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The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
STEALING FLOWERS.
One of the Latest Indictments Against
the Blcyclist.


The remarkable increase of bicycle
riding in the last year adds new men.
ace to suburban gardens and orchards.
Bicycle riders returning to town from
tie country with big punches Of flowers
tied to their handle-bars are familiar OBJ.
jects in the suburbs of all our large
cities. 1t is safe to assume that large
part of these flowers have been gathered
without the consent of their owners.
offering of this sort is often the result
of ignorance or thoughtlessness, and
the press of the country can do u real
service in teaching a strictcr morality
than now prevails in the United States
upon this point. Flower stealing, how.
ever, is not always the result of ig-
norance, and it is not an uncommon
sight to see women driven by liveried
servants with carriage loads of stolen
flowers. Such women have not the ex-
cuse of poverty to plead in explanation
of their thefts, and no amount of teach.
ing, unless it comes through the Judges
of police courts, will enlighten their
minds on this point. People who grow
flowers are always willing to share
them with their less fortunate neigh
bors, as the result of the flower missions
throughout the country abundantly
proves; but no one, however public
spirited or generous, likes to be taken
advantage of. or to see his trees and
shrubs broken to pieces, or to feel that
amy rare or interesting plant whose de.
velopment he is Watching may be pulled
up by some undal, who is very likely to
throw it away before he has carried II
a hundred yards, thus adding insult to
injury This ignorance and lawlessness
where plants and flowers are concerned
are serious drawbacks to the cultivation
OF gardens near our cities, and they cast
Well-deserved reproach on people who
would not take five cents worth of nnv-
thing else that did not belong to them.
This evil is increasing every year, and II
is liable to incdease until public senti-
ment against it is thoroughly aroused.
and laws against depredations of this
character are promptly and vigorously
eltorced.-Garden and Forest.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
SOMETHING ABOUT cHIMNEYs.
Smoke Escaped Through Holes in Roofs
Seven Centuries Ago.

"Speahing about ehimneys, they are
net very old, when you think Of other
things" building contractor re-
marked, breaking into descrip-
ton of new building. They
were not in use in England before
the 18th century. In early times, you
know, people allowed the smoke to
escape through Yentilators, as we would
call them, in the roofs, just as the In
dians allow smoke to escape through
holes at the tops of tents.
according to the custom then, the
braziers were placed in the center OF
the ball. so that the smoke and fumes
could rise. In some Of the chambers of
castles that were built in the early part
of the 18th century may be seen fire
places but no ehimneys. The fireplaces
lave sem-eifcular backs and sem-cir-
eular arches over the openings. Where
they project little distance frem the
wall the fues run up the wall few feet
and then outward. The outer open
ings are small oblong holes, 1t must
have been a queer sight to see smoke
coming out of the side of a castle all the
time. How they managed to create
draught is more than know. | wonder
whether the dwellers in flats would
growl more if we made freplaces that
way.
"Thc rooms then must have been
smoky, because in the next century the
people tried to get rid of the smoke by
extending the flues up to the tops Of
the walls. In the 14th century the
chimneys were usually very short.
Later they were circular and of great
height Perhaps when some of the
tops were blown off the people discoY-
cred that the draught was sufficient
with them lower. In the course of tine
the builders changed the forms Of Chin
neys and gave them some ornamenta-
ton The short chimneys were ierml-
mated frequently by low pnnacles with
outlets for the escape of smoke. IAN
chimneys were square, octagonal OF
circular and were surmounttd by
cornces, forming capitals, the smoke IS.
suing from the tops. Toward the close
of the 18th century clustered chimney
shafts appeared, it is said, Later, they
were moro common and were frequently
highly ornamented.
'By using terra-cotta in connection
with brick nowadays it is possible for
an architect to get rid of some of the
| uglncss of a chimney and make II
part of the ornamentation of the root
The time may come when houses can be
hented cheaply by the use Of electricity,
Then we can go back to the style OF
not having chimneys, except at the sta
items where the current is generated
but we'll miss the open fireplaees' NJ
| Y. Times.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

