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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

evenings were spent with a crowd of
boys. sometimes not as the police al-
lowed. summer evenings generally
found them about the wharves. not in.
frequently enjoying the fruits of care
fully-planned raids in the little dens
which they appropriated and arranged
beneath the piers among the plling.
These dens We're made simply. rough
shacks being covered with Few
boards which We're fastened to the SUM-
ports Of the wharves.
"Dinny's' favorite hang-out was tho
quarters of the Young Cosmopolitan
Associates; or. as 1t was Indicated in
rude letters on a board in the den
"Nung kOSmeIolitens Assoshates -
This was a most select organization
composed of boys Ringing in age from
. to 10 years. To become a member
each one must have shown himself a
hero. as they termed 1t. THIS las moi
by rescuing a person from dyth or
doing any other brave act. butlbv de.
flying the police or doing some heed Ct
a peculiarly daredevil character
Stealing enough cigars, cigarettes
candy or fruit to supply all the mem.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

The New Orleans Times Democrat II
trying 10 ascertain by letter how the
various newspapers OF the country look
upon the old problem Of the govern
ment ownership Of the telegraph. 1t
appears from the Times Democrats In
curry that II Is prompted by the fact
that most OF the telegraph stations In
the South are closed by o p. M, and
that II finds trouble In securing news
by wire unless It's order II IN long be
fore that hour. which. OF course, Is not
always possible. If the telegraph In
the hands OF n corporation does not find
II profitable 20 keep is offices open for
the transmission Of news matter or any
other messages il Is not likely that the
government controlling the wires
would find any profit IN It either.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Readers of SCOTS ANNE of Gier-
stein" VIII remember the description
there OF Pilatus. the grim Alp. to
which. say the legends, Pontlus PLATE
retired after the trial of our Savior
and there took his life II is so often
swathed In mists that It's passage Is ex-
tremely perilous. The book opens by
describing the dangerous trip OF some
travellers across Its face The noun
tain has always had fascination for
tourists, both on account OF the le-
gends surrounding Il and because OF
the peril to be encountered there. 1t
claims its victims every year. and the
cable has brought the news of the ad.
venture OF young woman tourist
which ended In her death. Spurred on
by the boasts OF some friends who had
descended the mountain by means OF
the Heltertannll. very dangerous pas.
sage. she too attempted to make her
way, but lost her footing and was
dashed to death. A fortnight before a
man had been killed at the very same
spot. She knew OF this catastrophe.
but Il did not deter her from making
the attempt The long list OF Swiss
fatalities Is not sufficient to keep tour.
lists from trying the race with death
every year. The wonder Is that the
careful Swiss government does not
take some steps to prevent such fool.
hardness.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Americans need not think that they
are the only people who have made
the bicycle popular. The London Cy-
Gle, trade journal. has made COM
putatlon Of the capital invested In the
manufacture OF wheels and the annual
expenditure Of cyclists. and the result
Is some astonishing figures. 1t esti-
mates that no less that f16.5OO.0O are
Invested In the making OF various parts
OF the bicycle. In the 100000 wheels
now In use, In agencies. depots. repair
ers. the manufacture OF bells. lamps
and saddles, clothing. shoes. and the
keeping up OF race tracks. clubs and
riding academies. The annual ex-
penditures are placed at f12.5OO. 600
II these figures are even approximately
correct there must be about $4,000. 600
a month expended In Great Britain on
account OF the bicycle Az great deal
of this Is spent by people OF moderate
means, there must be somewhere a
consequent falling on in expenditures
for other things. Indeed, shopkeepers
In England like their brothers In
America, complain that the bicycle
craze has hurt business.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

