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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-20

HEAhyH brings happiness. Take Sim
mons Liver Regulator for stomach, liver
and kidnoY troubles.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
California; Queer Railroad.

over I'm Alameda county the Southern
Pacific railroad has "a branch lire that Is
operated I'm "a novel manner This branch
connects the town OF Centreville with the
main line of the narrow gauge az Newark
10 IS three miles iu length ana travorses
a beautiful valley that affords considerable
traffic. The rolling stock is the same as
that used on the main line, with the excep-
ton Of the passenger car. which is a small
affair constructed especially for use on th8
branch. Each train consists OF two freight
ears and the passenger bus ana the moo
tive power ls furnished By two horses
harnessed tandem hs the road has very
little grade horsepower is much cheaper
for operation than steam. Regular tups
and close connection are made in this
way.
An classes Of freight are handled wlfh-
out breaking bulk. merchandise. lumber
hay, grain, and fruit being hauled over tle
road in considerable quantities. The road
has the unique honor OF being the SMALL
esq railroad IN the world and FOR the
amount of freight transported win take
first place for Inexpensive operation. The
entire operating force consists OF one man.
who is superintendent. conductor, engineer
fireman, brakeman, and station agent come
bincd. The name Of this railway p0oh-hah
Is u. III. Burdlcit. who does not appear 20
be oppressed by the cares Of his many
offices. lie usually uses clod when he
desires 10 put on more steam. although he
rarely puts his train 90 a dizzy speed
IL is Mr. Burdicks boast that be- has
never had collision or am explosion on
his line. Indeed the most serious accidents
that he has had 10 encounter have been
broken swingle-tree or horse falling
lame He claims the honor. therefore ot
being the model railway superintendent
San Francisco Examiner
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
About The Sandwich Islands.

-Four months ago Prof William LibbeY
Jr., and Prof. Benjamin Sharp were sent
20 the Hawaiian Islands 90 study the eth
nology and the physical characters on ne
group, in the interests Of Princeton INF
versity and the Academy Of Natural SD
inces, OF Philadelphia, which they respec-
lively represented. They spent two m0lns
and half in this work and We're success
fui in their efforts The collections hey
bring back viii be equally divided between
the TWO institutions. Among the interest.
ing things brought back none are NOR -
than u series or over so fine photographs
negatives Of the scenery. natives and o0-
jects Of note upon the islands. six OF which
We're visited.
Prof. Libbcy is professor OF physical ge-
ography at Princeton, where he holds tne
chair I'm that department made famous By
Guyot lie Is also the foreign correspond
ing secretary Of the American Geograph-
zeal Society. % New York; fellow Of ne
English and French Geographical Societies
and a ylce-presldent OF the American
Society OF Naturalists. lie has been con-
nected with the scientific work of no
Smithsonian and the United States FISH
Commission for some years past. having
been the editor OF the Smithsonian me-
teorological and physical tables. and also
having had charge OF the physical work
OF the FISH commission upon the Ne"
England coast since lSsS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
The Deadly FOlding-Bed.

