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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

WORT OGDEN, Fla, November 90.
e Henry Thompson and his wife
Il were driving through the country
the other day, when, in the
road, five miles west of here, they
drove upon a huge alligator. 1t was
toward evening and they did not see
it. As the horse stepped on the
saurian it whirled around with light
ming rapidity and its powerful tail de-
livered blow that broke the horses
leg. The latter sank down with a
moan of pain and the occupants OF the
buggy were almost thrown out with
the sudden stop. Not knowing exactly
what was the trouble, they hastily
jumped down, alighting almost on top
of the alligator. The reptile thrashed
around, and Thompson narrowly es-
capped terrific blow from its tail. The
horse lay on its side struggling and
moaning, while the big alligotar reared
itself up and, with open jaws. Kissed
defiantly. A second later it brought
its big tail around and hit the horse
on the neck, breaking it instantly and
causing death.
Thompson was angered by this and
reached into his buggy and secured an
AK, the only weapon they had with
them. Advancing 10 the Saurian'S side
carefully, he dealt blow at the side of
the head, but the crafty reptile sud-
denly dashed forward and the ak was
buried in the ground. Thompson was
overthrown by the saurian's rush and
lay at its mercy. Mrs. Thompson, see
ing her husbands peril, secured the
AK and brought it down on the alli-
gators back just as it was plunging
at Mr.. Thompson. This disabled it.
1t tried to turn round on it's new
assailant, but failed, as it could hardly
move, the blow having paralyzed it's
back. Mrs Thompson gave it another
blow, cutting it in two. The huge rep
tile Kissed and roared with pain and
tried to turn on Mrs. Thompson, but
being deprived of about five feet of it's
tail could not do SO. 1t fell and lay
there, plunging and believing all the
while. Mrs. Thompson ran to her
husbands side and pulled him out of
the way.
AS she did SO a wild scream was
heard overhead and wildcat bounded
into the road, alighting on the spot
where Mr.. ThoI pson had lain. Mr..
Thompson's leg0was sprained by the
fall, so that he could not get up, and
he could only lay there and groan as
he saw his wife's peril
Look out, Nary" he shouted. THAT
beast will kill you"
But Mrs. Thompson's fighting blood
was up, and, Selling the ak, she stood
on the defensive. The beast had
scented blood and made a spring at
her. With rare good luck, she met it
in midair with a blow, the keen edge
of the ak sinking into the beasts
shoulder and cutting off one of its
front legs. 1t fell with howl, roll
ing over and over on the ground,
screaming horribly. Another blow
from Mrs. Thompson's weapon struck
the beast in the neck, cutting its heao
almost off. In few seconds it bled
to death.
Mrs. Thompson then secured a
crutch for her husband and managed
to aid him to a neighbours, nearly a
mile off, where they remained all
night. The next morning they went
back to the scene of their fight and
found the body of the horse half de-
voured by wild beasts. The big alli-
gators body lay in the road. On being
measured it was found to be over four,
teen feet long.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
ENTIRELY WELCOME.

Mrs. Kelly-Will yez shtop to dinner,
Mrs. Hogan?
Mrs Hogan-Have yez food a plinty
Mrs. Kelly?
Mrs Kelly-Don't gay a word, Mrs. Ho-
gan--since we Iosht our hog we hov food
to waste.-Judge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

Warding Off Peril.-Robert-I see in the
papers that there are germs in bills.
Richard-What? Is that so?I must give
directions at home. when Dunwell comes
again with that little bill, to tell him that
l do not consider il safe to receive it,
Boston Transcript.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

Artistic Presumption. - Henderson-I
call it presumption for one of those or
gan grinders to stop, unlimited, before
your door and grind out alleged music,
and then ask you for coin.
Gibbs-Yes; but think of the presump-
ton of another class of alleged musicians,
who demand your coin before letting you
into the house to hear. their discord-
Philadelphia North American
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
ALL ROYALTY RELATED.