The New York Times prints very
serious editorial article objectlng to
the quality OF English used by the re-
porters OF baseball games, and Il quotes
from a contemporary to show how un.
Ineligible and vulgar the language In
such accounts Is This Is an old com.
plant. aud one which time has done
nothing TO rectify There have been
frequent efforts TO simplify and purify
base ball English. but they have failed.
The readers OF the base ball column do
not want to read Ineligible English.
That is all there Is TO II. II the report
OF n bah game were written In ordinary
English. the base ball crank would not
understand IT, The same is true OF all
sports. The racing men. the golf en-.
thusiast. the bicycle crank. the yachts.
man. each has his own vernacular IN
which he insists that the report Of his
particular sport be written This is.
of course. all Greek to the average
newspaper reader. but so. too, would be
the game itself. and so long as the men
most interested are satisfied what are
the odds? The plea that the language
is being corrupted has long since been
exploded. Rather. IL Is being enriched.
Every year sees Incorporated into our
coloquial tongue and our written words
expressions owing their existence to
sporting and other walks OF life which
are both strong and graphic. and which
add TO the terseness and vigor Of our
language, and hurt no one.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Some things may be done better In
Canada than In this country. For ex-
ample, there Is the gold commissioner.
lie sits ON the case on the ground
where the dispute arises. hears evil
dence while the witnesses are yet alive
and available. uses his own common
sense and good judgment and renders
his decision In time for the legal owner
TO work his claim next day. The
chances are ten TO one that the gold
commissioner gives better satisfaction
generally Ia mining camp than could
any poking process OF appeal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

As the cry in ls57-50 was pixies
Peak or bust so now the argonauts
are yelling. "Iio. for the Yukon" The
rush OF the enthusiasts continues and
the vessels M the Pacific coast points
are moi able TO accommodate the
crowds desiring to take passage. Some
men even propose 10 make part OF the
journey 10 Sltka on foot. II Is not likes
ly that they will actually make this
journey, or II they do that they will be
heard OF again. A st. Louis man pro
poses 10 90 to the digglngs In balloon.
and he IN not less wise than many who
are starting for the gold fields by other
means. Hundreds OF those who are
going to the Klondyke region are to.
tally unified for life under the circum-
stances they Will encounter there. The
hardships there are lntolerablc almost.
and the chances OF fortune decidedly
against the "tenderfoot.'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

The author OF work called The
Gold standard has raised his voice
In protest against the action OF "A Sen.
ator who Incorporated the entire text
OF the volume In a speech he made and
had Il reprinted In the Congressional
Record. IL Is now being distributed
free OF charge TO the constituents OF
the Senator and others. The author
has clear ease against the Senator
under the copyright law II he wishes
To prosecute IL. This is not the first
time that Congressman have done this
thing, hut this man Is the first to pro
test against Il. II is piece OF high.
handed piracy.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Boston rejected Bacchante because
In the excess Of his artistic emotion
sculptor Macmonnlcs utterly overlook.
ed the triflng detail OF clothes. Now a
substitute for the brazen beauty has
been found. Boston Is ready to adopt
sculptor Mlranda's draped figure rep
resenting the Spirit OF Research" II
the current newspaper Illustrations are
correct the new figure looks like a
Boston splnster with a tablecloth over
her head and In Mysteries over the APP
proach Of mouse.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

verge OF insanity. This Is not sur
prising, considering the fact that I'M
der the law OF that State Il Is prohlb-
tied to employ the conyicts In any gain
full labor. The wonder Is that the pen
itentiarIes OF New York are not all full
of lunatics. Imprisonment under such
a law Is inhurnan. II IL n retrograde
step and II cannot but result shame
fully for the State. No power has the
right to drive even It's convlcts insane.
and that II the tendency OF this law.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

When the Venezuelan cowboy wishes
TO catch a bull or COW for branding,
OF for any purpose, he rides alongside
Il aud. with horse and bovine ON the
dead'run. stoops from his saddle,
grasps the creatures tail. and. with a
sharp, peculiar twist. sends the animal
rolling ON its back From the force
with which u falls, the creatures horns
almost Invariably pin It's head to the
ground, giving the vaquero time TO dis
mount and sii on Its head. holding the
animal helpless 10 rise. while com
panion ties It's legs.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Twenty-Five years ago scientists pre-
dlcted that abundant coal fields would
be found ON both sides of the British
channel, and the predictions have been
fulfilled. Besides the great Kentish
fields discovered several years ago and
yielding beautifully ever since i'm.
mense tracts OF coal have been recently
found between Calais and Cape Girls.
nez. The French discoveries were the
result OF those in England. geologists
being sure that the same belt OF coal
extended under the water from one
country to the other. This last discov.
cry Is Of the greatest Importance TO IN
dustrial France.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

