0.
W. Potter. She is an heiress, She is a
belle. a thousand persons prominent
In society and finance applauded her.
Big boQuets with long tails Of writhins
ribbons rolled at her feet. She uoled
her chapeau, and smiled and bowed
while the curtain sank.
Three pieces were presented by so.
ciety people for the sake OF sweet char.
ity. According to society's latest slang,
the whole affair was very 'toppy."
Miss Potter did not appear in her
striking costume until the second piece
was put on. 1t Was poetical comedy
in one act, and was called "Cupid's
Messenger" laid in the time Of Queen
Elizabeth.
AND HER SCARLET scADBARD CLASEEp.n
When Mics Potter appeared society
drew its breath. She wore q doublet OF
garnet velvet. Hose OF the Same mate
rial, laced like Logging up the side with
gold cords bound her shapely limbs. A
little cape with golden fringe swept her
shoulders. Gold braid cleaned brightly
all over her doublet. On her ourls q
knightly cap eat jaun,ily,with dashing
plume nodding over it. And sword
in scarlet scabbard clanked at her LETT
hip. A1rayed thus one OF Chicago's
social queens strobe across the stage.
The spectators qaivered, but after the
first wave OF applause curled over the
costly bonnets modest silence was
maintained. S..
\ DASH OF CoNED&.
Miss Potter was impersonstiug the
part OF n courier OF q nobleman, and she
was playing it exceedingly well. The
part fitted her. There was flash Of
comedy in it, which, with the costume,
made it delicious to the -Four Hundred.
The plot was soon uDrayeled. Miss
Potter told her brother, Sir Piilip, that
she had letter from her-or his-lord
proposal OF marriage to the
gentle Miss JI'alsingham. Immediately
Sir Philip got angry and found that he
loved her. He and "the hoyN we're
about to fight with swords, when Miss
|falsinghdm entered. Sir Philip, after
GUESSING himself for his own backward
ness, Immediately proposed to Miss lVais.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20

Beautiful, Inexpensive and appropri-
ate presents for cash or on easy weekly
or monthly payments.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20

behind him.
Inerc was moment OF o;lencr. No.
body seemed 10 wish to break it. Fl.
nallv the Oldest officer present said:
"Do YOU know how Grant got back into
the army? lreEeyert told ihestory, bu,
it seems to be the fitting corollary to
that we've Just heard, and III tell it.
"ln 1861 Captain -, OF the Eighth
Infantry, was directed to repair to
Springfield, I'll, and begin the duties OF
mastering officer. This was some time
IN April, toward the latter part, think.
Now. this officer had just come from
Texas. lIc had not been East before ior
mauy years. Bat he had no time for
visiting. He a. once obeyed his orders.
and three days after their receipt found
himself at the State capital OF Illinois.
SIT was in the earliest days CT the war.
The kdiu,ant General OF Illinois was a
younr lawyer named Mather, who died
only II lew days ugo. He WAS totally ig.
roront OF even the simplest military
duty aud was not Ct the Oliyhtest use to
the regular army mastering officer.
That official had no! even time allowed
him to hire clerk, ard none wGs avail.
able there WHO understood the iuls!
cate wo.S OF making cut triplirate mas.
tar rolls that would paes thu close scu.
tiny OF the departmental eye q. Wash
ington.
"One warm morning toward the last
OF May, Captain - WIS wrestling with
particularly obstreperous muster roll,
when the Adjutant General came in aud
said, Captain -. do You know an!.
body named GrantT
"iNo; think not was the arawer.
II haven't been East for Ell age, aud
was never here before
"'Well,, observed tho other, there
yas a man here this mornipgto see you,
rho said his name was Grant, and that
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20

