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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

TT wasn't a clean sweep. One Demo
crat pulled through in Bellaire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

District attorney Watts Ia Washington.
Special 2SIe0TGn 70 tbs Eeetsssr.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 3.-Ds-
trict Attorney Watts is in the city look
ing after the settlement OF his accounts
before the Department OF Justice and
the Treasury Department.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04
$40 REWARD.

The above reward will be paid to any
one who will secure the arrest and con-
viction of the person or persons who are
now regularly stealing the DAILY and
SUNDAY REGISTER on the Island
and North Main street.
Hest Virginia Printing Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

THE results Of the Republican policy
Of free trade in labor protection ia
everything else, are being manifested
to-day in the Connellsville coal region.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

TuIMAN's speech got through the
lines all right, though the messages OF
the newspaper men were suppressed.
Everything depends on whose OK is
Dored
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

Mrs. David Robear, Of South Jacob
street, vino lives near the street car
barns, had a pleasant sseemblage Of
dozen couples Of young folks at her
home last evening. The occasion was
her twentY-ffth birthday. Excellent
refreshments and good music were
among the delights Of the evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

THE dispatches convey the sad intel
lirence that the venerable Mrs. FAUX
NER, relict OF the late CHARLES JAMES
FAULKNER, Sr., and the mother Of the
senior Senator from West Virginia and
OF Judge Z. BOYD FAULKNER Of Mar
tinsburg. died suddenly on yesterday.
The death Of this estimable lady, whose
family has bsen 50 closely identified
With the public affairs Of the VIrginiss.
viii be the cause OF sincere regret not
only 10 this State but wherever the dis
tlnguished members OF her family have
been known and the sympathy Of al
West Vireinians is With the bereavsd
members Of her family.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04
7 EGAL NOTICE.
MIGHT SOIL HAULING.

The undersigned 10 prepared 10 take con.
cssspools aud other like work The Wheeling
Night Soil Company has the largest barrels and
pest facilities Tor doing such work. We guar
autee satisfaction. Call on or address &. ".
RiAEf, Mansger' telephone egi once csfnef
mar7eub
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04
rrRMs.

IEMMo-
PA TEAHs NJ NAn rosrAaA FEERA@
DAILY, siz aayS in the wssk...............S %
DAILY, three days In tbs ueek.......- 49,. ~
DAILY, two days "a the week. .......... s0
DAILY. enc dsy in the week ............... 80
WEEKLY, one year, In RdvEnoe.........-- leo
WEEKLY, six months. .......--......... ~
SUNDAY only, one -eag...................- 30
sunday only, six moRtha. 80
DELIVERED BY SARRIRRA
DAILY. per week, 20 be pale wsokiy....-- -
DAILY and SUNDAY. per week -...- 10
The DAILY win be delivered b. eAErisfia
any ether city or town at....-..........-- %
SINGLE Couiss Of DAILY OF WEEKLY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

A CHANGE Of only sixty votes out Of
total Of over seven hundred turned
tie municipal government Of Benuood
over to the Republicans. AS men out
of work usually hold the party in power
responsible for their unfortunate situa-
ton, no matter what may be the real
cause, and as good many Benwood
men have been out OF work for some
time, the result is as favorable for the
Democracy as could have been expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

SIX hundred people joined the Muir
phyites in a single night in Parkers-
burg, bringing the total up to nearly
$500. and yet none Of the saloons are
offered for sale or have made assign
ments.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04
IN SOCIETY.
Some Past and Prospective Events la the
Gay World.


Gay World
Miss Cora Matthews was the charm
ing hostess TO a number OF her young
friends, at her home on Chspline street,
Monday evening. An enjoyable season
was spent in progressive pedro. The
contests were spirited and interesting
and the favors handsome. Miss Ada
Bosley secured the ladies' prize and
Mr.. Ed. J. Cavanaugh the gentlemen S
prize. After discussing excellent re-
freshments the remainder Of the even
ing was spent in dancing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

ALABoR war, liquor war, and a re-
ligious war, with the tariff battle and
she army OF peace, all at one time, are
about all the country can stand. Even
WArrr ought 10 be satisfied.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

THIS average coroner's oficiousness
is exemplided in New York, where an
INQUEST is to be held over three Egyptian
mummles. or course the coroner will
get his fees, whatever the yerdicts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04
WANTED.

