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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-07

GAINESVILLE, TExAs, March 6.-The
Court House at Archer City was burned
last night together with nearly all the
county records. Loss estimated at $780,
600.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-07

No More Naughty Pictures on Bill Boards.
MANKAro, MINI, March 6.-rhe City
Council here has decided to keep the
bill boards in the city free from obscene
pictures, particularly objection being
made to Autographs OF Amszons in
tights and ballet girls in short dresses.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-07
THE STATE SENATE.
Australian Ballot mn Passes and Now
Goes to the Governor.

Sptetsl DiSpateh % ne hte7t0seE.
CHARLEsroH, W. Va, March Gin
the Senate to-day Mr.. Parks introduced
Senate bill No. 142, to prohibit persons
or corporations having insurance or re-
lief associations or departments in CON
nection with the same from discriminat
ing against their employees employing
gpch physicians, surgeons or profession
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-07

BEEcHAx's PrL1s act like magic on a
Weak Stomach. !
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-07
ste.,rn.hIn Noua.

NEw YoRK, March 8. - Arrived
Steamer Sahp, from Bremen
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-07

al persons as they may prefer, and
petition asking for Its passage.
House bill No. II, the Australian bal
lot law, was passed.
Senate bill No. 140, relating TO the
school district Of Martinsburg, allowing
the Board Of Education to appoint
Superintendent for four years and CIV
ing them power to select their own
books, was passed.
House bill No. 152, authorizing the
independent district Of Triadelphia,
Ohio county, TO issue bonds for the
erection OF school building, was passed.
House bill No. 94 Mr.. Finley 9 BILLY,
regulating the construction OF booms
across streams, was passed.
House bill No. 1875, relating to the
school district Of the city Of Huntington,
was also passed.
House bill No. 149, relating to the
payment Of laborers in anything but
lawful money, came up. The amend.
ments were rejected and the bill was
ordered to third reading as 1t passed
the House.
Senate bill No. 1o2, authorizing the
Adjutant General TO complete and pub.
lish records in his Office concerning the
Rebellion, was passed. Adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

the shape Of the cut-out and the quaint beauty
of the sleeves, makes up an ensemble Of genuine
originality, or, more properly speaking, An
originality IN the selection Of renaissance styles
and their adaptation to modern attire. While
the empire style will never become widely pop
ular. yet so becoming is it to some women that
one il always sure TO see several empire dresses
at any large dance. II Is an extremely exacting
costume, although il il one which. from its
cheapuess commends itself very strongly to
families having more daughters than brown
stone fronts.
The left-hand figure in the last illustration is
sttired in an empire costume of pale straw
satin, embroidered with green gold garlauds
The borders of the bust and the epaulets are in
pale straw silk gauze. pleated and ruched. Dark
chamois gloves go well with this costume. The
hair should be dressed a Ia Josephine no mat
ter what the wearers customary style OF
frisure may be. for the whole beauty Of these
COS tumes lies in sdhering TO historical ac-
curacy. This is particularly true of the Greek
dress so often made use of by young persons at
church fairs and at charity entertainments; bur
these modern classicists give themselves little
trouble to study out the Greek costume and
f1atter themselves that little straight drapery
with a Greek border is all that the occasion re-
quires- Probably it IL, but it seems hardly
fair to dignity these ridiculous costumes q
real Greek dresses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
A Pathetic Scene.

From the Bo ston Transcript.
II Mrs. Lease of Kansas il correctly reported
she has made more mischief for the immediate
interests Of the carse Of woman's rights than
she or any other one person is worth to the
cause. A woman who could take advantage of
her chance as last speaker at the woman's
council in Washington to make bitter political
speech, with coarse threats couched in coarse
words, and with personal rancor bristling
through it. would do much better to restrict
her oratorical efforts to doorstep discussions
until she learns how to advertise the
Farmers Alliance with some refinement as
well as vigor of speech. 1t seems that Mrs
Lease Of Kansas came late to the council alive
with what she doubtless considered righteous
indignation against Senator Ingalls, and she
proceeded 20 pitch into him and to tell how
near to Charon's ferry the women of the Farm
ers Alliance propose to chase the power Of
capital Now, as a matter of hope for the fu-
tire, the world can better struggle with abuses
of capital than the abuses of language on wo-
mems tongues in public discourse 1t would be
in the councils Of the nation than that it should
be possible ever to hear in Congress a woman
scolding with the virulence which makes pro-
fessors among men offensive and absurd in the
House or the Senate. The woman soul cannot
be very successful in leading upward and on
when II abrogatei its first right to respect and
honor for the abundance of the heart which can
prompt the mouth to speak no evil.
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What Absinthe Drinkerx Ger.