PEDESTEL TABLES.
OIL PAINTINGS,
WATER COLORS,
STEEL ENGRAVINGS,
ETCHINGS,
PASTELS,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

pretty tiresome MT first 1t IL n coll and
damp morning. The thick fog hangs
around YOU. You lay cramped and
still ia your cocin like box. with your
half cooked gun across your knees
every nerve strained i'm preparation f1r
the shot which you hope soon to have
chance 10 make. Your C mpanion gives
YOU points, describes the swift flight OF
the duck, and hopes YOU are quick on
the trigger You are to take care of
your side 81 the water. You lie still,
and listen, as through the gray fog como
sounds that grow more aud more sig
niilcaut 20 Jack. quackl" You heard
q at before. hut you did not notice IT.
Now the "qunclis" float in through tho
heavy air IN every direction a beating
Of the water AMI wiir OF wings almost
causes you - start NJ The report OF q
distant gun sounds from the shore, and
another an another from the water
All. the Fun hrs be-ui. But where are
the ducks, You hear their DESCENDANT
calls IN every direction. Oice or tw ice
YOU have seen Il dim black body cross
IN swift hi sht fir up in tl,e foggy at
mospherc. Nlmt ~ that, a sound
like The beating Of IN umerable pad
dies nn tile WINTER, the whir Of thousands
IT wings. AMI n rush tlir ugh the air
that fairly takes Your breath away
20 ~ Il rnni, of ducks rising, says
your companion.
You wait and wait How uresomc IL
isl You arr shivcring with cold. and
ciamped with pain. Tile fog hns grown
| thinner. and YOU see M occasional
snall flock e ducks crossing the sky
far above you The reports Of distant
guns grow less frequent You get dull
and Indifferent Hal Your companion
suddenly rises. and ilres--lnng! bang!-
directly across your body. ID wn tumbles
duck ri. lat among the decoys on your
side.
THAT was your shot. but had to take
him. he says.
Now you arc aroused anil all excite
ment again. Every nerve qnivcrS. ana
your heart thumps so that you thlnl
your companion must hear a. The
lcalen minutes drag on Suddenly I
dnrk object cr,,sses your sight and yo'
raise and fire both barrels aimle~sly an'
reckles.ly after IL as !. disappears Il
the gloom. You sink back disappointed
feeling that you have missed
-IIe's sailor. remarks your com
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
KILLED HIS FATHER.
PAUL n0LTZ. A l6-YEAR-oLD LAD, CON-
MlTS A FlENDlSH CRIME.
Iopc aud Baxor-.An Injured Husband =
GENERAL News from'Aii Parts
of the Country.
A pa,rieid..

Paul Holtz. 10 years old. cut the throat OF
hts sleeping father with caseknifo. The
deed was done in cold blood, and the details
are unusually horrible.
Paul Iloltz, the murdered man, was a
wldower aud lived with his son on West
Chicago avenue. Chicago. Father aud son
slept together. aud at nine o'clock the boy
went To bed, taking with him n table knife.
Half nm hour later The father came home,
undrcsscd, aud lay down beside his son.
When The old man began 10 snore the son,
with all his strength, sawed the dull table
knife back and forth across the old man >
b-awny throat until 'he war;, blood -puricd
up into hts face and The bubDing gro..n aAd
slackcned struggle told the boy that the oil
man was dying The boy murderer dressed,
ran TO the station. ana coolly informed ihe
SIX sergeant that his father had attempted
TO commit suicide. Tue police hurried TO
tile house.
There a CHASTITY sight met their eyes. The
old man had dragged himself from the bed,
struck light, and on sheet OF yellow
wrapping paper was tracing characters win
his foreiinger wet with his own blood. The
paper bore the world:
"Paul ilollz hats gelhan- Paul ilolt7
did H."
I he father was sent TO the county hospi
tai IN the ambulance, but died before reach
| Ing there.
The son was taken TO the station, where
he broke down.
III did IL because he starved me, said The
boy. II work in "A plciure-framc factory
l earn SO week, and my father takes .
from me aud does not give me enough 4
eat. lie was cabineumaker lie didn'
earn much more than | do, and spent mos
OF his money on women
The dead mans life was insured 70
/ $4,000 IN the Ancient Order OF Uniic'
Workncn and he had stock in the lntorna
| tional Building and Loan Association.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
on PnIniInc rncinrIr..

