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New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
or COURSE 1T WAS JUST HIS LUCK.

He was fashionable young man. but as was
shown. he also good-na,ured On his way
downtown the Third-ave. elevated road he had
noticed with Interest pretty young woman. who
"a. nearly opposite him and who was In charge OF
two little children.
When the guard called "Cty HALL" and the
young man Joined the afternoon rush on the plat
form he found himself directly behind the pretty
young woman. who was having some trouble to
keep both her small charges from under the feet
o. the crowd She could carry only one OF them
and the other in momentary danger o. goirg
down In the mds. OF the stampede for Brooklyn
The pretty young woman wasn't going to Brook
iyn. and as she reached the head OF tho column Of
humanity that pouring up the stairs from
CITY Hall Park she stopped in despair The stairs
were full OF Brooklynltes. and far as she could
see they were still coming. However she mus
tered up her courage, and with one child on her
arm and holding the other by the hand she was
just about to lower her head and buck the centre
when she hearl somebody. saying courteously:
Let me take one OF them. please
1t was the fashionable young man She gave one
glance at the crowd surrendered the child she
carried. and plunged down the stairs with the
other. The baby the young man carried seemed
delighted make his acquaintance. All the way
silence OF the tomb. but she threw both arms
around his neck and as he struggled down the
stairs shouted. In accents OF Wild delight. 'Papal
The Young man reached the bottom OF the stairs
just as the baby was In tn. midst OF her remarks:
At the same moment he found himself confronted
by n Young woman as fashionably dressed as HIM
aeif Recognition, surprise and amusement flashed
over her face with llshtninglike rapidly. why.
(harlev' shs gasped.
papa, Papa! Papa," screamed TIE baby. en-
phasiz.ng her remarks by kicking him vigorously
in the ribs. . - =, -,
Charlie didn't stop talk. He turned all colors
OF the spectrum muttcred something that might
have been profanity might have been HOWE
vou7" rushed on and deposited the baby with
scant ceremony at IN" feet OF the pretty young
woman who was waiting for him.
thanks" she said. with wide smile H yer
overcome near No. l3tis Riyington-st
'IHai Papa, Papa" shrleked the bahy.
But Charlie had fled.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

needles and needles come under the head OF deadly
implements and not allowed in prison"
The guild, however put their heads together ana
consulted the warden TO what they might and
might not do regarding the proposed sewing class
III some OF us always here 10 watch the
women as they scwed. no harm could come OF the
needles" 1t was urged. and finally the Warden con-
sented to the forming OF the sewing class. The
guild committee went TO work. bought material. cut
out a lot OF women's and childrens garments, and
regularly. two afternoons In each week now super
intend the prisoners sewing for hour and half.
The chance of relief from the morotony OF prison
lie Is sought with avidlty by the inmates OF the
women's ward. those who might b. too inert or
Indifferent to undertake the task being qulckcned
into energy by the knowledge that tho garment they
fashion Will be their own when completed. On one
or two occasions considcrnte supervisor has
provided a simple refreshment Of tea and sand
wiches for the sewing class which Innovation has
not lessened s attraction. This little bit OF domes-
tic occupation amid such grim surroundings makes
an odd picture. The Hight from the ron-barrel
windows high above shines white and subduei on
the womens heads ben; over their work. Their en-
vIronments dismal and hopeless enough. but per-
haps as they make stitch after stitch with their
busy needles they forget for brief space the care
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