restored the life out of me and
Ben Chris. He wanted some fodder, he
did. He wanted fodder jest little Bit
worse than anything else i'll town, and
he kept me and Ben Chris SO monstrous
busy drivin him away till we couldn't
see no sights at all. By-and-by told
Ben Chris to let him alone till he hid
his head in a pile of fodder when l
would try and give him something to re-
member us by. Then / Watched my time
and slipped up behind him with
Uncle Lulie's long whip and tried
my level blamdesst to split him wide
open with it. But instid of that bless
gracious, wrapped the whip around his
tail fifteen or twenty times and II got
tied there in a hard knot.
And there | was, in the biggest town
on earth, with one end of Uncle Luke's
whip in my hands, and the other end
tied hard and fast to 4 he COWS tail.
Naturally, of course, didn't have time
to think and talk over the general sit
uation; but my mind was made up on
the spot. | would hold to the whip
and follow that internal he COW all
over town and clean on back there in
the red hills to where the sun went,
before | would turn loose and give ny
the fight and take my chances with
the wrath TO come.
Well, Bully--if that want his name l
can't see why-took up notion about
that time that he was goin somewheres,
and he didn't have no time to spare.
lie give a little snort and one loud bel
low, and reached his back, and me and
him tore out from there, and now, let
me tell you, ladies and gentlemen, If
there ever was a poor country boy in all
this green and wicked old world that
suffered the agonies of death in three
shakes of sleeps tail, it was me. |
didn't have no time to think about what
would come of me, and | didn't give
continental durn what went with the
he COW. The mainest thing to my mind
was Uncle Luke's fine whip, which |
l.nowed he thought Jest l-e-e-tle
more of that whip than he did of his
wife and children. | was skeered to
pull on it much for fears it mought
slip off at the other end,of the staff,
and we would never lay mortal eyes on
il no more henceforward and forever.
SO thought to myself ! would better
try to climb the staff, as it were, till
could get my hands on the leather part
and then hang to it like grim death
till somethin froze over. | felt exactly
like if | was to lose Uncle Luke's long,
fine whip, it would be whole lot better
for me if | never had been borned, and
| would then be ready to run away and
go west, or slip off and drown myself
in the biggest wash hole in the settle.
ment.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

that by bedtime he had quite won Mrs.
Fielding over to his side. Ethel kept
very close to her mother all the even
ing, he noticed, and would neither play
nor sing, although she could do both
very nicely. On the following day his
clothes arrived, and on the third day
IL letter, addressed to him in bold mas
culine hand. He appeared to peruse
this letter with much interest, and the
one he wrote in reply he delivered to
the housemaid with special instruc
tons that it was to be posted before
six p. M, at which hour the Market
Norbury mail cart was dispatched. The
housemaid told the cook that, for a
man in possession, the new conner wrote
very elegant hand This letter. too,
was addressed to that low place, Friar's
Court, Temple.
So, by the time Dick lad been located
at Pleasant View seven days, he was quite
on friendly nay, intimate - terms
with his hostess and her daughter.
Every morning when he met the latter
at the breakfast table fseizing an OPP
portunity, of course, when Mrs. Field
ing was not present. he had asked;
"Well?" and Ethel had shaken her
head very determinedly, and made the
most of the exceedingly dimpled chin,
which only represented one-third Of
Mr.. Waterbury's. During the whole
of that week Dick had never once been
out. The kitchen commented severely
on this point. 1t savored more of the
man in possession" than anything
else he had done.
Hes been sent, and he's got to stop
was the cooks verdict. and mistress
is making the best of bad job by treat
ing him as a gentleman guest. I've al
ways understood that the poor master
left her comfable off, and | cant un-
derstand how she's lost her money. |
suppose it's mine or something.
Thank goodness! I've got ali my little
savings wrapped up in stocking and
locked in my box."
Seven days had gone - the seventh
night had come, aud still Ethel re-
NAMED obdurate. But she paid, her
mother noticed, considerable attention
to her toilet, and wore her prettiesi
dresses.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
IN CYCLEOoM.

The greatest length of England and
Scotland, north TO south, is about COS
miles.
An cnterprising cracker bakery of
Washington has now placed upon the
market a bicycle biscuit"
Among the cycling innovations in
Battersea park. which is still the CEN
ter of London cycling. is that Of woni-
an who carries a pararol in one hand
while steering the machine with The
other. and Of young woman who APP
pears followed hg a hyeried groom OF
another bicycle
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
Caves Are Back Numbers.

