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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07

a great deal, if not all, depends upon
the individual and his own efforts upon
intelligence, energy, perseverance and
discretion.
May we, however, soon hail the day
when the county paper shall receive
the recognition it deserves at the hands
of its party and its community. That
day is fast approaching and the time
of its advent depends largely, if not
solely, upon the editors themselves.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
AND THE CROWD WILTED.
They Had Thoughts of Interfering, But
Changed Their Minds.

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Changed Their Minds.
A young man with determination
stamped on every feature stalked into
the Southern Pacific ticket Office on
Market street this morning. Clinging
desperately to his arm was a young
woman, her face covered with tear
stained veil and her slender figure
convulsed with sobs.
ooh. don't &c" she pleaded.
81 must, he replied firmly, as he felt
for his purse.
The clerks in the Office drew near the
couple, reporters crowded around them,
a policeman stopped in the doorway
and great throng jostled and surged
on the sidewalk to get a glimpse of
the scene within.
"Oh. please don't leave me- she
begged.
The policeman scowled at the villain
who was about TO desert the unfor-
tunate little woman, and the clerk
who had stepped forward to attend
him had formed a vague idea of re-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
AN EYE TO BUSINESS.

in summer time" said the loud
voiced man in the street car, you
should drink the coolest water and
keep all your eatables cold"
q suppose you are a doctor?' said
the lady next to him.
mo, madam; an ice dealer. Free
Press.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
A CAUTIOUS SMOKER.

Concha-Now, there is a cigar that I
can conscientiously recommend.
Bouquet-If it is all the same to you,
I'd rather have one you can conscien-
tiously smoke-Boston Transcript.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07

-r-rs is the text Of an able and
paper read before the late
the state Editorial Society,
TOR John j. CouweA Of the
ire Review.
his brief and hastily prepared
have e-deavored to show two
first that The county paper,
e does not WELD the influence
rd i'm politics. second, how, in
.sment. it may attain the inlu-
which 10 should possess and eXcr-
history of journalism i'm this
shows that a well known and
may. by force of personal in
-eaius and popularity, build
luertia, paper ON the other
man of less personal influence
genius. by energy, honesty
ion TO principle may esJab-
rcr ,hat viii, by it's success,
INN eventually a factor person
... politics of his county. State
-sfl' county paper and the
country editor belonging
III. latter class.
r.- aa5 / need hardly state
ur..r each of YOU must agree.
...,- -,..- ,,.v1-- ara
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
THE LOCAL Paper.
influence in the Sphere Of
Politics,

..-- Discussed by Editor John j.
rwelI. in a Paper Read Before
~. Late Session OF the State
ro~.ll Association.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Dining Out.

Max Muller, the distinguished philol-
ogist and oriental scholar, has recently
given expression to his views in relation
to dining out. He claims that this func-
ton is torture and survival of the
dark ages; that more and better people
have fallen victims to dinners than
have persisted through accidents. The
aesthetic craze, so much in vogue at
one time, he hoped would put an end to
or modify these ''social gobblings. 1t
is his opinion that there is no more
"unbeautiful" sight than to see num-
Der of people, old aud young, with or
without teeth. filling their mouths with
mutton or beef, chewing. denticating
and masticating their morsels" and
washing them down with wine or wa
ter. Max Muller thinks that the process
can be accomplished in an inoffensive
and dainty manner, but evidently it has
not come within the field Of his expert
ence. He lauds the manner OF eating
of eastern women, who know how tC
throw small portions Of food into their
mouths with their fingers. This per-
| Torrance is described with rapture by
eastern poets, consequently it meets
J with Mr.. Muller's entire approval
Nevertheless, to adapt it to our civiliza
tion would add hundredfold to thu
| horrors of our dinner tables. The imag
nation shrinks at the thought of such |
custom becoming universal with thu
Chicago 1900. Mr.. Muller offers tn
example of the Hindoos as one to b.
followed. They retire while they feet
and only reappear after they hav
washed their hands and face. why,
he asks, "should we be so anxious T.
perform this no doubt necessary func
ton (of dining) before the eyes OF GU
friends? Could not the grosser part
feeding be performed in private and tn
social gathering begin at the dessert
or, with men, at the wine?"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