A familiar pedd.er is the man who
comes upon you with huge oil paint
ing in q heavy gilt frame. and who,
NJ .er offering you his art treasure for
500. drops his prices step 10y step until
he reaches $40, ut which. IL refuse !. he
goes off in high umbrage. Sometimes
bid Of IS will be accel ted. but not often.
The pictures are oil paintings done by
hand, and not chromos While most Of
them are villainous daubs. few possess
considerable merit Their cheapness is
tile result Of very ingenious system
which. started in Germany, now finds
full development in New York city.
Tie picture factories where these works
OF art are turned out are in the top lofts
If high buildings on or near the Bow
cry. These are SO high. hot, and dry that
the canvases dry rapidly, and the rents
are very low.
The factory manager purchases or
hires good oil painting. for which he
is willing to pay, and usually does, ,ery
fair price. An expert counts all the
Leading coors in the picture, and with a
fine pencil traces the outlines of each
color uron sheet II transfer paper.
These outlines are transferred to stencil
boards and cut out'with sharp knife.
! The number of stencils Is Of course that
~ the colors. and varies from to 20
/ Thirty sheets Of cheap canvas properly
sire chcd are laid one by one upon n
| special table. covered with n stencil.
and the color brushed in. As fast as
stenciled il is hung upon the wall 10y a
boy and followed b. the next by the
| time that the last canvas reaches the
wall tile first is dry and ready for the
second stencil.
In wonderfully short time there are
80 copies az tie original. whose pro-
duction has required the labor OF one
man an / one boy. The outlines, how
ever. of each color are ragged and
blurred. An "arlist" now takes the
corics in hand and "hlends" the lines.
They are then vanished. framed IL
cheap gilt wood and plaster mold
ings, and are ready for the market
Tie artist Is paid SEQ. the man 50. and
the boy 50 per week. The materials are
inexpensive. and the other elements OF
cost very slight. The original picture,
IL hired, Is returned. and IL purchased
resold. Upon this basis il is easily
understood how the copy can be sold
proftably for $40 and low the peddlei
waxes crazy with delight when he IN
duces an ignoramus to yield up $40 FOL
the treasure.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
ur mont HANG ON A sLrDoE.
A Lame nnd Elderly Man Makes tho
Journey with Some ComforL

A Lame mud Elderly Man Makes tho
Journey with some Comfort
A lame man, about 60 years OF agc,
has just made the ascent Of Mont Blanc
In his day Mr. Jansen has been great
mountain climber. lie is the president
of tic French Alpine club, and an as
tronomer. He had two fold purpose
In view i'm the ascent Inc has just made
under such disadvantageous circum-
stances lie wished in the first place 10
ascertain whether 1t VAS possible for
scientific men TO reach the regions OF
eternal snow without becoming so IN.
tigued rs 20 impair the value Of their
observations Ills second purpose waS
scient iic. lie desired To iind whether
the outer atmosphere OF the sun con.
tain- oxygen in the state in which tho
gas Is formed in the atmo phcro OF the
earth
The scientific results of Mr.. Jars'cn's
Journey have not been announced. lie
asccrtained. however. that though old
and lame. lac WAS able TO reach the top
of Ike terribly fatiguing mountain IA
comparative comfort In fact. the as
lrnnomcr WAS taken up on sitdge
which was drawn aud pushed 10y %
gu ier, and while they had rather
hard tine 81 il in some parts 81 thc
ascent tie old gentleman sat IN comfort
ON his slcdgc and let them tux away,
and fl.undsr in the snow
IL took him two days to- make the
ascent, but only one day 10 return 10
the hotel near the foot If the mount.
ain. and during the many hours the
guides were pulling away up the dif.
fcut slopes two lad 90. the Wife and
daughter Of the Alpine sledge traveller,
we're ON the verandnh OF the hotel
watching every movement of their rela'
/ tive through u telescope. lie therefore
/ not only ascendcd the mountain with
considerable degree Of comfort but az
forded all the way mp yery unique and
! interesting spectacle 10 those who wcr'
watching the party below.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
panIon. who has been peering intcntiy
through the fog.