Within the past few weeks the folding
! bed has achieved n most unpleasant no
| toriety, and the catalogue OF accidents
due to its irrepressible internal contor-
tions seems almost 10 justify the sus-
picion that a carnival Of fOlding-bed ca
Iamities has set in. Either by reason Of
an outbreak OF the innate deDrayity
OF this mechanical mahogany hybrid it.
self. or because the aesthetic damon
wishes 10 teach us TO go back 10 the
decent and invertebrate bedstead. we ap-
pear TO be at the mercy OF an automatic
impulse toward the wardrobe state which
threatens those who cOnfide themselves
10 the treacherous engine with suffoca-
ton, IL not conclusion OF the spine,
whereas nightmare was really the worst
that was 10 have been anticipated.
There is something peculiarly shock
ing in such behavior on the part of
bed Bed has been the friend Of man
since time immemorial, and not only does
It speak 10 us Of rest. sleep. freedom
from care ana the peaceful home, but
Il Is most intimately connected with the
great drama Of birth, life and death.
The very differentiation OF civilized man
IS that he dies in bed. That bed should
kill him Is an atrocious turning OF the
slate A man might as well die with his
boots on as be telescOped in a folding-bed
cOllision-the fact that he is in his
night-gown is no sort OF consolation 20
those who must separate his outraged
remains from the spring mattress.
1t is this iniquity in the folding-bed
accident that encourages the surmise OF
n latent deviltry in the machine. The
addition Of the principle Of the lever 10 A
piece OF furniture. which our ancestors
rightly INSTRUCTED on simple, enduring.
and reposeful lines-tO which they gave
the stern solidty OF a knights slumber
and the airy height Of a fair lady :
dreams-mlght have been expected % de-
yelop in IL a taste for impish nocturnal
saltations. The majestic. madiaeval bed.
with its massive columns and spreading
canopies. was built 10 be proof against
witchcraft. But this modern bed. with
its stomach full OF springs and chains.
would have been banned by the church
I'm elder days. and no one would have
looked 10 be safe in IL at midnight even
had II been riveted to the floor.
The worst thing that can be said against
the flding-bed however, is that il is in bad
taste. Ii is not wholly modern inven-
ton. to be sure. as IL had its predecessor
in the famous bed by night and chest OF
drawers by day" And in so far as II is
designed to economic space II is pardon
able But, like so many another in
vention OF ours, IL cannot rest satisfied
with being a convenience, but must try
10 pass It of by n cheap assumption OF
being something else. The folding-bed
chooses 10 assume 10 be wardrobe. and
people whose ideas are not nice. believe
1t TO be very refined thing to keep
such vulgar thing as a bed out OF
sight during the day. Just how much
more nrGdish wardrobe is than a bed
II Is difficult 20 say. Perhaps NJ. Max
O'Reil might calculate the degree. But
Il IL curious fact that wherever you hnd
q foiding-bed you almost always find the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
NEEDLESS COUGHING.
Don't Irritate the Bronchials, But Let
Nature Relieve Them.

In all bronchial affections. according TO
the Youths Companion. the paroxyssns Of
the cough should be placed, as far as
possible. under the control of the viii.
The old idea that disagreeable sensations
In the throat indicate the presence there
Of something which ought 10 come upp
has been entirely displaced by the more
rational view that the continued and pro-
longed efforts TO expel that something"
are often productive of more mischief
than would result from its being allowed
10 remain.
There is attendant upon every disease
OF the bronchial tubes greater or less
amount OF mucuous, which exudes from
the mefnbranOus lining Of the tube. Of
course. there are the accompanying signs
OF inhammation-heat. pain. swelling and
redness but IT is the mucous exudation
which Is. for the most part. responsible
for the disagreeable sensations which we
instincuvely attempt TO alleviate bv
coughing.
Now, ii Is certain that, in a great ma.
Jorlty OF Instances. where the cenero,
health OF the patient Is not attacked thIs
exudation undergoes what is called rsso-
luton; that Is, 1t Is reabsorbed through
me me network OF blood vessels about
the TUBES into the blood. where Il is
taken care Of and complete recovery Is
effected. %
On the other hand, let us suppose tho,
we do not wait for resolution 10 taks
place, but that on the theory that every
particle or the emulation should be ex-
PEELED, as being OF a poisonous nature.
we strain TO exhaustion every muscle o,
expiration and. In fact. the whole svs.
TEN, What follows?
we may have accomplished our imme.
date object or the seat OF the infsammn-
non may have been out Of reach. Tn
either event, II we could see the point 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
GoPrRiCHr. 1913 BY c scH'R"ss

though each man felt that he was under
the power of that wide-open gray eye
After bowling TO the judge and saying
few almost inaudible words of courtesy 10
his honor he turned to the prisoner and
sair:
you must die. JOhn-die by hanging
II viii be for no fault Of yours by no
fault Of the Judge or Of his jury, or of
the good people OF the county; neither
will it be any fault Of the law. The law
Of Texas is all right though you die
innocent. The law. though its machinery
may sometimes expose perjury, can't
always prevent the false swearing Of
witnesses. Judges and juries have not
the power, though they sometimes ex-
ercise the authority Of Almighty God
They couldn't look down into the souls
Of those perjured witnesses and see the
malice, hate. and private purpose that
colored and twisted all the facts. We
can't help IL now. You must die as you
have lived, like a brave man. I don't
need to tell you that. The woman who
bore you, three months before you saw
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

