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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

SEE our display OF Pattern Hats,
Monday nnd Tuesday WORKS,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

MILLINERY opening ut Miss y. H.
Carts, 1901 Jacob street, Tuesday, We'd
nesdHy and Thursday
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

50 pieces Atwood Plaid and
striped Country Flannel, Monday
and Tuesday at
l5c Yard
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
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MILLINERY opening ut Miss D.. l..
Calls, 1901 Jacob street, Tuesday, we'd
Hasday and Thursday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
Clothes.

We are pledged to quality So $500 is the lowest priced
Short Pants Suits carry buttis Trustworthy from cheap
est to best We have several hundred styles Lots of ex-
elusive novelties An immense variety, and every stitch
and thread guaranteed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
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STONE & THOMAS.

IS pieces SO inches wide, lalc
Black Percalines, Monday and
Tuesday at
Sac Yard
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
LADIES' SUITS

Tailor-Made Atwood Cloth Suits in the new Greer
Royal Grey and Black, jackets hall silk lined, Mo
day and Tuesday at. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ladies Fine Tailor-Made Covert Cloth Suits in all
new autumn shades, jackets silk lined an $500 Walt
Monday and Tuesday at.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
Marine Music n Failure.

Until some recent discoveries by Pro
lessor Saussier of Vevey, Switzerland,
it was not suspected that fishes were af-
fected by music. In shallow inlet Pro-
lessor Saussier found queer arrange
ment of strings in the water which de-
manded examination. Viewing the af-
fair from a distance with a wateS tele-
scope he saw that some fishes, which
had, by the usual painful method, gain
ed possession of several fragments Of
fishline, were passing them around two
sticks thrust into the water by some fish
erman. When the strings were strung,
the stakes were wedged apart by piling
stones between them SO as to tighten the
strings, three or four fishes rolling a
stone along the bottom with their noses.
The operation was necessarily slow.
The professor watched it at intervals for
two or three days.
Finally when all was ready, the lar
gest fish seized a stick or bone, and,
using it as q plectrum, twanged the
strings with it, while the other fishes
gathered around to hear the music. OF
course, there was none, as the SUBJ
merged strings refused to sound. After
several trials the fishes tore up their wa
ter harp in disgust. They had probably
caught their idea from Aimee Saussier,
the professors daughter, who was in
the habit of playing harp by the bank.
Boston Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
The Only venomous Bird.

Among all the thousands of feathered
creatures classified by the trained or
nithologists, but one, the rpir II 'doob,
or "bird of death, is known to be VEN
omous. This queer and deadly species
of the winged and feathered tribe is
native of the island of Papua, or New
Guinea. The bird is described as being
about the size of common tame pigeon,
of gray plumage, and tail of extraor-
binary length, ending in tip of bril-
liant scarlet red. 1t is marsh bird and
is found to inhabit only the immense
stagnant pools adjoining the lakes OF
the interior of the island. The rpir has
a hooked beak, as sharp as cocks spur
and hollow. The venom with which he
inoculates is distilled in set of organs
which nature has provided for that pur-
pose and which lie in the upper mandi-
bile, Just below the openings of the nos
trils. Under this poison secreting labora-
tory in the roof of the mouth is small,
feshy knob. When the bird sets its beak
in the flesh of a victim, this knob re-
ceives a pressure which lberates the
venom and inoculates the wound. No
man, native or otherwise, was ever
known to recover from bite inflicted
by rpir n doob. The suffering in such
cases is said to be much more agonizing
than in cases of raft lesnake and ella
monster bites.-St. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
NEWS OF LINCOLN'S DEATH.
An Illustration OF the Improvement In
the Means Of Communication.

