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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
He Was Happy.

pc is mine" murmured AlgernoI
leaf Vincent.
Pc is mine"
oaimy zephyr softly sighed out.
the sparkling lights shone bril-
~ oerhead-that was what they
there for. The whole world
ed saturated with pure joy.
drew her closer to him and his
gazed lovingly on hers. "My
dld not speak aloud, but he was
with such ecstatic bliss that the
es In their courses seemed to sing:
|queen!"
Aigernon-ah, sordid soul!--
her not for her looks alone. For,
n she was indeed a welcome sight,
Fought that she would bring him
caused in him this rejoicing.
would capture the pot, contain
F.51 and two beer checks.
already had two queens and a
aces, and she filled his hand.
Folt Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
Got Herself In a Bad Fix.

Two girl friends met on the street
and stopped to shake hands.
so glad to see you, Grace" said the
tailor-made Alice. WAS just on my
way TO ask you, as my oldest friend,
to be one of my bridesmaids"
bridesmaids! How lovely. I did
not know you were engaged" replied
the fin-de-siecle Grace.
ITS sudden, very sudden, but he's
awfully in love, and is just too lovely
to live. viii you act?"
"Act? Of course. I'll be charmed.
But" moving forward and speaking in
an undertone, do come round the cor
ner and tell me all about it. There
comes that idiotic, ;rrepressible donkey,
Jim Berton. He's grinning as though
he meant to stop. and don't care to b,
seen talking to him."
"Jim Berton? He's the man I'm go
ing IS marryl"-Boston Traveller.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
AMONG BIRDS.
|. charming Little Episode Enacted In
Feathered Society.

charming Little Episode Enacted In
Feathered Society.
Once upon time while Olive Thorpe
miller and Florence Merriam, two
eharming writer's on bird life, were talk
mo notes in Lewis county, N. T., thew
found widowed redstart and her baby
the woodlot. Like all babies the lit
d redstart was constantly teasing for
omething to eat, and, like most
mothers, the redstart was Just wearing
berself into the grave trying to supply
Inc demand. And then came the kind
and of good-hearted and wholly un.
elfsh neighbor to help her. A Jolly
Bachelor of a chestnut-sided warbler
card the baby cry and saw the weari-
ess of the overworked mother, and he
uttered his wings at the thought that
ere was a chance to be courteous to
me of the other sex without anyone
Seing able to say that he had an Interior
purpose in the kindly attentions he
hight give her. Gathering a goodly
FORM the bachelor carried it to the
aby. At first the poor widow didn't
how about that. She might be with
lit her natural protector, but no med
ling strangers need think her unable
take care of herself and little one:
pd she made some pretty harsh re
barks to the chestnut-sided warbler.
hut he, good fellow, did not mind that. |
e would have taken the baby in his
inns and walked up and down to soothc
had that been the fashion with baby
frds, but as it was he kept OH bring
g worms and other things until even
krt little Mrs. Redstart was Gained
to peaceful state of mind and, the
lby being satisfied, was able to smooth
1t her much-rumpled skirts and at
md to the gloss of her beautifully
.ntrasted breast and arms. It was
most charming little episode in bird
|cety.-Colette Smiley, in Chautau-
|
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
A FEW SNAKE STORIES.
Reptiles of the Island OF Java-victims
of the Deadly Fangs.

Reptiles of the Island OF Jaya-victims
of the Deadly Fangs.
There is in Java a sugar estate of
over $4,000 acres, o1ie-third of which
is devoted to growing cane. 1t is the
most densely wooded part OF the island
and the bush is almost impervious-
Snakes flourish there and there are ten
varieties which are poisonous. Eight
of the coolies employed on this estate
have died in four months from snake
bites.
The chain viper is most dreaded, as
it will not get out of ones way and
when stepped on by the barefoot ra-
tiyes strikes fatally. Twelve miles
away from the estate is the ruined city
Of Choru, wilderness of temples built
of stone, which is cut in designs as fine
as lacework. There are long arched
passages on the north side of thSse
buildings and wild ANIMALS dwell there
| to escape the fierce heat. Leading
from these corridors are small cham
bers, having no windows and conse-
quently dark. In these chambers live
more snakes than can ever be imagined.
Two years ago an English officer Wis
iting on the island had craze for maxi
ing collection of Java reptiles and,
with 16-year-old boy, wandered about
utterly needless of the warnings of the
natives. One day when he was roam.
ing these corridors he saw dimly in
one of the chambers yellow glimmer.
Quickly walking up he prodded the yell
low mass with his cane and, suddenly
as flash, with leap like a tiger, a
big Bari snake, the most aggressive of
all the Java snakes, had him in his
grasp. The reptiles fangs were buried
in his shoulder and the deadly coil,
strong as steel, was about his body.
He would have been killed if his COM
panion had not struck the snake back
of the head, severing its backbone. As
it was the two men both INDUCED in a
spell of fever and the officers arm was
useless ever after his experience. The
snake was black and yellow, Is feet
long and could have killed horse.
A hunter cunning near a river one
day saw some wild hogs come down to
drink. A python seized full-grown
OnC, OhlcC 1ect HlSH al the SnOuluCr,
and threw two coils about his body.
The hog simply fiattened out and in
minute was strip of meat, nothing
more. The snake was shot and found
to be twelve feet long and seven inches
through, yet it crushed the bones of its
victim as though they were paper. A
man who has in his possession the loin-
cloth and jumper of a collie who was
swallowed by boa constructor says the
cloths were knotted so tightly that they
seem to have been done by hand. The
only part of the collie's body found was
the lower jaw bone. all the rest having
been digested by the big snake.-Chi-
,ago News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
An Unselash m.n