which our efforts had been directed. we
should discover that they had been pro-
ductive Of the results anticipated. Instead
OF the inflammation being I'm any way al
layed, we should find that an effect had
been produced similar to that which fol-
lows scratching an itching sore. The
irritation has for a moment been re-
lieved, but it IS only question Of time
when It will return with renewed energy.
The habit Of endeavoring 80 expel more
Of the emulation than will come away
with gentle and infrequent coughing is
an exhausting and idle one.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

| Tempest in view, we naturally could not
make Tartarin of Tarascon' the title
role, which possibly might under other cir
| cumstances have been the proper course
TO pursue. For a long time we wished TO
call the opera The MueZzin' and had
indeed fixed on that title, but found on
inquiry that almost everybody we met
| were so very haZy in their notions as to
what MueZzin meant, we thought we
had better find some less abstruse term.
IL the title was translated into French
il would be LAlgerienne, when think
that some Of the comments passed upon
its lack Of applicability would be unneces-
sary. 1T is of course impossible in Eng
fish spelling to distinguish between a male
and a female Algerian. AS a matter OF
fact, the title 10 me seems a proper one.
because the whole story of the opera re-
wolves around a supposed Algerian woman,
Baya, the Star of the Orient, who is imper-
sonated by one Of the girls in the fictitious
harem of the fictitious Muley Abdailah,
who Is made love to by the tickle Colonel
in the absence of his sweetheart, and
whose place is finally taken by this same
sweetheart in her successful attempt TO
pay her lover off. Under the circumstances
1 really do not see what better title we
could have chosen. But, after all, what's
I'm Manner
rlan,' the new comedy opera, with Marie
Tempest, at the Academy of Music on
Christmas-Day, for an engagement Of
matinee and night performances, will
no doubt prove to be one Of the leading
theatrical events of this seasons Offering.
The three scenes of "The Algerian
are landing place in Algiers, a harem.
and a garden. all of which are specimens
of the scene-painter's art, especial
ly the second, an oriental inte-
rior with small Moorish arches 10
the right, while in the centre
and to the left are two large arches,
through which the deep blue African sky
peeps, while below lies the city as seen
from above-the characteristic oriental
roof city.
The plot deals with an impecunious
adventurer Prince Gregory, of Monte
negro, who engages some French actress
es out of employment and starts a bogus
harem, In order to supply tourists with
glimpses OF the picturesque East" Tar
tarln Of Tarascon" IS one Of his victims
and another is Col. lie Grange temporary
commandant at Algiers; a Countess De-
Monvel, who is engaged TO him. supplies
the love element She has come over in
her yacht from France without his knowl-
edge. joins the bogus harem to test his
fidelity, and gets him into a series of
scrapes. from which, with difficulty, he
extricates himself
Marie Tempest, the daintiest Of comic
opera artists has in THE Algerian" a
role quite aptly suited to her style of
work.
In the cast are included such we'll |
known favorities as Adele Richie. Clara |
Thropp Bertha Baydisc, julius Steger |
Fred. Frear Joseph Herbert. Ben Lodge, |
and James Maffitt. The chorus is large and |
composed Of pretty girls.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

be buried soon beside you. John. You
are so like the other John that | see the
visions of happy boyhood while gazing
into the same true eyes-confused with
these is the pride 1 have taken in my
friends boy. While we lay these bodies
in the church-yard over the mountain
we'll appeal this case. Wen try it all
over again up yonder."
Then I'm a few Of the boldest and grand
est figures he sketched his idea Of trial
in heaven, where, as he said, in that
glorious presence the false witness is
dumb and the Inerrant Judge needs not
the aid of counsel or Of jurors" Then
he pictured I'm low. vibrating tones the
eagerness with which the mother. and
the calm confidence with which the
father awaited heavens verdict. the quick
rush. the enhancing. soul satisfying en-
brace OF both at the words. mot guilty"
Then, taking up both hands Of the prls-
oner. he looked down IN his face for a
moment steadily, then. bending forward.
with mother-ille tenderness, kissed him
twice on the forehead saying, in a whis-
per audible 10 all. I'VE can wait for
that? So, good bye, John. my boy"
Bowling respectfully again 10 the Judge
he took his seat. still holding one Of the
prisoners hands. The district attorney
who through all this sat with his back
half turned 10 the speaker and 10 the
jury, nervously and excitedly chewing
his toothpick and crossing and
retrCcsing his legs. began re-
ply which quickly ended after a
good look at the Jurors faces in a STAN
merlng request 90 them 10 do their duty.
The judges charge was scattering. lie
seemed 10 scarcely know what he said.
The jury did not hear him. Not the
slightest incident occurred to break the
spell. They went out returned and I'm a
very few moments the verdict OF mot
guilty" was recorded. What was the
force that "wOrked" this result?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

