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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE LADY.

Mrs. Elizabeth Sehon McMechen, one
of the best known and most respected
of Wheeling's old residents. died al the
home of her daughter, Mrs F. P. Camp
bell, No. 49, Fourteenth street, on sat
urday morning about 10 o'clock.
Mrs. McMechel was in her SD year,
and was the widow CT the late Rev. j..
Fl. McMechen. for manY-years a promi-
nent figure in the religious and educa-
tional work in this city. She was born
in Clarksburg. W. Va, on May 25th,
1915. and was the daughter Of Major
Leicester Sehon, of that place. Her
health was exceptionally good for one
so advanced in years until few months
ago. when she was stricken with para,-
ysis from which she never recovered.
Nine children survive her: Mrs. F.
p. Campbell Misses Mary and Sue Nc
Mechen, Mrs. Lou NJ. Dyer Mrs. T. B.
NcLa.n. all Of this city: Lee McMechen,
Of 81. Louis; W. Meade McNechen, Of
Denver; Benson G. McMechen, Of Tole-
do. and J. Hanson McMechen, of Bos-
ton.
The funeral will take place on Mon
day afternoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-SUBURBAN HOME AT
Elm Grove, within four minutes walk OF
motor and r. r. stations now occupied by
Is. NJ. Hlldreth. Situation elevated. com
manding one Of the finest views in the val
ley. one and one-half acres of ground
with fine shade and choice fruit of all
kinds. House contains rooms pantry
and bath room. with unfinished attic. Hot
and cold water heating and illuminating
gas. large stable and carriage house ana
fine garden plat. II purchaser desires.
three TO six acres Of ground will be- in-
cluded. containing fine orchard ana pas
ture. on account Of the failing health ~
the owner and inability 10 remain norm
in winter, this property will be sold AT
great bargain. Terms. small payment
down. balance TO suit purchaser. or III
Their particulars apply 10 !. G. HERE T.
1926 Market street. or 10 the owner. d. H.
STORER, at Elm Grove. au-'su1
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

of Miss Rose Clarity on South Chaphne
street. r
Misses Bessie Dawes and Hope Tur-
ner. of Marietta, are the guests OF MISS
Mary Tinker, of the Island.
Miss Annie Pryor,of Newark, o., re-
turned to her home after spending sew
eral weeks with friends on the oou'n
Side $500
Mrs. Frank Dennison, of the Island,
left tuesday, for Natchez, Miss, where
she will join Mr.. Dennison, VINO pre-
ceded her. and make it their future
home. She was accompanied by her
sister, Miss LYDIA Prince, who viii be
her guest several months.
Misses Mary and Blanche Moffat are
home from visit to Charleston friends.
Misses Bertha and May Gasmire. OF
Wlllysburg. ana visiting Miss Clara Mil
Ter. on South Chapline street.
Misses Ame,ie and Annie Hermes,
who have been the guests OF MISS Odle
Lingeman. have returned home.
Mrs. Louis Pracht Mrs. Oscar Bur-
datts and Mrs. J. G. Hoffman, left Tues
day for a visit of a couple OF weeks to
Cambridgeboro Spring.
Miss Eta c. Dye, OF Marietta, O., the
charming daughter of Marshal }. II.
Dye, is visiting at M. F. Tighe's, above
the Top mill.
Miss Mary Fritch and Miss Lizzio
Wagner, two popular young ladies of the
South SIDE, left yesterday 3or an ex-
tended trip South, to visit friends.
Miss Norma Wagner, a charming
young lady of the South side, will leave
Wednesday TO visit friends in Coshocton
and ether Ohio towns.
Miss Elizatsth H. Mendel rs home
from months stay at UniontoWn, ia.
She has as her guest Misses Katharine
Reed and Charlotte Carothers, OF WASH
ington Pa.
Miss Ida Taylor, who has been th1
guest Of her sister, Miss Bessie Taylor
on North Main street, left yesterday for
her home at Bethany.
Miss Mary MGnion, of TWenty-Iourta
street. has returned from an EXTENDED
Western TIP, including Chicago, ana on
tn return trip stopping at Garratt' lna.'
and Defiance, o.
Mr.. VIII Simpson and sisters, MISS
Eva and Alberta, Of Mansfield VINO VINO
have been visiting their cousin, MISS
Lizzie Abr. ght, of the South Side, have
returned tc their home. =,
Ms Marie Simallwooa is quite Ill at
her home On South Chaplin street.
Mrs. A. Yaeger, OF Eighteenth street
is Wishing her daughter, Mrs. George l.
Zcllirg. a. Willamsport, Pa,
Miss Emma Gamenthaler, OF barnes.
vile. O.. is visiting Miss Della Riley u
South Chap,ine street
Mrs. AIber, A. Franzheim ana
daughter arrived home Yesterday from
West Hampton, l.. l., where they nave
baen spending the summer.
Mrs. Frank Dennison. Of the Island,
left last week for Naichez, Miss.
where she will join Mr.. Dennison, who
preceded her. and make ii their future
home. She ves accompanied by her
sister Mss LYDIA Prince, who viii be
her guest for several months.
Miss Sara Agnew, of Taylors;oWA,
Pa. who was visiting Miss Della Riley
of Sou Il Chapline street, returned
home Thursday. Miss Riley and Mis-,
Agnew rode in from West Alexandria
on their bicycles last Saturday even
ing.
Miss Annie Koch, a popular young
lady of North Main street has returned
home from a plelsan, visit 10 friends
and relatives in New Martinsville, w.
Va.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Miss Molle Schwerfeger. The groom to
be Is a popular young business man, and
the prospective bride is the accomplish
ed daughter of Mr.. f. c. II. Schwertfe-
ger. The ceremony will be performed
at $50 o'clock on Wednesday evening
9th inst. at the home Of the brides par
ents. No. 81 Virginia street Rev
Father o. II. MOye Of ST. Joseph's
Cathedral. will Oticiate After the cere-
mOny the bride and groom will depart
upon an Eastern wedding trip,
and upon their return viii De az home
to their friends at No. 90 Virginia
street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

