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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-08
WHlTTIER'S COURAGE.
ue Hssardcd Life and Popularity In the
Cause Of Abolition.


Before Whittier was 80 he had made up
his mind that it was his duty to do what
no could for the relief of the unfortunate
negroes who were held in bondage In the
south. In 1888 no wrote pamphlet called
"Justice and Expedicncy," in which he
considered tho whole question OF slavery
and declared that it should cease forever
Three years later he became secretary of
the Antislavery society. In 1883 he went
to Philadelphia to odit the PENNSYLVANIA
Freeman, and so boldly did he advocate
the right of tho negro to own himself that
the printing office was sacked by mob
and burned. Then, as more than once
afterward for the same cause, Whittier
was in danger for his life.
Whittier showed physical courage In
facing the ruffians who wished to prevent
free speech, but he had revealed the higher
moral courage in casting In his lot with
the little band of abolitionists. Up to this
time he had looked forward to holding
public Office as well he might, when many
another journalist was stepping from the
newspaper desk into public life. When he
became one of the small band who de-
nounced slavery, he gave up all chance OF
Office. He also had literary ambition but
so strong was the powor of the slave own
ors then, and so intolcrant were they that
most editors and publishers were sorely in
Inundated and declined to print not only
any attack on slavery, but even the other
writings of an author who was known as
an abolitionist. Thus Whittier, in identi-
flying himself with the antislavery move
mont, thought that he was giving up his
literary future also. He made his decision
promptly, and he never regretted it. In
decd in later life he said to boy of Is to
whom he was giving counsel, my lad, if
thou wouldst win success, join thysef to
some unpopular but noble cause. Pro
fessor Brander Matthews in St. Nicholas.
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bit never for q moment thought 1t that
time that ! would ever bs doing it In
public"
'How did I come to adopt negro mel:
odies on the stage? ! had never regarded
such work as my forte. This probably
was due to my familiarity with it, and
thought that what was to me- So common
place must DO the same to others. My
hrst stage efforts were in the ballad line.
| was quite successful, that is as SUCCESS
full, perhaps, as a girl ought to be who
sang the Last Rose Of Summer. One
night in Pittsburg. I was recalled several
times and exhausted oil that | had re.
hearsed, but they kept calling for me. |
went out and sang q little negro ditty
without music. Right there and then |
struck my avocation. Since dong negro
dialect have had some funny expert
ence. In one city an old colored lady
came to my dressing room for my laun-
ing her to sit in the wings and see my
act. left her seated on a stool, out when
! came off l could not find her. The
stage hands told me that she HAD watched
me ABOUT half through and then flew out.
She said she wouldn't wash clothes for a
womha who went right out before the
people and made fun of her. She really
lv have colored people stop me on the
srteet to- ask If L haven't just a little
niger blood in me. This is compli
menary. OF course, but sometimes a.littIe
embarrassing.
'The study of negro dialect work on
the stage IS interesting" continued Miss
Hutb, "anu l will give it SO far as I
know 1t. Dan Rice was the first variety
actor to Introduce negro songs to the
public. 1t was in 1881, when he sang
Jim Grow in New York. 1t is we'll that
so clever man as Rice first touE 1t up.
Others may have attempted it, but Rice
made a sensation, and afterwards went
to London ana -epeated it. The song
was sort OF jingle with kind OF rude
dance in the chorus. The imitation of
Rice came to the front and negro songs
became all the go until 1919. when Il. z.
Uhristy organized a band of Ministries in
Buffalo and later came to New York.
Christy's minstrels became famous all
over the United States. Christy popu'
larizsd Ola Folks at Home. which was
later sang by Jennie Lind and almost
every singer of repute. Then negro min
strels became prime favorites. an no end
of companies we're organized. Where are
they now? That's another story, too
long to tell now"
Miss Huth is most entertaining
woman and has the happy faculty of
making those about her feel quite at
home. In private life she is Mrs. Cliff
ord and lives very domestic life, at
least as much so as her profession will
allow. Their children are now with Mrs.
Clifford's mother IN New York and in.
stead of livir g the life usually accredited
to theatrical people Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
most sedate citizen should be. Mr..
Clifford neither smokes. chews, drinks
nor gam bles, but is very Jolly com.
panion for all that.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-08
SHORT DINNERS AND SPEECHES,
Crying Need For Great Reform, Both Gu
linnry and Oratorical.