Nearly all the royal personages Of Eu-
rope are cousins, and not very far re-
moved, as it has been laid down by a
German genealogist that every crowned
head Of Europe, excepting Turkey. is de-
seconded from one or other of two sisters,
who lived about $50 years ago
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
CEIAINLESS JOKE.

He-You won't know me when I get
my new chainless wheel.
-She-Why?
He-Because I'll be riding around in
cog.-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
WHEN ANDREE LEFT.
Some Of the Incidents of That Fateful
Morning.
Explorer Names Balloon-How the
Giant Airship Was Released.
Kind Words and "Godspeeds
from Assembled Friends - An
dree's Last Words.

Century Maya zine.
MIR. Jonas Stadling, who witnessed
Andree's departure for the North Pole
by balloon from Danes Island, has
written an article entitled, "Andree's
Flight Into tha Unknown" Mn.
Stadling says:
After a sound sleep during that
night July l0), we were awakened
the following morning with joyous
" which rang out in chorus from
Hgounger htmhfs of the balloon
NJ; FsEd! a strong
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
ENDLESS VIEW.

Raggs-Aa this talk about the world
coming to an end is tank nonsense.
Jaggs-Why is it?
Raggs-How can anything round come
to an end. I'd Ike to know ?Chicago
News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

CIRCULAR SAW FOR BUTCHERS.
Circular saws are being used in butcher
shops, frame being attached to the block
and extending over it to hold the saw in
position on a spring arm. so it can be de-
pressed as it is rapidly revolving by means
Of a crank and chain gear.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
SAD REMINDER.

And angels shining garments wear
They sang. With joyful tears
The dominic thought of the good black
coat
He ha dworn these eighteen years.
Detroit Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
THE RESULT.

"How did your bowling tournament
come out?"
well, the pins got bowled over, the
losers got bowled down and everybody
got bowled up. "-Indianapolis Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

INJURED the dialect poet poet II find books Ks u in
the running brooks
What pity it is" responded Miss
Cayenne, that there aren't a few spelling
DOCKS among them. -Washington STAR
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
HE TOOK MORE.
"OnIy Onei" he pleaded.

OHIy OHt. he pItdUtU.
She looked at him in surprise.
zone little kiss he persisted.
80, all right" she replied carelessly.
eff you're fool enough to start the press
for a single impression, go ahead. but it
doesn't seem to me it pays" -Chicago
Post.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
CONFIDENCE

The Farmer-Yes, that young minister
is a bright young man.
Tourists he orthodox or heterodox?
The Farmer-I dunno, exactly; but you
can bet he is whichever Of EN- is right
Puck.
,Et<z,-4w
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

How lie stood on Relatives.-'You are
a nice little boy" said the kindly old gen
tieman at the hotcs.
Thank you" said Tommy.
''Have you any ltfls brufaersg
"Tes" said Tommy. I've got brothers
TO burn. but I'm rather short OH papas.
We've only got one. ''--ftarper's Bazaar
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

Did you ever get even with that girl
that took your job in the officer"
'Yes, you may Judge for yourself.
married her, she holds the job, and
there is only one of us that ever does
a stroke Of work. Detroit Free Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
TROUBLE ABOUT A BOOK.

A Connecticut man who received a bill
for book that he had no recollection of
having ordered sent the following an
swer: Il never ordered the book If I
did. you did not send it. If l got it, I
paid for it. If 1 didn't, WON'T
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

YAnother Tongue.-'Do you speak Ger
man?"
'Well, yes; but not to natives of the
Fatherland, as they evidently did not
learn the same language as L did at col
! lege." -Philadelphia Call.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
LITTLE WILLIE KNEW

Who Beside Saul of Old Walked With
God.
An amubing incident occurred Il the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
MOTHERS-IN-LAW IN ABYSSINIA

Abyssininas social code provides for
a fair chance to young married couples
by forbidding the brides mother to
visit her daughter till a year after
the marriage.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
ADVANCED METHODS.

VI ything new in your cooking
hn't waste time on any
81 unless they are &C
Kpanied tl74 an affidavit from her
Ser or husband. Chicago Record.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
WHY SHE STUCK TO IT.

