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Evening star., 1896-10-24
A Thiers Queer Booty.
From the Boston Evening Transcript.

Sanford E. Thompson Of Newton mourns
today the loss Of a package of butterflies
and beetles from India, which some thief
stole from Bishops express wagon while
1t was being driven in from Newton last
night.
The package stolen contained five boxes
of rare insects which had been collected
In India. Very likely the thief was dis
gusted when he found what he had taken,
and 1t ts unlikely that he will make any
attempt to dispose of the articles, as they
are not readily salable. and the police were
notified Of the theft last night. Some of
the insects were the property of Mr..
Thompson, while others had been placed
In his keeping by friend who had col
lected them in India. Any restitution the
express company can make would not
compensate Mr.. Thompson for the loss of
the rare beetles. and he expects never
to see them again, as the thief probably
would throw them away when he found
he could not dispose Of them readily.
The collection represents a vast amount
Of work in India and to duplicate it might
be the work of years.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
WHAT HIS MONEY DID.
A Novel Plan That Was Adopted by a
Millionaire,

millionaire.
'It isn't always that money in quantity
is productive of good results" remarked q
well-know temperance worker and moral
ist to Star reporter
II beg your pardon" interrupted the re-
porter, Il know one of the times and
places when it would be-"
II think 1 could name another" laughed
the talker, but, joking aside, 1 remember
on one occasion when a man with a million
dollars did with it what 1 never knew a
millionaire to do before or since, and the
good he did lives as gloriously today as it
did forty years ago, when he did it, and 1t
will never die. It was in New England
town Of about six or seven thousand peo-
pie, largely of the factory classes and
pretty hard to handle in the matter of
liquor drinking. l was a young man then,
just beginning the work that 1 have been
trying to win victories in ever since, and
I found the man who gave the most valu-
able assistance was this millionaire. man
who not only drank himself, but offered it
to persons at his house. and in other re-
spects was by no means man of piety,
though active in all contributions to char
ity and church work.
"He was a man of sixty or more, and
was popular with the people Of the town of
all classes, seeing that he was retired and
had ample time and money to make him
self on good terms with everybody. Well,
the time came when we had our fight for
the control Of the liquor traffic in the town,
and though we made game fight, the
hosts of Satan were against us, and we
went to the wall. I felt greatly dis
couraged, but the millionaire was as CHEEKY
as bird in a sunburst, and the next day
after our defeat he called me in and pro-
posed his plan to meet the new order of
things.
ut was only what rich man could do,
and one who had that kind of moral train
ing which does not hesitate at means, so
long as good will come. 1 thought as he
did about it, though, with many more
doubts and fears than he had, but he never
faltered, and within a weeks time he was
the proprietor Of the handsomest saloon
in town in the best place in town. In ad-
dition he had bar as near as he could
set it to every other saloon in town. In
all of these places drinks were sold at half
the price in any other place in town. and,
as they were as nice in their appointments,
they soon had all the trade.
I'm a months time several saloons had
gone 10 pieces, and as each one closed it's
doors my friend shut up his that was near
est to 1T and made the central one hand
somer than ever. Finally he owned the
things in that shape he proposed to the
drinkers to sell stuff at higher price and
turn the profits all into the poor fund In
view of the fact that he had no opposition
and was prepared to give liquor away If
another saloon opened in town, he per-
suaded the drinkers to do it his way, and
within years time he had the entire town
salooned by system, and 1t was the
thrfftiest and the soberest town in all New
England for ten years. Then the million
ing with his plan, and the result was an
overset. of course, but he had builded so
well that even to this day the good is there
and it will ever remain"
Evening star., 1896-10-24
WOODS FOR CABINET WORK.
Costly Lumber Used for the DecOra-
ton of American Homes.

Costly Lumber Used for the Decora-
ton of American Homes.
From the New York TribuRs n
Lying iE some of the1great lumber yards
of New York and only showing their value
to the experts and the initiated ones are
heaps of rare and costly woods, some from
the countries of the equator. others cut
from American forests In one single lum-
Der yard 1t Is no uncommon thing to see a
stock that is valued at $4,000 or more. In
one block near the East river front there
is often 100000 worth piled up in the
open air or under the cover of rough sheds.
The veining and nothing of log and the
veneers that are made from it fix its value.
While all these special woods of COM
me-ce are costly, prices three and four
times the average are paid for unusual
patterns OF rosewood, mahogany and black
walnut.
There are several hundred varieties OF
fine woods brought each year into New
York. but of these only few are known
to commerce to any extent. Mahogany,
French bIrl, rosewood curly ash, Ameri-
can Quartered oak, figured birch, black wal
nut, Circassian walnut and satinwood are
the fancy timber varieties that sell the
best. their prices running from cents to
~ cents foot for veneers. These figures
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Rats fin a Street Car.
m the Philadelphia Record