An illustration OF the Improvement In
the Means OF Communication.
Writing upon the subject of "The Ro-
nance of Our News supply" Mr.. W.
g. Fitzgerald tells story about the
death of President Lincoln which strik-
ingly illustrates the improvement effect
ed in our means of communication dur
ing the last 30 years. In those days
there were no Atlantic cables working,
and news of the shooting of the presi-
dent and his subsequent death had to
come by steamer. All night after Wilkes
Booths fatal shot had been fired Reu-
ter's agent at Washington waited for
the announcement of Lincoln's death,
which was known to be imminent.
The president passed away at 80 the
next morning at the very moment a
great steamer was leaving for England.
The energetic agent hired fast tug and
pursued the departing steamer until he
was near enough to cast on her deck
tin canister containing the mournful
tidings. This was the only intimation
of Lincoln's death received in England
by the mail. 1t was the custom in those
days for swift yachts to meet the IN
coming Atlantic liners off the coast OF
Ireland. Tin cans of special construction
were thrown overheard by the officers OF
the steamer and picked up by the yachts,
after which the messages were conveyed
with all possible expedition to the near
est telegraph office. London News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
No Faith In the Instrument.

One of the first things the observant
trained nurse does when new patient
enters the hospital and is put in bed is
to place a delicately constructed Their
mometer under the sick ones tongue
and get the temperature. A chamber
maid from one of the down town hotels
was taken to one of the city hospitals
not long ago, aud the above described
operation was performed at once.
"What in the wurruld are yez doing
that for?" she asked after the nurse got
through.
"I'm merely taking your tempera'
ture," responded the maid with the
muslin cap. !,
"Ratsl' said the occupant OF the sicl
couch. "How are yez going to tell by
that little thing whether I've. got
temper or noti"-Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
STEvENSON'S STYLE.
We Was No Mere Epigram Turner or Pyro-
technist In Expression.

Brilliant as were Stevenson powers
of thought and word, he was no cpl
gram turner, no pyrotechnist i'll idea or
expression. A clear and coherent train
of thought runs through his most spar
king chapters; in its calculation every
phrase plays an Indispensable role, and
the garment of style fits the thought so
closely that, although each sentence is
in itself work of art, none exists for
itself, but all for the sake of the gener-
al effect of the whole.
Singularly excellent is this whole as
q medium for the transference OF
thought; impeccably lucid and limpid,
translating all shades of perception,
sensation and emotion with such ease
and preciseness that the reader scarcely
remembers he is absorbing the thought
of another But even this rare merit
does not necessarily imply great charm
of style. To achieve the highest kind OF
charm, of beauty, the ear must be en-
chanted while the mind is definitely
and delicately led.
If Won do not possess an ear for the
music of prose (Which has nothing at
all TO do with the ear for music proper
and is different even from an ear for
verse, and good deal less common),
no one can make you understand the ex-
traordinary beauty of Stevenson work.
But if you do possess this organ you
will rate him. as an artist, at least as
high as any poet. The essentials OF good
poetic form, with its organized meas
ure and accentuation and often Its de-
termined rhymes, are symmetry ana
balance, diversified uniformity, varied
repetition, echoing assonance and reso-
nance. The essentials of good prose form
are graceful symmetry, discreet
avoidance of actual in favor OF suggest
ed balance, harmony in perpetual diver
sity, no obvious repetitions or echoings
and vet in every phrase recognition Oh
the form and color of all accompanying
nhrases. Thus more subtle, II not
higher technical sense, goes to the max
ing of very good prose than OF even very
good poetry; there are no formulas OF
rules to give assurance or warming no
signal cries determined upon III advance
and thereafter loudly audible as helpers
| of doubling ear" Robert Louis que
venson and His Writings" by Mrs. Nj.
n Van Rensselaer,, in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
CHIEF JOSEPH.
We OF the Ncbiest Figures and Greatest
WARRIOR In Indian Htstory

