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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-30

TOLEDO, o., July 29.-WheaS dull;
July 79lsc; August roc; September 79Ac.
Corn, duh at 4gI1c. Oats, dull No. , cash
Sc. Rye, dull az 68c. Cloverseed, dull
prime cash s. 90; October IS 80. Receipts
Flour, 344 barrels; wheat, 2IS,0O0 bush
els; corn, 1900 bushels; oats, 500 bushels.
Shipmeuts-Flour, 1000 barrels; wheat,
III. 900 bushels; rye, 500 bushels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-30

WHEELING AND ELM GROW
w RAILROAD. On aud after Wedns
day June /. isgy.rai will run ss follows
City Time.
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DIED..

Died, Jan. 25, 1892. JANE ETHEL,
aged 20 days; and ON Feb. 3, 1899, MARY
EVA, aged years, 0 months and II days,
beloved daughters of Jas. II. and Maggie
Z. Raley.
Alas how sad Is the duty for fond
parent 10 pay the last sad tribute to low
ing child, as our darling little Eva was.
No more on earth shall we look upon her
sweet childish face; no more shall we hear
those sweet words, mamma and papa"
from her loving lips. All is stilled in death;
her short earthly mission is ended, and our
little LADY las we called hef) Is gone TO
Him who gave her. A life long remem-
brance Is all that she has left us TO cherish.
She passed away as calmly as IL goring into
gentle sleep, with asmile wreathing on
her loving face, and with that word which
is so sweet 10 a child mamma" unfinished
upon her lips. Oh, Eva could we but
look upon your innocent baby face again,
could we but kiss those tender lips once
more But, alas our yearnings are in
vain. No more on earth will we see YOU.
Our only consolation is, we put our trust in
Him who doeth all things for the best and
that we may meet you again in that bright
and celestial home which has been prepared
for you. BY LOVING PARENTS
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

Wednesday, March 2srd instant. vice.
President Morton laid before the United
States Senate the petition Of Hon. Benj. q.
Harris. Of this county for payment for
MaryIand's former slaves. In his petition
Mr.. Harris makes q strong and able argu-
meni upon the justice and legality Of the
claim. AS TIE BEAcos's readers have
already read the arguments, and as our
space Is limited we win noa here reproduce
the petition. The small number CT U. s.
pensions received In s.. Mary's are Of great
benefit 20 OR county in putting money
into circulation here and If the Government
were 10 pay for the slaves the financial
benefit to cur which community would be
almost incalculable. Every Maryland
man should desire the passage of such Q
law.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

BARGAINS, BARGAINS
JOHN PALMER
HIS family physician advises him to leave
II the county, and il so, we will have to
sell at very small margin.
We keep a large stock OF goods, all
bought for cash. Our stock, consisting in
part Of
Dry Goods, Notions,
Hats, Caps, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hardware,
Crockery, Furniture, Agricultural
Implements, Stoves and
Fixtures, Oars, Blocks,
Rope, Anchors, &c, &c.
We have job lots of
.SHoES. BOOTS and CLOTHING,
which we sell at cost, and some 40 per
cent below cost.
When you want TO bny, call and see US.
cash and we buy
TO sell. You will al
ways find our stock CON-
plete. We sell at one price
and that the lowest. We treat Won
cautiously. A satisfied customer is
our best advertisement Our constant aim
is TO give you the best goods at Bottom
Prices. We make your interest
ours. Your child will be
served as cheaply and po-
litely as yourself A
comparison of our
styles and pri-
ces will con-
vince you that you should trade with
Us. We keen in stock LADIES SHOES
manufactured by the Potomac Shoe Com
pany at Alexandria, Va, and have q guar
antee from the Company that they contain
no shoddy. We keep a large stock of
FLOUR direct from the Arlington Mills
at Georgetown and others at low prices.
We also import direct from Europe AL |
fred Shrimpton &c Sons brass pins, manu-
featured and put up expressly for US. Five
20 sizes and black row in each paper.
Call and examine for yourself at
JOHN PAAM8RsE.
FRIENDLY HALL,
Feb. IS-On,. 9TH district
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Low Freight Charges
March 31--tf.

n BETWEEN Baltimore, Patux-
I'm ent River and vicinity. Large
MHIl schooner with bins for gram and
- other freight. aided by scow and
tug boat. Sails regularly.
Address,
Capt. j. T. BURCH,
800 Park Avenue,
Baltimore, Nd.
March "a '92-tfs
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Proclamation by the Governor.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
ExECUTTvR DEPARTMENT.