\ poor miner In Pennsylvania is said
20 have fallen heir to $4,000 by the
death OF an uncle who came to him
In the disguise OF tramp and was
kindly received. This story reads as
though Il had been written by some
william Whiskers with fancy for
tales Of Imagination and desire to
have his kind treated well by those
whom they would In the future solicit
Tor handouts"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Tho ST. Louis Republic remarks edl-
torlally; I'VE can whip Spain. We
can whip Japan and we can whip En-
gland, too" Well. II 1t comes to the
worst, Il Is a swcctly solemn thought
tina, 81. Louis paper stands ready to
lick all OF Uncle Sans enemies AT a
moments notice.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Atlanta Journal: Lynchlngs In Geor-
gla win never be suppressed by en-
couraglng the mob TO believe that they.
as indicators OF justice, are superior
10 the law, or by encouraging judges
OF the superior courts to yield to the
demand Of mobs and trying men where
prejudice IL overwhelmingly against
tN...
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

The London Globe says that the laps
can easily whip the United States: but
II evidently underestlmntes the fight
Ing abilities OF the Yankees, as John
Bun has done on two previous occa-
sions to his own SORROW
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Mrs. Charlotte Smith, the profession
al reformer who Is helping to make
Boston truly good. will ask Congress
10 appropriate enough money to send
10000 unmarried women TO Alaska
How delightful. That ought 10 be a
great place for Ice cream the year
around II somebody would furnish the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

A New York woman ~ years Of age
was arrested on Chicago street for
wearing male attire. She explained
That she had worn the same garb for
years Ia Gotham. and couldn't see
why these Western towns should be
70 pnrIIcuIar." Il Is queer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

Down NJ Atlantic City the other day
n New York man announced that he
was about 10 burn ny the ocean. For
tunaiely he was arrested before he did
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-22

The announcement is made that
seven convicts in the Kings County
penitentiary. New York. have gone in
sane and that two more are upon the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
OUT OF SORTS.
Both Jackson and Walling III and
Require the Services Of a .Physi-
n---TrOOps Will Be Present at
the Hanging.

Cincinnati Ohio. March Scott
Jackson and AlonZo Walling. who are
now held in Jail at Alexandria, Ky,
awaiting their execution Saturday,
March 20, for the murder of Pearl
Bryan. are both sick and required the
attendance of a physician yesterday
and to-day. The mothers Of both of the
condemned men are with them and will
remain with them until the day OF eX-
ecution. The condition OF neither one
of the murderers is serious and their
symptoms of grip are attributed 10 the
bad ventilation of the Jail. Governor
Bradley has issued orders for troops
to be present at the hanging
Walling to-day addressed another let
ter to Governor Bradley, appealing for
executive clemency on the ground that
he had no motive like Scott Jackson
in getting Pearl Bryan out of the way
Every effort possible is being made TO
have the sentence of Walling com
muted to life Imprisonment, but it is
generally believed he will hang with
Jackson. Rev Mr. Lee. who has re-
Gently figured conspicuously in alleged
confessions of the two men. to-day held
religious services in the jail for them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
CardidaI Gibbons WIN Reach the City This
linz


The special car conveying Cardinal Glib
bons to this city will arrive at Ford's
crossing at $40 o'clock this morning. and
will be met there by a large delegation of
citizens ans uniformed societies a spe-
cial committee will go out the road short
distance to meet the distinguished visitor.
and another reception committee will await
his coming At Ford's crossing. The Car
dinal Bishop Donahue. resident and Wis
iting clergymen, and committeeman. will
enter carriages, and will be escorted by
the societies to the episcopal residence,
over the route Of march published in the
Sunday Register
The various committees to whom were
assigned different details in connection
with the reception and entertainment Of
the Cardinal. held a meeting at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Carroll
Club. and completed all necessary ar
raugements. The Cardinal will rest to-
day. and does not desire TO receive visit
ors. Tomorrow evening he will deliver
his lecture and his subject is one which
is certain TO prove interesting TO Cath
olics and non-Catholics alike. The COM
modous auditorium of the Carroll Club
will probably be unable to accommodate
tie throng which will press for admission
There will be visitors from every COM
munity within radius of fifty miles. and
a reception in their honor will be given
after the lecture.
The Cardinal will remain i'm the city all
day Wednesday and will depart for his
home Thursday morning. The especially
written and Illustrated article in the Sun
day Register, concerning the life and work
of Cardinal Gibbons, was read yesterday
with much interest
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
EPWORTH LEAGUE RECEPTION
RIVER NEWS.
Daily Chronicle OF tho No ,emonts or tn e
Goats and l5oatmen.
~ a. I.li-rr. Of thn Ilncictnr