FROM the Phladeiphia Record.
A downtown man who owns a rat terrier
of which he is very proud, spread conster-
nation among the passengers of a 10Th
street on Friday. The dog had been
given to him, with a written guarantee
that ii would kill rats as easy as falling
Off a log. The new owner wanted to prove
the dogs ability in that line. so he went to
a friend who keeps a big warehouse up
town, where rats are plentiful and big and
secured a dozen of them. He put them in
an old-fashioned trap, which he covered
with paper to prevent a too curious public
from seeing what he had. Then he boarded
a 10th street car for home.
Everything went along smoothly until
the car reached the downtown street
where he was to get off. He carelessly
picked up the trap by the ring at the top
and the bottom dropped out. The rats
scurried all over the floor. There were sew
eral women in the car, and of course they
screamed like fury. One of them actually
tainted. Three of the rats were killed by
some of the passengers, but the others
escaped to the street and disappeared
Evening star., 1896-10-24
NEW POINTS FOR CYCLISTS.
A Course of Lectures for Wheelwo
men on First Aid to the Injured.

A Course of Lectures for WheelwO-
men on First Aid to the Injured.
From the New York Sun.
The latest thing among bicyclists is te
take a course of lectures on first aid to the
injured. This would seem to be the right
thing in the right place. Wheelmen and
Wheelwomen, as a class, are peculiarly
liable to accident Ordinarily, of course
the injured man isn't in shape to put his
own knowledge to much use; but where
there Is one bioyclist there are pretty sure
to be Others and If enough of them should
take an interest in this they would form an
immense mutual aid society Of a genuine
practical kind.
gan a course Of five lectures. There is also
a weekly class Of men. and others will be
organized as they are needed. The work is
under the direction of the Society of First
Aid to the Injured, and the classes meet
at the headquarters, 1O5 East 22d street
The young women at the first lesson were
introduced to a gaunt, ptgeon-toed skele-
ton. which hung from hook screwed into
the top of its skull. The young doctor who
delivered the lecture called the skeleton
this individual" which made it seem very
real to the young ladies of the class. 1t
was quite relief for them to turn to the
and circulation. 1t was still more agree
able to drop these things and learn how to
put on bandages. A small boy who got
very sleepy during the lecture was utilized
to show the various methods of bandaging.
AS the class progresses, the members them
selves will experiment along these lines.
The lectures given will not follow exactly
the regular course on First Aid to the In
jured. but will be especially adapted to the
needs Of bicyclists. For instance, especial
attention will be given to fractures, dislo-
cations. concussion. heart failure, and 50
on. The first lecture is simply a general
preparatory talk on the structure and more
important functions of the body. The lee
turer gave brief description of the body.
The lecturer gave brief description of the
bones. In the course Of which he toyed so
carelessly with the pigeon-toed skeleton
that Its persistent, bland smile was really
pathetic. He impaired such valuable bits
OF Information as that the skull is called
the Uranium, that there are fourteen bones
in the face, and other little anatomical
trifles. The real fun Of the course will be
work themselves at that small boy. He
seems to be strong. That is we'll
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Electric Lights Save Room.
rom the Medical Record.

From the Medical Record
A committee of doctors In charge of the
hospital at Crewes, England, recently gave
striking testimony to the value of electric
lights for hospitals. In this hospital the
number of beds in the various wards was
apportioned in such a manner that there
would be 1900 cubic feet Of space for each
patient. thus insuring a sufficiency of fresh
air. This apportionment was made while
gas lighting was employed; but now, on
electr lighting has been adopted. and the
committee further advise that the number
of beds in the hospital be increased from
twenty-eight to forty-fvA. stating that as
like gas. the cubic space per patient can
be diminished in the above ratio without
harm,
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Mrs. Wards Knowledge.