the light OF heaven. carried in her arms
from one OF the bloodiest fields OF the
late war. the bleeding. senseless form OF
your father while shot and shell still
shrleked and the groans OF the dying
filled the air. And your father, whose
manned body we laid TO rest last
week, was not matched In all this land
These trusted you and their blood can
oetray no trust. The only message he
sent you was. Tell him we believe In
him" We will lay you beside them. In
few days this old white head will be
isii next 10 you. TN not - ssharned 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

The States attorney had just taken his
seat after a most inclsive statement of
the evidence wherein he had demon
strated the utter failure OF the prison.
ers theory OF self-defense. The prisoner
was a stranger In the county. The coun-
sci for The prisoner was stranger, too,
known only by reputation TO the Judge
and the bar, and that reputation was one
OF great ability. perfect integrity, and a
marvellous knack OF ''snatching verdicts''
each time by some new turn. This gaunt
yet graceful gray headed man arose.
srH~~'~S'. Without .ooir'ng al the t,rry
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
A Matter OF Doubt

Riding along the Glover Fork OF the
Cumberland one day / overlook a noun
taineer. and we logged along together.
We talked OF timber, crops and politics.
and finally got down 10 personalities.
"Haye you always lived herer / asked
mo" he replied. Il come here from
Peru county"
How long have you lived here?"
Five yer. goin' on six"
Married. ] presume?'
Eyes, but ! wuzn't when I fust come.
] worked by the day for the Wilder Ste
vens. and boarded with her. That's all
the home I had. It's that farm with the
two-story house onto II, you passed about
four mile below here"
IT'S a very nice place. 1 noticed.
'Fust rate. l run It. 1 married the
wilder"
"Oh." I said I'm surprise.
Eyes, me an her hitched inside or
yer"
That's good deal cheaper than the old
way. isn't itg''
well" he said doubtfully. Il amt
shore. In course the property's worth
sumpthln', but countin' IN the wilder for
a man OF my peaceabs disposition. II
amt sich dern cheap livin' ez you might
s'pose IL wuz"-Detroit Free Press.
Chime bells came Into vogue early In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
.Anong the Pines.'

"a tangle dark OF wind-tossed. shifting
green,
Weird shadow necks. rift Of blue be
tween,
Like memories OF youth when night has
And hope is gone"
"A strange, soft music, Ike the sigh OF
peace, -.
A subtle fragrance sweet as early love,
A voice that leads me on for aye 70 ro's
Among the pines. ..,.o~,
PARKER HERNDoN.
Fredericksburg. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
PowER OF SIMPLE ELooUEyCE.

How 1t Once Saved The Neck of Texal on
Trial for Murder.
A prominent lawyer Of the lone star
State, who recently visited New Orleans,
related to a Picayune reporter the follow
ing story Of a murder trial i'm his Texas
home: The prisoner was on trial for his
life. The evidence had all been heard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

the recent carnival OF calamities is in the
nature Of a judgment.-Harpers Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

rns Republic Of san Marine. dating
from $50 A. D., IL the Oldest State IN
Europe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

Chime bells came into vogue early In
the seventeenth century.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-01-13
Jsdse waxem's Political Proverbs

Some stiles of patriotism won't wash;
statesman kin afford to DO gOou
deal of sufferin fer his country Ter hVe
thousan dcllers yeer.
All the Legislators in the world can L
make n law that nobody can brake:
Holdin Office is a bad habit that Is
mighty hard to brake yerself Ov.
The Amerikin Eagel has been kn0ae
TO crow when he mite as well keep MS
mouth shet. s.u;h,o
Politics is sumpthin like corn; the
biggest yers don't allus grow nlgheS1
the top of the stalk. IA.
Farmers has got to know durn ste
more about politicks before pertaters is
legal tender.
when a mans party just suits him to
ATTY ty. thar amt enuff OF it left to lun
a campane on.
Billed shirts and white collars amt
good campane dockyments, outside of
the city limits. =.
The horny handed son of toll ain t
ufsRh. bettern the rest or us, except to
talk about fer Tciikle purposes.
Ide heop site raher heer a men , crow
than see woman Rt!n at elee S::,
and they kill CROWN hens whar I'VE
Free Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-01-13