The great Yankee" fishermen arc
mostly Nova Scotians, but the captains
of our fishing vessels are, as rule,
Americans, hardy, self reliant, quick to
think and to act and ready for any
emergency. While the dories are ont the
captain, with the aid of the cook, ham
dies the ship and keeps his weather eye
on the horizon. If he sees danger III sky
or sea, he sets signal-usually bas-
ket hoisted in the fore staysail halyards
to recall the dories. Only too often,
though, the gale comes up with such
suddenness that the dories to leeward
cannot get back. A dory with the bodies
of two fishermen in it or more fre-
uuently empty or tossed bottom mp by
the waves tells the story. Yet in spite
of the danger of starvation jug of wa
ter usually constitutes all the provision
aboard dory, and compass is a rare
bird. Gustav Kobbe in St Nicholas
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
A Romantic COurtship.

Miss Maggie Fritschkorn of Euclid
O.. assisted her brother-in-law, Johh
Marshall, in shipping grapes from his
large vineyard. One day Miss Fritsch,
korn wrote the following note and
placed it in basket of grapes:
"Will whoever gets this note please
write to me, no matter whether IL DC
man or woman?" The basket was ship
ned to st. Louis and was bought by Mrs
Mary Wolf. Her brother-in-law, D. H.
Wolf. well to do man OF ~ an
swered the note, which led to the ex-
change of photographs and letters. one
dov Mr.. Wolf went to Euclid and FOUND
that the original of the attractive LOOK
ing photograph was remarkably pre-,
tv Young woman, with sunny hair ano
sparkling eyes. Cupid gave each one 0,
the correspondents a loving pat anu
within a week Miss Fritsohkorn became
Mrs. !. II. Wolf. They have just gon'
back to make their home in st. Louis
Truly the day of romance is yet young
and rosy. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bishop j. M. Thoburn. chairman NJ ,ha
inter-denominational missionary relief
committee, cables from Bombay. "rha
famine is steadily abating'
A New Orleans authority saws the cor.
ION crop this year will be near 10 600 :
OOO bales and will realize between S2oo :
OOOCe0 and S4CO,OOO.OOO. '''''
Professor w. j. Karslake Of Johns
Hopkins university was chosen to An
the chair OF chemistry and nhvsIcs 90
oils
A farmer in the Shenandoah valley
mas contracted to sell his 4.OOO barrels
or apples TO a London firm for g. 30 a
barrel .
A sensation has been caused nv five
members Of the board of education Of
YOUNGSTOWN O., defeating five women
applicants for positions as teachers in
the public schools because they were
Roman Catholics.
a young woman has applied for a pi-
lots license to run a small steamboat on
the Harlem river above New York city
she boasts of a thorough knowledge Of
deep sea navigation.
Frank Burson, aged 40, a plasterer
committed suicide in the checkroom al
Riverside park at Havana, Ills. by
hanging Dependency caused his act.
A returned European tourist who ar
rived in New York last week, gave ur
his clothes to the government rather
than pay the duty assessed on them.
To properly comprehend the vastnes:
and significance of the municipal cleo.
ton in greater New York these figure:
are given as authentic: Patronage de-
pendent on the election, SO, 0OO, 600; job
to be handed out, $4,000; amount to b,
expended by new administration during
its four years incumbency, 5000 OOO. OCO.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
The Peacock at Home.

The real home of the peacock or pea
fowl is in India. There they were and
are hunted, and their flesh is used for
food. AS these birds live in the same
region as the tiger, peacock hunting rs "A
very dangerous sport. The long train OF
the peacock is not its tail, as many
suppose, but is composed of feathers
which grow out just above the tail and
are called the tail coverts Peaoocks
have been known for many hundred
years. They are mentioned in the Bible.
Job mentions them, and they are mem
toned, too, i'm Kings x. Hundreds on
years ago in Rome many thousand pea
cocks were killed for the great feasse
which the emperor made. The brains
Of the peacock were considered 2 greAs
treat and many had to be killed 70 =
single feast -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
SPRING PETRlFIES WOOD.
The Water Is Warm and Milky I'm APP
pearance.