linnry and Orat0rical.
"Whenever the Prince Of Wales takes the
chair at public banquet, he makes rule
that the dinner shall not take more than
an hour nor the speeches moro than an
hour" To this effect is it written in q
certain paper.
If it Is true it is most welcome piece
of news. If it is not true, we ought to
govern ourselves in the matter Of public
dinners exactly as if it was true
Wewant short dinners and short speeches.
When consider my own sufferings from
long dinners and long oratory, my heart
bloeds for my brothers, and my sons, and
my nephews.
Can wo start dinner reform associa-
ton, pledged never to give dinner OF
more than four courses? Soup or fish,
something roasted or boiled, bird and a
pudding-no ono wants more than this.
And then, as for after dinner speeches!
Two or three years ago l was at u public
dinner. We sat down at the usual hour
One speaker-a bad speaker-actually
went on for thrcequarters of an hour! 1t
was 1915 when got up just to say three
words.
Tho best speech that ever made in all
my life was at certain dinner where l
was set down to follow II colonial bishop.
j had put together" my unpretending
speech with some care. 1t contained three
divisions, each with a little story and a
little epigram. Quito an ambitious at
tempt it was.
Well, the bishop went on for fully half
an hour We listened with CLASSY eyes and
faces wan and weary.
AT last no sat down. Then my turn
came. I sprang to my feet. 1 began my
beautiful speech. l fired off tho first little
story and tho first little opigram. These
were kindly received.
And then-then quite forgot the other
two divisions-stories, epigrams and all
and had to sit down abruptly and pretend
there was no more.
But received what his right reverence
did not-the congratulations and thanks
of the assembled multitude. - London
Queen.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-08
LOVES MILLIONAIRE

l say: 1.-THE world is lonely;
The hearth at homo is cold,
And SAD is life to child ana wife
When life hath little gold"
But soft her arms steal round my neck
My comforter so dear:
And How much dn you love ms?''
And her sweet voice answers clear:
II love you, love you
A hundred million-there!
And then I'm poor no moreno more
For I'm loves millionaire.
Then sweeter seems the breaking
vi poverty's sad bread,
And roses bloom from out the gloom
Ana crown her curly head.
And II sometimes a thankful tear
My dreaming eyes will fill.
Her soft arms steal around me,
And she whispers sweetIy still:
Il love you, I Iowa vou
hundred milliun-theren
l weep no more. God help the poor
I'm loves own millionaire.
Ladies' Home Journal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-08
SIX GRAINS OF SENSE

A woman can lose her head about as
easily as she can her heart.
A woman can rarely conceal her true
self from another woman.
:; An engagement without kisses is taxa
tion without representation.
A bad mans example often does more
good than good mans precopt.
A perplexed woman can ask more
questions IN a minute than she can 70.
N ON Der tie answers to in lifetime.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
a PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
A New and Very satisfactory Plan Of Gull
tlvating Corn.


tlvating Corn.
Special 90 the Register.
ParkersbUrg, W. Va, September "a
IN entirely new method Of corn culture
has been adopted by one OF Wood coun-
tvs most progressive farmers, Mr.. Emil
Meldahl. of Meldahl's Station, on the
Chic River railroad, and the new meth
cd has proven very satisfactory and
yielded a much larger crop with less
labor than the CID way, Mr.. Meldohl
believing that the roots OF the earn
were too often cut or Injured by the
old labori0us system of deep cultivation,
NE early in the season adopted the shall
low culture system, and the only work
he did during Jle season on his corn
was to run a light harrow over the
ground three times. Attached 20 the
harrow was q board scrapor with a
weight upon it which followed the har-
row and mashed up the clOds leaving
the earth all fine and smooth behind il.
The roots Of The corn were undisurbed.
From the time the corn was planted
until it matured there was not rain
enough to wet the roots, and yet Mr..
MelQdul mas 9lclu Oh from on 10 OO
bushels to the acre on land that has
been in corn for years. He has just fin
ished filing two large silos with cut
fodder for ensilage and finds that the
yield in fodder is as large as shat in
corn. He is very much pleased with
his experiment and says ne will never
use a cultivator in his corn fields again.
Mr.. Meldahl has also discovered that
a certain swamp grass that grows in
wet ground very tail and rank, makes
an excellent hay, which cattle eat as
readily as timothy hay, although they
refuse to eat 1t at all when green. This
grass grows very rapidly and easily
makes two good crops in one season.
Mr.. Meldahl expects to experiment.
further with it and believes he has
found a use for what has hitherto been
looked upon as a weed and a nuisance.
and also for the wet lands that have
hitherto been looked upon as valueless.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
FOR SALE