] know when she Is coming.
For the air around grows sweeter,
And hear the bees a-humming,
And my heart goes out 70 meet ner.
Goes tuttering like the wings
OF bird that scars and sings
Like "a wind blown rose that CEng5
To her hps-than roses sweeter.
] know when she Is going.
For the winds are sad. complaining
over weeping viOlets blowing
And round my ewes it, raining.
And a morning rose take.
And / kiss 10 for her sake.
While my poor heart seems TO break
With It's passion and It's paining.
Atlanta Constitution.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
THEY SAY 1T IS WONDERFUL.

Some of the b 81 physicians who
have had their eyes examined by
and nvesribated Prof. Sheff's new
scientific mehcI of examining the
eyes and fitting glasa=s without
using drugs and making tn Pa
tient blind fer a week, or having them
lock at charts. etc, or in any way de-
rend upon the patient. is wonderful and
he only absolute correct way Of eX-
aiming the eyes COR glasses. Prof.
Shelf can b consulted and will examine
the eyes free at lilo Main street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06


HERE will be sew
eral nuptial events
in the early fall in
which the grOOms
will be members Of
the popular Arion
Society, and the
bachelor ranks in
that organization
will be depleted.
One of the first viii
be that of Mr..
Charles 4. Aul and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

LTHO L G H
the rule Of the
summer girl is
not yet ended
her sway is be-
coming weaker.
ing weaker.
Those who paid
homage 10 her
at the places
where FASH
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
THE EEST BEERS.

The Rcymann Brewing Company VIII
have for sale next week about two thou
sand dozen of Their celebrated Book Beer,
In bottles only. Send In your order early.
III YOU want your share OF IL.
We are also ready To place upon the mar
kct our Pilsener Beer. in bottles only, for
which all orders VIII be promptly filled.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

For Sale-T.n shop in good location
at a bargain. Good reasons for selling.
A rare chance. Address or call at No.
179 Seventeenth street, Wheeling, W. Va.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
ENTERTAINMENTS

The shy young man and timid maid
In silence wait from week 90 week,
Each wondering mOdcstly afraid.
Whose place IL really Is 20 speak.
hfrcrfer Gfrr
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Henry W. Etz. op,ician, uses the
latest method in testing eyes.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