from the -, LOUIS Olobe-DeTnorrst
9Th street bartender says: Five years ago
seldom had ~ average OF one call day for
absinthe. but now it is more .---.--aae an hour.
while on Saturday evening the demand ia very
large. Absinths is, without exception, the
meanest drink sold oyer the bar. and some
men who know its horrible effects only drink it
on Saturday, because. suppose. they need a
days rest to get rid Of the effect. OF course, a
man who gets his living by serving drinks is
not going to talk temperance. but don't be-
hsve any saloon keeper cares about selling a
drink he knows contains blue vitriol, as is the
case with nine-tenths OF the absinthe sold.
Years ago was fool enough to drink this stuff
and it nearly blinded me. The eye doctor who
fixed rne up. at a cost OF over so. threw in the
explanation that 1t was the vitriol that had the
effect on the ewes and said the final result would
be loss Of sight. The genuine absinthe comes
from Switzerland, and the peculiar flavor il
given IL by means OF anise oil. But this is
costly and blue vitriol answers the purpose
just as well and introduces few more deadly
effects. have known Frenchmen. who have
slipped the pure article in Partisan salons.
drink the more powerful imitation and de-
scribe IL as preferable TO tho genuine. SO far az
taste was eoncerned."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
And Was Surprised Because 1t Lea,

And Was Surprised Because 1t Leaked.
A guest Of the Hotel Lanier narrowly escaped
death yesterday morning, says the Macon (Ga }
Telegraph, and had he died an appropriate cpl
taph would have been: Benjamin +. Finney
Of Jones county, GA. He blew out the gas
Mr.. Fnney registered at the hotel on wednes-
day evening, was assigned to q room and re-
tired at his usual bed time.
About O'Clock am. the hall porter detected
the smell Of gas and failing to discover it else
where traced the seen. to the room occupied
occupied by Mr.. Finney. He knocked at the
door and receiving no answer the night clerk
was summoned, and all efforts to arouse the
inmate being ineffective a ladder was secured
and the room entered through the trausom.
The room was full Of gas and Mr.. Finney was
found asleep. or, as was at first thought dead
After some difficulty he was brought back to a
Of his surroundings and the first
thing he noticed was that the gas was burning.
In surprised and injured tone he said, What
Is all this fuss about and why is my gas lighted?
blew 1t out before / went to bed.
The remark and his tones struck the bv-
ISLANDERS as some what ludicrous, but as :. proved
that little or no harm had been done to the
reason Of the man who did not know how to
manipulate a gas jet or the Inconvenience of
sleeping In room full Of gas, it was a relief to
every one.
Yesterday Mr.. Finney paid his bill and went
away literally poorer and wiser man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
LARGE RISKS.

What . Great Fire I'm London Would Mean
to the Insurance Companies.
From the Boston Herald.
II is certainly fortunate that fires In London
have not thus far succeeded in getting away
from Capt. Shaw, when one considers the
tremendous effect upon English companies
that the parallel Of q Chicago or a Bos-
ton fire would have in the English me
tropolis. According TO official reports made
to the London FIRE brigade, the large English
companies have enormous amounts at risk IN
that city. so that & confagration which
should happen to occur there would be per-
haps as disastrous in its results to them as
the great fires in this country have been in
the past to some of our American companies.
The following is the list referred to, with the
amounts at risk in round numbers: Com
mercial Union. $3.50, 0O0, 900: County, $780,
OOO, 600; Guardian, Sl20, 600: Imperial.
S125, 0O0, 900; Liverpool and London and
Globe, Sl90, 000. 900; London Assurance. SlI5.-
0o0. 600; London and Lancashire s45 900 coo:
North British and Mercantile, $50. 900 600:
Northern $4,000. 600: Norwich Union. SIS
10000: Phoenix. $3.50 09o. 0oo; Queen. s45. O00.-
600; Royal, S205. 100000. Sun. sio0. O0O. 600
OF course these amounts cover the wide
territory Of London, but as some of the
companies have at risk nearly twice the insur-
able value of the city of Boston il is evident
that, if great confagration should take place
in London. ii could not fail to lead to corporate
bankruptcy in a number Of cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
THE LOST WAn.



