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Evening star., 1897-03-06
They Are Eaten Down to a Level.
From the Atlanta Constitution

They Are Eaten Down to a Level
From the Atlanta Constitution.
In farming district In Louisiana a can
didate recently made a very sensible talk
to some of his discontented constituents
He told them that it was hard to draw
the line between the rich and the poor
You call the Blanks rich people," he said
but they are simply well-to-do farmers
Over yonder, in the river bottom, they
would be regarded as men of very moderate
means. But the big planters of the bottom
lands, even when they are out of debt, are
poor men by the side of the great mer-
chants. manufacturers and general opera
tors in the cities. You think yourselves
poor, but there are men who look upon
you as people In easy circumstances. You
are foolish to array the man with two
horses against the man who has only one"
He then told the following story: "One
day farmer rode into little country
town. in a state adjoining Louisiana, and
got into talk with some friends at store
where he had gone to make some purchases
Well, john said one, how are you getting
along? What, me? Oh, tolerably we'll
just the same. just like 1 always do And
all the neighbors out your way, how are
they getting along? Well, they're just the
same, too-just like l am. We never al
low any difference out our way, you know.
No? Well, how do you manage that 2
Well, whenever we notice any fellow get
ting ahead, you know, We just go to see
him. and we stay with him until We eat
him back
There are many such communities When
people see their neighbors getting ahead
they swarm around them and ''eat them
back
Evening star., 1897-03-06
Which is q Fact.

From the Philadelphia Press.
She-''No. 1 don't prefer men who are
known to be rich"
He-"How can that ber'
She-''They don't spend their money SO
freely as men who want to be known as
rich"
Evening star., 1897-03-06

safe as they look"
You're right. Mac; and I'll remember
that for the future; and l guess it'll scare
me into keeping straight"
"Yons not very healthy way of looking
at it, said l.
ciety's point Of view it's a very useful one.
We're funny animals. / feel far easier now
than I did an hour ago, and 1 know some
| one else who'll be easier too
THAT will be Miss Bradbury YOU re
| speaking of"
| Maybe So maybe no." said he THE
person l have in mind writes books, and
has great liking for romance, and told
me almost soon as we met that it was
| a. pity the old days were gone when there
| were pirates and all that sort of stuff, and
/ sea life was more exciting. We got inti-
| mate, that writer and I, Mac, and the tale
| of this game here with the gold boxes
| slipped out. I claimed there was every bit
| as much romance in that as there was in
| the Old-time buccanneering."
| And she agreed to let you go on with
| 1t just because she loved you," said l, land
| then ate her heart out with fear lest you
I should get dropped upon. Man, You need
| ma go further with the yarn. It's been
plain to the eyes Of every one that's watch
| ed the lassie about the decks that she was
just fretting herself 100 shadow about
soTs,h'nsa %9ss made me,early as cry to see her
:Well, man." said I,s'its over now, and
| she can begin to pot ons flesh again SO soon
| plan. If mistake not, yons the fiutter Of
| q dress in the corhpan nton way this minute
| I'll be away forrard and turn In Maybe
| you'll have business hese you'd rather talk
| of out of my hearing.
| And a minute lhter heard the hum of
| their voices, and guessed Cameron was get
| ting rid of his new version of the tale. So
that was the way the, ,Kold boxes from the
| Corinth found their way into the Cleaners
hold, but 1 fancy Capt. Boyd must have
thought all along that there was something
going on which was not quite according to
| rule. Still, how he found it out can't say.
| Storey couldn't have told him, since the
man never found speech again; it was GER
tain that neither Cameron nor Miss Brad
bury would have let 1t out; and most as
suredly did not
But after we got to Liverpool and all
hands from the Cleaner turned cut to see
our diver married to his girl, the old man
pulled me aside as we left the church and
crumpled a. couple of f2O Bank OF ENGLAND
notes into my hands. and, Those" said
| he ARE from the salvage company. / told
them thought you deserved dash.
| told them Z thought they were owing you
| q matter of ego, ,O0O. but couldn't get more
for you Mac, my lad. and perhaps you are
| better without 1t. Cmpanies are not ad
dicted to giving ava, Ups when they aren'
| forced, and third engineers Mac-well
| they have thirsts. haven't they, my lad p
WELL I suppose ne was right l know
had clean pockets a week later.
