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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-03

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-03

dor RENT SECOND FLOOR OF DWELL
IL ing No. 9Sl3 Main street containing tstee
rooms. Apply 1856 Water street. ocI'eadt
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
The Smith Family lam.

1.-The average citizen is fond of a
piccc OF sweet ham, but it is an absolute
waste to set before an unctlucatcd palate
slice of IL genuine old Snithiicld that
has been two years i'll curing" said
Colonel Thomas Lonnley of Virginia.
''Yhe fame of tho Smithtieltl ham has
been spread to the uppernlcst parts of
tho land, and l never yet knew a man
who was cognizant Of the merits of both
that didn't prefer the product of old
Virginia to the choicest that ever came
from Westphalia. l can't describe the
process of the formers treatment in de-
tail, but know it is cllveloped in ashes
good while and subsequently, buried
i'll mother earth, where it stays for many
moons.
"Some high flying epicures aver
that q Smithfield should be libcrally
drenched with champagne while in
process of cooking, but don't think
vino is at all necessary. My mode is to
parboil it till the skin comes off easily,
then put it i'll the baking pan and baste
judiciously with vinegar and sugar.
Then it comes out dish fit for the
Olympian gods. OF course all the hams
that bear tho name do not come from
the little town Of Smithfcld, for that
little hamlet couldn't supply onc-hun-
drcdth part of the demand.
IA member of the universal, Smith
family, old Captain Isaac, for whom
the town was named, and who was if,
l mistake not, contemporary of Gen
eral Washington, invented the process
OF curing that part of the hog in qnes-
tion, and today his imitators are scat
tered all over Virginia and Maryland
Washington Post.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
How Poe Sold "TLe Bells"

Henry S;lrtain, son of the famous en-
gravcr, tells this story Of how i'll 1851
Poe's poem of "Thc Bells" was first
published in Sartain's Magazine:
''Poe came into the Office one day,
and handing father u stanza in manu-
script asked him what he thought of it.
Father looked it over and said he
thought it pretty good. Is it worth $5?
asked Poe. Father said he Thought it
was and paid him the money. The poem
was the first st;sllza of The Bells A
week Or so later Poe again sauntcrcd
into the office, with the remark, Well,
John, l see You haven't printed my poe.-
yet. Father replied that he had not be-
cause Of lack of space Well, I've gos
another stallza here Will you lot mo
have five OH it?' The man looked 50
utterly wretched that father paid hir.
the money and took the stanza. Still
another installmcnt of two additional
stanzas followed within a month, and
then it was that the poem was first
printed. "-Philadelphia Record
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
Why Olives Arc Cheap,

''Do you. know what makes picked
olives SO chc-.,:" the furnisher of de-
lectables said the other day. You
wouldn't expect California olive
grower to get rich when his olives are
sold at a little more than the cost of the
brine. will tell you secret-the trick
in the olive trade. Down in the Genesee
valley there are great fruit farms. There
is one grower who has 80 acres of plum
trees, 1000 of them now bearing.
Each one yields three or four bushels Of
green plums. The plums are olive
shaped. They are picked when green,
sold to a buyer who puts them in fancy
labeled Bottles or in kegs, and they are
sold for olives They SO much reselnble
the genuine that no one but an epicure
can detect that they are not. Tricks in
all trades, aren't there?" - Buffalo
News
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
SPOUSE OF A SIOUX PRINCESS.
Charles +. P.Jortlan, Cousin of General Custc CT
and u Typical Border Scout.