He asked her if she'd have him
Sweet, artiess, little one
''Do you think she cried. I've been
sitting here
And yawning just for fun?"
Chicago News
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chimes, and the work is so smoothly done that
one might easily imagine. that IL had been cut
with a huge cheese knife. Steam drills wero ex-
t%ensively used, and these were operated from a
central station by compressed air. These rock
cuts, the most expensive portions Of tho work
done on tho canal, were all completed by tho
contractors within the time limit specified by
tho contracts.
Tho latest reports of tho sanitary board. as
prepared by William Trinkaus, record clerk Of
the engineering department, show that, taking
the work of excavation as a whole, from the Chi
caRo River TO Lockport, more than 90 per cont.
has been done. During the year 1896 nearly
100000 cubic yards OF glacial drift and moro
than 1,500,o00 cubic yards of solid rock were
cxcavated. This alone required the payment by
the sanitary district of an average OF more than
S225 900 n month. Retaining walls have been
required and built upon twelve sections Of tho
canal. On several Of the sections this work
amounted TO little more than the filling in OF
the clay pockets in the rock through which the
channel Is excavRted.
The question OF cost is one of great Importance
In connection with the work. The amount of
money expended for all purposes to January,
1897, the date of the latest report, was 900, SOL
sol 80. The total cost Of construction TO Jan.
!. 1899. including interest, land. and admins
t%ration. is estimatcd $3l, 3 7.4O2.3l.
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pressing AT the same time upon one Of the outer
keys, which are marked " cons line 2 " or" vows
line g" which bring forward either tho .conso-
nants or yowels rs they may be wanted. 50.
also. with line 3. Figures arc printed by using
the fingers of the right hand while pressing a
lever at the loft of the head OF the machine.
1t will be noticed, also. that tho sixteen. keys
are so arranged that they can BIO reached and
operated in pairs, so that ono finger can press
down either one or both keys of each pair.
At work the palm OF each hand rosts upon the
outer shifting keys, the little fingers upon e. i.
next shifting keys, tho third, second, and first
fingers in order upon the next keys, and the
thumb upon those which are, clustered at the
front OF the centre of the machine.
1t Is not contondod hat accurate spelling can
always DO done, or that writing can be pro-
duced which would do for correspondence; but
II is always possible to do phonetic spelling. and
at each stroke TO print either the whole of q
word or n great part OF II. Here is. a sample Of
It's writing. II roads from top to bottom, with
one word or part of a word on q limo:
The printing apparatus is simple, The type
IL cast on seRments OF q circle, like those used
I'm the Hammond typewriter, but very much
smaller. These scgmentsl lii, just over the back
ends OF the. keys, with one line OF letters over
each key. The shifting keys merely turn these
segments to expose the proper line OF type, and
then when tho keys are pressed they bring the
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never got outside of the heads Of the inventors.
That there ia a field open for each of these
classes Of machines there can be no doubt. The
latest aspirant for honors in this direction Is
George X. Anderson of Brooklyn, who took out
letters patent on April 81 for a word. writing
typewriter, which is meant to take the place Of
ordinary shorthand writing. at the same time
making a record which can be read by any one.
The results which Mr.. Anderson's machine is
capable Of, and the mechanical cleverness and
simplicity with which these are accomplished,
make the machine worthy Of notice. Mr.. An
derson says that in his studies. made In propara-
ton for devising this machine, he found tho
speed Of operating the ordinary typewriter was
clearly limited by the fact that but one key
could be touched at a time, and but one churac-
ter printed at a time, while with each OF these
operations the feeding and shifting mechanism
had to be moved. By q lingering system which
would bring all the fingers into play
these operations might be hastcned, but
not enough. On the other hand, il
all the fingers could be made available at once
to select the letters for word and then the word
be printed With a single stroke of tho hand, he
believed that the necessary speed would be OBJ
tanned to take speeches, testimony. or corrc-
spondence from dictation instead of having to
use pen or pencil and shorthand characters.
This Is the kind Of machine he has made. The
whole affair occupies q space only six inches
square and goes into q case which is only two
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afternoon newspapers were spread over these to
protect them from the sun; at least that was the
was generally accepted. In the windows, too,
were some specimens of those unique plants
which one finds only in little French shops, that
never seem TO lose IA particle of green from their
small. prim leaves, and never by any possibility
bear flowers of any description. The shop had.
moreover, a foreign appearance, because It pos.
sessed the only porte'cochere TO BIO found In Its
section of the Greater New York, and because
Of the presence about II Of tho Erench.model
which the bread was delivered.
There was a baker once, but he died long ago.
having earned in this world and doubtless re-
bakcs good bread. His bread was superlativeiy
good, and the world had the less cause to mourn
his widow. She. brave soul, dried her tears
promptly, and went on making the good bread
i FOR many z year As might b. expected OF one
bread, she was a comfortable, pleasing parsonage
70 look upon, smiling. but authoritative as well.
and taught them to make good bread. On going
TO the shop you were sure to be met with smil-
ing politeness and a view OF plain; sensible
womanhood that added not a little to the flavor
or the bread and suggested memories of foreign
But all that has been changed now. When
eyer, but 1t Ii no longer a bakery. Neither is
Madame la Boulangere nor one Of her daughters
Of It,. Men, 4 seems, are not what they used to
Be. They will not do their work any more. Then
measured on the foredngerS,to one Of them, why
there is the union to talk to. But that would
not be so bad II they would only do their work.
Then the baker has accumulated enough TO
live on In comfort for the rest of her life; 80 why
not retire; why not take some pleasure in life
daughters is about 70 marry, and so she will not
was better to give up the bakery. There is no
It. One sympathizes with the story, but regrets
that there Ii no more such bread TO DO had.
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EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES.
Novel Descriptions or Applicants and Their
Fate In q Health board Report.