80 VI NV Ncpfeet flgureo and Greatest
Warriors In Indian History.
One OF the noblest figures In Indian
history and one Of the greatest warriors
is the Nes Perez Chief Joseph. In this
same year, 1877, he had resisted at
tcmpts to put him and his band OH the
lapwai reservation in western Idaho
and had sought to carry all his people
hundreds Of miles to Canada. He out
ran the force that General Howard had
on his trail. escaped from Big Hole.
where General Gibbon fought him, and
again from General Sturgis. who en-
gagged him in the Yellowstone valley.
Sturgis had been sent out by Miles, and
when the latter, on the evening of Sept.
10. heard what had occurred, he started
tho same night with all the available
force of the Tongue river cantonment
to head off Chief Joseph before he
should reach the border.
Hard marching brought the command,
on the last day of the month, to Jo-
seph's village in the Bear Paw muun-
tains. The heroic attack was resisted
with valor rs heroic, and in short
time Captain Hale, Lieutenant Biddle
and 22 soldiers were killed and Off
GERS and 3S soldiers wounded, among
them being Lieutenant Baird of the
generals staff. One gallant charge by
Captain Carter, with a small body of
Fifth infantry, had cost over third of
his command. Promptly varying his
plans, therefore, and adapting them 10
tho situation, the general moved up his
artillery, and disposed the troops so as
to hold the Indians under siege, with
escape impossible.
On the sixth day Chief Joseph adj
vanced to surrender. 1t was scene foI
q painter, typical scene in American
history, when this noble looking war.
rior, facing General Miles, worthy
counterpart in mien and bearing, hand
ed his rife to his white conqueror, and
with impressive dignity pointed to the
sun in the heavens, saying, From
| where the sun now stands, fight NJ
| more.
General Miles, in announcing the
victory. used the terse, significant
| phrase, "We have had our usual sue
cess. His full report described hi
brave adversaries as "the boldest mel
and best marksmen of any Indians
have ever encountered, and Chief 10
seph as "a man of more sagacity ant
intelligence than any Indian have
ever met '-George e. Pond in Nc
i Clure's Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
ENGINEERING BY A MOUSE.
The skillfuL Plan by Which He Got HIM
self Out Of q Deep Hole.

self Out Of q Deep Hole.
"While digging holes for telegraph
poles at Byron, Me-" said Western
Union man, II became interested in
watching the ingenuity and persever-
ance of mouse. He fell into one of the
holes, which was Az feet deep and
90 inches across. The first day he ran
around the bottom of the hole, trying to
find some means of escape, but could
not climb out The second day he set
tied down to business. He began stead
lily and Systematically to dig a spiral
groove round and round tho inner sur
face of the hole with uniformly as
cending grade. He worked night and
day, and as he got farther from the bot
tom he dug little pockets where he
could either lie or sit and rest. Interest
ed witnesses threw in food.
SAT the end of two weeks the mouse
struck rock. This puzzled him. For
nearly day he tried TO get under,
around or over the obstruction, but
without success With unfiinching pa
thence he reversed his spiral and went
on tunneling his way in the opposite
direction. At the end of four weeks he
reached the top and probably sped away
to enjoy his we'll earned freedom. His
escape was not seen. When his food was
put in in the morning, he was near the
surface, but at night the work was seen
to be complete, and the little engineer,
whose pluck and skill had saved his
life, had left. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
THE FAsTNET LIGHT.
y II tho First Glimpse the Americas Gsts
OF Foreign Shores.

Oh Eorei8n cuSHcos
The first glimpse of Great Britain
that the American tourist gets ON his
European tour is that of the Fastnet
lighthouse.
1t stands ON rugged and solitary
rock. situated nine miles south of Crook
haven, at the extreme southwest corner
of Ireland, and is perhaps more storm
beaten than any other around our coast.
The rock is 80 feet in height, and the
lighthouse towers another 20 feet above.
yet, in winter gales. the Atlantic bill
lows literally lombard the massive
structure and have even smashed in q
portion of the lantern at the summit OF
the erection, the seas frequently sweep
ing over the rock with tremendous
force. Some two or three years ago the
stormy weather then prevailing prevent
cd all communication with the rock for
many weeks, so that the store of food
was consumed, with the exception OF
some -four. At last schooner managed
TO approach sufficiently near 60 enable a
small quantity of food to be dragged
through the sea by the hungry men, and
fortunately the next day the sea mod
Grated, and the stores were once more
fully replenished.
Except in very calm weather the
Fastnet is surrounded by fringe Of
foam, and the only means of landing is
by the aid of lib" 5S feet in length,
SO placed ON the rock that, in moderate
weather, its end reaches outside the
surf When visitor wishes to land Tan
unusual occurrence). he is rowed in
small boat as near as the waves permit,
and the lightkeepers throw out small
buoy, attached to rope, which is Sc
cured by the man in the boat. The jib
is then swung out, and the visitor,
placing one foot III the loop and catch
ing tight hold Of the rope, is hoisted
about 40 feet vertically, and then the
jib. being pivoted at its foot, swings
him horizontally about 100 feet on to a
safe landing. London Sketch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01