The Water Is Warm and MILKY In APP
pearance.
"Down in Zapata county, Tex, is
located the most wonderful spring in
the verdi" says William Carruthers, a
ranchman, who came from the Lower
Rio Grande. about two months ago,
continues Mr. Carruthers, II started
out with a party of cowboys to round
up a bunch of cattle that had strayed
off up in the northwestern part OF the
country. While travelling across the
country we struck camp one night on a
dry arroyo, along the banks OF which
several large trees were growing There
was no sign of water and we prepared to
cook our supper, using water from can
teens we carried with us. While Skin
mishing around for wood to start fire
enc of the men went down into the ar
royo, aud while picking up dead
branches of an overhanging tree discov-
cred small pool of water under a
shelving bank. AS he approached the
spring he reached down to pick up a
J long piece of wood, one end OF which
Law in the water The end of the wood
| that was in the water was surprisingly
heavy, and an examination revealed the
fact that it was petrified. Calling other
members of the party thorough exam
nation of the spring was made and
more wonders discovered.
"The pool is less than four feet IL
diameter and is about three or four fee
deep The surface of the water was per
fectly smooth and about a foot below
the bed of the arroyo. So far as W.
could find, the spring, If such 1t was
had no visible outlet or inlet The wa
ter is slightly warm and has milk!
appearance. None of the party had tn
hardihood to taste it. Around the side
and at the bottom of the pool wer
many evidences of the wonderful prop
critics of the water. Twigs, leaves AM
large pieces of wood lined the pool, ant
all were solid rock, having been petri
fed without their shape and form nav
ing been affected. San Antonio Tx
press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
IN. Human Body Luminous.

Some have long contended that iu-
minous carnations surround the n =,
man body. During recent experimen,
~ a dark room several persons placed
their n fingers for about go minutes on a
nbotooraphic plate lying in bath con-
tanning solution of hydroquinone,'
After the exposure the plate was devel-
oped in the usual way. The M. myers vn;n
lines Of the hand and pores OF the SKIN
were all reproduced, and, what IS OF Of
more interest. zone or halo a third third. o.
~ inch wide surrounded the fingers.
This TT was taken as proof that we live u, ~
q luminous fluid sufficiently defined a e
enable Photographic print to be MADE
Of Of itself. The same experiment wai
tried ON persons whose hands were ps. !.
slvred or benumbed, but no image was
rroiuoed. Chicago Inter Ocean'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
One Vineyard In Two s.ntes.

Out at the end Of the Melller place
electric line is vineyard so large that
if one stand in the middle of it, unless,
nothing but grapevines in every direc-
ton. 1t is the property of Peter Muehle-
bach, who, over 40 years ago, broke the
wild ground and planted the young
vines. The Kansas and Missouri state
line bisects the domain, and it is said
that the vintage of the prohibition COM
monwealth possesses a flavor at once
piquant, delicate and suspiciously like
that of Amontillado stolen from the
cellars of the rich.
The story is told of a Kansas City
physician who called upon the vintner
with view to engaging summer board
for patient in poor health who, it
was thought, would be benefited by the
country air and pure native wines The
doctor was very fastidious in his de-
mands in behalf of his patient. He
must have only the purest wines. They
must be wines of the highest grade.
Then with the air of connoisseur he
desired to know of what varieties of
grapes the old Germans wines were
made and in what manner they were
mixed. This was too much for the pa
thence of the vintner, whose pride in
the quality of his product is such that
to question its excellence is almost to
insult him. Taking the doctor by the
arm he guided him to the middle OF the
road, pointed to the west and said
"You see those grapevines there?"
YES" replied the doctor.
"Well, that is Kansas. "
He then turned the doctor right about
face and repeated, ''You see those
grapevines there?"
Eyes"
well, that is Missouri. Now, take
from Kansas those grapes and from
Missouri those grapes and put them IL
the same press. That is how / mix m.
wines, and they satisfy the gods if the.
don't the doctors kansas City Jour
nal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Lunar Atmosphere.