As to so single and double blrrelied
Shot Guns at less than cost TO close them
cut.
DILLON. WHEAT & HANCHER co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

One Lot Gloria Silk Umbrellas the Sc 90
quality for 99c. J. ;. GOOD co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Thursday evening Mr.. William GILL;
lOf the f;OTth End, was surprised in
NhOnOr OF his thirty-S.X,h birthday ami
versary. He was conducted 20 the
Grand View club rooms. where several
hours were delightfully."- spent in social
pastimes.
Miss Ada WarnefeldL Of Thirteenth
street, pleasantly entertained her
friends az her home Friday evening.
The affair was u honor of a young lady
visitor from Bellaire. Dancing was the
principal amusement. A large and con-
genial party OF young persons were
present. and all spent a very enjoyable
time Refreshments were served at a
seasOnable hour.
Miss Birdie Baker. Of the North End.
gave sOiree TO her friends Friday even
ing. Music was furnished by MeserS.
Thomas Fox and Fred Stangal. Dane
ing and other social amusements took
ND the evening. Misses JOsabel FOX and
Nav Hazlett rendered a vocal duet. Re
freshments were served at the usual
time.
The customary fair dance was given
by the young society persons Of 81.
Clairsvllie Friday evening. and IL was a
pronounced success. The crowd was
nst quite as large as in former years,
but the eneying was pleasantly spent by
ali The affair was given in the Court
House. and continued until nearly day
break. Excellent music was provided.
MANY persons from this city were pres
ent
The Recherche Club Of Bellaire save
an ENJOYABLE dance Thursday evening at
their ball Guests were present from
all the surrounding towns. Proi' CnaS'
KUlmeyer furnished the music.
Mrs. s. W. Mathews entertained a
marty Of her friends at her home, IN
Non5N.ville Thursday afternoon N hon
or o. her visitors, Mrs. 5. W. Myers OF
CencrSl CITY. and Miss Edna Bowman,
OF pueblo. Col. The hours were spent
in progressive pedro and social CONVEX
sation. Refreshments were SerVed'
Last Monday Rev. Joseph Mullen
rector Of the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception. celebrated the silver JUDI
Geo Os his ordination to the priesthood
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Quite a pretty wedding was solemn
lied by the Rev. Father Mullen al ST.
Mary's Church at O'Clock yesterday al
ternoon. Mr.. John Corcoran and Miss
Cora r. Weidman. both Of Glen Easton,
Marshall county, were the principals
They were driven to the home of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Last Monday Rev. Joseph Mullen,
rector Of the Church Of the immaeH .1I,
Conception. celebrated the silver Juoi-
Geo Os his ordination TO the priesthood
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

wANrEp-PURCHAsERs FOR Blank
Honea l. Eases. OH Leases. For -. Cards.
For sale Cards. and Rooms for Rent
Csrds. Cali at Register ONCE
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
TOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Building lots on Thirteenth street
Building lots at Edginston.
Building lots al Greggsville.
W. V. HOGE 6 BRO,
aug Room IS, City Bank Building
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The Recherche Club Of Bellaire save
%, aniovable dance Thursday evening at
tbo5r bal1 Guests were present from
al he surrounding towns. Prof ChaS.
Ki!lmeyer furnished the music
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The Busy Bse Club, which is COM
posed Of the most prominent young Ia
dies of the cathedral, held the regular
monthly meeting at the home Of Miss
Carrie Renner. on South Market street.
Much important business was transact
ed. including the election and inSt2l.a-
ton Of officers for the coming year.
The principal object OF the club is the
founding of a charitable fund through
the personal efforts Of each member,
and the origina, methods adopted by
them IN this commendable cause. GER
tainlv i~erlt a continuance Of the sue
cess they have met with thus far.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