Charles +. Jordan, Cousin of General Gust cr
and u Typical Border Scout.
The queen of the Sioux is the wife Of
e white man. Ncitl:,,r Of them is OF has
any reason to be ashamed of it. Red
Cloud, without question tho greatest
Indian chief of this generation, gave
her away at the altar OH the Sioux res
crvation. The Sioux queens husband is
Charles p. Jordan, brother Of Licuten-
ant Colonel Jordan, United States ar
my, {. cousin Of General Custer and one
OF the most tried Representatives Of the
government in the Indian country. Hc
bears the honor of being the only whito
man who was ever elected Il member of
the Sioux council. LII their days of pow
er, before hardly single white face had
been seen west of the Missouri river,
the Dakotas (Siou3, were one nation,
ruled 10y one chief The last of this au-
tocratic dynasty was Old Smoke, who
died in 1859 after seeing his people
pushed westward and his power curtail-
ed. Although the husband of more than
one squaw, he left but ono child, q tiny
girl, who could hardly COO when Old
Smoke got ready to float upward to the
happy hunting grounds. When dying,
he took her in his arms and named her
The Beautiful Woman, and so she has
since been known. The Beautiful Wom-
all was y princess. She did 10 work,
but learned of missionaries, scorncd dog
meat and kept her nails trimmed and
her glorious black hair plated and
combed. She grew 70 w'omaihood, high
spirited, proud and capricious-an ideal
squaw. But as no ideal chief came to
WOO her she scorned an alliance with
any common member of the tribe
Young Jordan, tall, bright eyed
fellow of good education and address,
came west as clerk to the Indian agent
at Pine Ridge. He fell in love with tho
princess, and his love was reciprocatcd
by the Sioux maiden. And SO they were
married by priest in stole and surplicc
and with all the forlnalities of the white
mans laws and customs. The big Sioux
chiefs came from miles around to attend
the wedding, the army officers from the
neighboring posts jingled their spurs III
the Old Virginia reel, which followed
the bcncdiction, and the pretty Sioux
queen has since been plain Mrs. Jordan
A bevy Of black eyed children bless tho
alliance. Charles P. Jordan, the Sioux
queens husband, has lived OH the FROM
tier for many years. He is still in his
prime, and his adventures would fill a
book-or several of them. He has been
scalped, shot full Of arrows, has been
tortured and even condemned to death
by the hostiles. Thirty miles from Rose
bud agency he has a fine farm and stock
ranch, we'll wooded with oak, elm, ash
and box elder. There is a big orchard
Of cultivated fruits close by and a series
Of artificial dams down the valley, in
which beaver are encouraged to con-
struct their own peculiar Notifications.
-SiOnx Citv JOr1rna1
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
CraZe(l Engineers.

Insanity is very frequent among rail
way employees. Two dramatic illustra-
tions can be mentioned. There is living
in New Jersey, not far from Philadcl-
phia, a man who for many years was
the foremost passenger engineer between
New York and Philadelphia on the
Pennsylvania railroad. He ran all the
specials and best trains, and in 10 years
never had an accident. One night in
the CLEAN of the headlight he saw a
woman. He had only time to see her
hands raised and to hear her CRY, and
before he could put his hand upon the
lever he felt q jerk under the wheels
and knew that all was over Since that
night he has never been OH all engine.
For months he did not sleep and later
became practically insane, but only OH
the one point of seeing and hearing the
woman his engine killed. Now he goes
about harmlessly and aimlessly, but he
has to be kept away from railroads, and
in his fretful sleep he awakes with cries
and paroxysms of horror The other
case is that of man who was conductor
Of train OH the Camden and Anboy,
whose train had all accident. He came
out all right himself, but it preyed so
upon his mind that one night he left his
home, and going to the point where the
accident occurred threw himself in
front of q passing train, receiving in
juries from which he died.-Philadel-
phia Times.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
CREDIT WHERE IT WAS NOT DUE.
4 Professor Whose Medicine Was Most Eff,
fyctive In the l.Ottlc.

4 Professor Whose Medicine Was Most Eff
ftctive In the l;ottlc.
There is II doctor connected with the
University Of Buffalo who has a habit
Of saying, "Do you catch the idea:' to
the young men who arc in his charge
when he has made or tried to make q
point i'll his lectures at the quiz classes.
Once he had al odd case among his
private patients, and he invited Il stu
dent to go with him to sec it, The pa
tient was u woman. Before entering tho
room the doctor carefully explained the
disease to the student and told him that
he had sent the woman some medicine
the night before which he was confident
would help her. He explained the CON-
position Of the medicine, told what par
ticular combination of drugs would ben
Gift this disease and then entered the
sicl1roonl.
''How do you feel this morning, Mrs.
e." he asked.
''Oh, DOCTOR" replied the patient,
''you have no idea how much better I
feel"
'There, young man." said the doc
tor, turning to the student, "do you
catch the idca"'
Eyes, doctor.'' continued tho sick
woman. II do feel very much better. ,"
"Took my medicine, I suppose:''
qucried the doctor.
"Well, no. replied the patient.
''You see, my husband was detained
away from home last night, and didn' t.
get it at all. "
II don't think, - broke in the stu
dent, "that L exactly caught the idea. ~
And the doctor hadn't word to say.
Buffalo Express
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
Criminals Change Their Faces.