novel Descriptions or Applicants and Their
Fate I'm . Health board Report.
One Of the duties now deyolving by law on the
Board of Health Is the granting of certificates
of employment to women and children in mer-
camille and manufacturing establishments. In
order to get such a certificate an applicant must
comply with various regulations prescribed by
the Legislature, and the Board of Health is
empowered to reject some applications not con-
forming to the schedule Of requirements. A re-
port of the operations of this bureau of the
Health Department has made its appearance,
and, though probably accurate, 1t can hardly be
described as a very polite form of record. 1t
appears. for instance. that thirty-two applicants,
vaguely described as mercantile, female"
all of them white" applied for certih-
Gates. Twenty-six applications were granted;
six were refused. The reason assigned for the
refusal of four of them was lover age" OF
the twenty-six mercantile. female appli-
cants who received certificates, fifteen came
under the designation American" OF the
six applicants to whom employment certificates
were refused one was n native of Hungary, one
Of England, one Of New York State. and three OF
New York city.
,Thirty:thEee applicants came under the Board
certihcates. and twelve applications were re-
reeeive cor thHse Snq ff teen we're ISreu natives s" Of New
York State or city, three were natives Of Russia:
one OF Germany one OF Austria, and one of
Hungary. or the Twelve applications refused
six wore denied because the manufacturing.
female applicants for employment certificates
tuition"-an attribute Of the feminine character
fclicitously commended by many writers in
OF Health lingo, Is meant, however. Intuition"
in other words, ut school. The cause Of the re-
fusal appears in some some cases as In Educa-
ton" though precisely what that Is there is no
accompanying. footnote to indicate. Four OF
Gates were denied were natives of Russia, 2 were
Italians, and ! a native OF the Fatherland of
Crosse Deutschland.
II is somewhat remarkable that Of 147 appli-
cants, women and children, boys and girls. /
only was a native OF Ireland, n country so
largely represented In the population Of the city
of New York, and 10 were natives OF Russia. or
the 4 Italian applicants, 3 were rejected, but the
Jersey applicant. II Is pleasant to observe, went
through triumphantly.
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II could be used also for taking speeches and for
other work for the press. and that in the case of
late copy a very good compositor could set up
the matter from its record.
In Jersey City an inventor is at work perfect
Mt. Anderson's as one machine can be from from
another. Instead of being satisfied with crude
y spelled and irregularly printed matter. tho
turn out finer work. better printed and better
spaced. than can be produced on any single let.
ter typewriter. To do this he employs, instead
OF the extremely simple devices of Mr.. Andcr.
son, a system so complicated that it would be
alone. In appearance it is not unlike n checker
board. Its top is about sixteen inches
these spaces is "A key. and each key contains six
words. or five words and q letter or figure. which
down the board in alphabetical order. AT tho
front of the keyboard are FIVE shifting keys. upon
these keys is marked with a particular color. II
you touch any key on the board without
, MoTd inst " s ihif5in FIX KEY gnn j, Prints ,%n It's the T letter ri, or
ing Of the first shifting key brings up the second
word on each. key. and so on with each shifting
same time II color like that Of the shifting key
shows beside the words on the ker- to make the
operator sure that he is getting tLe Sord of the
The words are printed from single type set in
place for each operation, and the paper Is fod
forward automatically each time for just the
number to Of ms TYPE ,S spaces sn,r used d., and nc. then en- for one
" 49, 'HAP hh'.'' INV t'a phsS Nollc-
spondence or other work can be taken from dicta-
ton like shorthand work and written out In IA
finished form at one operation. or course only
the words which the machine has been prepared
to make can be printed, except by spelling them
out In single letters as at present. but the inyen-
tor says his machine contains more words than
one ordinarily uses for business correspondence.
while | was making the machine he said
recently. Il began to gather up business letters
from many sources. | got letters which related
TO as many sorts OF business as | could, and |
got hundreds OF them. Then / analysed all OF
these, sorting out and cataloguing the words
found. II will probably surprise you to learn
that l found that 90 per cent. OF all the business
letters OF the country can be duplicated with "a
use Of only l35 separate words. That, how
ever. Is d fact.
Now In my machine ] have nearly 900 sepa-
rate words and characters. and these arc
enough to enable u person to write upon any
but "A technical subject without having to spell
out "A thing except names of persons and places"
Undoubtedly other inventors arc at work
upon machines for purposes similar to these,
and people may hope within "a few years TO have
the work of writing and spelling.
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A BIT OF FRANCE VANIsHEs.
Men Won't Work. Her Daughter Ia Going to
Marry and 80 the Bakers widow Has Retired.