From The Sketch.
1t must have been some very inferior and
jealous novelist who invented the story
that after the publication of Mrs. Ward $
former novel. David Grieve," which shows
marvellous insight into the psychology of
Bohemian life in Paris, a friend asked the
gifted authoress how on earth she had ac-
Quired so much knowledge of that lurid
phase of existence? oh" replied the lady
jokingly, Il just gave H GO note and
told him to run over to Paris for week 5
holiday to find out all about il for me-"
Evening star., 1896-10-24

New York awheel. They will go by way
OF Frederick to Gettysburg. where they
VIII visit the famous battlefield. From
this place they will go to York. Pa, thence
70 Philadelphia and SO on to Brooklyn. In
the latter city they will visit the parents of
Mr. lockwood. where they will remain un-
III aIter election. The return trip will also
be made awheel The two are experienced
road riders, and have been over the same
road.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Intelligence in the Kitchen.

From Harpers Bazaar.
Cook, how long did you boil those cggs?'
''Noine minutes, num-
But told you that I wanted my eggs
boiled three minutes
'Thots thrue. mum-but there was tree
eggs, mum, an tree times tree Is noine."
Evening star., 1896-10-24
A WHEEL FOR BAD ROADS.

Ut Differs Essentially From ANY Ever
Built.
An English firm will soon put on the
market a wheel that differs essentially
from any ever built before. The picture
shows the design. 1t has four wheels, three
being small and one about the size of those
on the common safety. The wheels are
placed in line, and nothing Is gained in
the way Of balance.
The inventor asserts that his machine
Evening star., 1896-10-24

Brittian. c. J. Crosby. H. F. Phillips H.
Parsons. c. L. Maxwell, F. w. Koss and
C. Howard.
The officers elected were w. Moulthrop,
president; c. J. Murphy, vice president;
ID. w. Reinohl. secretary; 1. c. Norwood,
treasurer; w: S. Quinter, captain: w. M.
Brittian. lieutenant. and I. c. Norwood.
buSler. A committee of three were appoint
ed to draft Il constitution. The following
gentlemen We're elected members of the
club: II. Baker. J. Tummey and William
Matchett. The first club run will be given
to Cycle Cottage tomorrow morning
Evening star., 1896-10-24

will run as smoothly over rough ground as
the common wheel does over asphalt. The
multiplicity of wheels Is expected to do
away with the jolting from an uneven sur
face. and the wheel will make a cobble-
stone pavement JOY. II 1t does all that
the inventor claims for 1t people will be
inclined to overlook the queer appearance
of the machine and give 1t a trial But il
four wheels are good, would not eight or
ten be better? Perhaps the cycle Of the
future will resemble centipede, and the
rider then can go over an excavation for
gas pipes or cable road with impunity.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
One to His Credit.
From the Chicago Record.

from the chicago Record.
''osmond. have you attended any of the
fall openingsT'
hole"
Evening star., 1896-10-24
As He Risks Breaking; His Neck to
Break a Record.
SOME AMUSING AND AMAZING ESCAPES
superstitions whi,eahl whee'mer
Have About Their Luck.


| ERY BIC Y c L e
racer believes he
bears a charmed life
when on the track.
Like the Man of
d e S t l ny, W h o
fought all Europe to
a standstill without
ever receiving q
wound himself, the
racing cycler has a
fixed idea which
: never leaves him.
that his good an
gel"s Is continually
Evening star., 1896-10-24

Messrs. c. E. Lockwood and A. Stock
ton Of the bureau of engraving and print
ing will spend their vacation on a trip to
Evening star., 1896-10-24
The Castle Row club.

The members of the Castle Row Club, an
informal organization, met last Monday
evening at the residence Of Mr. c. j. Muir
ply, No. 943 s street, and organized road
club. to De known as the Castle Row Road
Club. The charter members are: Messrs
w. Moulthrop c. ]. Murphy. D. w. Rein
OIL, I. C. Norwood. W. 8. Qufnter, ". M.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

The case Of the city against Capt.
c. W. Knox. OF the Keystone State,
comes up for a hearing this morning
and It promises to develop some very
interesting phases. The case. as every
one knows. is the outcome Of violation
OF the calf ordinance. which provides
that aft calves mu6t be muEEicd while
a boat Is at the wharf between mid
night and O'Clock in the morning. The
defendant will ask that the fine be made
sufficiently large that an appeal may
be taken, and a test case made OF It..
1t is also proposed tn bring the matter
before the Western Pennsylvania HUI
name society and the West Va. society,
and see II the city cannot be compelled
to repeal the ordinance. which is said
to cause agony to the animals.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16
MARrIN,s PERRY.
flaps Hnd pII,hRp' Ia the Thriving city
Arru.. The IIIvrr.