Evening star., 1897-03-06

deal of talk His airpunp needed bit Of
an overhaul, and as / was set on to help
him. We had plenty of opportunity. But I'll
not say We got much of general topics. He
seemed man in a desperate hurry TO get
rich, and most every day he'd ask me II
could point him out plan. But my an
swer TO him was always the same.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-10
state Enir Notes.

Yesterdays crowd was certainly in
the push.
Yesterday was a day for crash suits,
and they rose to the occasion,
Everyone said the balloon ascension
was the, prettlest ever witnessed here.
The fans distributed by NJ. j. McFad-
den, the furnisher, were greatly appre-
ciated.
Colonel Bill Turner, and dusky
attendant did thriving trade in "hot
wienies; real hot, hyuh."
OF course the kodak fend was on
hand, but he could hardly get elbow
room to work his little snap.
over three thousand paid foot pas
senaers passed over the steel bridge
Wednesday and nearly four hundred
teams.
This surely is a great sign of pros
perlty," said Colonel Sam b. Harrison,
looking from the press box upon the
immense, well dressed crowd.
The profession of a balloonlst is not
desirable one. The aeronaut at the
state fair says he can make no progress
as his business Is up and down all the
time.
W. V. Bills, of st. Mary's, Peasants
county, IS attending the state fair. He
went through the stalls and purchased
the best blood on exhibition in the
swine line.
No one can say horsemen are not SUI
perstitous. No matter how many en-
tries, none OF them will take the un-
lucky number, and thirteen is never
found on the racing card.
Yesterdays balloon ascension was as
fine as has ever been witnessed In this
city. The ascent was almost perpen-
dicuar but the wind carried the ball
loon and aeronaut over to Chapllne
hill
WellsburE was well represented at the
fair yesterday. Prominent among the
many visitors were T. NJ. Hudson and
Marshal George Meyers Those two gen
tlemen expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the fair
A well dressed Individual got off from
the boat yesterday with a two-by-
four grip and an eight? by-ten jag He
carried both fairly wen, and In talking
about the latter he said 1t was the first
NAAi'N A'' N'NA hbN 80 WIN va NhANA'
The management was greatly pleased
over the low rate offered by the Cleve-
land, Loraln g. Wheeling, This road
gave a one-half cent mile rate eXcur-
sion from MassIllon and intermediate
points and dumped over 1000 people In
to the grounds.
The baiIoonist at the fair grounds is
certainly endowed with versatility as
It makes but little difference to him
with what he initiates his canvass, Some
times he uses gas and again air. In fact
he can use for the purpose Of ascension,
aer-on-aut Just as his fancy chooses.
The scene on water street at The foot
Of Twelfth Is n nvcly and amusing one.
About twenty-five men stand on the
street, beseechlng aud begging the
fair tourists to purchase boat tickets.
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horses seemed to take In tho situation
aud We'd with each other to gain superb
GRITTY In the huge and pleasant demon
stration, Even "Oid Sol" did full
days work aud contributed eighty or
ninety degrees Of warmth to the festiv-
tiles. Family groups sought the shade
OF the big trees, famed vigorously and
munched their MONDAY lunch. Men
Jerked off their coats and pcrsplred free
~, hnt the heat was relieved hy the white
and Hight colhrcd dresses OF the women
young and old, who strollcd along with
them.