In rIr. Herbert Barry.s account OF
things as he saw them III huesla,
during his residence there, he remarks
npon the simplicity of the peasant
character as it appears IN "quiee SUI
efficient little villages. whose innao-
tants never wander far from tne
slace of their birth, and scarcely
know the name of the nearest toWh'
One such village he used TO vlSle Oh
occasional shooting expeditions alCer
GEAR and elk. which were to be founo
IN the neighboring forests.
| always stayed at the house OF one
ktarosta, very old man, whose vile
was still active and lively at 10 years
nj age, She used to interest herself
Hastly in the conversation that passed
between me and her husband.
This man, a forester, was remark.
able character. BY intelligent indus
.ry and perseverance he had raised
himself from the station of COM
mon serf to the management of
.goods greater in extent than many a
| German princlpallty.
! He had given his son liberal edu-
cation, and was himself man of in
\ turing disposition, anxious to get in
! formation on all sorts of subjects
\ Dur long discussions of things in gen.
.sraI, and the worlds recent history In
particular, were highly amusing, II a
little perplexing, TO the old lady VINO
sat and listened to them.
One morning | was sitting before
1he stove, talking with the forester
about the British Constitution, and
| happened to mention our gracious
Queen. At that moment the old lady
broke into the conversation.
"You will excuse me-" she said,
THAT l do rot speak English. | heal
you always talking about your Queer
| Victoria; now, / want to know VIVA
does she do for our Emperor, because
Of course she lives at Petersbnrg?"r
"At Petersburg?" said. "No, SIT
lives in herown country-my countr'
| England.
"What part Of Russia is England?
asked the old lady.
England is not in Russia at all. L
! IS another country by itself"
But / could not convince her o
that. She had never heard Of an
other country that was not Russia
aud rothing would make her belieV
in its existence She could not &c
owe? it for long time, and contlnu
ally repeated to her husband
FOply fancy, his trying to tell m
there is another couatry beside Rus
sin"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-01-13

The Worlds Fair buildings at Chicago
form an almost inexhaustible subject
for writer's, and the magazines and
newspapers are top-heavy with articles
descriptive of them. The buildings are
mainly of iron, but besides another
subs ance had TO be used which would
be more easily handled and more sus-
ceptible of artistic treatment. This
material was found In a combination OF
plaster and ju fiber, called staff, which
combines adaptabiiity to all forms OF
plastic handliny with @ stiffness and
toughness almost like wood. This stuff
has made possible effects Of construc-
ton which could never have been at
tempted under the same conditions with
any other material. 1t is prepared as
quickly as water and plaster and fiber
can be mixed together; it may be made
course or fine, rough or smooth, as may
be desired, 1t may be cast or nodded; 1t
may be colorei; and when it is dry and
ready fer use it is handled almost ex-
actly like wood-bored, sawed, and
nailed. 1t takes every form that is
necessary to clothe and trnament the
iron skeletons; it suggests rather than
Stimulates stone, and, onsidered for it.
self as a building material. it has GER
agreeable qualities of brightness and
/ cOftooca
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-01-13
rr,o. pots No Longer Worn.

One of the most significant evidences
of the settlement Of the West and South
Is to be found in the rapidly decreasing
percentage OF boots and shoes in the
manufactures both of the East and
West. Twelve or fifteen Years ago
there were quite. number O. houses in
the East VIII ch made boots exclusively,
but their number is rapidly diminishing,
and almost every month one hears OF
the output of the high boot being either
closed altogether or greatly curtailed to
make more space for the manufacture
of the low-cut shoe or the regulation
Congress or other makes of modern
footwear. In the old days. when farm
ing was farming, and when high boots
were worn as protection against the
bites of rattlesnakes, the demand from
the West and South was wholly, or in
great part, for boots. but now it is not
at all unusual when on a trip through
the Western States to get orders for
shoes exclusively, and to have the re-
taller complain of the very slow sale OF
the very grade of boots he used to bank
on almost entirely. The fashions seem
to change a little slower i'll the
South, but even there the demand for
high or top boots ia getting less and less
Nvery journey.