\ very pleasant farewell outing was
rendered The Rev. Fathers Leo and Ra-
phae,. of st. A,ph0nsus Church, on
Tuesday afternoon at Wheeling Park,
in IN form o, a Bowling party, in honor
OF -6e!r departure for new fields of labor.
Those present consisted of prominent
members and officers Of The cCngrega-
ton and ,he various societies.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stahl OF South
ECT street. gave a very interesting Gu
chre party Tuesday evening. compli-
meutary 20 Miss katherine Kress and
Mr.. John Peters. Of Pittsburg. A num-
Der Of tables We're in use and the con-
tests were spirited and amusing. caus-
ing great merr.ment at the distribution
Of prizes.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The funeral will take place on Mon
day afternoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The Grand View Athl;Hic Association
has issued invitations for their ami
versary ball at Turner Hall on October
9th. Bachmann's orchestra will play.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Miss Maggie JepsOn pleasantly enter
taiued number Of her friends at her
home. on Eon street. Wednesday even
ing. A number Of We,lsburg young per-
sons were present. and all spent very
enjoyable time. Refreshments were
served 3ta ate hour.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Misses Helen Farley, Clara Stamm
and Joe Reilly spent a few days in St.
Louis during the past week, where a
hep was given in their honor, by Thorn
as Glannon, formerly of this city, now
Of s.. Louis. The hep was a success.
1t was attended by Mr.. Murray Camp
bell and his sister, Camille, of New
York.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The German Pioneers held their an
nual reunion and outing wednesday at
Wheeling Park. 1, was in the nature
Of a basket picnic The Opera House
orchestra rendered sweet music during
the afternoon Addresses were made
by Dr.. c. F. Uirich, August Weidebusch
and T. c. Meyers.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Miss Ida Bandi was hostess TO a party
of her friends at her home, on Seven
teenth street, Monday evening. The
hours were whiied away in dancing and
kindred pleasures.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

Neat invitations we're issued by a
number of young society PEOPLE on the
Island for hay ride party next Thurs
day evening. The arrangements are
being made, and a delightful time is
anticipated.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The Adcnts Club, of the South Side,
will give a masquerade hop at Mozart
Park on the evening of September 14th.
This will be the first masquerade ever
ATTEMPTED in a park during the fall
season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-01
PRE.ELECTIoN SYMPATHY.

 how cut will feel after election estmabe Nc Kney He v his defeat to heart know
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-01

ter. measured by his thermometers, was very high, reaching nearly to the boil ing, point. and by a brief calculation it was found that the heat thus wasted was sufficient to do large amount of useful work.
 How, then, shall the conditions of temperature that produce the whirl- wind be harnessed? M. Pictet proposes to do it by covering the surface of large areas of the desert with thin, flat boil CTS or heaters, through which water will be made to circulate. He caleu- lates that in this way enough steam will be generated to run powerful en- zine. and he would set this engine to pumping up the Nile water for irriga- ton. The cost of running would be al- most nothing. for the suns heat is al- ways there to do its work, rain being unknown in Egypt, as everyone knows.
 If this plan should be carried out wonderful results would naturally fol- low. And as it has been soberly pro posed nt the recent Geneva meeting of the international geographical con- gress by M. Pictet himself, we must not be surprised 10 see it working ere long. Pictet is a man who does not fail. It is he who first reduced to liquid form many of the so-ealled permanent" gases-a feat regarded as impossible by hosts of scientific men. It is he who now conducts what he calls a flow temperature laboratory" where un- heard-of extremes of cold are the order of the day and processes are performed that would be impossible under or dinary conditions. So he is not to be laughed at. for he, if anyone, is capable of taking the hot sun of Egypt and turning it's energy from the creation of hordes of idle and misehievous sand columns to the pumping of Nile water; and it behooves a public that is inter- ested in scientific achievement to keep an eye on him.
 ARTHUR E. BOSTWICK.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-01

 HARNESS THE WHlRLWIND.
Extraordinary Proposition of a
 Noted French Scientist
Plan of M. Pictet for Utilizing the Forces Winch Rise to Such Phenomena To Irrigate the Great
 Sahara.
reopyR1GHT. 1866.