Goats and Boatmen.
To the Editor of the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va, March T.
The rivers are rising very rapidly
here. The Ohio and Kanawha have
both reached the height that caused
a feeling of uneasiness among the res
idents on the lowlands around this
city and also the business portion Of
the town at the PIT Reports from
beadwaters of the Kanawha are not
the least encouraging to rivermen, or
of the kind that makes timbermen
feel that they will escape a loss. Both
streams now only lack a few feet OF
attaining the same height as they did
a week ago. The Kanawha is reported
rs rising at headwaters. and the Ohio
AT this point is now p feet and rls-
ing at the rate of 213 inches an hour.
II is feared that timbermen having
e-ock in the Kanawha will suffer
rather heavy loss from the flood as the
current in that stream is thought TO
he too strong for the manner in which
tho stool, is secured, and as all the side
streams are pouring forth not only
LARGO volumes of water but TIMBER
and debris as well.
The flood is to be regretted very
much from the fact that the. timber
men had not fully recovered from the
effects of a raging flood.
The Ohio reached about the stage
nredictad in yesterdays Register. Inc
marks at the wharf last night showed
92 feet inches and stationary. The
river came TO a stop during the AFTER
noon and remained at a standstlll unIlI
Tho marks we're taken last night Al
tborob the river will begin to recede
. co9I-boat stage is expected to re-
main.
poir+ PIeasant-River p feet 6 in
obos and Using. Cloudy and cool.
Morgantown-River IL iee'' "e"'"-
er fair. s.4 inches
weafber clear and cold. ,,,
"SS+@o ,'' q feet and fall
inc C1oudv and cool. Passed up
pon Hur Kanawha, Jacob Heather-
inqton and Keystone State. ..,;-u
OH City-Riyer s feet ana laliiis'
Clear and cool e.. inches
vi lin e,Iiing Fair and pleasant.
anu 3D;t tcj, 16 2-1O feet ana
NJ, Il,,So ~ The dam. Clear and cool
Cincinnat'-Riyer 50 teel ~ 'N'H''
and falling. Clear; mercu'! H.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
SOUTH SIDE FIRE.

About ten minutes after seven the
fire department was called TO the corner
of Twenty-second and Main streets to
put out fire in the rear part of Fred
Hines tailoring establishment The
fire occurred in the work room and was
caused by a lighted match in waste
basket. Mr.. Hines left the shop a
few minutes afterwards, and persons
seeing smoke pouring out from the
rear turned in the alarm. The fire was
put out by the Hook and Ladder Com
pany. The damage amounted only to
a few dollars, as only a table and some
waste material were burned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
nnRERT SURPRISED.

CHICAGO. March Col. Robert G. IN
eersoD was much surprised to-day when
he heard the report about his supposed
encounter with Deggar the night be
fore. HIS manager. =. r. Farrell. wnen
questioned about the incident said:
There must have been some mistake
T attended Col. 1ngersoll to the theatre my
SELF and was with him all the time, and no
one ever accosted us. Tn only way 1 can
account for the story is that somebody
was impersonating the Colonel. The Col
onel is accustomed 10 giving aims liberal
" and I am sure would never strike a
bergar"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
..,.o,,re to Meet Thy God" the "Greatost
Question in Wheeling