VyANTED-S SECOND COOK ALSO DISH
w washer. At Hotel Brunswick. ap4a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-04

tTaE less said about BEN EARNSHAw
and bis forgery job the better is may be
Tor some people, A full investigation
might lead to unexpected results, and
then ''there would be a meeting"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

neat and clean S1s has been 10
mother % twelve Children. = whom
seven ire living. Two - these are
married and have home - their o-vn.
In addition % the other Eve NJ
Rocket. has three orphans - whom
she has given a home. tl0szk t1sy lad
10 claim on her.
1t seems strange. doe~n't iff- she
said % a New York Recorder reporter
a. her home the other day. for a
woman % hold such /. place Bat
don't mind i a. long "a an earning
al honest living. ran Do the vo-<
and p none the lesz q woman. 1oa
see, DO 10: have - do the hard 7Tcrk.
but zee that i j. dom ! b. .l.t the
WORK that 8r. Story has tod vy1-
v1s bJ-u IL Ireland. art. lse -.a-- i-isa
Urls. an fot.d q kor-es. - cperee.
there id 70. have - care g. ..s-r. -
an~thinss-ot that ~ nc; I Vsas -se- -
then NJ hasoz1a Ard ! czs-s - t-ls
c..y-:rv tDreatE tvs Tea-t az. an b.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

went TO work Tor Mt. story nneeeep
years ago. he was foreman here and
/ helped him a good deal II was his
own fault that he lost his place and
Mr.. Story offered it to me. was glad
10 get II.
My hours are long. lam up a four
and never get To bed before eleven
O'Clock. Many times have been en
ali night il the horses are sick. caa
tell almost iastinctively Il a horse j.
not well, even before it shows it.
know how 70 doctor them. too. lave
studied that, for n person having
charge of ho-Ses must know how -
take care Of them. I prepare ned
cincs and IninentS. AID it i much
cheaper than having - buy them. 7
So She same wages thst nv husband
DID, thirteen dollars week. with rent.
gas and Ccal free. My children are.
some Of them. old cptuEh 20 help II
taking care OF the house. - thcs s no.
neglected, even when ms business
keeps me outside. There was nj, hard
feeling between NJ. Story AMI r1v.hys-
band, 50 ! employed him y l-ivc-.
All the men -~eat NE with respect and
give ne credit for taking hold when
nv husband lost his place. The-e il
never any trauole among thc men"
Mrs. Rocket showed the r,por.e-
through the stable. which was ncatand
clean oaly two Of the horses were in.
but these knew her. and were I'M
patient until she had patted them on
the nose and spoken to them. enc 81
these was the one which brought Mrs.
Rocket into public notice. IL was
lame and the Anti-Cruelty society had
the driver arrested. Mrs. Rocket paid
the fine. She said careless shooting had
caused :he larnencSS. and since the
shoes have been removed the horse Il
all right
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

cago, had narrow escape at twelve
o'clock one nigh, from death hy burn
ing. Trade slackcued and be fell asleep
inside his car. While he was DOING
the gasoline lamp which furnishes tho
CIR with light exploded, setting tire u
Georges clothes and the car Police
Officer Thomas Tyr-ell. standing on the
corner. saw the fire and that George
was IN great peril
Before George realized what was tho
matter Officer Tyrrell had rushed 10
the car and pulled him from II 20 the
sidewalk and extinguished the flames
In his clothing. His face was severely
burned and his mrstsche was burned
entirely off. The car with its contents
was destroyed, causing loss Of about
$50
An alarm Of fire was turned In. but
when the engines arrived the car had
burned. To prevent the sidewalk near
which the car was standing from tals-
ing Gre the car was pulled into tho
middle OF the street, blocking the cable
trains for a few minutes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