IIApH aud pIIshHp' la ths Thriving city
ACTn-, ~" River.
Yesterday Fred Stead. Thomas ltog-
Eott. Cal McAnlnch and Thomas tnN
were fined s. and costs Tor dig1rdrly
conduct. George Bottles, William
CosH aud Flicker COss were each fined 81
and COTS FOR drunkenness.
Yesterday the two story frame resi-
dencc ~ Anton SOlgal, on CRAWFORD
Heights. WIS damaged by FIRE Ia the eN-
tent Of $50. The fire originated at th-
roof from a defective Hue, about II
n. m.
Charles Sciby. Hal Stroupe and Ar
thur Morgan have returned from Wash
ingtOn, Pa, where they have been work
Ing at the new tin plate mill. which Is
nearing completion.
Charles StcantOn, who came home to
attend the funeral OF his father return
ed TO Gas City, Ind, yesterday.
Jnmes Snyder was arrested last even
Ing charged with Bsshulting MS son,
Mrs. Snyder causing the arrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin. Of steubcn-
vile. are visiting the lattcr'B parents, on
the county road.
T.. c. Boyd leaves to-day to spend n
week or two with his brother In Cabell
county, W. Va.
The Martins Ferry Juniors will play
bali at SisteFsville next Saturday and
Sunday,
The Ladies Aid Society OF the NJ. Z,
church. Will have the AUDITORIUM re-
papered.
Both factories at the Laughlln nall
works will run next week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16
BICYCLES.
AssIaNEE's SALE.
4 ssIGNEEs SALE.

A SSlGNEEs SALE
by virtue Of a deed Of trust. made
by tho Wheeling Island Ferry & Packet
COMPANY, "a corporation. to the under
signed assignee. dated May - 1875. and
recorded IN dccl Of trust book No. u, prs"
&C.,. OF the records OF Ohio county, West
Virginia said assignee hereby offers -
private sale the following property io-wit:
4 certain steam ferry boat, known as tn"
Charleston" now lying In the Ohio river
near the west end OF the steel bridge
Owned by the Wheeling Bridge Company,
in the city Of Wheeling, county OF Ohio
and state OF West Virginia, together with
all OF the machinery and other equipments
and appliances belonging to the said steam
ferry boat Also the two foats lying IN
said river near the said ferry boat ana
recently used hy the said Wheeling Island
Ferry and Packet Company IN operating
n ferry across the Ohio river between the
foot OF Eleventh street extended In snld
city and the foot OF Ohio street IN said
city. II the said property Is sold at private
sale Il will be sold upon such terms ana
conditions a. the said assignee Hnd tho
purchaser may agree upon, and " said
brOperty IL not soon sold at private sale
said assignee Will OfTcr said property az
bubble auction the north front door or
The court houIU OF OHIO county. West
virginia, on SatuT Say. June q, 1896. Rt
10 o'clock "a. m. upon the following terms
and conditions. tO-Wit: One-thiTd OF tho
purchase money cash on the day OF safe
aud the balance In two equal insiRlimCnts.
pnvnble IN six and twelve months respect
ivcly after date. the purchaser giving hts
notes with good security for the said de-
fcrred payments, with interest from date.
with tho privilege upon the part or IN"
raid purchaser Of paying all or any part
~ said deferred purchase money ut any
time before the maturity Of said notes.
WHEELING ISLAND FERRY AND
PACKET COMPANY, by
Il h. GlFFEN, Assignee.
Nav ., iSg5 my99-f
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

Yesterday Captain Robert McNfchol
got n clue TO tho whereabouts OF the
man who stole the mare belonging to
Mrs, \. D. Garden. Saturday night, and
at once despatched Lieutenant Lukens
to arrest him. The man was found
at the home OF Hez. McCullOeh. on
Short Creek. and had just sold the mare,
saddle and bride TO Mr.. McCullOCh for
n silver watch and s.. The man gave
hls name as Waverly PultZ, and suid
his uncle gave him the horse. The
warrant was sworn out before Squire
Gillespie and the hearing viii take place
to-day. Pultz lives on North Main
street and is said to have borne n good
reputation heretofore.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16
BELLAIRE
All Sorts Of Local NoW' nnd GO''Ip rom
the GIaSs City.