que de NormaDdie. alias Naundor6 -. =
that his grandfather was the Darr,.no 20 dainu
hing Louis XVI and Of Queen Marie vN 4
VINO escaped from the Temple prison NV. .nNttA
Dclng Killed by the cobbler Simon. II tt",s@ad Z" (
less to add that this interesting vou,t nesd
undergone all sorts Of vicisstudes, IL cm wm II
numerous claimants to the throns ~ "S q u
Ana that he is not favored by for,vs. F1nol
present. moment Is manifest by ths et IL
which ne made In an interview for the ,n.mafh
pers mere on me subject OF his visit to ths
voyant: For ne Is stated to have dec,sss sus cl1tr
somewhat pathetic manner: III tha ~ u I
which IS attending my name just al .ysuaOncily
connection with Mile Couesdon can syssent d
me An honorable employment and s fot
livelihood which will enable me to sa ssss q
Just now that would be the best pressrs 70 70 hef
Angel Gabriel could give me" 'aas u
THE ORLEANS MACMAHoN wrnn,,
It was eminently fitting that the vaax,..
Princess Marguerite dOrleans and Of p.,s (
MacMahon Due de Magenta, should h.r.
place at the Chateau de ChantIlly, ben.s.s
ro,ftree Of the Due dAumale, who w.. =.
the earliest comrades and Oldest friera. -
bridegroom's father. No one was mora 80 ~
at the match than the Due dAumale W.
receiving the news Of the engagement. rer.
q
among the soldiers of France, at Least -.
the consolation Of being able to give on, ~.
ters to the Army" The marriage pror.,...'
turn out happy one. At any rate. n -..
be impossible for any girl. be she prin...s
peasant to find a better husband. The ~.
MacMahon Is synonymous for cverythins ~
honest. honorable and chivalrous; ths s sssvs
Duke Is as debonair and as sympathetic ns%% 49,
mother. whom he greatly resembles, WIN y y
battlefelds Of CochinChina and Of Madsss'@a
ne has given abundant evidence that NJ
brave as was his father. whose modestv 1. u
pears to have inherited. When he was sccs..s. ~
as a suitor for the hand of Princess MarS,!vSsssl
his first utterancc was to the effect thai hs s.s:
the honor Of such connection to the memov, vw =,
his illustrious father. He has the same dns ~
riage of the head and the ame clear bma 49,. sas.
that look straight and frankly nav. ever 80 ess
f1dingly, at one, that SO distinguished his ,v, mt
versaly honored father. The marriage IA css cs,
tainly the most popular match that has 49, ~
made by any member Of the once reIgning horss.
Of France for many day. and on every s,ds -.
hears nothing but good wishes for the yours rs
couple.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
DOGS AND CATS.
rom The London Spectator.

note that in your paper you are publishing ,,..
dotes about dogs PERM; me t9 relate one T
Of the famous old Barry" the St. Bernard ~
whose skin is In the museum at Berne, aui *
bore little resemblance res @ me, & to the large st. BsnlI
would be Of no use on the snow whatevef I'm
whether It is IN the blood or not I cannot " d
ever met with. I watch him often until cmX ~
lieve he Is endowed with human intelligence VG
last summer a feud arose between him and . q
belonging to my friend. Baron de R, and uE
dF dsF %%eR o" aes s%a and s" 10 9F% s H.
ing between Forte and the Baron. am SOM %
say the quarrel was kept between the three the
whole season At the end OF the season. however
what was se my iyS to ssas sana
In the demurest and most sanctimonious fashion
close at the heels of the Baron and his daughters
Is the last service and you will soon be going away
for the let %s all forge; and forgive and !a,
mind he followed the Baron up the steps entered
the church with him. and lay down own IN A. the % empt,
my daughters. who led the choir in the gallery. h
sat up loyalty during the music but he seemed some
what uneasy during the prayers p He psr:sysrsd "a
into the pulpit it seemed more than his natur
could stand so he gravely got up; put the eniranc
of. am afraid that there was not much reverence
among the occupants OF the gallery who were .
founded and convulsed with laughter at the sudda
conversion and comical proceedings OF the dog
Anecdotes about dogs and cats are no new thing
but It is a new experience FOR a cat TO do 'sentr
duty" while waiting for rats. In Checkley pane
at the time this Is written. little girl has Aso'
ite bantam hen with which the house cat has lon
been accustomed to play The "bartam" has 2
creased and multiplied. and sleeps with her FAM
in a coop on the ground into which rats woa
have no difficulty in entering. AT bedtime howes Z
young brooi OF chicks and pussy s.eep IN hapi
harmony nightly. II any rats arrive; prooapiy 'Ws
experience would be sad and sharp. -, a.,
Bardsiey. Of Huddersfeld. saw her cat jump on
table IN the drawing room. take reei 81. 81 cVs';
from a work basket and. after playing with y !
the floor for a time take II In It's moutn' yun1
again on the table. and put it back IN the won
basket. g.. A..
(The nclosed has been read and corrected BY ~ NJ
Bardsley and IL declared by her to be aososu1s
veracious.-Ed. Spectator)
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
A NEW-FOUND RAPHAEL.
From The Lady's Pictorial.