say: "A1bert Weeks. where did you
get that perfectly splendid idea?" He
svould taste popularity, smile COM
placently, and subscribe to a press
putting agency. Shall ] select him or
not?
Albert Weeks Ia married, of course.
and has three children. His wife is we'll
meaning but, fear, triile under-edu-
rated. He met her in the old days
when he was on a kind Of a spree;
his love-making was kind Of a spree;
there was touch of sheer spree even
en- his marriage. It was all irresponsi-
ble-enthusiastic-de and the
spree IS wen ont of their lives for ever
md ever-unless ! interfere. They are
still heart-fond of each other, though
ehe has ceased to remark on his clever
hess and sometimes is almost snappish,
pnd he has no time to pet her because
he is so busy for SO little remuneration.
The front room in which he is sitting
Is rather sordid. They call il the draw
lng-room, sometimes substitute II for
the nursery, and habituallv use Il as
his study. There Is a quaint gather
Ing Of antagonistic furniture He
bought as little furniture as possible
ut first-because he was no fool and
knew that they would have TO be
rcomical-and he has added to il since
IN occasions when he could not possi-
bly, afford it. There are, for instance,
two chairs from a drawing-room suite
two only. They would have been
rheaper If he had taken the entire
suite; but you could not expect him TO
buy the suite when he could not possi-
bly, afford these two chairs ont Of il.
These are covered with pale green vel
yet. and the velvet Is covered with
lust. On the chair nearest to the table
ut which he is writing stands Clipped
rup of cold tea. surrounding the dust
and the velvet. The cold tea seems to
be looking upward with gray. patient
aye at the guady paper lamp-shade. the
photogravure Of The Proliral Son"
and the smoked ceiling. It i. room
That must always have had crumbs in
II. HouSe-flies 60 long distances for
the pleasure of ultimately dying in
This room. They have died conspicu.
pusly and frequently in it. In one cor
ner broken and bv-gone bamboo has now
aefinitely despairod 81 ever signifying
anything more cultured than clear.
snce sale IL the Tottenham Court Road:
and IN the one piaro-Sconce which Is
not broken fingers the stump Of can.
tle that has wcpt itS composite heart
put over the stained key board-wept
for the death Of the flies. or the despair
of TIE bad bamboo, or the general
headlines Of everything.
There is on the table a handsome.
Slack-spotted wedding present 81 an
fnkstand. In front of it sits Albert
WAal-s II work. He Is rather q. small;
nan with sandy hair. ana tEc rroc0-
soat which he has given up wearing
but-of-doors. or when, a. his wife says.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14
AQUEEN'S pERQUlslTes.
Whales Captured on the B-itish Coast Re
long 10 tf.f1-ta

whales Captured on the British Coast Re
long to Victoria.
Among the most curious OF Queen
Nictoria's perquisitcs Is her right "a
every whale or stUrzeUn captured on
the coast Of the United Kingdom anil
brought % land. Both 81 .hsse per
quisites date back u the DAYS 81 ths
Norman kings, and II appears that ia
the case - the whale the monsters
we're divided between the sovereign
and his consort the queen taking the
head 10 order that her wardrobe,
might be- replenished with The whale
bone needed for the stiEeniuy II hen
royal garments
Another 81 the queens perquisi,ea
says the Chicago Times. T. certain
number OF magnificent cashmere
shawls, which are dispatched % her
every year from the kingdom % Cash.
mere. They vary IN value. a, rule,
from sixty 70 two hundred and aftJ
pounds sterling apiece. and the queen a
accustornsd u prsseat one - them ssA
wedding pre-ent ~ every young girl II
the aristocrscy IN whose future che 10
IN any way interertsd Evcry tailor
holding a patent q "pnrvsyor % her
majesty" II re confirms 20 Sncisn,
tradition and usage. should present beg
with q silver ns>dle each yszF
Another ch1ss % royal Vur-syors n
called upon y pr->~nt % her annually
q tsbleeloth. while from other sources
g gain she !seutItl.8 ~ 81 annual en-
tri0utIon q cur-r co-Bty.. ere truz..
scsrlet holsrry. uizA;carA. kui-e..
lanccs. and croszboFs bior.o5sr. al
the coronation tie lord o, n7Aunr a
must present - 80 ror~r.
. "a 8 -dish - yotfzr.- eoupo@~t a
milk q almond. t-zwE - CEpous
.1gar. sDl~ee. chickens psTbol.-d and
choypcd ~ ts.r rs1lc cer~rr.1nT -.
lsFt q to msuor e Hoy1ne. - %
!. rcd. ~ virs1s O. IA ,cngr~ from -
crown. to p-es~Bt ~ -sorsrch ~r!.h
tgEel. tie iord Il - sraaor = n.
ro-<nko2 giving tLe .5r~retyn ,
-riZht-l1znd~d Civ. Th@Ae ~. o.lx
= fr1 - 10 rsr.cz- -STuf.itss =, zbs~a
pueeu Hic'@ris = sstl.is1 b. ,rad.tl0.
Az-a $685.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