mas lady, interested in a charita-
use waited upon a rich merchant
niy endeavored to obtain sub
on from him.
II sir, she at last exclaimed, in
ny with your immense for
IL refuse me a paltry subscrip-
uear madam, If we poor rich
were so constituted by nature
enjoyed giving away, you see
- De too much happiness for
man to enjoy. "-Texas Sitter.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
The END 81 ii AL.


All! the end of it all
or this life that we live:
or the blows that we get
And the blows that we give:
or the joys and the griefs
That to each of us fall-r
Blind humanity dreams
OF the end Of 1t all.
The lover who yearns
For affection denied:
The prince in his hall
And the pauper outside:
The parent whose darling
Lies under the pail
Each mournfully dreams
OF the end of 1t all.
Since God in His love
For His children denies
This glimpse of the end
To humanity's eyes,
Let each bravely answer
Life's manifest call
And rely on the Lord
For the end of it all.
Frank Putnam, in Chicago Times-Her
AID.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15
I respect the man who knows dis

Il respect the man who knows dis
tinctly what he wishes. The greater
part of all the mischief in the world
arises from the fact that men do not
sufficiently understand their own aims.
They have undertaken to build tower
and spend no more labor on the founda-
ton than would be necessary to erect
q hut.-Goethe.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-05-15

The business portion of St. Peters
burg was seriously damaged by fire
in 1se2. the property loss exceeding S.
100000
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

No ftirar dav e'er dawne1 in perfect May
g-fnCnfn perfection iu our earthly way
The sky was bright the air as cool ana
a zsDhyrs waited fresh from blue azure.
or far-on Heaven-a morning such, IN
truth .,.
rs Poets dream and write of in their youth,
When an is bright. and our duii Worid OF
Appears transformed to something quite
As friendship true or motives without
AS rare. ir5eed. as-but why explain2
Twas on "a morn Ike that Of which write
In verse mucl lamer than I would indite,
That beaute0us Blanche lmogene Nc
Left With regret her downy. silk-draped
a light OF deep resolve was in her face,
Which showed of keenest torture many
And as Isl she stole along. with furtive step
Toward the chamber where her father
twas plain to see some devilish deed Of
Had claimed her mind and wrecked her
The portal reached. she paused. then using
haste
She gHied TO an inlaid dressing case
And seized "a razor. ghttering sharp and
And turned toward her sire. as yet un-
A step or two she made as to attack
Then sArisked ia paiu-she'd stepped upon
Her father sprang from bed in sudden
And dung a curtain up in search of light
"Why come YOU here. thus armed al early
Armed, Rats; simply want to carve
W. B.
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PARKERSBURG SOCIETY.