The latest French engineering scheme -and the schemes of French engineers are always startling, even if some of them never take practical shape-is to harness up the frislty sand whirl that roes careering abont over the Egyptian deserts. and to make it do some useful work.
 1t is high time for something of the kind to be done. Everyone knows that no picture of scene in the desert is complete without two or three of these lofty columns of whirling sand stalking about over the wide eNpanse, with an Arab and a camel in the foreground. In these pictures the Arab and the cam q are doing all the work, and the whirlwiuds are having all the fun. The new plan purposes to reverse this; the camel and his rider are 10 be in some de gree relieved and the whirlwind is to be made to toe the mark
 Strictly speaking, what it is proposed to harness is not the fully formed whirlwind-for when a whirlwind has been allowed to reach it's full stature, and to get its adult strength, IL IS hard to catch and still harder to tame-but the conditions that cause the whirl- wind. Conditions that can set the air to whirling for mile above the ground, carrying up with 1t to that height enough sand to swamp q caravan, arc surely able, if properly directed. to do just as much work in q more profitable way. If they have strength to dance all day like huge, untiring dervishes, they have strength to draw water from the Nile and to pour it over the parched and arid fields, making the desert to blossom as the rose.
 This is what NJ. Raoul Pietet thought one day, as he sat in tke desert near Cairo watching the sand whirls; and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-01
M RAoUL PIcTETs scHEMR FOR IRRIGATION or EGYPT

arms frantically and roar out this kind of campaign speech:
 You're about as sleepy and frowsy an aggregation as ever threw domestic regularity off the trolley by coming down late to breakfast. Just take a look at each other and keep right on giggling. You would disappoint my judgment if you didn't giggle.
 "I'm here to call halt! Understand I'm not running a matrimonial bureau. This is not a summer resort. I'm not going to enlarge this house, cut it up into smaller rooms, or build new one. You've got to size up to that, ladies. I'm going tn keep right on living here and have some of the comforts of home.
 'When l tiptoed in last night there was one girl and some dude on the first stair landing. dodged into the parlor, and there were two more trying to look as though they had met to discuss the esophy. In the sitting-room Name let out d screech and some peaked ,shoul- dered fellow fell over the piano stool trying to sit down. Out in the kitchen ! found the cook and d policeman. The eoaehman was swinging the second girl in the hammock in the back yard, and as l came back looking for place to sit down and smoke there was a brace of noodles in the sitting-room.
 T scurried to the library. where I felt sure of haven. and there were two couples huddled up in opposite cor ners. I went to bed hungry. disgusted, and without a smoke. I came within an ace of cutting loose and having the house cleared.
 You can't come any King Lear busi- ness on me. Understand? I'm going to have reform. or therell be a rough and tumble trouble round here. Have some system. Arrange a schedule. Leave one or two rooms available for the rest of the family. Have your beaux come in relays instead of being so internally unanimous. Understand 2" IN. '. World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-01

being a scientific man of the first order, he did not limit himself to thought. He began at once to experiment. This is what he did:
 He observed that the whirls almost always began right on the top of the mounds of sand that abound in that part of the desert, and that they started up early in the morning, when the sun began to get in it's work. So for many days he set out from Cairo at daybIeak in order to be on the scene of action be- fore the whirlwinds; and proceeded to arrange on the most promising looking mound motley array of objects. There were losts of thermometers, in the first place; there were feathers, bits of torn paper of all sizes, felt hats and other queer articles for scientific observer to make use of. The thermometers were of the kind that register the high est and lowest temperatures to which they are subjected. All the other ar ticles were merely to show how heavy an object the wind would take up, and to trace the movements of the air It he OSS S1u1llnS OI the NNifl.
 Having arranged his plant Nj. Pic tet withdrew to favorable distance and watched Sometimes be had all his trouble for nothing; no whirl arose on his mound. Oftener. however, he succeeded; aud this is what always hap pened. First the sand on the mound be gan to get hotter than the air, and hot test on the sunny side. the temperature increasing from the outer edge of the mound toward the middle. Pretty soon the feathers and lighter bits of paper began toseamper about, he says. like little mice" not moving in straight lines, but scurrying around in little cir cles. Nearer and nearer the center of the mound they went, until finally they all merged in one grand whirl, which raised the sand, the feathers, the paper, and even the heavier objects such as the hats. Higher and higher they rose. as the whirl became stronger. till they finally were caught up apparently to the very sky; NJ. Pietet, who had taken the preeaution to provide himself with an opera glass, says that he could not see even the big sheet of newspap per with it, so high did the whirl extend The top finally reached a height of about mile shove the earth's surface
 All this work, says the FreGchman, was done by the suns heat absorbed by the desert sand. At the height of the whirl the temperature of the cen-