no true Ju.sti ce 70 her. or because II dis
tressed him hat any other eyes but his
own should ee Mauds picture Dur
ing the period of joy in the funny sue
eessful story G nat he wrote on the night
that Mand WAS buried. he had been
ready with sho lls of euphemistic cheer
full arguments prove that he was act
ing finely. YeS as matter OF fact.
the uneasiness that he felt arose from
a kind OF fear. lHe decided to lock the
portrait away 18th her letters IN the
bureau. AS he was doing so, his eye
fell on the first N )te that he had ever
received from Gau d-Inerely an invita-
ton to dinner. written 70 save her
mother the trouble. written in shy,
formal language. snG commencing
with Dear Mr.. yylnot." An impulse
seized him 70 l,,ol1 a;yain. by way Of
contrast. ct the Ia st letter that he had
ever had from her, 1t was written in
pencil. just at the beginning of Maud:
sudden and fatal Illness 1t began
thus:
They tell me I an -e-y. III, Eard,ey, aad
letter lett They say sal; TINT they WI send you a
longer letter thefnseiJ Is I aooc, the illne.s
On. ny poor dear one. EalSt tell yon! 80; it
out OF the doctors that Il ey thin, an scinE
to Sic perhaps. But FIN moi You've made M
life So sweet that wxrn'r ave II. I cant die
AID 10 taken away hoU;- :you. Do not &c de-
taxes YOU know ana 7 a.. sure that I shall
get Letter. how could { f. when you've Ins,s,
Nving SO well worth whilef Oh. dear ioTe-. did
any man ever love SO finely ana molly as you
! don't deserve you-Do, onlt-"
TIE letter shook ia Eardfey's tren-
bling hand. 1t was with difficulty
that ne read on:
II cried so Euch l1s: night. srd you weren't
there TO comfort ne. and I VS. lonely.
WIZ"
He had 20 stop there His throat
moved involuntarily. and he was on.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF I'm IDEh.
BY BARRY PAIN.
COPYRIGHT la94-l

Il am a literary idea Unborn as yet,
! have not the incarnations of paper
Ind printing ink which Will be mine
hereafter. / am conscious. / nave
knowledge without the usual apparatus
Dor its acquisition and storage | see
without eyes, and hear without ears. J.
move as | viii, and material things can
bot hinder my movements. They are
swifter than light, and Just as swift
Is thought. You know, of course, that
If an idea is going to come to you.
neither locked doors nor iron walls
will prevent it; it arrives inevitably
and insuperably; you are to be its pa
rent and make it come into the world
You may be ranked as a genius because
you are its parent, and this amuses
mel you will think that you are its
parent because you are a genius.
To the large eyes of the imagination
I might be pictured, in nay unborn
state. as a Puck-like phantom; only
the Imagination can see me until | Sc
lect my parent. Ideas have that priv
lege. Human beings-on very slight
sst evidepce-believe that they do not
select their parents, but, on the other
band, they believe-on no evidence at
all--that they do select their ideas.
am not president, but l fancy that the
man whom l select for my parent
should be very happy man. am a
perfectly brilliant idea. / am new, and
/ am master; the world viii say it. |
shall bring fortune and fame to my
parent Even now-when ] am unborn
and cannot tell the precise form that
shall take-I exult in my own utter
goodness This is, of course, vain. But
then humility is only one OF the i'm
positions of the weak majority upon
the strong minority, 10 enable the
weak ma ority to keep up a self-respect
10 which facts do not entitle it.
I decided to come here. Before me
hes vast mass Of building materials,
sorted out into houses and the like, and
known on the eighteen-penny folding
map as London and its Environs." 1t
swarms. 1t is too large. Let me see
What is Immediately before me.
Before me is No. %. Harriet Terrace,
EulhaIn- 1t is new terrace of thirty
pound houses, and there is no external
difference, except tie number, be-
tween % and the rest. 1t is the
residence of Albert Weeks. literary
hack. Shall 1 enter, and bid Albert
Weeks be my parent? / should bring
him money and reputation lie would
be able to live in a better house than
this; people would come to him and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14
Performs ODD DUTIES.
GIs. Rocket, of Brooklyn. IL Fore-sa.a
In Livery Stable.

A peculiar situation Is that held by
Mrs. Ellen Rocket, of Brooklyn. She
is forewoman OF big stable owned
by j. T. Story, a coal dealer. aud has
charge Of thirty-three horses and some
fifteen drivers, one Of whom Is her
husband. Mrs Rocket il an Irish
woman Of about fifty years old. and
despite her peculiar work il thorough
u domestic. Her home, which con
sists of seven rooms over the stable, is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14
AFTER BIRTH.