As required by Joint Resolution number
seven of the General Assembly of 1884. I
do hereby designate Wednesday, the sixth
day of April next, as
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NEWS IN BRIEF.


From he BRamors Sam.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

The Bland free-coinage-of-silvery bin IL
regarded as practically dead. Speaker
Crisp refused 10 report cloture rule IN
lcss a majority Of the democrats Of the
House would sign petition requesting the
committee on rules 70 do 90, and IL 10 re-
garded a. impossible 10 get o majority 10
sign such q petition.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

After q long debate the House,
by q vote Of AZ to 30, adopted a
message Of non-concurrence in the
Senate amendment 1.-THE Hayes billy
to the House assessment bill.
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LEsIsLATTvE.


After q long debate the House,
by q vote Of 40 to 81, adopted q
message Of non-concurrence in the
Senate amendment 1.-THE Hayes billy
to the House assessment bill.
The House bin extending the
Australian ballot law to the whole
State was passed in the Senate,
which struck out theclause exempt
ing Hartford county from its pro-
visions.
Senate joint resolutions with re-
gard to the use of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal BY the Washington
and Western Railroad elected some
plain talk from Messrs. Wootton
and Pearre, and the resolutions
were postponed until Monday even
ing.
A bill has passed the Legislature
legalizing the adoption Of children.
Monday, March Is, 1892.
Walt Whitman, the poet, died at
Camden, n. j., Saturday in his
seventy-third year.
There is less fear for an unfayor-
able termination Of the Boring sea
controversy than few days ago.
Fire in the carpet mill of John
Bromley & Son, Philadelphia caused
loss of $4,000 and threw 2, 500
operatives out of work.
Four workmen at Carneaie's
Steel Works, Homestead, Pa, were
frightfullY burned Saturday by a
quantity of molten steel accidently
falling on them from q converter.
They will die. Five other men
were painfully burned.
Senator Sherman introduced a
resolution in executive session for
the dismissal of Mr. James r.
Young, executive clerk of that
body, the charge being that he had
furnished to the press the proceed
ings of the secret sessions of the
Senate. Mr.. Young and his friends
Indignantly deny the charge.
The five-story building occupied
by the Omaha Hardware Company,
in Omaha, Neb., was completely
destroyed by fire at 2 o o'clock yester-
day morning, entailing a loss of
fully s225, 900. 1t is thought the
fire was the work of burglars, who
resorted to arson to hide their work.
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New Advertisements.
NOTICE

will offer to the lovers of
L fast trotters and the pub kY,VYn
lie generally, the services Or
OF the famous trotting stall Al.AE
lion FREDERICK this season. No one
can go amiss in breeding 10 such horse,
whether they want trotters or general pur.
pose horses. Terms will be made known
later.
BILLINGSLEY GARNER,
Chaptico, Nd.
March 31-tf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

REEKg BIZ PERMISSION to:
]. w. Hall, President First National Bank.
Baltimore, Nd; Henry Williams. Agent
Wecms' Line Steamers, Baltimore, Nd. /;
James Edmonds, Cashier National Bank OF
Commerce, Baltimore. Maryland.
We have with rs Nr. E ID. r. BEAN.
who viii give his special attention 10 the
inspection and sale of tobacco. His famiI-
iarity with the trade and his experience a.
Q salesman will be guarantee for the best
prices and prompt Returns.
April 10, 91--ff
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who shod a horse ridden by George
Washington, died in Wilmington,
Del, last night, lacking but Eve
years Of being a ceitenarian. He
was in the seyenty-first year Of his
married life. His wife, who sur
wives him, was born in October.
1900.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

HAVING arranged with agents in Differ
II ent States, / will endeasor to find Dur.
cnasers for farms put into my hands for
All persons desiring 10 sell will please
address advertiser or b. HARRIS CANA
LrER, Attorney-at-Law, Leonardtown. Nd
Jan 21--f q. ARNOLD GRAEF
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ReGdy-Made CZ0thiRG.