Parkersburg, w. Va, May 29.-Mrs.
H. p. McGregor, and children,of Wheel
ing, and w B. McGregor and wife, of
Huntington, were the guests of friends
in the city this week.
Mr.. Tom Caldwell has returned home
for the summer, from the Boston Con-
servatory of Music.
Miss Hilda Fischer, of East Eighth
street, left Thursday for a protracted
visit to friends in Cincinnati.
One OF the most brilliant social func-
tons of the season was the reception
given Tuesday night at Progress Hall,
by Miss Elizabeth Bradenbaugh in hon
or of her guests. Miss McLoren and
Miss Carlisle. Late in the evening re-
freshments were served and delightful
music was furnished by Jenkins and
Janicki. The guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Yeaton. Jr.. Dr.. and Mrs.
w. n. Burwell, Mrs. ". n. Chancel-
lor. J. B. Neal, Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs. Muir
ply, Mrs. Bradenbaugh, Mrs. T. A.
Harris, DR.. S. Scollay Moore, e. NJ.
Gilkeson, Mr.. and Mrs. II. P. Moss,
Mrs. David Burns, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Neal, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Moss, Mr..
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and Mrs. w. T. w. Barbe. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bentley, Misses McLaren,
of Toledo. Ohio; Carlisle, Of German
town, Pennsylvania: May Riley, of
Marietta, Ohio; Juliette. Nan and Vir-
GINA Snodgrass, Marv Gould, Emily
and Laura Despard. Julia Wait. Ora
Martin. Ida and Gertrude Nicely, Emma
Gordon. Pink Smith. Laura Steers.
Florence Trevor CharlotteFand Clara
Denning. Carry Shrewsbury. Nell john
son of Morgantown and Miss Nye, of
Marietta, and Messrs. Dan BZuell of
Marietta. Frank Martin. Bradford and
Talbot Hiteshew, Will G.. Peterkin. c.
D. Torrer. James Jackson. Halsey Ale
shire, George Summers. George Gam
brill, Will Neelv. Gale Ebert. J. B. Fin
ley. e f. Wilson. Wayne Wiley,
Laurence Dana, Clinton Lockwood.
Amos Gordon Chester Kraft. Joel
Shrewsbury. Chas. A. Bukey, Robert
Morrison, and Chas Martin. Jr.
Society took an outing this week and
Fries Park was thronged with gay
crowd of dancers who tripped the light
fantastic until two o'clock in the morn
ing. AT midnight an enjoyable lunch
was served. Those in attendance we're:
Miss Bringle. of Cumberland. Md. Miss
Johnson, of Morgantown Miss Rath-
bone. of Marietta. Miss McLaren, Of
Toledo, Miss Carlisle. of Germantown,
Penn. Mr. and Mrs. w. T. w. Barbe,
Misses Mary and Harriet Van Wrinkle.
Emily and Estelle Despard Blanche
Delliker. Mary Murdoch, Pink Smith,
Elizabeth Bradenbaugh, Ora Martin,
Meigs Jackson, Juliet. Virginia and
Nan Snodgrass, May Riley, Orsini Low
cry. Ida and Gertrude Nicely Julia
Smith. Julia Wait. Messrs. Carl Vance
of Clarksburg. J. w. Schaffer, Lau-
renee Dana. w. B. Hiteshew Frederick
Moore Jackson Taggart. H. S. Shaffer,
w. C. McConnaughey. H. c.. Richard,
Clinton Lockwood, George Summers,
James Jackson, Will Nicely, George
Gambrill, Halsey Aleshire, J. G.. Ebert,
c. T. HitesheU, c. A. Bukey. F. B.
Gemmel, Frank E Waterman. H. l..
Ball Sprigg Camden. Doctor Morrison,
Robert Wallace and H. l. Pratzman.
Miss Sallie Emerick's Sunday school
class gave delightful entertainment at
the NJ. E. Church South Tuesday even
ing. 1t consisted of recitations, tablaux
music and songs.
Justice d. j. Jones and family have
returned from a pleasant visit to Pitts
burg.
Mrs. Bessie Starr Keeper, is deliver
ing a series of health lectures at the
Baptist church, that are arousing much
interest.
Mrs. Dr.. Camden is visiting friends
and relatives in Weston.
Miss Katherine V. White. daughter
of Hon. A. b. White, is visiting in Gin
cinnati.
A number of our music loving citizens
attended the Cincinnati May festival
this week.
Among the prominent people in the
city this week were: Hon. H. S.
White. of Matwan, Rev. Father Bauer,
of Benwood, Hon. j S. Hyer, of SUIT
ton, j. Slidell Brown, of Kingwood,
Will T. Burnside, H. G. Lorentz and
G.. NJ. Fleming, of Buchanon, j. B.
Summerville Of Wheeling, George S.
Nesbitt, of Sistersville, and "Flintlock"
Perry. of Charleston.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