Caves are going out of fashion,
said c. T. Griscom, of Bowling Green
Ky, al the National. 81 can remem-
Der when no bridal trip was considered
complete unless Mammoth cave was IN
cluded in the itinerary. Even llanni
bal cave in Missouri, a much inferior
cavern, was visited by thousands OIL
people annually. Lookout Mountain
cave, a rather unnttractiye hole in inc
mountain, drew enough people to MAKE
a hack line to il pay well. Now there
are not onc-fourth the visitors to Nam
moth cave that there were 20 years
ago, although il is accessible by Iaii-
road and the hard stage trip is no
longer necessary. Hannibal cave Is
never heard OF, Lookout cave is boarded
up. Wyaudottc cave, in southern IN
dinna, one OF the most remarkable eve,
discovered, fails to draw visitors, auu
even Luray cavcrns, situated where
they are easily accessible from eastern
cities, attract comparatively few 10
81 evident that caves as scenic ar rsN'
tions are losing popularity."--Wash"S'
ton Star.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
From Sunrise to Sunset"

Every livin mortal man, born of wom-
anZif he will but only stop and bunker
down and look back along the line, and
be plum square and honest with him
self--can see that oncst upon time
ne was fool.
And way back there in the golden
days of boyhood it does raley look to
me like | was more different sorts of
fool, and the blamdest, gonebyest.
biggest fool that ever sprung from the
bosom of the. earth and got tangled up
with the web of time.
Now in them days the Sanders gener-
alton of people had made their clear
ins and built their cabins down there
In the old Panther Creek settlement,
and by some hook or mercrook-the
good Lord only knows howl had man.
aged to worry through the ups and
downs and overs and unders of about
Is years of human life.
BY the old stage road it was sixteen
miles from the settlement where we got
our washin done to the town of Green
vile, where we sold cotton and chick
ems and eggs and other farm produce
ments, and bought a few dry goods and
groceries and other valuables of life.
When | look back now and think about
1t right serious seems to me like Green
vile was but little more than a wide
place in the road. But it was town,
you understands; to my young eyes it
was the biggest and the busiest and the
finest place in the round created warld.
Up to that time it had always looked to
me like the sun rose somewheres over
there in the fat woods on the other side
of Panther creek, aud then went down
with Royal bobtail flush and set behind
them old red hills around Greenvile.
In that day and generation the men
folks didn't go to town as regular and
frequent as they do LOW, and it was only
about onest Il year that they would fill
up with the milk of human kindness
and let the boys go with them. And,
mind you, with us boys trip to town
was the biggest thing in the deck-the
happiest and most brightest spot in the
records of year. White people, ac-
cordin to the way | see things now and
the way saw things then, a railroad
excursion all the way from New York to
New Orleans nowadays amt nothin to
ride on our OK wagon from Panther
Creek to the town of Greenvile.
So in the large and lovely autumn, in
the golden Indian fields were turnin
brown and red and pale in patches
the men folks they yoked up the
oxen and loaded the wagons and took
the boys with them and went to town.
If it was given unto me to live right
on for a hundred years to come
I never could forget how tremendous
big and broad and bright and beautiful
the world looked to me on that frosty
mornin in October as the wagons rolled
out over the old stage road-men and
oxen and boys all headed for town
from Panther Creek to Greenville-
from sunrise to sunset.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

In many agricultural communities
there is disposition to helplessness in
The face of adverses, meteorological or
otherwise. Recognizing this, NJ Meline.
the French minister of agriculture. has
directed the professors of agriculture
10 suspend their lectures and go
through the rural districts in order TO
advise farmers to meet the failure Of
the hay crop by sowing yetches. maize
and other fodder, as also by utilizing
on cake straw, bran and corn.-N. X.
Times.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

Dick Waterbury had been with the
Fieldings a week. and stin showed no
signs OF departing from his resolution.
He had soon made himself at home;
he bad broken the ice over the dinner
table during the first night of his stay.
Mrs. Fielding and her daughter had
opened the ball BY treating him with
rigid politeness; but Dick had pre-
tended not to notice their manner, and
ratified on so gayly that he effectuallv
dispersed the cold barrier which the
ladies had attempted to place between
themselves and their self-invited guest.
After dinner he regaled them with
comic songs, anecdotes and news Of the
day ~ hich had failed TO penetrate to the
iastnesses Of Market Norbury. SO very
agreeable did he make himself. indeed,
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

bells the time
when a gang of
US boys went up
to town along in
the fall Of the
year and | give
the old family
graveyard d TIE
mendius C ! o 5 I
shave. Nothin
but the hand Of
Providence and
pure niger luck
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