Professor Lombroso, the famous
criminologist, is thus described by one
who knows him well: "In appearance
Lombroso is not distinguished. He is
short and rather stout; few silvery
threads shine in his dark hair; his mus
tache is gray, his imperial entirely
white. His conversation is simple and
pleasing and rendered exceedingly inter-
esting by his powerful memory and vast
learning. Owing to his long residence
in Turin, he uses many Piedmontese
words and phrases.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
An Arctic Rhinoceros.

A gigantic specimen OF the arctic
rbinoceros has lately been discovered
frozen up in an iceberg which stranded at
the Lena delta. This specimen was seven
feet taller than the largest variety OF the
rhinoceros of today and was armed
with two nose horns, the shortest OF
which was feet . inches III length
The animal doubtless belonged TO al
antediluvan species of rhinoceros' ana
his immense size gives some idea OF the
enormous and terrible beasts which III
habjted this planet in the days when
the earth was young. The creature
body was entirely covered with very
long, thick hair, which proves ,hat 'ne
arctic regions were his natural habitat
st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
PRIMITIVE FERRIES.
How Trsvslers In the Ozark Country Crsss
tie White River.

we Wnite River.
The navigators of the White river
have no quarrel with the bridge build
ers. From Newport, below Batesville,
Tor 200 miles, not pier profanes the
channel Transportation from side to
side is by ferry. There is crossing ev-
cry mile or two. Quaint and primitive
some of the methods are. Most Of the
ferryboats are small, fiat bottomed
craft, without ratings on the sides or
gates at the ends. At few Of the most
frequented north and south roads a Ca
BILE has been stretched from the tree tops
high enough to escape the steamboat
chimneys. The boat is attached by
ropes, bow and stern, to a pulley run
ming on this cable When one line is
heightened to give the boat an angling
direction with the stream, the current
slowly carries the load over to the op-
posite bank. Such labor saving appli-
ance, however, is in use very sparingly.
Most of the ferrying is done by hand
with the pole and sweep. As the Ozark
country traveller approaches within hail
ing distance of the bank he begins to
let his voice out with:
900 ov-err'
In the course of time there is an an
swering:
''Whoop-eeP
The ferryman comes slowly down the
bank, with his brother, or his son, or
with somebody else's son whom he has
persua led it is great fun to help run a
ferryboat. Travellers in the Ozark coun-
try have often commented on the dis
proportionate frequency with which the
boat is at the bank opposite to that
| approached. And ferrymen all agree
that by strange perversity the travel
is from the direction necessitating a
trip across and back to collect one fare.
There is time enough to mediate on
this problem while the ferryman slowly
poles his frail craft along the bank for
some distance up stream.
Then. as he grasps the sweep and
pulls ont for the other side with much
putting and perspiration, there is not
time to think of anything else but the
inch of pine between dry shoe leather
and current which means long, hard
swim if the boat goes amiss. Accidents
are very few. The White river ferry
man knows his business and earns his
quarter.
George" said Mr.. Weber to the
Harvey who was directing the course Of
the boat, els that your brother helping
you with the boat?"
YES" said George, "he's my broth
err"
| "He resembles you, commented Mr.
Weber, "but think he's rather better
looking than You are. "
"That's because he's weller fed, ;
said George. His wife's good cook. :
Chicago Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
:, Yrm,r,,,a with One Hand.

"Not infrequently, said stroller,
"you see people with their arms full OF
bundles making hard work OF opening
an umbrella. There is a very simple
and easy way of opening an umbrella
with one hand, known to many, but
perhaps not to all. You grasp the little
cvlinder around the handle, to which
the lower ends of the ribs are attached,
plant the point Of the umbrella against
lamppost, and push until the little
cylinder catches on the upper catch. and
there Won are, without the least trouble
In the world. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
FATHERS DOMESTIC HEADsHIP.
No Outside Success Will Atone For Neg
ligcnce of His Home Responsibilities.