the Glass city.
The township board Of education met
Yesterday afternoon and elected teach
ers for the ensuing year a. follows: +.
L. Ring. Miss Ella Fowler G. b. Ruble,
John y. Anderson. J. c. Mycr. u. y.
Workman. ]. D. DeafcnhauGh, II. +.
Hathorn. r. f. Crow, Lille NJ. Work
man. ]. "a Miller. $. ". De Long. The
board also changed the salary Of sew
eral OF the teachers.
Willie Love was arrested Sunday
evening by Marshal Bahra, Tor the
robbery OF Miss LentE's pockct-book.
After being severely questioned by the
marshal. he admitted the robbery, but
tried TO implIcate others, All the money
except nInety-two cents was recovered
and returned TO the loser
A good deal OF excitement was caused
Sunday evening by a man named Rob
Inson in the First ward beating his
wife. The mayor fined him $50 and costs
and sentenced him TO ten days In jan.
william Kelly returned to Chicago
Yesterday. after visiting his brother,
James T. Kelly In the Fourth ward.
OHlcer James Johnson arrested two
small colored boys Sunday night. for
robbIng A. ]. McLeIlau's confectionery.
The Scotch Preserving works has
been sold to 4. o. Mellott and A. r.
Tallman. for 5000.
Cook Danforl will leave Tomorrow
for Crabapple to spend a few weeks
with his relatives.
The school board will meet this even
ing and pay the teachers
Charles Arnold Il spending a few days
with his wife at Ozark.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

On account Of the unfavorable wealth.
or which has delayed the grading at
the Wheeling base ball park, the game
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon be-
tween the Scio College and Carroll Club
teams has been cancelled. Ths Carroll
Club team, however, win cross bats
with the Parkersburg Athletic Club
team on next Saturday afternoon on the
Island grounds. a hot game Is eX-
pected. whlssen. late OF the CarrOlls,
Il with Parkcrsburg now. Tickets pur-
chased for Wednesdays game viii be
accepted Saturday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16
R1CYoIEs on EAsY PAYMENrs.
Nine Reasons why YOH should Try
"RacyrIr."

Nine Reasons why You Should Try &
"RacyrIr."
lit has It's bearings OUTSIDE the
sprocket wheel.
BIT takes less strength to run q
"Rucycle" than any other bicycle made.
at has the smallest tread Of any
known bicycle-tile tread being4A inch.
TT Is the hest hilI climber OF any
bicycle on the market
bit has the finest oil hardened bear
ingg made.
the city.
You have better control over n
"RacyClc" than any other bicycle.
S.-The peculiar construction OF "Rn-
cycle" gives ttrs form better ap-
pcaranct than any other wheel
9.-In all hubs We use three point
bearings.
The "RacycIe" is the only wheel on
earth that has a distance between the
bearings OF az and tread OF ~ inch
ea. II takes less strength 20 run "Ra-
cycle" than amy bicycle made. Sold at
SIS co.. II. L. HlLLMAS & CO,
tu&a No. ~ Eleventh street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16

GREENSBORO-River feet G inch
es and stationary. Fair and pleasant.
wARREN-River foot inches.
Cloudy and warm.
MORGANTOWN--Rlver : feet inch
cs and stationary. Cloudy.
OIL CITY-Rivcr foot s inches and
falling. Cloudy and pleasant.
PITTSBURGH-Rlve &c feet and
stationary at the dam. Weather. clear
and pleasant
STEUBENVILLE-Rivcr feet l
inch and falling Cloudy and warm.
BowR--BeH Hur. Keystone state,
George Murdoch
PARKERSBURG-River feet and
falling. Cloudy and hot Rains and
high winds Down Adele, Heathertng-
ton. Up-Llberty, Valley Belle. Little
Kanawha falling.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-16
MoUNDsvILLE
Miscellaneous NIslAnEe OF Minor Mat
,rr,f MarHhnII's Metropolis.

A miscellaneous NIelAnEs OF Minor Mat
tsr.rromMarlhhIr's Metropolis.
The coal works viii make a steady
run this week. \ large number OF or
lers have been booked ahead. tn"
glassworks started UP on double turn
yesterday morning.
Hon. ]. A. Ewing. whose illness has
been mentioned. was able 20 be at his
Office yesterday. Although much im-
proved, he has not entirely recovered.
Athur. son Of Joseph link. OF Way
mans Ridge, Is lying very low with
consumption at his home, with no hope
Of his recovery.
Invitations were issued yesterday an
nounclng the marriage OF Miss Lucy
FTtzsImmons to Mr.. Odes L. Jones, both
OF this city.
The board Of education met last
evening and canvassed the returns OF
the late school bond election.
c. r. Oldham and wife LETT yesterday
for Marietta, Ohio. TO be present at the
high school commencement.
Colonel J. +. HoOten has gone cast
on a pleasure trip.
Miss Maud Brock leaves to-day for
ClnrkRbuTg.