Rabbits cars are singularly adapted
to catch every sound. The ears of this
timorous animal are constantly on the
move. 1t sleeps with its eyes partly
open and its ears directed backward,
and everything passing in front or
sound coming from the rear attracts iu-
slant attention.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

pulled me through the tolls and @nares
and trials and troubles of that au-
tumnal day, which then | got out by
tie hair of my head and the skin of my
teeth, as it were.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

Those Flashleys remind me of pair
of turtles"
"Why SOP
Because about everything they have
Is on their backs. Up 10 Date.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
SUNRISE TO SUNSET"
Rufus Sanders Draws On tho
Stormy Past.
sUnrie Luke's Long Whip" Tangled
the Boy and the He Cow f.
And They "Tore Out
from There

Hit comes back TO me to-day as clear
a. the ringin of thousand evenin
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

Prof. Sylyanus Thompson. speaking
of the cause of kissing frequently ~
ticed in arc lights, says that at SUI
times the lower carbon is not only me-
ing at the tip, but actually boiling u--
throwing of minute portions oil l"'
cnrhnn.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

The greatest devotee was Buddha,
"The Light Of Asia" "rhe Indian
Christ" So powerful was the infu-
ence Of this remarkable character over
The human race that to-day it is esii-
mated Buddhs's followers number $50.
NOO.00O.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

OF what use is genius, if the organ Z,
too convex or concave, and cannot i.'''
a focal distance within the actual NON
ron OF human life-Emerson
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

People who sell newspapers IN l''
streets of Moscow are compelled to az
pear in uniform.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05
CANVAS COLOSSUS.
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers


Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers
Consolidated Shows.
Mr.. J. A. Bailey, who controls the
Barnum & Bailey show and is sole
owner of the Adam Forepaugh show,
has acquired an interest with the Sells
Brothers. and hereafter the FOrepaugh
and Sells shows will be under the same
tents. The Sells brothers. consisting
Of Ephriam, Lewis and Peter Sells. are
among the wealthiest showmen in the
country. The Barnum & Bailey show
will be an ally of the new combination.
The recognition accorded 10 the Sells
Brothers show by the extraordinary
compact above outlined gives it a world
wide prestige. in addition to the uneX-
celled one it has for a quarter of a CEN
fury steadily maintained and increased
wherever it has exhibited. Among
the worlds three greatest shows it is
recognized as an equal, and what is Of
greater moment to the public. one OF
them is now combined with it, the re-
suit being self-evidently the grandest
and most formidable exhibition of its
kind ever organized, and one That would
be impossible in any other country, or
to any other partnership of arenic man
ayers and proprietors. OF the titanic
entertainments named. it will be the
only one TO visit Wheeling, its date be-
ing Wednesday, May 9Th. and people
are not likely to patrpniZe inferior
shows with such a varied bill of double
and colossal amusement l. sight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

deaths at the institution during the
month.
The Clerks report showed the follow
ing district road balances
Liberty. ....- ....,......- 80 I'LL
Richland -. ...... ..... ...... ZOo.S3
Richie -. ...... ..... ...... 15O.l2
A resolution was adopted asking the
Suburban Water Company to place
hose plug at the toll gate at Elm Grove.
A communication was received from
the Water Board, agreeing to furnish
free water for horse troughs at the
Top" mill and at the toll gate on the
Fairmont pipe.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company was notified to remove
two polls on the Elm Grove bridge, three
near John Barr's, and one at the bridge
east Of Triadelphia, on motion OF Max
we'll
On motion Of Glass, viewers were ap-
pointed to relocate the Boone and
Hedges road through the lands OF Mrs.
Hamilton Boone and OFT Boone, IN
Richland district.
Mr. Maxwell offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That Committee of View
ers be appointed by the President of the
Board to view and relocate the new
road located through the lands of
Ninian Bell and Theodore Wolf the
road to be known as the Rice and Weld
man TO g., C. &, P, in Liberty district"
The Road and Bridge Committee re-
ported that under authority given them
at a previous meeting to sell the toll
property on the West Liberty and
Bethany pike, they advertised offering
the property, but were stopped by the
Woods heirs, who claimed they had a
right to buy at price to be set by APP
praisement, and upon examination of
the deed this was found to be correct
The Committee asked that the Board
appoint an appraiser, and in compliance
with this E. NJ. Atkinson was named.
Messrs. Robinson and Menkemiller
were appointed special committee on
poor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05
CIRCUIT COURT.
a Lady Admitted to Practice at the Ohio
County Bar.