Tho number Of persons present Ia va
rlouBly estimated at $4,000 to 10000 It
was rcd-lottCr day OF the fair week.
aud Secretary Hook has every reason
to imagine himself Weighing fourteen
tons, even II he did work like u tiger
and run himself down to about 81 pounds
I'm order to bring nbout such magnif-
cent success Of the fair so far, aud that
OF yesterday In particular
The races ARE n good attraction and
the strings Of horses this year are good
ones and they are producing fine and
exciting sport for the clement
The balloon ascension eellpsed ali pft-
ylouB ones In point OF rising to the hcnv-
ems The professor scared above and
acrnpod the clouds until he appeared In
DO n mere apgci or resembling In else
that Of u new born child. The pight wac
pretty one and continued more 10 az
one watched the professor rock to aud fra
not unlike n ship on tho hflny doOp
When about 200 feet high hc cut loose
ANA tAlc parachute opened slowly and
then " SceWeh TINT thn nrofCRRhr VIVA
caught In a Whlrlwlnd nHd carried higher
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-10
Bes, rye Aouv. red wheat -four, buck

wheat -four. corn meal, amber wheat
a c. unterzuber, Bellaire, o., /; Theo.
Neff Bellalre, 2
White wheat-W. W. Kirkpatrick,
Cassville, l; Hanna & Company, 2.
Red wheat-W w. Kirkpatrick. Cass-
Vile, i; NJ. Shepherd. st. Ciairsvilie. ?.
Spring wheat--D. Il. Hanna a. Com
pany,l; Unterzuber 2
Buekwheat-W. W. Kirkpatrick. i;
Unterzuber, 2.
Rye-Theo. Neff, 1; Unterzuber, 9.
shelled corn--Kirkpatrlck, j; Inter
ZubeF, 2.
Corn in ear-w. +. Garter. Groggs, /;
Kirkpatrick, 2.
Oats-KirkpatrIck Il Grouse 2
Spring barley-Krkpatrlck, /, Hanna
q Co, q
Glover seed-Hanna & Coll Untcrzu.
Der. Q.
Orchard grass, millct seed. white
beans, field be1ns-Unterzuher 2.
Best display Of tobacco, Tneo Ncf. /:
Unterzuber, 2.
Corn, variety and puallty--Klrkpat-
rick, l.; Hanua a. Company. g
Pop corn-tIonRa n Co.. 1: Uaterzub-
or, 2.
Der, 2,
Wheat in shout-Thos. Ncfr, 2; kirk
patrick, l.
Rye In shcaf-Thos Nefr, /; Klrkpnt-
rick, 2.
Best specimen of oorh-Untcrzubc 4;
Thos. NcH, 2.
oats In sheat-Noff, I; Kirkpatrick, 2.
Brown corn-Ncff, i. Hanna q
Cow producing largest amount Of but
teri, Hussey MI Pleasant, o., first
Cow producing largest amount OF milk
Frank Haftlinc, StrasburR, o.
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a.as Tro., Purse $500

FIRST HEAT-For this event twelve
horses started. Susie Hill had a walk
over, coming in well in advance of the
field. Lady Kllbuck, Atlantic Jro and
Bonnatella finished in bunch in the
order named, Time, 2:2OA,
SECOND HEAT-starter Lehman
treated the drivers to brief lecture for
inability to get off together, This
proved beneficial and they got off In the
next attempt The pole horse, Susie
Hill, had to trot to win this heat, The
squirt OF j. W. c. in the second half was
phenomenal. He shot out of the bunch
and step by step passed one horse after
the other, and came down the stretch
like a whlrlwind. The finish between
him and Susie Hill looked like dead
heat TO many, The mare Won, Time,
2I7k.