panIon. who has been peering intently
through the fog.
"A sailorl What's that?'
.You hit him all right. but his wings
were spread. and he sailed Oft obliquely
to the water. Wen find him after Q
while.
You now feel secure and confident
You are no longer cramped or cold. and
you wait cieerfully and alert for yom
next shot IL comes again--you miss
The next time. however. you score a
hit Then you call for the boat. and
change places with your waiting com.
panions on the sloop. while one OF the
crew rows about and picks up your
floating game.
Such Is duck shooting when you have
luck. Sometimes you don't have luck.
and there Is no excitement. and no rec.
ompense for cramped liubs and chile ]
frame
There is no sport more exciting than
duck shooting when the ducks are
plenty and rot too wild. The writer
has seen at ono time three OF fuus ranks
OF ducks on the Chesapeake. each q
mile long. and composed OF innumer.
able thousands OF fowl When one OF
these ranks arose the air was darkened
10y flying wings and the noise was almost
like that Of Nia~ara. G.. IL II
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
si,ni mn. own Dnnr.

Henry Hartman, snioonkecpcr IN ST.
LOUIS, was shot and killed. lie was stand
ing on rear porch Of his house at . o'clock
in the morning Two shots were Hired. both
of which took effect The crime ~ en-
shrouded In mystery. A few hours after
the tragedy the police arrested ilartman's
two sons, Joseph aud Henry, Jr., aget
seventeen aud fifteen years respectively.
Later John Bremen wa, arrested and re-
yolNrr found ~ his possession. Hartman
had been living very unhappiiy with his
family. aud hi, sudden taking-oif Il ascribed
10 this domestic trouble.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

crew, and these can be hired by the day.
week. or month at cost OF about $40
Der day. All boats are required to leave
the shooting grounds at night fall. and
can not cross -the line" again before
o'clock In the morning Of the second
succeeding day.
The novice having made his arrange
ments, goes on the boat at night. alone
or with one or two friends. and Is soon
asleep in tho coy cabin, dreaming oil
the sport OF the morrow. Few boats
accommodate more than four hunters
In the morning he is aroused betimes.
and goes on deck to find the captain
waiting with watch in hand u give the.
word TO Gross the line" IL Is still deep
night. and glimmering lights appear
here and there on the bay where other
boats are waiting TO join in the race for
the ducking grounds A racei is TO be,
for the first boat 10 arrive has the choice
OF position, and Ii is the law OF custom
that no other boat shall anchor nearer
than mile.
AT last the captain gives the word.
The anchor is hauled up, the great flap.
ping sail is hcisted, and two strapping
Fellows seize long poles and assist the
progress OF the boat by polling against
the shallow bottom.
At last you reach the ground, and the
captain, by what appears an exercise OF
instinct select a position amidst the
dense fog that is sure to cov,r the bay.
The "sink box" and decays are now
got ready, and put Ia the water The
sink box Is the exact size and shape Of a
coffin. when intended for one person. but
is made doubls width with partition If
intended for two The box is water tight,
and il set into the middle of a tine board
platform about by III feeti size. The
top Of the box is nearly level with tho
top. Of the platform. and Is secured
thereto with knees and braces under
Meath Around tho outer edges are SCI
cured wings covered with can, "a, which
lay upon the water when open, and.
being fastened by hinges, rise aul fall
with the waves, and thus protect the
sportsman in his box hom n wetting.
The decoy ducks, loaded with leal and
anchored by stone and string. are placed
in position. the gunners get la place. ana
the sloop wthdraws to n distance of a
quarter OF a mile. Seen now from the
deck Of the sloop, nothing Of the sink
b is visible, il being entirely hidden
from sight 10y the hundreds Of decoys
that float about in strikingly lifelike
way. | will remark that, the first time
lay I'm sink box my companion, an
old duck hunter, rhot of the head oil
one OF the decoys in mistake for a
genuine duck.
Reader. were you ever in sink box
If so, You probably found the sport
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