The night ex,re.. went tbund~r1ns out A
Houkinsville Kv ~ . o,cls..l s,,.-,, Tn. -.
s,,,se-. h.s -. .,..-.-.,-- p.
- -. = W oo''''0''s"e ~
s''s seOused auspieious Tor quick ana
sale return 10 Nashville. Tenn, ssys the De-
troit Fyes Prcss The exrre.s nessrnrrr b,.;.a
himself abou, ms n.,k.... - a.. = Il
-. g.. ,A,.h - : y" -
having n"thihs else 70 q 1.
ne sanatered 70 the open window and lookci
ont At the rising moon. What a glorioas nisl.t
n WAS The fun m.,o, 49,. -. - 49,
,,,. ,,... an, h,,,, .,x., a. - .
e L. -. -, -. 'op. 'Ae o~ii "
nre' nov ssee' anu Pe~oetal everything
looked The thoughts OF the young man wet
back 20 home and mother. Wrapped in de-
hghtful dream he sank down on, H.. no. 80.
a, H., ~, .,aao,i, n. ,,,,,,,.a : = -
sSr -, a''A,N 70 .'~iA.,
lot ne hao hearu remarAAoie sotnd-s poor
faint little voice crying Papa
Oh. what a cruel trick for the hoys 20 plss
on him He ,nast find al. Ina. ON. =. g..
n. $3.50 - - 81 ,.or,,.. - -.
'o'' 49, $50 a.N .oos'
oehihd every DON Out no o"os was 10 lie found.
What was be 20 doy he felt certain that b.
had heard the voice. and something must b.
done. All. he had IL nj last. tie rung the bel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
THE NEW SOUTH,
How Southern Cities Compare with North
ern Ones In the New Census.


arn Ones An the Nev C.,...
n-.,.,..-. -,
r pn.. 'i - -. %sans -,
But now ABOUT charieston. which was the
fourth town in the country in 1890? IL yielded
precedence to Baltimore in 1900. In 1870 New
n,,.ans n.ssa IL and !, rs,o :, s,.,,,,.l -,
'ea' y. n,,A .'N ." i,'V - s.ePpeo oenihu
eihcihhs.i, proohish aho hartford IL now
ranks with Lynn and Hartford and stands
ffty-third on the list of American cities.
Old Salem has had abont the ssue c.rasr I,
~ r,.,a.a ,h., |sh.-,a..>-, ..N, =. -
L.a . In 90 In. mas cen enAc,eu an
tne "noie country III hV' Win t'sZl inhabit-
ants. Salem was the second town in New Eng
land and the sixth in the United States. In
1880 Providence took second place. In 1870
Lowell and Portland went ahead of her. and in
1880 she fell behind New Haven. She is now
the eighteenth city in New England. having
been passed by New Bedford. Someryille and
Holyoke since 1850.
New Orleans was the rapiily growing city of
1910. 1t had 1900 people then n. 900 in is2o,
4s 900 in $780, and it is given Iol ooo in lsfO AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