THIRD HEAT-Thls heat was an
other cinch for Susie Hill, and she won
as she pleased, There was considerable
hustllng among the others for places.
ting second place, j, w, c., u faVorite,
Sul lulIus llIllSt S'AoR' 1A'A'Ah'S'
Susie Hin, blk M, Greater Pitts
burgh Stock Farm. Pa,,,,.,,,".,. l /
Acoiyte j, NJ, Carr, Sewiekiey, Pa. 6 3 .
j. W. C., br, s., Frank Hedrick,
UhrlohsvIlle, o..,'..",.,!,,,,":.,,.S 5 2 3
Lady Kllbuck, II. q, Juker kit
Angustena A. b. M, O. W. Bocage,
HoGma, La, (iIeardonI ',.,.,..,,. 4 5
Perry Vincent c, S, Clark. New
Castle, Pa. .,,,, .,..;;;:.,,:,....y..l 4
Bonnatella, b. M, NJ. w, May', But
Arch W, Oh. s, William Trimbie,
Montgc merry, Ala,,.,..,.,, ,,.,.,., 0 I
Billy Patterson, br. g., Peter Car
roll, Cleveland. o, (Garford), ,..n,11 s 10
Pandora, N. J, AldrIch, Peoria, Ill, 10 II o
Atlantic, Jr,, blk, g., Il, l., zlesler,
Columbus, o..-.,. ..,,,.,..,,,.,,,. 0 DIR
Dictator Prince, b s.. d, G. Melon
aid, Williamsburg, Pa lMcponald.7 u dr.
Tlme-2:2OA. 2:l7A, 21SlI.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-10
MANY WEST YIRaINIANs
Coming 10 the Fair, and They arc at tho
leading Hotels,

Hotels are run to the limit these days
and visitors are being turned away by
the hundreds. A goodly number OF
West Virginia people came lii last
night, and many of them are registered
at the leading hotels and are as follows;
ST. ChaTles-c. Grumm j, o. AIe-
Neeley, ]. W. Fighter, Falrmont; Har-
rlson Goodwin, Waynesburg; James
Barker Highland; G, W. Biddle, Par
kershurg; l.. W. Parks, IoHaWay; Fl.
r, Thompson, New Martnsv!llei W. W,
Jameson Salem.
AT the Stamm-W O. Joliffe, Man
nlngton; Fl. NJ. Fleming, Fairmont; II.
W. Johnson, Mannington; r. Duniay, S,
Vile; j. IT. Orkies. New Martins Fall;
Miss Mary Merrill, New Martins Fall;
N. j. Alexander. Warrington; Mrs NJ
j. Aland,B, +, Blackshlre,H II. Blackshlre,
Warrington, Lewis Brannon, Glenville;
David Waugh, Wellsourg;A, j. Cochran
Finley View; Il, d. Cochran, Finley
View; George Stocking, Slstersvllle;
Mrs. Layman, Parkershurg; Robert Me-
CormiclS, Slstersville; j. A, Anderson,
Parkersburg; C. A. Topen, A, Smith. $,
II. Wright, Parhersburg; Mrs, A. Cnsh-
Ing, Miss Kate Murphy, Mrs Mary
Fry, Sistersvllle; q, l.. Carson, New
Martlnsville; ], W. Boyer, Slstersyille;
NJ, f. Hall, Phillppi; Il, a, Reggall,
SistersVllle; G. II. Wilson, Lynchburg,
Howell-H. MILAN, II. Il, Baker,
N. Prlchard, W S. Beatty, j. s. Long,
John II. Morgan, Warrington; T., II.
Sudgrass, sIstersville; George McCrea,
New Holland, r. NJ, Dulin, Parkers-
burg; j, e. HaEau, Slstersville; w, G.,
snodgrass, Burton; Miss Clara Lee,
Burton; ]. C. Williamson, Slstersville;
p. l.. Robinson, Martinsvllle; II. B.
Dupee, Petersburg; Kinard and son,
Grafton; j, f. Erwin, Fairmont; 9, A.