Surgery's discovery of a way 10 oblit-
crate facial blelnishes has givan the de-
tective forces great deal of difficulty
i'll locating we'll known criminals. By
these operations the whole character Of
the facial expression is sometimes
changed by a few deft jabs Of a lancet.
The wounds heal in very short time
and i'll most cases can nevsr be noticed.
The criminal fraternity are not slow to
take hold of this knowledge, and in con-
sequence the descriptions in the possess
sion of the detectives cannot always be
depended upon. on.-Philadelphia Call.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
BLIND CHlLDREN'S IDEAS.

T.ae Queer Notions They Have and How
They Express Them.
DIR. Anagnos told me some amusing
stories about the quaint old way that
blind children usually have of express
ing themselves. This is due to the fact
that blind children are thrown almost
altogether for companionship with
grown people and SO unconsciously they
imbibe the same manner of speech.
4 short time ago little child was
entered at the institution by its aunt,
who was q schooltcacher. When she left
the child, she said, "Now, I shall ex-
pect you to get the matron to write Il
letter for you to me before very long"
A short time passed, and the matron
said to the little gin. Isn't it about
time that We wrote that letter to your
auntic::' The little mite said, "Now.
that is what should style coincidence
for l was just about to remark upon tie
necessity of forming my ideas at once -
At this same institution Was much
interested III watching the little ones
write They placed the paper upon a
board OF raised lines, and guided by
them wrote aa even, we'll formed hand.
picked up Il composition just finished,
and it was SO dainty and faaciful that
give it 10 you:
TIE PREACHER.
DO you know who the preacher is,
and Go you know Where he lives: He
lives i'll II green, shady place. aud the
birds and the flowers make his congrc-
CATION.
Tho children passing by often gather
punches of these preachers, for there
are Il great many, and take them home
to put i'll q vase to ornament their man.
tels. This preacher is called Jack in the
pulpit.
jack, finding life very dismal, soon
dies.
When the cold winds Of winter come,
Jack is asleep under loving mother
earth; warm blanket
But when Jack hears the rippling
brooks and the singing birds he knows
that it is spring again, and he must do
his part to make mother earth bcauti-
ful.-BostGll Advertiser.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
A MODERN RALEIGH.
His Velvet Cloak Was Only . Bandauna,
but His Spirit Was Right.

but His Spirit Was Right.
1t is not true that manly cllivalry is
being starved out and replaced by mere
politencss in these days. Some young
men seem to have grown into q resem-
blance i'll usefulness and strength to the
cigarettes that are ever present with
them, and many young women are
adopting tho cutaway coat and the
mans nccktie, but the spirit Of Sir Wal
ter Raleigh has not vanished from the
earth, and dainty womanlincss doth still!
inspire chivalry
She was a fair West Philadclphian
who had just returned from shopping
tour in the city. She carried three bun
(:lCs-too precious to be left for a deliv-
cry wagon-and nlac&intosh and two
ocxes of candy also balanced in uncer-
tain equilibrium about her He was a
big. plain, everyday worlzinglnan, and
his weapon was a pick, with which he
waged successful war upon the cob
blestoncs and the dirt OF badly mutt
lated West Philadelphia street Three
little strips Of wood We're supposed to
he enough at the paint where she dis
mounted from the car to enable foot
passengers to cross the muddy thorough
fare, but just us she came opposite the
man o little tilt of the fli1msy pontoon
bridge sent one of her daintily shod
feet up to the ankle into Il fine yellow
mudholc, and when she s.,cw it out it
was a sight to make one Weep She
could not go OIL without hopclessly soil
vi, ~ 1,r,,
stoop for bundles, Sha stood in pctri-
fed perplcxity. Thel. the spirit of Sir
Walter Raleigh showed itself The pick
was dropped and the. man grabbed a
little stick and said, "Wuit, miss, an
III clean yer shoe off. - There seemed
to be nothing else to do, SO she waited.
The rest Of tho gang leaned on their
picks and shovcls and watched the scene
out Of the corners CT their eyes. When
he had done all the execution he could
with the stick and quite i, respectable
pile OF clay had been scrapcd from the
small shoe, he wllisl1cd ont ~ red BAH
donra handkerchief, ;.sort of substitute
for RalCigh's crimson cloak, and, still
Enecling before her, Notwithstanding
her protest tl:..t he would get it dirty,
proceeded to clean the shoe with that
She thanked him and walked down the
street with a little blush CT! her check.
He touched his well WORE hat and gaxcd
after her for a few moments, then stuff
&c the bantlaHna in his oycr&lls pocket,
saying, "lt was, It very clean amy how"
and was again q common laboring man
Press.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
An Uneasy Plaster.