4 Lady Admitted to Practice at the Ohio
County Bar.
The first female attorney ever admit
ted to practice in the courts of this
county or State was duly authorized
yesterday by Judge Campbell, in the
person Of Mrs Agnes J. Morris, who was
admitted on motion of G. r. c. Allen.
Mr.. Nelson c. Hubbard was admitted
before Judge PAUL, on motion OF John
j. Coniff.
The mandate of the Supreme Court
was received in the case of NJ. d. Post
V. William Carr, ct al. affirming the
judgment of the Court below.
In the case OF Chester G. Whitman
guardian, V. l.. VI. Smith ct al, the petit
ton for leave TO use a portion of the
principal OF the estate was granted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

Silks. suitable for we'd
mencement outfits, can be had at the
special prices this weFk.
GEO. NJ. SHOOK & co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILROAD
TO all points in Virginia and the South
via Luray and Natural Bridge. For all
information as 10 rates. schedules. etc.
write to w. B. Bevill. On. Pass. Agent,
Roanoke. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

c.. L. & W. one fare for the round
trip. Methodist Conference, Cleveland,
Ohio. April 29th and 30th and May LIST,
9th. 18th. 10th and 23d.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

Until then our present stock
must be reduced, and here's
the harvest for the wide
awake buyer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

Switch Silk, such as Shook G Co..
OlyllSll show, may never again
be had at such low prices.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05
mbtelin9 Register
SPRING OPENING OF c. HESS & SONS

All the Newest Novelties, consisting OF
Suitings, Trouserings and Overcoatings,
now in stock.
Stylish makeup. tirst-class Workmanship
and fit at lowest prices.
In our Furnishing Department we are
offering special bargains in Underwear,
25c Hose and Fancy Shirts.
& HESS & SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Gents Eurnishers.
1921 and 1928 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

Everybody y %1 Ca, o5''a sfIt S9 s9ie
will be surprised at the variety and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05

Money loaned on Clothing, Watches,
.Jewelry. Bicycles and all personal prop
erty. at 1903 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05
REAL ESTATE MARKET.
Deeds of Transfer Left for Record at Clerk
Hooks ONCE.

Deed made April IS, 1896, by Henry
Helmbrecht and wife to William Har-
tenstein, for lot No. 43, in Gee. &C" in
Mt. Wood cemetery. Consideration, So.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-05
&THOSE%
JaQuardS, MOhairS & SiCillian
MATTINGS.

Straw Mattings - some
thing clean, SerViceable, and
from us lNEXPENSIVE.i We
imported these, and are now
selling them for LESS than it
now costs to buy them. This
don't seem possible, but you
look at our MATTINGS from
SC a yard to 45c. About
3 different patterns, in Blue,
Green, Straw, Bronze, Red
and other effects.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

o. 3. DREYER, Of q. 8. Dreyer 4 Co.,
Bankers.
0HAs. l.. HUTCHINSON. President
Corn Exchange Bank.
JOHN BUEHLER, President Garden
City Bank.
LEO FOX. Vice President Interuation.
al Bank.
wASMANSDORF 4 HElNEMANN,
Bankers.
ADOLPH LOEB. Banker.
LAZARUS SlLvERMAN. Banker.
D. b. LYMAN. President Chicago Title
and Trust Company.
@. II. WACKER. Of Wacker 4 Birk.
Brewers.
JOSEPH THEURER. Pres. schoenhof.
en- Brewing Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15

PETERSON BROS. 4 CO., Grain and
Commission Merchants.
JOSEPH AUSTRIAN, Of Leopold 4
Austrian transportation Company.
D. v. PURlNGTON, Brick NanufacA
urer.
H. GRCSENDORF. Lumber Dealer.
RUDOLPH Il. RHODE, wholesale
Druggist.
JAS. r. AicEI.ROY. Of Jaa d. NcElreo
T. Co.. Real Estate.
ALBERT r. OTTO. Capitalist
II. +. SHIELDING. Capitalist
THOMAS Il. MARsTON, Attorney.
DOLESE 4 SHEPARD. Contractor
N. H. KILOALLEN. Real Estate.
ALFRED KOHN. Wholesale Grocer.
A. J. J. MILLER, Lumber Dealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-15
MOVE YOUR FACTORY
CHICAGO HEIGHTS.


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