House, Z rooms and nan, 10. o.
18th 81. between Jacob and Woo.
House, Z rooms and hall. Clal
9Th ward. $4,000
House 10 rooms. ChatIr. So r.-...
Wheeling. with large lot .r..u
terms.
House. C rooms and hall win
Pleasant Valley. 3 GOO
House 8 rooned cottae J...ys- .-.
House Ho 81 rooms 81 rs Centre VS.. n-r
House. rooms ana ham IND ..
eases. Jacob 81. between iii I'LL.
8 500.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
FOURTH-CLASS POSTMASTERS.
Movement to Put Them Under Civil
Service Laws

service Laws,
Washington, September 24.-BOth
the Postofiice Department and civil
service commission are taking interest
. in the movement toward putting the
/ fourth class pOstmasters under the pro-
( E2ction of the civil service laws.
While nothing is likely to be done at
present, it is probable that before the
end Of this administration the looked
for action will be taken.
There are over $4,000 fourth class
postOfices in the country and the num-
Der IS constantly increasing. OF these,
some 10000 carry salaries of less than
$50 per annum, and at least hall are
in places where is much greater diff
Guilty in finding a competent and relia-
bic person who is willing to serve, than
in choosing between competitors. 1t
is obvious that there can be no question
Of examination and certiication III the
usual civil service method in these OF
fees Several plans have been sug-
gested, and a combination of them viii
probably be adopted Many of the
larger fourth class offices are in sub
urban towns near cities having Presl-
Dental pOstmasters.
1t is now the policy of the POstofice
Department to change these suburban
fourth class Offices TO sub-statiOns OF
the city Office Whenever it can be C1ne.
Residents often object, as they fear
the identity of their town may be lost,
but generally yield when they find that
as o sub-stauon they can get free de-
livery All sub-stations come under
the civil service law now, the person
in charge being a clerk of the city OF
fee When a fourth class office be-
comes q sUb-statiOn il goes by that TACT
into the classified service.
Il is hoped that most of the more
valuable fourth class Offices may soon
be brought in by this means. In sec
ond class Office a different method will
be adopted. All candidates will be fur
nished with blanks on which certain
material questions in regard 10 the
candidates qualifications will be asked
ed. These must be filled by the rep
resentative citizens of the place, who
certify that they know the candidate,
and that the answers they give about
him are true The candidate making
the best showing on this basis viii be
appointed The smaller Offices VIII
probably remain as they are.
This is the rough draft of the pres
ent idea. It will. no doubt, be modi-
fed some what before being put into
practice
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
GRAFTON

Grafton. w. Va, September "a
C1ur. has been 20 session here for some
sine and considerable business transact
cd. ON last saturday ON the criminal
side of the Court. there We're two pris-
crc.s sentenced to- one ald TWO years
iu the peai.en,.ary. On the third day
of The term The petit jury came in, but
no great amouu, Of Jury work has been
transacted. us mos, OF The time IS taken
mp .l important clauCery work.
Prof R. H0ii.n. of KingWOod, has
been .r this city for g Jew days.
1-rs. r. a. Shea-s. Of the West Side,
is visiting al sanesv.lle. o.
iol. John w. Mason Of Fa;rmont.
hes been here attending Court this week.
Thomas J.. McAvoy. who has been very
F.ck for some tme we are glad 70 note,
,s ont aglin.
C. r. D7rr and II. C. Thurmond, from
Webster county. have been here for a
Jew days
The weather is not quite so hot now,
10 the satisfaction OF all the people.
Joshua Smkins was the attraction al
the Opera House iaz- night Il was
largely attended
Mrs. ID. H. DAVIS, Of Quiet Dell, is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25

visiting her daughter, Mrs. Josie D.
Taylor, on the Yves, Side.
All the shopmen in the B. & o. shops
are on full t.me-ten hours per day.
B. H. Davis vas out to Clarksburg
over Sunday.
Harry Osborn has returned from West
Union.
Miss Gertie Guard has been on the
sick lis, for a few days past.
West Grafton IS going to have water
works in the near future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
AN IN5UNCTloN NEXT.