II want all uneasy plaster, sah!''
The colorcd woman, whose head was
done up in bandanna handkerchief, tur-
ban fashion, offered silver quarter Of
a dollar to the apothecary as she spoke.
"1-cr-don't think l understand
you" +" replied the man behind the coun-
ter.
cts an uneasy plaster want" re-
peatcd the woman.
"What's that?"
Uneasy plaster, sah."
II don't know what you mean"
''The missus said was ter git an un-
easy plaster. Here's the money for it. :"
The apothecary reflected for mo-
ment and scratched his head. Then an
idea seemed to break upon him.
IA porous plaster is the most uneasy
kind Of plaster I know of, ," he said.
''I'll give you one of those. If it's not
right, you can bring it back
The colorcd woman did bring it back
about Is minutes later. She also had a
note from her mistress explaining that
adhesive plaster, for cut finger, was
the article wanted. This, by the way,
is true story.-Washington Star.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
A PlaEiaristic BOH.

One Of the boys Of a Capitol hill FAM
lily had been instructed by: his teacher
to write al essay. A rather abstruse
subject was given him, and he had been
referred to the dictionary. His elder
brother, who was also giving sugges-
tions, had promised if the. composition
was: good he would write it OIL the type
writer. The little fellow went to the
dictionary and found the word he was
locking for and under it quotation
that just suited the subject. He consid-
cred life little too short, though, to
copy the quotation. SO he hunted up his
mother S shears and in way that argues
great deal i'll favor Of his future jour
nalistic ability clipped through the big,
handsome dictionary and clipped wher-
ever Il word or phrase suited his fancy.
His brother, who rewrote the compo-
sition, discovered the plagiarism and
informed the father, and the boy now
takes his meals from the shelf. Wash
ington Post.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
THE DREAMER.

When am sleeping in my bed,
The little people in my head
All sport and frolic, dance and play
As they never do by day.
They play at being king and queen
Or catching fairy folk unseen.
They act out giant, troll or gnome,
Or in far Afric's forests roam.
They go with Sindbad on his trips
Or take command of pirate ships
Ahd capture galleons of Spain.
Pearl freighted, on the Spanish main.
Yet each one still pretcnds he's me,
While am sound asleep, you see.
They play, run and shout and leap
And yet I'm lying fast asleep.
They have such jolly lots Of fun
And see such sights! Yet never one
Will wake me up that may so
To share the joys that please them so.
And if wake and try to hear,
Or at their frolics try to peer,
Then all the SLY things in q trice
Are quiet and demure as mice.
-Arlo Bates in st. Nicholas.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
The Laughing Owl.

One Of the most fantastic Of birds is
the laughing owl Of Florida and some
other southern parts. He sits we'll up
in a tree at night and enlits series of
loud, strange ha-has that sound like
half human laughter The sound is
sufficiently terrifying to a nervous
camper unacquainted with the habit of
the bird, though less grewsome than the
unearthly call of the Chesapeake loon
heard at all hours Of the night along the
shores of that bay.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
HOW WIRE IS MADE.
ets Manufacture q Very Interesting and
Unique Mechanical Process.

| eUO AAuuA0CVuIC - very AuSCCSDSAuB oN6
Unique Mechanical Process.
The rod is received by the wire draw
er in the form of coil, the rod being
of varying section and the coil of
weight depending upon the purpose for
which it is intended. One end of the
rod is pointed and somewhat reduced
by machinery. The coil is then given
bath in mild acid to remove all oxida-
ton, afterward washed in limewater
to give drawing surface and is finally
dried in proper oven. When ready for
drawing, the pointed rod is inserted in
one of the holes Of drawing plate. This
plate is generally of steel, but some fac
tories use cast iron The drawing holes
are conical, and the rod is inserted from
the larger end On the other side Of the
plate the pointed end is seized by pow
er pinchers and pulled until enough has
been drawn through to allow of its be-
ing passed around and fastened to
drum or reel which is driven by power.
OF course the rod is reduced III area and
much elongated, and this without any
perceptible loss Of metal While passing
through the plate it is kept fabricated
with what is called wire drawers sosp
or grease After being drawn. through
this first hole it is put through series
Of smaller ones until it has been brought
down to the requisite size. But the COM
preston and disturbance of the structure
of the rod consequent upon these reduc-
tions have hardened it so much that at
certain stages it is necessary to stop the
process and soften the metal by ;snneal-
ing After this it is again washed i'll
acid, etc., and the drawing is resumed.
Iron and the harder grades of steel re-
quire five or six annealings while being
reduced tc~the finer gauges of wire. But
the manufacture of soft steel and the
details of rolling it into rods have been
SO perfected that soft steel rods can how
be draw. into fence Wire without any
cleaning or ;.lnualiug. After the final
drawing the wire Is finished in various.
ways, depending Upon the purposes fsm'
which it is intended
No matter of what metal the wire.
may be composed, the same general sys-
tenn OF drawing is used, varying more,
or less according to the metal. Includ-
ing gold, silver, platinum, copper, ctc,
the commercial sizes OF wire run from
onefourth inch to oIlcscven hundredth
Inch i'll diameter. Magazine.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
As Good rs a Glass Stopper.