No Outside Success Will Atone For Neg
ligence of His Home Responsibilities.
DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst, ID. d., in
Ladies' Home Journal writes concern
ing "The Fathers Domestic Headship:"
While, perforce of ordinary circum-
stance, the fathers duties will hold
him considerably apart from the con-
facts of home life, yet whatever success
es he may achieve outside will not atone
for any failure on his part to regard his
home as the prime sphere OF his obliga-
tion and the point around which his de-
votements will cluster in distinguished
earnestness and constancy. Whatever
he may have achieved in his art, trade,
profession or other engagement. the
man who stands at the head Of house
hold has been in the broad sense OF the
term a failure if he has not been true
husband and wise, strong and devoted
father 1t cannot be successful home
where the mother looks after the chill
dren and the father looks after his bust
ness. The most productive services rem
dered are always personal, and any
amount of exertion expended outside IN
providing for the necessities of the home
will not take the place of that tuitional
ministry which comes only by the di-
rect and continuous contact OF father
with child. However complete WON
an may be as mother, there are quail
ties of character which the father viii
communicate to his children that the
mother will he less able to do as we'll al
less intended to do.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
The First Lesson Of nm Arab pov.

l.. Inc very first lesson which an Arab
=, saVy learns when he begins to talk is
" keep facts to himself. 1t does not
~. very friendly put in that way,
s Su' ~ saves deal Of trouble. Foreign
40, 40 10 not understand Arabs. They ask
a ~,n' pointed questions and receive Pc
swa aar answers. They construe the an
s s,v 10 please themselves, and come
o,. my 10 tell the world that the Arabs
t;on asation OF liars. They are not a ma
tba ' -, VI mars Perhaps if they should tell
ana mn t,uleigners to mind their own affairs
si~ u 'e' them and theirs alone the for
"S S.ers would understand them better. -
IN 3. io QUO, by Henry Willard French,
7" st. Nicholas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
THE BORE WAS SHOCKED.
{ Blunt Letter That Reached Him From
the Interior Department.

the Interior Department.
The following anecdote is related OF
Judge Cox. who was once secretary Of
the interior: There is class Of people,
and large one, who find pleasure In
corresponding with the departments ON
trivial subjects and prolong the COR
respondence indefinitely. Agentleman,
let Ms call him Mr.. Jones, was one Of
these persistent specimens who wrote to
the interior department Although re-
plies were made to his Inquiries. he al
ways returned to the front with another
unimportant question. His case became
a subject Of conversation among the
clerks, and at lunchtime one day some
one referred to Mr.. Jones' ability as
letter writer.
"If had my way" said clerk, I'D
soon put an end to his nonsense.
"How would you do it?"
"Why, I'd write him letter like
this, and he wrote as follows:
DEAR Mr.. JoNEs-Yours of the 9th inst
received. In reply would say that your in
tellectual capacities are rather inferior 10
those of a boneless Goldfish. am tired of YOU
Hoping you will not write again, remain
, yours respectfully, -.
The letter was passed around and read
and finally carelessly thrown aside ON a
desk. 1t remained there until evening,
when it was collected, with others, by
the messenger whose duty it was to car
~ letters from the several divisions to
the secretary for his signature. 1t
CHANGED to be among some letters relat-
ing to routine matters, and Secretary
Cox affixed his signature without read
ing it. Then it went through the mail
to Mr.. Jones. The following day the
secretary received communication
from Mr.. Jones. He was shocked and
grieved; he was fearful that the govern
ment was tottering to its fall When a
cabinet officer descended to penning
such sentences, he said, he feared for
the welfare of the country. Mr.. Jones
wounded feelings were soothed by per,
sonal letter from the secretary, and tc
show that there was no hard feeling on
his part Mr.. Jones at once renewed his
correspondence with the department.
Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
Lightning.

The curious fact has been observed
that while buildings generally are more
liable TO accidents from lightning during
the first half of the year than during
the last, barns form an exception "
this rule. In attempting to account 10,
This Il has been suggested that iui,
barn ia warmer than an empty one ana
that the heated and somewhat moist air
rising from the straw or nay Is nuo,o
conductive than cooler air anu "
tracts" lightning.