Attorney CcucraI Crane to SO After the
Prize Fighters.
Austin. Texas. September 24.--It was
learned last rieht that Attorney Gen
eral Crane is arranging to sue out an
Injunction I'm the Disric, Court of Dial
l9s county 20 restrain The Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight III the Judge grants the
injunction. which ne doubtless will
t1eu The feh, management. in self-de-
f--ea. mus. apDe3l the matter to the
Caur, of Criminal Appeals, with full
bench. and hus play directly into the
hands or the State. because 10 get IL be-
fore this fuli bench for @ decision is eX-
1c.ly what tho ate wants, as IL is be-
ravel a ull bench of the court will re-
verse Chief Justice Hurts individual
opinion.
T, is wei known Governor Culbert-
SON does nos propose TO accept Judge
Hurts opinion as final. and says he
wants q fun court opinion or nothing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25


/ ou what is known as the Archer farm,
/ out on Middle Island creek, about four
miles south of Sistersville. which was
one Of the greatest. if not the greatest
( freak of the field. The well, when drill
ed in. started to Tow salt water at the
/ 1175 81 a65Gt 10000 barrels day,
which gait it has kept up since. A short
time after the well was drilled in it
! commenced to spray a small amount
of oil and finally increased the product
uutl at the present time it is making
! ABOUT five barrels Of oil and the usual
amount Of salt water.
l II has always been the opinion OF ex-
/ rerienced OH men that thre was a nice
/ pool Of ell i'm that vicinity somewhere,
but none of them apparently had the
: nerve to test the territory.
Some time ago Hon T. J. Campbell
and several other parties went out into
the country and took up some leases,
and about month ago started to put
down Well Their well was located
ON the Fette farm. about q half mile
from the big salt well. A great many
people seemed 20 think the well would
be q dry hole, and not q great deal of
/ attention was paid 10 It, Yesterday
the well was drilled one screw into the
sand. and started of at between one
hundred and two hundred barrels Of
oil a day.
The oil was found in the Keener
sand and nOJ in The Big Injun, as was
/ reported by O paper yesterday. There
is no telling what the wei viii open
ND. as tine Ecaner sand, which is vir-
/ tually a streak of the Big InjUn. is very
ueaChorous and operators are very
scary OF it,
The Well when drilled in, viii prob
ably be- good for about 200 barrels a
Gay. and viii no doubt stimulate Oper-
atious in that section wonderfully
It was reported yesterday afternoon
that o big OH company, which has O.
block OF leases out there. would locate
o number of wells at once and start to
drilling as soon a9 possible.
There was nothing of importance Oc-
CURED in the Deist and Frieden pools
y
There are several wells due, but they
have all been delayed IN different ways.
Among the first wells due over in
that territory are the Associated Pro-
Iucers Nos and 10 on the Deist farm,
which are expected i'm to-day
Another wen that is due over there
to-day. and one that is rather import
ou+ is Ramey d. Co.'S we'll on the Wei
sic farm There has been dry holes
drilled To- the north of this well, but
still the owners are hopeful OF getting
at least q small producer.
The Henry OH Company have two
wells on the Buchanan farm, over in
that section, that ought TO be in to-day.
Graham Dc 20. vel ON 'He ApeI-
sold farm I'm Marshall county, short
distance above Proctor, lis in the lime,
and would have been In 10 day or TWO
hul Monday the baller was lost ana
now it will have to be drilled out
which viii probably take three or Iour
days.
The Pml2de'phias Gas 20. NO. o.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
A GOOD Wild CAT WELL
Drilled in the Si8tersvillo Field on
The West Virginia Side

Yesterday AfternOOn-It is Located
Near the Big Archer Salt Wen
and VIII Make Between 100 and
200 Barrels q Day-General Oil
News.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
Special Sale Of Real Esal

No. 1913 FOURTEENTH STRrrr
dwelling of six rooms and ban.
by steam. All modern convene
stable, etc. Lot 32Xl20
CHEAP BUILDING LOTS -
huron street, Marshalls Add.l., So
SIORkROOM AND DWEI .fr.
rooms. corner Fourteenth and ST.
streets.
NO. 1S7 y. HURON STREET
feet.
so. 1874 TWELFTH STREET -.
rooms
CHEAP BUILDING LOTS ON 81.
street. lilies Addition
c leap BUILDING LOTS or r-
street GilChrist Addition. a
NO. 129 TWELFTH STREET o.
rooms.
THREE LOTS. each 30xl0 f...
northeast corner Of Wabash AMI
streets, Island. VIII sell chean
NO. 100 FIFTEENTH STREET
house of four rooms. Lot .Nf.
TEN SHARES WHEELING
IRON co. STOCK.
ELEVEN SHARES Wlu-..
BRIDGE co. STOCK.
MONEY LOANED on CITY r-.
ESTATE ~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
A CHANGE OF TIME.
The Ohio River Road to Adopt Eastern
standard Instead of Central.