Hawkins, Parkersburg; w. w. Will
fans and wife, Grafton; r, j. belong,
G. W. DeLong, l., Keener, Slstersvllle.
Hotel Windsor-Charles e, Manley,
Fairmont; L. E. Smith, Marietta, o.;
j, II. Gristy Warrington; G, w. Miller,
Worthington; Ellsworth Allen, Sisters
vile; L. B. Ditman, j, B. Mortimer,
Petersburg; NJ. ]. Banks. Alice Brown,
Hartford; T. e. Jones, j. 3. Tingey,
James Stewart, A. s. Mccoy, Sisters
Vile; Mrs, j. X. Bailey, Parkersburgi
a. II. Fleming, Fairmont; George o.
Hlldreth. Marietta, Ohio; c. W. Ashton,
Norfolk. Va
Brunswlck-B, e. Morrison, Parkers-
burg; H. II. Huston, Pittsburgh; j. I,
Elbin, C. C. Webb. H. C. Atkinson, Cam
eron: J. f. Gist and lady, Wellsburg;
f. F. Morgan, William f. Morgan, Cor
dla Morgan, Pearl Morgan, Pine Grove;
Charles II. Maury, John Supplies. W $.
Supplies, Cameron, e. I. Snodgrass, Sis
tersvllle; Clyde Barnes, GAINESVILLE.
McLure-A L. Pritchard, Manning
ton; NJ. j. Collins, Steubenville, Ohio;
L. A. Brenneman, Sistersviile; f. A.
Pritchard. Warrington; Phil A, Shaffer.
Miss Reppetto Mrs. Cox, Moundsvlle;
Robert Wilson, Parkersburg; II. C.
Kraft Sistersyille: Mrs. C. Barclay,
steubenvllle; ], w. Forney, Steuben-
vile; r. A. Peck, Grafton; j. f. Irwin,
Newark. Ohio; John L, Nichols, St.
Clairsville. Ohio; w. V. Hurnet, Akron,
o.; J, H. Bream, Moundsville; T. f.
Houston, Elkhoru: T. A. Doran, Akron.
Ohio; j. A, Gartlau, Sistersville,
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ures for the biggest day OF the week,
"Clty Day" Although the official fig
ures for the attendance have not yet
been compiled. 1t is estimated that the
attendance was from $4,000 to 10000, II
the former figure is an underestimate
the records OF the past have been bro
ken, 1t was tremendous crowd, but
the arrangements made by the assocla-
ton were fully up To the requirements
OF the occasion and the crowd was ham
dled by Secretary Hook, Messrs. Franz
helm, Anderson and the other officials
In manner that could not have been
exceled anywhere
The weather was very warm, but the
policy of the fair association in provid-
Ing grounds with shade trees on every
side, made 1t possible for the visitor at
the fair to enjoy himself even though
the mercury was hoverIng In the nine
ties.
To-day Is the concluding day of the
fair, and a large attendance is antici-
pa,ed The racing card Is a good one,
and the prospects are that the fair will
wind up In blaze of glory BETTING Its
Importance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-10

FIRST HEAT-'The five entrants put
up very pretty contest in this heat.
Almedo Chief captured the heat, close
ly followed by Gladys and Raj. Time,
2:2OA.
SECOND HEAT--They got away at n
terrific clip, and the pace never slack
ened. Raj acted badly nearly all the
way around, and was out Of 1t. but
Gladys and Almedo Chief had II hot and
heavy. with very near neighbor In
Alice Wales. flardee 10y took the heat
and Gladys, under the whip, was d
cracking second. Time, 2.2Ok.
THIRD HEAT--AlmedO Chief lost the
pole before the first quarter was reach
ed from Gladys At the thrGe-Quarter
pole Il was anybody's race. 70 every
bOdy'B surprise, Hardee Boy beat the
bunch out In rattllng finish, with
Gladys second by a head over Alame-
do chief thlrd Time, 2.2iA.