In some countries bees are carried about with
their hives In caravans during the summer see
son. being permitted 70 gather honey from the
flowers in field after field along their journey,
90 that they have always . supply Of fresh
blossoms This method ID practiced IN lower
Egypt, where boats laden with bee hives by
thousands are hoGted slowly down the river,
stopping at intervals for longer or shorter
Of the hives pay the boatmen for this service,
and in this manner the people get their honey
from all the choicest blooms in every part Of
the land.
sUPERsrrT1oSs As TO THE BEETLE.
A curious superstition respecting the beetle
has reference to q scarab which il believed by
the Sinshalese to be demon. In the shape Of
an insect the diabolical agent sometimes ap-
pears in a dwelling after nightfall for the pur-
pose Of comprising the destruction of one or
all Of the inmates. The only means of avert
ing the catastrophe is tina. some one shall per-
form counter charm the effect of which is to
send back the beetle to destroy his original de-
stroyer, for in such a case the death Of one or
the other is essential to appease the evil one
whose aid has been invoked. BY the Egyptians
the beetle called the scarab%us was consid-
cred sacred to the sun, the thirty joints OF its
feet answering 70 the days of solar month.
Tho warriors Of that nation all wore rings
with beetles engraved upon them. for the rea-
son that these creatures are always in armor.
There Is popular belief i'm Germany that the
stag beetle carries burning Goals into houses
with its Jaws and thus occasions many fires.
A superstition obtains among the cowboys
that IL a COW be lost its whereabouts may be
learned by inquiring of the daddy long-legs.
which points out the direction of the lost
animal with one of its forelegs. The spider
web fabric has been carried so nearly 10
transparency that the Emperor Aurengzebe of
HindOstan is said to have reproved his dalgh-
ter for the indelicacy Of her costume when she
wore as many as seven thicknesses Of it. At
Hurdenburg in Sweden the method of choosing
burgomaster Is this: The persons eligible sit
around with their boards resting upon d table,
A louise is then put in the middle of the table
and the one in whose beard the insect first
takes cover is the magistrate for the ensuing
year. The big mosquito Of the lower Mississippi
called the 'gallinipper' is described BY the
boatmen to be as large AS goose and having
the peculiar habit of flying about at night with
brickbat under its wings with which it
sharpens its sting. Although the well-known
biblical quotation is commonly quoted. .'Strain
at gnat and swallow a camel as it is written,
it should be translated, Strain out a gnat"
referring to the practice that formerly pre-
vailed in oriental countries Of passing wine
and other liquors through u strainer SO that no
insects might get into the cup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

The second toilet is a lovely creation in silver
gray sicilienne, with a very full white lace
jabot and beaver fur trimming. making up an
ensemble of rich and refined simplicity. Black
lace dresses may be charmingly set off by mock
gem ornaments-turquoise alternating with
jet, or jet in combination with pink coral.
TRIMMINGS AND MATERIALS.
Feather trimmings for the bottom of rich
evening toilets are extremely modish. IL for no
other reason than because shey set off the
dainty footgear of the wearer.
Materials for corslets vary greatly, a fact
which goes to prove how fashionable the
corslet is. see them in old point ever some
proper foundation to set of the beauty of the
lace also i'll silver lace. in pearlod tissue, i'll
steel netting with gold pearls intermired, and
lastly in steel embroidery on velvet.
Young girls affect cream, blue, pink or
mauve merveilleux- They very carefully alb
stain from too great a show of passementere
and jewelry. As to the most modish way of
arranging the hair i can only say: Adhere to
waved effects and place the coil alb out half way
up the back of the head.
For dignified occasions. like memorial sery-
ices. presentations of diplomas or the business
meetings of charity organizations, black tulle
choose. the dress may be made V-shaped and
the cut-out bordered with black feather trim
mings.
will run largely to cloth and velvet in new
combinations, with long jackets. I saw last
week remarkably stylish gray cloth travelling
jacket When worn with your tailor made it
must. of course, be made of the same kind Of
stuff. II has long basques cut away in front
something like mans walking coat, but the
stylish thing about il is that it has double
fronts, the under one consisting Of white cloth,
which constitutes the vest. The jacket is
really double breasted, but it has only three
large buttons on the left. and when closed
shows the double row of buttons on the vest
down to the center bust line; below this the
vest has hooks and eyes. The sleeves are very
large above the elbow and are cut to a point on
the back of the hand and buttoned on the
side. The vest buttons may be of gold, steel or
pearl. The three large buttons are velvet COW
cred. The fronts of the jacket are cut so as to
disclose a couple Of inches of the white cloth
vest at the waist. A velvet turn-down collar
completes this very stylish garment. pointed
velvet turban, with the sides divided in front.
crown of draped cloth and velvet bow goes
with it. Short dosskin gloves disappearing
under the pointed end of the sleeve. and pair
of field glasses swung over the shoulder by
patent-leather strap add flavor of reality to
this travelling rig. A spotted veil is of course
necessary when the start is made. While this
costume may have somewhat of a masculine
flavor about it, yet the sleeves and vest save it
from being ything like a servile imitation of
mans methods. In a word, ii is one Of those
happy combinations Of the good in two systems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