The Count de Bourbonne. leader OF the party
Temple. has found Raphael OF the masters
finest pictures In the most curious manner. The
dering through a brc-a- -brac shop OF the village he
saw an unframed picture fastened TO some boards
Examining IT, he realized that behind the inartstc
painting there were some exquisite heads These
were obscured that only the eyes OF a connois-
could discover them. He bought the picture for
five francs. brought II TO Paris. had Il cleaned and
to-day VI. do Bourbonne possesses Madonna and
child which was one OF the most remarkable among
the thirty Raphaes brought to France. In 1920 IL
disappeared from the collection OF the Regent, and
since then Its whereabouts has not been known
Already the Coun. de Bourbonne has been offered
three hundred thousand francs for the painting
but he Will not sell II outside of France The money
received. NJ de Bourbonne intends to devote to the
cause OF the one he considers his true king the
descendant OF Louis XVII, otherwise known as
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
WORK FOR WOMEN PRISONERS
WHAT THE PRISON GUILD HAS ACCOM-
PIISHED IN THE TONES

SEWING TO KEEP THE BETTER CLASS OF PRis-
oNERs OCCIpIED-THE GOOD DONE BY
JUDICloUs ADVICE AND KINDNESS.
The Prison Guild. composed OF A number OF phil
enthropic women, has recently established sewing
class for the women prisoners in the Tombs. Many
OF the women awaiting trial mothers OF families.
and as they sat day after day In their dismal
cells they thought of the children needing clothes
end OF the garments they might be making II they
only had material to and anything to sew 1t
with.
'If only had something TO 90. shouldn't feel
80 bad sighed one unfortunate to the kind-hearted
woman visitor who essayed TO talk to her through
the ,ron-barred door. This prisoner had been await
ing trial two months the charge OF arson and
had continually protested her innocence; indeed
there was much to think that she was falsely
accused.
cant we arrange to give them sewing to do?'
suggested the vicepresident OF the guild when the
voman's desire for work was made known TO her.
.I don't think the authorities would permit It, re-
turned her friend. Sewing can't be done without
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

court. ne is. indeed the suDe~i,i ne senator
fran Colorp 10" said N'o'co - the muse
of very ore on the floor ana IN me galleries..
A certain member Of Congress has been very
louuacious this session. spouting forth volumes on
every subject that has come before the House,
much 70 the dissatisfaction OF one of his dstin-
guished constituents. The latter is in town FOR
tho purpose Of attending to some business before
one of the departments and believes that the SER
vices OF ah,s Member should be at his disposal.
but has been unable 10 get the smallest assistance
from that gentleman. He has been heard to wish.
on various occasions that the Hon. NJ c. would
talk less and do more.
"About all Johns got" said this worthy to
group Of sympathetic listeners recently. rs the
gift Of CAB and about all he does is to use IT, He
doesn't do anything fer his constituents as Iar as
! can see, and feel very much as my llttle ilVc-
year-old who hunts up the eggs for MS motner
did the other day when he went out on ialse
alarm of cackng and found no eggs. Gosh darn
those hens he sail. that cackle and don't lay.
Rear Admiral Worden, now on the retired list
Of the Navy has been confined 10 his room Tor
several months and during the greater portion OF
this time has been unable to leave his bed MS
condition, while not alarming, Is regarded as
Serious apd-there doubts that he will ever re-
cover sufficiently to be about again. In the early
part Of the winter Admiral Worden was able 10
take his customary walk In the vicinity Of his
residence. but he gradually grew weaker so that
as the spring advanced he forced to remain
In bed Admiral Worden figured in the greatest
naval battle of the Rebellion when as lieuten-
ant he commanded the Monitor. which defeated
the Merrmac. The battle gave the lieutenant
great fame. which he modestly enjoyed In the
course of the fight Admiral Worden received
charge of powder in the side of his face and eye
which Disagreement has steadily increased OF late
years. He has also been constant sufferer from
It, though he has never been heard TO make a
single complaint.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF HAVANA.
1T is QUAINT BUT UNCOMFORTABLE.