For mems, youths and boys wear.
have the finest, cheapest and nobbiesi line
ever shown in my store. / am emphati-
cally headquarters for this trade. =s
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Lefty Lind, Sylvia Gray or Mary Lloyd,
On the understanding that she should
volunteer a pas seuL Society's faded
palate was ticl1led The cursory Gimp
ses of flying heels and swirling skirts,
which were common enough on the
stage, acquired an altogether new sig
nificaucc in the drawing room.
The barriers having thus been low
cred, and Il species of social intercourse
established between the women of the
world and the lady of the stage, the
former quickly made up her mind to
avail herself of the opportunity thus
presented to acquire the art of skirt
dancing, which, owing to it's thinly
yelled suggestiveness, appeared to find
such favor with the masculine element
of society. There has always been and
ever will be q kind of rivalry between
the society belle and the footlight favor
lite, and the former is invariably con-
vinced that were she to be permitted to
avail herself of the peculiaritics of
dress, or rather undress, Of the profess
sional ballerina she would far outstrip
the latter in the race for masculine ad-
miration-
Having once mastered the delicate in
tricacios of the pas suel and become an
adept in the art Of maneuvering the
skirt with that mixture of coyncss and
suggestiveness which constitutes the
basis of tho so-called skirt dance, the
society woman commenced by giving a
manifestation of her tcrpsichorean skill
to those of her scQuaintances who be-
longed to her owl set, and encouraged
by their praise-women always enoour-
age ono another when there is some
thing risque to be done-she finally de-
termincd to extend the sphere of her
audience to the masculine element The
temptation to seize such On opportunity
of exhibiting trim pair of ankles-es-
pecially in an epoch of long slSirtstwas
too great to be wirhstood. Pretty Mrs.
Crutchley, whose husband lost his leg
in the Soudan, and who therefore can
not dance himself, started tho fashion
at the annual Guards burlesque enter
tainment, excusing herself on the
ground that the performance was for
the sake of q charity. The fad spread
like wildfire. To-day ut least seventy
per cent of the girls and young mar
ried women of society are proficient in
the art of skirt dancing and the por-
traits of Countess de Grey, Countess
Russell, and of numerous other high
born danes, taken in the act Of fling
ing their feet in some picturesque pose
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of the pas scul, are to be found in most
of the London shop windows alongside
of pictures of Connie Gilchrist, Lefty
Lind, Sylvia Grey and other professional
favorites of the stage.
So great indeed is the Craze for skirt
and ballet dnncing that by next year no
family with any pretentions to social
rank and station will be complete with
cut it's dancing girl" Even little
mites under twelve years of age are be-
Ing taught the art, and the professional
dancing masters and mistrcsscs, instead
of making their young pupils acquainted
with tho waltz, the quadrille, the reel
and the lanccrs as hitherto, impart to
them the art Of the ballet Its quite
an ordinary sight nowadays to find the
fashionable dancing academies thronged
during the afternoon with crowd of
children all under the age of fourteen,
pirouctting about in perfect time and
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which enabled the public to perceive
that she had made concession to Nav
fair propriety-such as it is-by DOMINIC
entirely black underwear.
Later on in the same evening she ap-
peared in another piece and title,
'"The Pantomime Rehearsal where
she performed another dance-or, to
speak more correctly. u regular music
hall bit of the song and dance order.
The song was about looking-glass
and the countess held u mirror in her
hand while she danced and sang, with
the result that the reflection of the
glass darted all over the stage at the
rear of her in a mad career while she
was dancing. During the second por-
ton of the entertainment she wore
yellow skirts, with hcliotrope under
skirts and hosiery, and similar cos
tune was affected by her sister, Mrs
Dick Russell, who shared with her the
honors of the evening
Both young women are very at
tractive, their charms consisting in
pretty baby faces, large eyes, win
ming smile and neat figures. Both have
already acquired n notoricty of a dis
agreeable character. The countess of
Russell last year was the central figure
of n cause celcJre in the divorce court,
having brought a suit against her hus-
band the earl of Russell, for judicial
separation. Unable to influence either
the judge OF the jury by the horrible
insinuations she made against her hus-
band she lost her case and was con-
damned to pay the costs of the trial
1t is said, however, that she has now
succeeded III persuading her husband to
pardon and forget her cruel aspersions
on his character, and that q reconcilia-
ton between the two is imminent If
this be the truth it can only be re-
gardcd as an evidence that the carl has
more heart than hend, and that he is of
q singularly forgiving nature. Perhaps,
however, he was among the audience at
the Royalty thcater on the night when
she performed her pas seul. and that
unwittingly she danced her way back
into his heart.
Besides the names above mentioned
there are many others that could be
cited in order to show how thoroughly
the fad Of skirt and ballet dancing has
taken hold of the feminine element of
London society. What the craze will
ultimately lead to it is impossible To
say, but there is every reason to fear
that neither the tone, the taste nor the
morals of the English race will be i'm
proved by London society nau:ch.
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ADYEKTIsEp LErrERs.

A list of letters remaining in the postoffice at
Roanoke, Va, for the week ending July ?, 1872.
GENTLHNES's LIST
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AMONG THE LODGES.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.