There has been some very high poker play
ing in New York lately, says Blakely Hall in the
Brooklyn Eagle, and the names of many men
of social prominence are linked with the stories
of the game. The play has been going on
steadily for three weeks and curiously enough
all the heavy games have been played by day.
light 1t would not do to give the names of
the players, ~ they are all family men and
their losses are their own business. Some of
the afternoon games in the famous restaurants
and clubs Of this city are far heavier in the
amount OF money lost and won than the his
torical contests ON the Mississippi steamboats,
from pure idleness sit down and play a25 limit
for two or three hours every afternoon in the
week after luncheon, and who throw on the
limit after playing an hour, il they happen to
feel like IT, are apt to incur pretty sti4 losses II
luck runs against them In one game Of which
have personal knowledge man who had lost
. considerable amount Of money insisted upon
. round Of consolation jaekpots ct the end Of
the game. When his jack pot came around he
wanted Il ''sweetened" BY $50 contributions In
elo limit There vas good deal Of dissstis-
but as he had lost heavily they accorded hin
the courtesy Of practically naming hi own
game and reluctantly consentsd 10 the arrange
ment The limit vas taken Oh and, - there
wore sin men playing, es0e xas sddsd to the
pot every time the cards vent around Five
hands were dealt before any oss opened Il.
The heaviest loser then attempted . saaegering
blnn, bat he was eallsd down, aad tie pot vent,
Z. Consolation" pos unally do, to tie largest
winner ct the table. This 10 only an flusSrs-
ton Of one days play, snd while b does not
rank with the el6o, 90 poker e.nss about
whish We rssd tn the pspsrA IL vss Pxfoem-
anes worth noting, - IL b only oue cass Of TIE
esnsral run II vhas are Known = aftsrnooa
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Read Thoroughly.

From the Boston Commonwealth.
Savage Landor said, in His savage way, that
no person should ever have more than five
books on hand. He said that when you had read Q
book thoroughly you had better give it away,
and that it was idle to keep around you 80 many
monuments of unfinished reading ~ most men
had in the books of their libraries This IL
strsining point, undoubtedly, and . few Of
rs would say that Landor's rule vas Q working
rule, in education or life but what Lander
meant was tnat IL was worth while for Q man
TO be on with the old love before he vas on
with the new. He meant that il was worth
while for people 10 finish, and finish thor
oughiy. one line Of study before they embarked
ON another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

CCORDING TO AN
Asiatic fable, 20 a STAR
reporter was informed
in . recent converse
ton with Q scientist at
the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, . Scorpi On,
armed with pernicious
sting and filthy poison,
undertook q journey.
Coming to the bank Of
. wide river, he stopped
in great perplexity, un-
able to cross over, yet
unwilling to return. A
Tortoise. seeing HE
situation and moved
with compassion, took
him on his back as a
passenger and was
swimming toward the
opposite shore when he
heard a noise uDOp hia
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a New Burgess Yscht.

Naval Architect Burgess Il bound by his word
not 70 intimate in any way that he has an order
for . csnterboard forty-six footsr OF . little
over fifteen feet beam, with draught not far
from six feet. However, when asked by .
Bez,ah man yesterday the direct question,
he practically admitted that he vas at work
on the hines Of such boat, and that she Was
fas enouxk advanced for the calculations, and
10 TIE latter end the well-known designer was
yesterday figuring out hsr power. The matter
has been kept very quiet frisbes Of salem IL
talksd Of - The buildAr.
Mr. burgess would not ssy for whom she was
e . ssiit sus p.cninsns ioes! base ball
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Married Lovers,

From the Boston Globe.
The sffectionate mar. who sits with his arm
on the back o; the seat when he rides in the
cars with his wife, is always open to the sus-
picion that somewhere in the recesses of his
self-esteerl he considers himself sadly hen
pecked individual and il excessively attentive
to his better half in public places for the simple
purpose of side-tracking any intimation of such
state of affairs that might be apparent if he
didn't do his half of the acting. But the ex-
quisite way friend OF mine directed his pretty
wife where to go the other day as they parted
at crowded street corner contained no such
intimatiOn, inasmuch as he put in the word
dear wherever he could catch his breath,
and concluded with: Don't forget, dear. to
take car Mt Park Square, dear, and remember
that the number is three hundred. DEAR and
thirty-seyen.r