1T is QUAINT BUT UNCOMFORTABLE.
Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Commercial os
zette
The dinlng-rooms are all cafes, opening direct!
upon the street. with only the iron railing oe'"es"
the tiled room and the street
The street beggars come TO the rail and ask for III
very food You are putting into your mouth a.
The men smoke everywhere at table but such i.1 81.
vine tobacco that not even the most iaS''a~''
The anguish you endure while waiting to be show "
a place at table. upon your first appeahrance Vos
Cuban hotel, is something to be rememoereu' '''
All the housemaids here at the Hotel Pasas as
pronounced precisely as II the were O. as ,hsv % ar
too Most Of them are members OF the Homs is!,:
Guards, and work in undress uniform. s'nve .ssS
ARE n thu III nearly sd snsy sSsnin sS:
between officer and private !. only n,,slsss occs,
few brass buttons and epaulettes. coniu'''' wv
this by way Of explanation; 10 ;,s re s,H amy
The coionei got out of it gracefully by eIpa'N'
that he did not understand English
The Hotel Pasaje has an elevator, put 'n' w
ls tired this week and so II doesn't run. s,, d,ss
me- nobody takes the trouble to remember aamS - IN
You inquire place OF residence ana are ~ ,o,r wour t
so many blocks down the Prado turn sias y sV ETC.
and the fourth house on the LETT nanu SUE ts Ant
The Individual who comes to CUBA ior i,rsH a, fany
time does not nnd the Cuba OF his pc.udaseo dsso still
ness OF tropical forest He is not charmed h',s S,ss
flying in fiery flashes from tree to tree ous srsf.
only the sailing buzzard and the omnip!e. IA hs
row He finds that there are more nowsss shsrs
average we-kept garden Of the North tnsr .ss oI
are in all Havana. Even the foliage ana s.iv ne
the country are largely delusion, anu '""
royal palm is picturesque. .u., then
There are parks in Havana They msa:''A S;as fSsis
frequently, and speak OF them with proe. "A 0sr.
are In these some statues OF Columbus an" ). ~ -
vantes. some artfui little trees. fountain ~alks
II is peculiar fact that the Spanlard hates y y. al
and has slaughtered them indiscrimina'e| :"
regions he has ever occupied. .. whicA
Somebody has described the corner snopS's w 's,iooo1
take the place OF saloonsthere are ~ n,ySssssi.
in Havana-as dusty little depositores o' '''''''
b;es." ,...
/ think the description most appropriate
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
FINANCE MADE EASY.
From The Washington Post.

FROM lne washington POST.
An old colored man on my place down in Texas. -
sad captain Dick Ayres. OF the Lone Star State,
at the Metropotan.' was explaining the silver
question to a lot OF his Senegambian colleagues not
longesince.
90 It's 5es dis way said Uncle Ephraim. Dis here
l6 to bizness Is powful simple when you UNDER
stands Ii. IL means dat II de silver men has der
way dat you kin git sixteen silver dollars fur one
gold dollar In dat case II am true dat de silver
dollars am wuf only 20 cents. but even at dat you
comes out Is ahead evey time you changes a gold
. "Od Ephraims hearers listened with some in
credulity TO this explanation and one Of them ap-
pealed 10 me TO know II the old man was stating
facts Not wishing to inJure the patriarchs reputa-
ton for financial sagacty. refused to offer any
opinion"
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