Monday night-NIt Vernon Lodge, Odd Eel.
| lows; IIiawatha Tribe, Red Men; Washington
| Camp, Patriotic Order, Sons OF America. Pleas
| ants Lodge, Wagons,
| Tuesday night-Magc City Encampmcn,,
| Roanoke Lodge, b. L. o. Elks; Lakeland Lodge,
| Masons.
| "Wednesday night-virginis Castle, Mystic
! Chain; Reliance Council, Jr .. U. ~ NJ.
| Thursday night-Mountain Dale Lodge, Odd
Fellows: Osccola Lodge, Knights OF Pythias
Friday night-Wahoo Tribe, Red Men; Roam
okc Castle, Mystic Chan Roanoke Castle
! knights OF the Golden Eagle.
Saturday nght-Southwcst Council Jr. o. u.
A. NJ.
On Thursday night Murray Royal
Arch Chapter held its meeting at which
the folio wing officers were installed:
Most excellent high priest, George Ram
sey; king, IL. Il. Hammond James r.
Hawthorne. scribe; George Il. Khuens,
DR.. John Cart; royal arch captain, w.
5. Andrews; secretary, S. NJ. Woodward;
treasurer, George E. Markley; j. S.
1rby, w. j. Baldwin and H. III. Mackay,
masters of the veil; w. II. Wathall,
tyler. After the installation of officers
the order conferred the degree of select
and royal masters upon three candi-
dates.
At the regular meeting of the Lake.
land Lodge, on Tuesday night, the first
and third degrees were conferred upon
two candidates.
Peasants Lodge at it's regular meet
ing on Monday night conferred the first
degree upon one candidate.
NM
On Friday night VIM. +. Winch, w.
w. Dunlap. A. B. Hammond, Geo. b.
Khunes, w. III. Mackay and George
Ramsey vent over to the meeting Of the
Shanks' Royal Arch Chapter of Salem
to assist in comforting degrees.
DR.. G. b. Vogel who represented
Roanoke Castle, No. 1, Ancient Order
Knights of Mystic Chain at the recent
session of the Supreme Council at Pitts
burg, was elected supreme commander
of the world, over Charles Maylor, Of
Philadelphia, who has held the position
several years.
The Knight Templars of tho Bayard
Commandery will install their officers
some time during the coming week.
Mouhtaln Oale Lodge, NO. AZ, lndC-
pendent order of Odd Fellows, at it's
meeting on Thursday night, elected TIE
following officers: j. w. Cook, noble
grand; Ii. c. Shealor, vice-grand; G.. c.
Moomaw, secretary; w S. Harris, finan-
clai secretary; "Digg, treasurer.
The newly elected officers of the Viz
ginia Castle, No. 2, A. o. X. of NJ. c.:
Past commander, c. f Ward; sir knight
commander, w. X. Howell: vice com
mander, j. +. Peters: first lieutenant,
J. G. Rule; treasurer, w. A. Burks;
financial scribe, 7. w. Hawkins; re-
cording scribe, ]. d. Kitzmiller; as
sistant recording scribe, j. II. Croaff;
chief of staff, R. w Jones; assistant
chief of staff, Charles Graham; inside
guard. j. A. Peters; outside guard, S.
c. Dickens; chaplain,.sJ. r. Lindsay;
trustees, j. p. Hawkinss
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tame, dressed in the tights, the p,,uze
skirts and the tiat-soie;i slippers of the
professional ballcrina. They are all tho
children of parents of aristocratic birth
and social eminencc. What the ulti-
mate outcome of these new-fangled
dancing lessons will be it is impossible
to predict. There are fears, however.
that they will have the effect of raising
histrionic longings in the minds of the
growing girls, who may, when they at
tain the years of discretion-or rather
indiscrction-find it difficult to content
themselves with the privilege of hold
ing up their heads in society after hay-
ing enjoyed the incstimablc ADVANTAGE
of kicking up their heels in amateur
ballots.
Thus the ladies of blue blood and
high degree, by learning the music hall
business and putting their knowledge
into practice, are getting even with the
music hall artistcs for their presumption
in marrying into the aristocracy Not
content, moreover, with facing au-
dicnccs composed of their friends and
acquaintance, they have now branched
forth into public pcrformances-for the
sake of sweet charity, Of course. Only
the other day the countess of Russell
full-nedged peerless of the realm, in
duiged in skirt dance ut the ROYALTY
theater, in London, for the purpose of
raising funds for the National Lifcboat
institution. With Lady Godiva's com
prehensivc precedent in her minds eve,
and remembering that the ride of that
old English heroine through Coventry's
streets was accounted as q mcritorious
action, owing TO its having been per-
formed for the sake of charity, Lady
Russell saw no reason why n
countess should not expose her ankles
and even her cloclked stockings in
skirt dance for the benefit of a
noble institution Her ladyship wore
black accordion skirts, black and sill