If you want stopper for a bottle of
acid or any substance that would nat
urally call for n glass stopper. because
of tho danger that the cork would be
eaten up b, the contents of the bottle,
take the corl. and steep it in vaseline.
1t will then be impcrvious to acids of
any kind, and no action Of chemicals
will decay it. It will, in fact, be as
good for all purposes us glass stopper.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31

A return of memory sometimes oc.
ours in drunkenness, as in the case of
the Irish porter who. having lost pack
ago while drunk, got drunk again and
remembered where he had left it,
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31

Madam" observed the hairdresser,
"there are silver threads among the
gold here''
"Alas," sighed the lady, land my
husband is unalterably opposed to the
double standard!'-New York Re.
corder.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
EstheticS Run Mad.

O'Kief-Why did the Newsplices
move?
McEll-The wall paper ON their old
fat didn't harmonize with the new
baby's complexion. I believe>-R1ook-
lyn Eagle
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
Official DIRECTORY,


COUNTY OFFICERS.
Commissioners - Jos Buchhcit, chairman; X
G. Cooper. Vim Sandy. NeIs iiemmingson, An
drew Tcriin.
Register of Deeds-Folcf Berg.
Clerk of District Conrt-O. ID. Purinton.
Sheriff.. Greenland
District Attorney--David Bartlett,
Treas".sr-N Swenson.
Auditor-IIalvor Arestad.
Surveyo--Martln A. LELAND
Supt. of Schools--Dr. 4 +. Kerr.
County Judgc-Peter Z. Nelson
Coroner-Dr. Kerr.
Commissioners OF IEsnnlty-Peter E. Nelson,
T. r. Kerr and W. II. Carleton.
Justices of Peace-W Jimeson, Henry Rc,z-
laff, Cooperslown; Joseph Allen. Romncss.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
Cincinnati Drinking Community.

"How many small pocket TASKS do
you suppose are used in this city in a
year?" said q wholesale bottle man.
'Give it up."
''There wero 1000 carloads disposed
Of in this city in 1898. ."-Ciucinuati
Enquirer.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31
Explaining q Blank.

The above space is reserved for two
very funny jokes that we thought Of the
other day. but unfortunately cannot re-
call at the present writing.
Messenger.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31

Jewish guides in Rome never pass
under the arch Of Titus, but walk
around it. The reason is it commemo.
rates o victory over their race.
Griggs courier., 1894-08-31

Il costs q small fortune to send ship
across the sea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-17
COUNTY BUILDING.
TrDusferp.

15-Titia Dexter to Peter Lafrance
lot z, Dexter's sub div, Is, IL, 2w
$500.
Clark Corbin to Marx Roeschmann,
e2 nj nwl mel 8, IL, lie, 1,025.
Probate.
1S-Estate of s. W. Wheelock
Verdict allowing claim Of c. F. Hem
enway at $4,000.
15-Estate Of Charles f.. Piper
Claims allowed.
Estate of Grace c. l.. Meigs. Claims
allowed.
Estate of John SNYDER. In re pc.
tition for sale of real estate to pay
debts. Leave to amend petition.
Guardianship of Cora A. Ford
Guardians report filed and ap'
proved.
Guardianship Of Bernard E. Mel
son. Ed Kittilsen appointed guar
dian. Bond filed and approved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-17
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure LIQUID
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
.tive effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
ueys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs ia for sale by sill drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but i. is man.
afactured by the California Fig Syrup
TO. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.