n o, tact and determination. and does
efficient work Nearly all the members OF the
guild women OF leisure and cultivation, who
might spend the time which they now devote TO
Charitable enterprise In the pursuit OF any pleasure
pastime which struck their fancy.
Tho officers Mrs. Beekman dc Peystcr presi-
dent: Mrs. Edward Lauterbach. vice president;
Miss Mary Vanderpoe secretary; Mrs; Frederick
X. Porter. assistant secretary Mrs. Gerardus II.
Wynkoop. treasurer; the Rev George +. Nelson.
chaplain The guild earnestly desires contributions
OF clothing from those willing 10 aid them. The..
efforts not confined entirely to the female ward
in the prison. and either mems or boys clothing
VOuli be appreOiated.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
COLUMBIA RIVER THRICE NAhhD'

From The Portland Oregonian. =. nj
The Columbia River has had three names = rrsilea
first called the oregon. Aferward y Msss,M By
the, san. Rogue; bat when i was ss ano name o hs
vessel the Columbia, In place of the IVY ss.sordns
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Saint Rogue rs ~ the
to Whitney. the original name OF the " ~, sarss TIE
alluslon being TO the custom Of the nue ss ears by
were found IN It's region of stretching tnssuents-
boring them and crOwd!ng them with o'".D
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

court ne is. indeed the suDe~oi ne senator
fra,, Cnlnrp,o" said V'o'co - the a amusement
of very ore on tha floor ana In the galleries
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

The innocence of the average bridal couple that
reaches Washington In the course OF the we'd
ding journey Is sometimes truly amusing. In the
hearing of the writer very well-dreseed and
intelligent young woman, leaning the arm Of
q young man, whose relation to her no with
half an eye TO such matters could mistake in
quired Of the guide accompanying them pointing
20 the picture In the eastern wing Of the Senate
of Commodore Perry at the Battle Of Lake Erie
"Is this Washington Crossing the Delaware?
An equally unsophstcated bride looking at
wretched copy of the well-known picture OF
Charlotte Corday In Prison." which hangs in
one Of the rooms OF the White House. remarked
II always thought 1t an outrage for the Gov
ernment to hang that Mrs. Surratt. Doesn't she
look too sweet for anything behind those prison
bars? How could they ever hang h-r?'
statue OF Hancock In the Capitol, on the pedestal
OF which are chlselled the words: HE wrote his
name where every native should behold it and
time itself should not efface IT,"
"Ah! she murmured. as she nestled closer to
her protector. chats the man Garfield beat for
the Presidency. / don't wonder-wcarng such
ciothes."
II is generally admitted that Senator wolcott
is quicker at repartee than any Of his colleagues
During a recent debate concerning some local leg
islatlon, opposed by Senator wolcott and advoca.-
ed by Senator Kyle. the Junior Senator from South
Dakota Iauded the man who was the father OF
the measure something after this style:
This gentleman. sir. IL a man of intellect,
man Of brains, man OF strong moral force and
purpose. and ne has bank account. too. which
will enable him TO ca. ~ out mis- philanthropic
3doa4 In fact, this gentleman Is In every way
the superior Of the Senator from Colorado"
II the gentleman in question has bank ac-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-04
WHEELING REGISTER FRIDAY DECEMBER 4, 1895