yer bodice cut extremely low, and q
white wig. Her performance was n
thoughtful and even, one might add, in
tellcctual bit of dancing. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been committed to memory with
the greatest care, and although the eff
fort of recollection was occasionally q
minute or two behind the music, no
single step was forgotten. 1t was
danced mcditatively and cautiously, as
if she half doubted the treacherous ma
turc of the boards and although she did
not let herself go, or fail to forget that
she was n pccress of the realm with Il
dignity TO maintain, yet she certainly
did not shirls the high kicking. Up
went her blue-blo,led little feet above
her aristocratic chin, and round flew her
skirts above her aristocratic knees,
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EDUCATIONAL.
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Robert Maxwell, a very aged and
highly respected citizen of Maxwell,
Tazewell county, was killed near that
place few days ago by an east bound
train. He was walking on the track,
and being very deaf did not hear the ap
preaching engine.
The new bank at Bluefield will be
built of the bluestone which is taken
from the quarry near the tunnel. 1t is
one OF the finest grades of bluestones in
the South. Parties from Baltimore are
contemplating its shipment North for
building purposes.
Rev. A. B. Cooke. pastor of the Pres.
byterian Church Of Waynesboro, was
last week elected to the chair of theol-
ogy in the Southwestern Presby
University in place of Rev. DR. Joseph
K Wilson, who resigned on account of
feeble health. Mr.. Cooke has accepted
the appointment.
The William q. Crockett farm in
Wythe county has been sold to Mr..
Joseph NJ. Crockett for So, 500. The
farm contains about 100 acres. 700 of
which are cleared. One of the condi
tlons of the sale was that Mr.. and Mrs.
William Crockett should retain the res.
1dence and fifty acres of land surround
ing the same during their lifetime.
The running Of nine Nc ore miles of
line Will connect Pulaski and Fosters
Fails, when various disconnected lines
VIII be formed into a general system
connecting Pulaski, Newbern, Dublin.
Radford, Wytheville, Grahams Forge,
Fosters Falls and the principal mining
opera lions. This nine miles win be
built at once.
Robert bruce, colored, was on Friday
At Alexandria ordained a deacon in the
Episcopal Church by Bishop Randolph.
large congregation was present, and
the services were impressive and inter
esunG. The new deacon. who comes
from brunswick county, has been a stu i.
dent az the Payne Divinity School Of
fetershnrg, and is a man of consider
able intelligence. lie has been placcd
In charge of Meade Chapel, Alexandra.
by Bishop Randolph.
The Elkhorn tunnel, on tho Cl;nch
Valley railroad, is over 5000 feet in
length, is double tracked and of unusual
height. The bricklayers have been
putting In brick for two years and have
already placed twenty million, and have
yet years work before them.
. Mr.. t. L. Jones, of Porter's precinct
Alpemarle county has in his possession
watch that was owned by Mr.. Jefer-
son. 1t was sold in 1925 by q daue liter
OF George Thomas Mason Randolnh.
who married Mr.. Jefferson's daughter
to MIR. La Shot. prominent jeweler OF
charlottesville at that time, and from
him was purchased by Mr.. Jones father
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LONDON SOCIETY'S NAUTCH.
Ballet and Skirt Dancing Craze In
Belgravia and Mayfair.
Ono of tho Queens Favorlto Maids of
Honor Inauguratod tho Movement
little Girls of High Birth md
Breeding as Ballerinas.
COPYRIGHT. 1921


Ono of the principal features of the
present London season is the dancing.
The latter is being conducted on
an entirely new plan, of distinctly
oriental character. Instead of the
men taking any active part in
the dancing, as heretofore, they
merely look on, seated in comfortable
easy chairs, while the dancing is done
for them, not by Indian Nautch girls or
Egyptian almehs, but by pecresscs of
the realm and by ladies of birth belong
ing to tho very smartcst sets of London
society.
The fad originated about two seasons
ago, when it became the custom to in
vite to private entertainments some we'll
known professional danseuse such as
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OOUGAN & co. .

Contractors for house and railroad
stone masonry and stone cutting. Flag
glng and paving. Gate piers and Ell.
frances: Stone masonry repointed and
remodeled. Fine work a specialty. Az
work guaranteed. 2l4 Third avenue
W., Roanoke. Va. / IL 3m