W II HAYDEN preached to large
..',...,,,tior M the First Christian church
laet night. His remarks in substance lO'-
low: ,,.,....,ir,.
rrapare 10 meet thy God. We nave
cod and whether We acknowledge II o;
NOT the one living God is our God. We
viii be obliged to meet him either III
,,s.ce or wrath. I call your attention TO
where God met a few people personally.
God met Adam i'm the garden. God met
Abraham and by % special appointment
mot Moses. commanded Moses to go on
the Mount. and also met him i'm the burn
inc hush. God told Moses 10 go TO Egypt
and tell Pharaoh TO let the peop'e so. lie
met thee of the people of Israel IN the
fiery furnace. He made the boy David go
forth and slay the giant Goliath.
cod said to the people of Israel Thou
s,ort raise an altar of earth. and shalt
socrisca burnt offerings Of thy flocks.
lie said. I'm all places where l record my
name. there Will l come The point
wish to make Is that if we do not meet
God as he has directed. We Will have 10
meet him and give an account Jesus
came among US and God called US 10 meet
hin, I'm Christ. In order 10 have a meeting
ba+v-acn the Divine and the human. God
sent his son. II is as easy 10 understand
how a divine spirit dwelt in Christ. as that
Your spirit dwells in your flesh tonight.
God would illustrate 20 US how spirit
can walk in the form OF a man on earth.
Without Christ you are without hope Of
life hereafter. I will digress. All have 10
die. Is it not good sense. Is It not natural
that we should flee TO Christ. that we may
live hereafter? DO you think we are tri-
fling away our time IN persuading men
70 come 20 Christ? We are urging them
for their own salvation that when he
comes and gathers the nations before him.
we shall all be prepared 70 meet him. We
prepare ourselves 10 look Us we'll as
others. We prepare to come to church.
and we ought to prepare in due form.
We prepare, and spend our time in pre-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08

pairing for business. In war we prepare
TO meet the enemy. 1t is more important
TO prepare the spirit to come before our
God. John the Baptist prepared to preach
to the people
Prepare your hearts. Put on the armor
OF God. Let your loins be girded about
with truth, and the generations will know
you walk with God. Put on the breast
Plate Of righteousness. Get the helmet of
God and a shield that will throw off the
devil. Many go about doing what they
think are good things. but they have
never put on the helmet of God. II YOU
would meet God in peace, put on the full
armor. and when the bridegroom comcth
he viii find your dressed in the fun arEor
OF God blessed are the pure in hart.
for they shall see God"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
ANOTHER CHICKEN FIGHT.

Specialize the Register.
PARKERSRURG. W. Va. March -
Another exciting cooking main took place
several miles from this city las, night.
The attendance at the main was not as
large as at the last one. but several hun
dred dollars changed hands on the half
dozcr or more pittings Lowell. o.. Sisters
willie. Clarksbmg, Marietta. Micksburg. o.
Willamstown and Parkersburg birds
were in the pittings and in almost every
contest a bird was killed Parlsersburg
was victorious and the home sports car
ried off most of the tin" At one stage of
the proceedings the sports were fright
encd by the cry of cops" and made a
hasty exit from the pitside. but the main
was resumed and lasted until a late hour
this morning. Seven pittings were made.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
FUNERAL OF S. N. PRATHER.

The last sad rites over the remains
of Mr. Samuel n. Prather. Of Pitts
burg, we're performed yesterday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Sarah
Mendel. on Twelfth street. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. Van
Fossen. of Allegheny, Pa, pastor OF
the church of which the deceased was
a member. assisted by the Rev. }. a..
Littel. A choir composed OF Mrs.
George B. Caldwell Mr.. Charles Zu-
lauf and Will Clemans sang. The pail
hearers were Messrs. Morgan Ott'
George Boyd, Robert Simpson, John
Mendel. George w. Eckhart. and Col.
Thomas O'Brien. The interment was
at Greenwood cemetery
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-08
THE WAR IN CUBA.
skirmishing Reported in santa Clara
Province.

Skirmishing Reported in santa cara
Province.
HAVANA, March 7.-Gcneral Aldave by
effecting a combination with the Navas
battalion. has defeated the insurgents in
an engagement at Congo Alto Santa
Clara. The Spaniards lost a captain. a
Lieutenant. and had four prva;os wound
cd The two divisions were marching on
Guira, the Navas battalion through Cor
dovanal. and General Aldavc through
Vcntorilla The Navas battalion defeated
the insurgents i'm the Saga Lola hills kin
ing two. Genera! Alcay, came mp inrime
10 repulse the advance OF the insurgents.
The Spanish regulars lost one private: the
Nayas lost a captain and had fourteen
seriously and seven slightly wounded.
The scouts of tho Puerto Principe roal-
ment have defeated the insurgents near
MANAGES Platano. macheuns tairtec2.
There has been light fighting ia cthss
places.