FOURTH HEATH was very even
start, and Gladys gradually forged
ahead at the quQartcr. She maintained
n slight lead at the hair with Almedo
Chief and HArdee Boy neck and neck
behind. They kept these positions until
the FINAL turn, when Hardee Boy, nnf
RAJ shot ahead, the former winning by
a nose. Gladys was third. Time. 2.2ih
FIFTH HlGhT-Agaln there was an
elegant start. and RAJ soon took the
lead. He seemed good to distance every
thing, but they began to climb on him
little Mt the last quarter. He won oas-
ily the only feature being the tuasle
between Gladys and Hardce BOY, to the
slight advantage Of Gladys. Time,
2.2bh
SIXTH HEAT Gladys and Alice
Wales were drawn, leaving three con-
tcBlants. RAJ logged the mile well In
advance, winning with hands down.
Hardoc boy broke on the stretch, allow
Ing Almedo Chief to finish second Time,
2,2Gb
SEVENTH HBAT-Thcrc was very
game fight on for this heat, cnCh OF tho
three horses having two heats to hls
credit, but they eeHld de nothing with
Hnl, and Almcdo Chiefs host effort was
to keep ahead Of Hnfdcc Boy thus got
ting second money Summary,
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Whitley inttgou, Mich
Wllluyl uuF.u .u.tus. | q 4 2 .
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J1mHUn, Delaware, q ljl Q
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1MpREssloNs a. YRE FAIR
Two YouId.bs Rsfornlsd Crooks ON the
Grounds.

1t is strange Indeed what characters
an observing person will notice at the
fair these days, The writer was steered
ND against two reformed crooks yester'
day-that is, reformed when It comes 70
monkeying or uttering spurious com OF
the realm. They were seen In that sec
ton OF the fair ground known as thu
speed horse world
Hello, Co."
Hello, yourself"
Such was the salutation between the
writer and the would-be reformers
One was big Charley; or, Number
1880" no doubt his number while doing
time" as they say. The other was Lit
tie Charley" and one-armed, losing
his arm while riding the rods" on
freight train.
Big Charley was the more talkative OF
the two and was somewhat educated,
while his partner in crime was typical
Boweryite both In speech and actions.
He whispered 10 Big Charley saying
give the guy de shake. He Is rub
Der necker." However, Big Charley did
not heed his mate In the request and
became quite talkatlve.
1t turned out that they had served
term OF four or five years in the Indiana
state prison FOR manufacturing and ut
tering spurious silver dollars This &C.
CURED during the early '9O's and Uncle
Sam" and the best men on the Pinkerton
staff were at their wits ends, as the
counterfeit money was being rapidly and
largely circulated and the detectives
could get neither head nor tail of the
gang or it's den, but finally they located
the gang and It's work house little north
OF New Albany. Ind, Just cross the Ohio
river from Louisville, Ky. The Imitation
OF the silver dollar was good one, ana
the gangs tools were the finest ever
seen, In due time the gang was tried
and sent to prison and among them were
our heroes. the two Charleys. Big Char
ley got down to business and learned
the carpenter trade and stored his mind
with what he called information, while
Little Charley came out worse than
when he went in, only he seems to be
sure that he does not want any more
sweat boxes or to be hung up by "de
t'umbs," and that Uncle Sam" Is
hard proposition 10 run up against In
an unlawful manner.
Little Charley said, II am trough wild
hHuNlH Oh ue queer anu III lutuIe pre-
pose to do de wife ting wild Uncle Sam"
They follow up the fairs and have come
to the conclusion that It is much better
to fake and work the people for genuine
dollars.
There Is another character on the
grounds and he Is about the wlttiest one,
too. He has a rat show and goes by
name of "Blffalo Bull" and not Buff
falo Bill" as he will take great pains TO
tell, He shows for fifty cents and he
passes around to the people "can" for
the money and sometimes he gets less
than thirty cents, but the show goes on.
Heissomewhat different from most OF the
travelling fakirs and show men. For In
stance, II 1t is hard to raise the required
money he proceeds to roast the crowd
In no mIstakable language. He will
call them dead beats" and ridicule them
In the forclble style OF, the New York
Bowery gamins. 1t is Imaginable to listen
to him,