will. The early spring and the absence
of the blighting influence OF a frost al
ter the flowers began to bud, have caus-
cd Nature TO wear the brightest CARDS
usual. In the nuptial events
with which the coming month is rich in
promise. and the many commencement
exercises during the next thirty days.
June roses win be very much in evil
dence. Affairs of the nature mentioned
will be the most prominent factors in
social life in June. There will be sew
eTal notable weddings in the most ex-
elusive set and invitations will be fut-
tering i'm 20 the deyotee in nearly every
mail for the next fortnight The girl
graduate, who will be the debutante OF
next winter. has no, vet passed the or
zeal of final examinations. vet she is
already puzZiing her brain over that
most perpleXing pr0blem-what to
wear. The week jus, ended was lively
in social way. There were several
very enjoyable outings. and a number
OF delightful indoor entertainments.
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street. spent Sunday with friends in st.
Clairsville.
Mrs. Henry OFT is visiting relatives at
Winchester, Va.
Clyde Trippett is home from the Nor
gantown University.
Mrs. D. NJ Tappan, of Fairmont, is
guest of relatives on the Island
Mrs. G.. A. Beuter is home from a
visit to relatives at Harper's Ferry.
Miss Emily Fisher and daughter, Miss
Nancy, are visiting at Ironton, Ohio.
Mr.. Howard Wilkinson has left for
Philadelphia. Pa, where ne will locate.
Frank P. Kennedy, Secretary of the
Carroll Club, was in Pittsburg several
days last week
Samuel Schwartz, of San Francisco,
Cal. is in the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Lou SWabacker.
Mrs. ]. T. Rosenfeld. of Baltimore, IS
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. S. Bloch, IN
Pleasant Valley.
Miss Mabel Brown leaves tomorrow
for Mt. Lake Park, where she Will
spend the summer.
Mr.. John Laue. accompanied by his
sister Lydia, has returned from Los
Angeles, California.
Miss Maggie Burns. of Eighteenth
street, returned home from visit with
friends in Chicago, Ills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Johnson, Jr., of
North Market street, are spending
few days in st. Clairsville.
Miss Fannie Klein and Mrs. George
Wilbert. of the North End, will return
from Pittsburg tomorrow.
Miss Baldridge, of Bethany College,
will be the guest of Miss Sue Wright,
on Fourteenth street, to-day.
Mrs. DR.. Teagarden, OF Washington
county, Pa, is the guest of Mrs. Fred
C. Williams, of the South Side.
Mrs Nettie Flood, of Bailey's Mills,
has returned home after two weeks
visit with friends in the city.
Miss Martha D. Caldwell is home
from a three months trip to New Aork
City, Baltimore and Richmond.
Mrs. Zanna Frasher- Gibson left Tues
day morning for Atlantic City, where
she will remain for several weeks.
Miss Alice Kelsey, OF Pittsburg, will
be the attractive guest Of Miss Ethel
Bailey, on the Island, during the COM
ing week.
Hon. N E. Whitaker and wife arrived
home last evening from Pasadena, Cal,
where Mrs. Whitaker has been sojourn-
ing during the past three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Scarlott and family.
of Carroll county, O., were guests last
week of Mrs. Scarlott's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Purcell, Sr, on North
Market street.
Miss Roberta Reed Mr. and Mrs.
Leon La Pontois and child, and Mr..
VIII Mckee, of Pittsburg, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckee, of Eigh-
teenth street.
Mrs James Haveron and three chill
dren, and Mrs. Moses Bell and three
children, of the South Side, left Thurs
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bell,
in New Castle, Pa.
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WILL OPEN THE CASING.
The Arion Society VIII Give Their Som
n,ernacht mt the Park, June LIST.