Special to the Register,
Parkersburg, w. Va, September ii
The new schedule on the Ohio River
railroad Will likely SO into effect Sun
day September %, and the time by
which trains are now run on the road
will be changed from Central to East
ern Standard time. The time will be
one hour faster than the present time,
and the change will be very agreeable
20 The majority Of the roads patrons.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
A BIG TROLLEY PROJECT.

Chicago September 24-An electric
trolley line offering quick service and
cheap transportation from Chicago to
the lake region. north, is what is pro-
posed by the Chicago and Wisconsin
Inland Lakes Railroad Company. which
has been incorporated by Chicago cap
italists under the laws Of Wisconsin.
The route is not specifically laid down.
but II is proposed to run from some cen
trail point in Chicago to Madison, Wis.
with branch lines to all the intermedi-
ate lake resorts. If found advisable
line will be run also to Milwaukee. and
the entire system further extended.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25

In St. Pauls one day a London guide
was showing an American gentleman
round the tombs. THAT. sir" said the
man, his the tomb of the greatest ma
val 'ero Europe or the whole world
ever knew-Lord Nelson's. This sar-
coughhogus weighs forty-two tons.
Hinside that is the steel receptacle
weighing twelve tons, and hinside that
is a laden casket. 'ermetically sealed,
weighing two tons. Hinside that is a
mahogany coffin 'oldlng the hashes OF
the great gro well" said the Yam
kee. after thinking a while. Il guess
you've got him. If he ever gets out OF
that. telegraph me at my expense. ~
ArgOnaut
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
To Country Newspapers
BARGAINS IN MHY22..-'
FOR SALE.

One lot Of BREWER IN cases, fair
at &c per ID.
l0c per lb.
One lot Nouparen IN cases fair e'-
at lie per 10.
pair ,.... o. .. t
pair 91
side and foot sticks OF .ron aai ''--
Chases OF all sizes. .,rg..,-.
Newspaper and small boon
new ana OLD. . % -1crnt e." t.,. .--
One hardwood DUMP Galley
$40. .....e,-,
one Pine stand'ne "a.. c,-o
one small Imposing stone ,'''''
one Rotary Caricutief s'''''
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
PARM FOR SALE.

Farm Of $50 acres in Round D..
Marshall county, W. Va. Abonf , o,i''
river bottom. Improved hy ,-,"--t..
dwelling house, also frame b69y44 ,-
fruit, and well watered. WIZ s-I 8,
TO suit purchaser, or entire farm i
Attorney at Law and Land A'-t.o-5s
Bank Building, Market ST. 7e-'~
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25

Frankie-'I don't like Miss Tender.
our new school teacher"
Why nOt?'
Frankie-"Cuz she she talks TO us
Std Of l.ck.l' us.'-BoS.on Courier.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-27
Commissioners Sale of
Real Property.

By virtue OF an order made by the
Hon. II, T. Cooper. Circuit Judge, filed
10 the Circuit curt of the First circuit.
in the matter of the equity SUIT between
Elizabeth X. Nahaulvlua aud husband
plaintiffs, and kaHahu wv and others.
defendants. the undersigned, duly EN-.
powered 20 to do. viii offer for sale at
Public Auction. ON FRIDAY, JULY 3.
lSSj, ~ l2:lb pm. ~ the front entrance
of the judiciary Bu az all that land
situate at kamanG re, Honolulu. mati-
la uf Smiths Bridge and on the Wal.
klkl side of the river, the same being
APANA 4 OF ROYAL PATENr No. 1885.
containing one acre and 1U4 1000 of AN
acre less S22l square feet Of the same
sold to 5 X X ,hai)
ms property being centrally located
in the heart Of the town, offers special
Inducements To capitalists desiring tn
invest.
In the event of a good road running
through the land the property will be
enhanced IN value, us there are now
several vacant lots on the land
The lot of land known MS the Chinese
joss House, now occupied 10y Li say
(Ch) as described in deed from kaaahu
I" Isl Say, of record in Liber 81. page
22O, viii he sold separately, and the re-.
maInder of the apana will be put up as
one lot.
This sale To include all the improve.
ments now upon SAID Apaua 4. aud the
same to be subject to confirmation by
the Court.
sS- Terms are cash and deeds to be
at the expense nf the purchasers
For plan Of the land and other parii.