STS-E2STILLE - Va. December 8
:. C. 2lc1la-us q Bradford. Pa. VINO has
been in the cry the PzE- week -s-- us
morning for hone.
E1-- C.. -. 5-CcE--ier. q H-se-----'
was a prominent visitor II the c--y y=s-er-
day afternoon.
Herman 4. Mercer went oTe- 20 Be-T121
yesterday O. 55Ds important Oh nat
-e-s.
3,-s. C. C. Mccormick went " 70 New
1Ia--i-zv.-e lzs- evening % visit relatives
f=r days.
Frank Ca-k. O. N=T 3la--l-zTi-ie. was
distinguished v.z.-o- il the city last
evening
C.. q. Newton. representing Pa-shzL 4
Sill 90 Warren Pa returned This morn
i-- from q business --ir down -l= -1z1-
Yesterday afternoon E-= was discovered
il the Lu-t5- boarding house. Oh the
board walk. caused 5T some cd news
papers 6e.1g STUFFED into --s 1-s .as-
su-lrg and which were Forgotten. = --=
was tl-- 81 The stove. and when the
PAPERS caught FIRE j. 1-s5 the room full
o. smoke. and j. was lz-5 % TEL t5-s-
where che a-= was. j. was soon p-- or,
however. with bug ---.= loss.
.. J.. Sterling. of Washington. Pa. s. n
The c.-v looking after his extensive oil
interests.
g. =. S.e-zs=-. che popular Wells street
grocer. went 20 Pz-ze-stu-g -his nom
Ing. and was accompanied ts 1lrs. Robin
son. q niece 81 Clr- Tr. J. Robinson. Il
t1s Ohio River road. 7l5 has been visiting
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Major C. T. Pict0n is manager Of the
State Hotel. AZ DenisOn. Texas. which
the travelling men say is one Of the best
hotels in that section. in speaking -
Chamberlain S Collie Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy Major PictOn says: II
have used il myself and In my family
for several years. and take pleasure in
saying that I consider It an infallibie
cure for diarrhoea and dvstentery. I
always recommend IT, and have fire.
Quently administered il 70 my guests
IN the hotel and in every case il has
proven itself worthy of unqualified en-
d0rsement. For sale by your drug
gis-.
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ME best economy IS to :

The best economy is to get the great
est value your money viii buy. The
Wheeling Bakery's Domestic Bread
contains more weight of pure, whole
some food. than any &C loaf sold. L is
not only the cheapest. but declared by
all who use il. to be the finest favored
most delicious. home made bread they
ever ats. Sold b. all grOcers.
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: PEP CENT pvo .NNr~F

On small savings: on weekly paw
ments. This is what the Consolidated
Building. Loan and Trust Company
is paving its members. Does il inter-
est YOU? If so. call ar the Office Of the
Company. 1918 Market street. for fur
Their particulars. Stock issued daily
Open Saturdays to $50 p m.
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THE LADIES

of ST. Matthew'S Episcopal Church will
give a supper in the Sunday School
room on Friday evening, Dec. !. from
$50 20 500 o'clock Price for supper,
So cents.
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WbeeIin9 8e9ister
WATER RENTS

for The term ending March g. 1897,
are now due. II paid on or before Dec.
81. 1885. q discount Of u per cent VIII
I= allowed.
THE CITY WATER BOARD.
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HOUSE FURNISHING DEPARTMENT.

Magnificent display of Toys, Dolls, Games, etc.
Entire Fourth Floor Take elevator The big
store is now in Holiday attire. Open house to all
visitors
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CJId Weather Goods,

We must expect cold weather
soon, AMI We are fully prepared t.
meet your wants in Blankets. Com
f0rtab.es, Underwear, flames and
Hosiery.
Many Odds in Underwear al Hair Price.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-04

When most needed IT is nOt unusual
for your family physician 20 be away
from home Such was the experience
Of Nr. j. 7. Schenck. editor Of the
CaLdO. Ind. Ter. Banner. when his lit
lie girl. Two years Of axe. was threaten
Cd with a severe attack u Group. Re
says. My wife insisted that I 20 for
the doctor. but as our family physician
was ont Of town I purchased q bottle
Of Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy.
which relieved her Immediately. p
viii not be without ir the future %
. and - cent bottles for sale by your
druggist.
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SUITS AND OVERCOATS

Is HOW full 70 ovs5aZ with all the novelties Of ths season
Fancy Bosom Sh.--ag Mulle-s, Hosiery, Und=rTeal Er