As to the question of lunar atmos-
phere, the eminent astronomers III
charge of the Paris observatory, MN.
Loewy and Pusieux, appear to hold
somewhat different opinion from that
commonly entertained by scientists.
Admitting that so far as the solution OF
any problems brought to their notice Is
concerned the determination as to
whether there is very little or none at
all is not really necessary, there are evil
dences, they conclude, that it must be
very rare, not more than one-nine-hun-
dredth Of the density of our own, the
reasons why this must be so being as
follows-namely, when the moon de-
tached itself from the equatorial re-
eions of the earth it must have taken
with it as q portion of its materials
some of the material chemical elements
of the earth, or at least those lighter
ones that lay near the surface at the
time, it being probable, however, that
our planet retained the greater proper
ton of the gaseous envelope. Such be-
ing the case, the weaker provision OF
free gases fell to the moon, and this
quantity would naturally diminish as
the moon material began to solidify-
the water would enter into stable com
binations with the elements OF the soil,
and without doubt such minerals az
gvpsum and lime would be formed,
which imprison the water within solid
salts that are little affected by the play
of natural forces. Reasoning similarly
MN. Loewy and Pusieux declare tha'
what is true of water is true also OF the
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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
AT Ills OLD FRANKS.
Count Mitkiewicz Is Indicted For Fraudu.
lent Practices

lent Practices.
Inc recent announcement that the
washington grand jury had returned an
indictment against Count Eugene Nit
kiewicz on charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses was of interest to
nsll IN various parts of the Union. It
was nearly "A dozen years ago that
Count Mitkiewicz began series of ex-
PLOTS which in short time gave him
national reputation. He had married
the granddaughter of an Amherst col
lege professor, and for nearly year he
amused himself with the college men.
lie was clever talker and had Travelled
much and gained experience. At Am
herst he was conspicuous for his skill in
billiards and his long finger nails. APP
parently he didn't take himself very Sc
riously, and the casual acquaintance
that he made among the college men
were quite ready to accept the counts
own estimate of himself.
Much to their surprise, they found
that some men of wealth were taking
the count very seriously two years later
One of his stanchest friends in New
York city was the millionaire proprietor
OF an afternoon newspaper that adver-
tised itself by printing text at the
head of its editorial page. The newspa-
per proprietor and the count were
chums, and the former expected to in
crease his wealth materially by Chi
nese concession that the latter proposed
to get. Other men became interested in
it, and the count went to Washington
with the price of their experience and
gave color to their hopes by his apparent
intimacy with the members of the Chi
nese legation. There was a man in Phil
adelphia who had faith in the counts
Chinese schemes, and he invested money
in them. Suddenly the bottom seemed
to fall out of these projects and Wal
street ceased to take any interest in TIT
count. His good friend, the colonel
died, and the count went to live in
New York boarding house, and a rattle
gay circle Of acquaintance saw mucl
of him. During the past two years New
York has heard little of him.
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Her Poor Boy.

The Louisville Courier-Journal tells
a story of good old mother who re-
ceiyed a dreadful shock the other day
through telegram from her boy, VINO is
in New York enjoying himself. AS en-
Toying ones self sometimes costs mon
ey. it is not strange that the young man
sent the following somewhat slangy dis
patch for more funds to his father:
Had my leg pulled. Broke. Send
me $50 by wire. F"
When the mother read this appeal
she was plunged in grief. -
my poor boy" she moaned. ne
must have been in one of those cable
car things. Send him 500, father, ano
tell him to get the best doctor III the
city,"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Fort Ancient.

Fort Ancient, which is picturesquely
situated on the high bluffs overlooking
the valley of the Little Miami river
near Lebanon, Warren county, is be-
lieyed to be the largest, best preserved
and most interesting work of the mound
builders. 1t has been visited and studied
by leading archeologists of Europe and
America, and models OF it are now on
exhibition in the museums OF London
Paris and Berlin.
The fort, which covers about 100
acres and 1877 acres outside OF the
walls, lie now the property Of the state,
mart having been purchased in 1890 and
the remainder in is96.-Dayton Jour-
nal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
George w. Hibbard.
Gen. Passenger Agent.
Held His Audience,