The VILLAGE Of Cadali. Wis. IS excited
over murder aud suicide. Peter -. George
OF thai place gave the alarm that his wife
was missing. search was Instituted and the
missing woman was found in the wood
shed, hanging by The neck, tin and cold.
The husband was at once suspected as the
murderer. Some OF his ncighbors even
went so far ~ 10 accuse him openly OF tho
crime. The verdict OF the Coroner's jury
was reached which claims that the death OF
Mrs. 81. George was due to murder by un-
known hands. The officers at once forced
their way Into ~. Georges retreat In the
second story OF low cottage. only TO be
further Mortified by suicide. a razor had
done the work. Iis throat was cut from
ear to ear and death must have resulted IN
stantly. Domestic troubles are alleged ~
the cause OF the shocking deeds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
A snIcIhe.

n. Steenback. travelling salesman for a
firm in Philadelphia, was found dead In bed
In hts room at the Palmer House, Chicago.
The room was locked and barred. the win
dows closed, anil both gas jets turned on fun
force. The natural suppusition Is that lac
committed suicide, though no cause is known
why he should have desired To XIII himself
The lat seen OF Mr. steenback was on tue
prey i0us might, when he called for his Key
and without "a word retired Next after
noon the chambcrmaid reported that she
could not get into stcenback's room. Moth
ing was thought OF the matter, however. UNI
iii shortly after 10 o'clock at night when
tile Clerk sent for the engineer and told him
To force the door. THIS done steenback's
body was found lying on the bed and the
room filled with gas. There was no note or
communication OF any kind His clothes
were carefully laid across chair, his watch
was ON the dressingca,e, the transom was
carefully fastened. and the storm yentilator
ana windows closed. lie had apparently
planned the taking OF his life deliberately.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
WILD DUCK SHOOTING.
sPORT THAT rs CoNsIDERED RARE
BY THE BEST HUNTERS.

Methods OF Capturing tho Web Footed
came-How Ducks Are Protected
shooting ON tho Chesapeake-Experi-
enoe of Novice.
Especial correspondence.l
No form of sport is more enjoyed by
the experienced hunter than duck shoot
Ing. The wild duck is one OF the most
widely spread in its habitat OF game
fowls. is strong Of flight and generally
difficult 10 get q shot at, and the hunter
who bags canvasback. redhead, shov-
elIer, or blue winged teal. has secured
prize Of which he can we'll boast. In
the judgment of the great majority OF
sportsmen and gourmonds, the canvas
back duck is the king OF fowls, and very
large prices are paid at times to secure
tine prizsd birds for banquels and the
tables OF tho rich.
Duck shooting begins in summer and
early fall In Canada and the northern
rorts OF tlis country. In October the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20

erected for this purpose. and the light
from rejecting lamp flashed over the
water, when the ducks will approach
60 investigate aud are easily shot, dog
being used to retrieve.
The most popular way 10 shoot ducks
Is from n ~blind OF "sink box. Any
body can enjoy this method Of sport
who is willing 20 pay for it, rs It Is pro-
tectel by law and enforced 10y nil good
sportsmen. IL Is said that 5000 600 are
invested In shooting paraphernaliaon the
Chesapeake alone. Many large slooph
or shooting boxes. are owned at llavre
dc Grace, provided with all tile appur.
tenanccs Of the sport aud a sufficient
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-20
sho, ny an Enrnsea Husband.

G.. W. simmons an undertaken at Ar
gentnc, kas., was shot and perhaps
fatally wounded by James Neil, railway
engineer. nj Neil's home In Argentine
shortly after o o'clock Mt night. Neil re-
turned home at that hour and Inding SIM
mons in tho house opened lire ON him. One
bullet struck simmons la the right breast
aud produced fatal wound. Neil j. a
switch engineer with night duty. lie re-
turned home unexpectedly. he says, and
found simmons in his wifc's room.