No j am Safe-safe IN a fOOlscap en-
-elope, directed. sufficiently stamped.
whirled about by postal arrangement.
1t happened in this way. Wylmot
came into the study rather late next
morning. He looked beaten, humili-
eted. tired and half starved. He cast
one vindictive glance at me and passed
into the next room, where breakfast
was ready for him. He was rather
long time over breakfast. When the
emotional heart is completely broken
up. the ordinary blood-pumping heart
will still go on with its work. SO with
the other organs. Sorrow postpones
appetite rather than destroys IT. Wyl-
u,vI nad no oInner on the uay or STauCs
funeral: he had quite a nice breakfast
on the following morning.
He came back to me AZ last. and /
knew that he meant TO destroy me.
His face was Intentionally rigid, the
lips set firm. the eye merciless- Yet
somewhere at the back Of that merci-
less eve lurked quite different. nilder
expression. The fried sole and eggs
had done their carnal work, and iacon-
gruous geniality was struggling mp
ward in him; he was going through the
disgusting experience Of feeling the
better for his food. However. he poked
the FIRE fiercely; then he lii a pipe. with
the air that ne did not care bout IL
but did not think IL worth while u
omit il And then he picked me MP, 70
hurl me In the FIRE. As he held me IN
his hand his eve rested to- one second
CT the front page
In that one second nv youns life
hung in the balance. l. was moment
81 terrible excitement for MT. The eye
glanced through Few lines and teli
q shade safer. The eve cySI1k.et. Then
J knew that II was 3. over ana thai
nv future was assured. Wylmot would
NOT burn re. HI hari- n doubtlac
himself had triG:--i.v.. --.ey ne,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

VIZ hsfT ~ "a. - Eas~ ~ Csz~-a
Wa re ~As or - e-ssys - r'.z..r-A
'F'.ss 80 essza--a- s,s.s a. es,z=-y - cz..ar4
49, - hs-s Cl..ga--- - arab. sa-so~...
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14
MUSTACHE BURNED OFF.
John George .Ksils Asleep and HE 6aso-
line Lamp TxplodeS

John George. whose sandwich car
stands every night al the corner =
LOOMS and West Madison streets, Chi
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

Pis,cadilly, just recovered from rather
an unpleasant fit Of hysteris- Albert
Weeks would have thanked God for me,
but Wylmot positively does not want
TO .oe my parent. He would cheerfully
crifce years income II by so doing
he could definitely get me out Of his
head. But he cannot. I am going to
be born, and this is the first part Of the
pr ocess-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

Hon Earaiey Trave-s Eylmo: mas.
lateria the ~4-l- Gay. IN The solitude -
: = coD- 5-t2 D-v caaa- gvr< Overlooking
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-14

Albert Weeks holds sub-editorial
post on the Cosmopolitan now. lie has
a very comfortable little fat in South
KensinRton. Wylmot did his best 10
live without self-respect. He lasted n
few years, wearing himself out with
work. He died of something quite
commonplace.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-07
PENNSYLVANIA PROHIBITIONlsTs
A Fun state Ticket Nominated, Headed
by Charles l.. Hawley.

WuLIAMspoRT, Pa, June 7.-Yester-
day afternoons session of the state Pro
hibition convention lasted until o'clock
when the ticket had been nominated and
the convention odjourued. Following is
the ticket nominated: For governor,
Charles i. Hawley of Scranton; lieutenant
governor, Homer L. Castle of Pittsburg
auditor general, Charles Palmer of Della
ware county secretary Of internal affairs
+. X. Kane Of Mexican county; congress
man-at-large, Rev. L. G, Jordan of Phila.
delphia.
The new state central committee re
elected II. D. Patton of Lancaster chair
man, and all of the old officers Last
night big mass meeting was held nj
which Volney b. Gushing, of Maine and
Editor Wheeler, of The Voice, were the
speakers.
The platform denounces the legalizinl
Of the liquor traffic favors female suf
frage and an educational qualification fol
all voters, opposes sectarianism in the
public schools, urges stringent laws fol
Sabbath observance, opposes trusts, IA
vors election Of president vice presiden
and United States senators by direct vot,
Of the people and urges liberal pensions.