Eek Representative George ID. Wise,
of Richmond" said Colonel Sinnott.
one of the capitol detectives, is one of
the best campaigners in the south He
can hold almost any kind OF an audi
ence with his oratory, but saw him
badly stumped few years ago Mr..
Wise had been addressing for about ten
minutes a monster crowd in 'front.' OF
Hanover courthouse on the issues OF the
day when he noticed a craning OF
pecks on the part of his rustic audience
and finally the departure of q dozen or
more men in the direction of a fakir:
who was making speech in front OF n
dirty looking circus tent. AS the fakir'
told about the marvellous freaks to ba,
seen inside-the rubber neck man, the
bearded woman, the living skeleton.
etc. his voice swelled and swelled I'M
til Mr.. Wise could hardly be heard.
Seeing that he was about to lose his.
', audience, Mr.. Wise fairly yelled: Look
over yonder, boys. There's a circus
Come with me, It's my treat He led
the way, and every one in the crowd
followed him. After the performances
Mr.. Wise resumed his speech under ths-
tent "-Washington Post.
Eating Marmaiade With the Kurds-
The Kurdish chief and his elder sons
| stroked their boards and calculated
"Mashallahp' whenever their European
guest put his fork in his mouth. MY
father, why does the Firengi eat with q
hook?" little Kurd asked at last, but
all the answer he got was smack from
his father, at which he cried bitterly.
To console him l gave him spoonful
of marmalade, which terrified him but,
fearful of being punished again for bad
manners, he seized the spoon and
gulped it down like pill, saying.
"Avolla Effendim. He must have
liked it all the same, for SOON after
ward the father came and asked mo
what the "tatli' was. l gave him the
not, which he emptied. Murad then
cleaned the knife and fork and shut
them with click into patent clasp
knife. This put too great strain ON
the chiefs curiosity, and he asked to
see it close. After careful examlna-
ton he remarked oracularly, lin truth,
only in Firengistan can they make such
things of beauty. "-Clive Bigham's
IA Ride Through Western Asia"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
English Public Documents and Ours.

The British government sells all its
publications. 1t gives nothing away. IL
you want a copy of bill that has been
introduced into the honse OF commons
or report that has been presented TO
the house of lords or any public matter
in the London county council or the
board of aldermen of the city, you have
to buy it from the official printers, and
you have to pay postage If it is sent
through the mails. In our country near
ly all official documents of this kind
are given away, and are sent free
through the mails under frank. The
British plan seems to be the more SEN
sible. 1t saves millions of dollars every
year that are wasted in the United
States to furnish public documents to
people who do not care anything for
them, and who throw them into the
waste paper basket as soon as they are
received. The charge for official publ
cations is only sufficient to pay the COST
and a small margin for wastage. Thus
the government printing office is sell
supporting and the postal service pays
profit of $40, 900. 600 or $l2, 600, 600 an
nually into the treasury. On the con
trary, ON our side of the Atlantic, II
costs So, 900, 900 or more to pay fol
printing for which no one is the wiser
and our postoffice department declares
an Irish dividend of so, 900, 900 or $40,
600, 900 every year, much of which II
dine IN the Transportation of pub
docs. Chicago Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
LANDS FOR BEAT SUGAR.
Capitalists to Make Large Investment |
Central Wisconsin.


Chicago. Aug. 26-Eastern and west
ern capitalists have Joined hands in the
manufacture Of beet sugar on a large
scale in central Wisconsin. E. G. Boyn-
ton Of Lacrosse, Wis, president CT a
company incorporated some months ago,
was at the Victoria hotel Tuesday in
conference with local agents relative to
the immediate construction of a large
plant.
The Northwestern Beet Sugar COM
pany is the name Of the corporation. It's
capital stock is $780, COO. The plant will
be located at Mcmillan, Wis, on the
main line of the Chicago and North
western railway, between Chicago and
Minneapolis, the general Offices of the
company being located at Lacrosse
One hundred thousand acres Of land in
Jackson and Clark counties, in central
Wisconsin. adjacent to Mcmillan. have
been acquired by the company, and the
whole 100000 acres will be put under
sugar beet cultivation as fast as posi-.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Prominent Iowa Minister Dead.

waverly, Ia, Aug. 26-The Rt. Rev.
G. NJ. Grossman, one of the founders
and for forty years president of the
Evangelical Lutheran synod OF Iowa
and other states, died Tuesday night at
his home in this city. He was born In
Germany, Oct. IS, 1923. In 1854, with
DR.. S. Fritschel and Rev. j. Diendoerf-
err. he founded the synod. which has
grown till it now has a membership of
400 ministers, with $50 congregations.
and having 60, 900 communicates.