Men Won't Work. Her Daughter La Going to
Marry and 40 the Baker's widow Has Retired.
1t was almost like a bit OF France itself; not Of
Paris, for there a good deal OF the character gets
washed out of the manners and customs by the
cosmopolitan churning that Is always going on,
but OF some sunny, prosperous. slow-going pro-
vincial town, where Madame la BOulangere Is a
person of consequence. The resemblance would
have been better II there had been any
sabots around, or one of those wonderful caps
that never seem to lose their freshness, or IA
bunch of the tally sticks on which loaves OF
bread are represented by notches. Tradition
does say that the bakers wife did wear a cap
originally; but II that Is true, her position long
ago became too important among her Ameri-
can neighbors to permit her to continue IL.
The old inhabitants in the neighborhood do
remember also the days when the baker used 10
bring over from France men in wooden shoes
and blue blouses, who would CHATTER around the
little bakery from ever 80 early In the morning
until late at night for wonderfully small wages
until they learned enough English to discover
something about the current rates OF pay here.
Then they would shed their picturesque blouses
and sabots and be lost In the crowd Of ordinary
working people. As time went on these relays
of French peasants became further and further
apart until at last this touch of local color was
lost entirely.
But one characteristic OF a shop in a French
provincial town which the little bakery never
lost was It's neatness, 1t was always a pleasure
TO go into the place. The bare boards OF tho
floor, the little counter and the shelves were i'm
mAculately white. being scrubbed daily until
they were absolutely spotless; Crtsp, white