The arion Society VIII Give Their Som
mernacht at the Park, June LIST.
The Arion Society, at their meeting
en- Friday night, maze the final arrange
ments for their Sommernachtsfest and
ball at Wheeling Park, on the evening
of June LIST.
The committee on arrangements has
received the kind permission of the dl-
rctors of the Park Association TO for
mally open the new switch. which turns
from the motor track proper to the left
to the magnificent Casino. The w. q
E. G.. company has arranged for large
number of cars for that night.
The Arion will sing several of ths
songs which are to be rendered at the
National Saengerfest, besides Wheel
ing's best talent, and the Opera Houss
orchestra have been secured and tho
affair promises TO be the event OF the
season.
The Arion was honored by the Froh
sin Society, the finest society of Pitts
burg. to attend a Commers in their hall
during the Saengerfest. Besides the
Arion the Milwaukee Music Society and
the Cleveland Singing Society, both
the most prominent west of the Ale
ghenies, will, with the Arion, he the
guests of the Frohsin.
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lodges celebration Of its eighth birth"
day. and it proved to be one of the most
delightful affairs of its nature ever CIV
en- in the city.
The ladies of St. Paul's Mission, Elm
Grove, will give festival at the Town
Hall Tuesday evening. for the benefit
of the proposed parish house.
The musical events of the week were
the fourth recital of the Philharmonic
Quartette, and the recital of the pupils
of Prof. Ricardo Ricci, both in Egerter
Hall.
Miss Annie Eichenberg entertained
a party of her friends Wednesday even
ing at her home on Sixteenth street in
a delightful manner. The hours were
whiled away very pleasantly in dane
iEg and kindred diversions.
Parke Division, Ladies Auxiliary of
the A. O. H.. held q social session at
Convent hall Tuesday evening. An
excellent programme OF music and reci-
tations was heard with many evidences
of appreciation.
Prof. Robert Blackford. principal OF
the Martins Ferry high school, enter
tanned the members of the graduating
class at his home Wednesday evening.
=
Mr.. Frank Ostermann celebrated the
twentv-first anniversary of his birth
Friday evening by entertaining party
of his friends at his home in the North
End. The hours were spent in dane
ing to music provided by Prof. Woods
A number of young society ladies and
gentlemen will ride out to Colerain to-
day on their bicycles.
Society is looking forward with great
expectancy to Third assembly dance.
which takes place next Thursday even
ing at the Wheeling Park Casino. This
coming event will be the opening Of
summer outings at the Casino and nat
urally more than the ordinary interest
is centered in the affair. The guests
will leave thee ity at eight o'clock on
the w & e. G. lines, and return on
a special motor after midnight. The
Opera House orchestra has been char
tered for the occasion. The supper will
be served in the Casino dining hall.
Messrs. Brice, Whitaker and VIII Rice
will have the affair in charge and will
use every effort to make it fiattering
success.
Miss Rubie Abrams. OF Seventeenth
street, entertained a number OF her lit
tie friends in honor Of her tenth birth
day. A very pleasant evening was
spent in games and other amusements.
At $50 elegant refreshments were
served.
The Full Moon Fishing Club is max
ing preparations for pleasant fishing
trip of TWO weeks at Buffalo creek
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HE month Of June.
which will be ush-
cred in next Sun
day, will be nOta-
bic for its flowers.
its weddings. and
its sweet girl grad
yates. This is a
combination which
should be product
i've Of happiness,
and ii no doubt
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-24

Oriental Rugs and Carpets dircc @
Cons;an inOple. 4 superb COLLECTION
choice Persian, Turkish and Arm
Rugs. never surpassed for variety
beauty is or exhibition in orr
These gems will be sold az very
prices. Every piece guaranteed a ,
resented. The sale will continue
days only.
HOUSE e. HERRMANN.
Fourteenth and Market Streets
Wheeling
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VERY successful re-
ception was given at
the Carroll c lu b
Thursday afternoon
and evening. by the
lady friends Of the or
ganizatiCn. II was
the regular Ladies
day entertain m e n I.
but il was in many
respects the most de-
lightful of the series.
The committee of
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Inv Excursion Rates To Terra ilaute. la.
via the Baltimore Il Ohio X. K

On June and the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad will sell excursion n
cts to Terre Haute, Ind, at the ras
one fare for the round trip. ao
Travellers Protective Association
America. Tickets will be good io'
turn until June 7, 1896.
For further information call ol
address any B. & o. Ticke; Agent
l.. s. Allen. Asst Gen'l Pass As'
Chicago. III.
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Prof. Shelf fits the eyes perfectly
with glasses. as 10000 people using
them can testify. Examination for
glasses free, at ITO Main street
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Shirt Waists. best styles, ut guarantees
summer Corsets, SOC worth sl.O0.
PerSian and Satin Ribbons. 25c worth b.
Ladies' and Children's sumnicr ud'
wear. very clelp.
Washable Cnamois Kid Gloves.
sWABACkfg'
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If your eyes tire or head aches vi
reading or sewing, Prof. Shelf ga'
are sure relief. Consultation ar-
animation free, at ITO Main stree
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PERSONALS.

Laugh and the world laughs with YOU
But when you indulge in a cry,
With your feelings the hue Of indigo blue,
1t gives you the icy eye.
Whitney Colts, Of North Market
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ENTERTAINMENTS

To Kiss "a Miss is not amiss.
~ means an almost certain bliss:
No Qtler way is sure but thisA
To miss a kiss is quite amiss.
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A COMING ENTERTAINMENT.

The young ladies of the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception will give
an entertainment at Mozart Hall next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, at
which the following programme will be
rendered:
A drama in three acts. entitled THE
Chaperon."
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
DIT, Of