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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

not thoroughly acquainted with the
canine family.
Many folks will tell him that the
shepherd dog. or collie, is Of very great
use in caring for focks. As to the
dogs usefulness as a beast of burden
for draft. the Judge is referred TO we'll
known countries of Europe where the
animal is extensively so employed.
Many farmers in this country use the
dog for tread-mill purposes. Even as
TO the dogs use for food, certain noble
aborigines can testify to the succu-
Ience of yellow dog, properly served.
And as for the dogs standing in soci-
etv isn't the ultra fashionable set at the
wag and bark of the bat-eared bull pup?
Evidently. Mr.. Justice Browns &C
quaintance with the dog is purely legal
and theoretical and not at all practical.
Permitting competition is not always
the best method Of improving the sup
Div of any form of public service, and
sometimes it is the worst remedy for
poor service that could be applied.
Crowd two companies into a field which
one is able to cover and the result is
invariably, first, curtailment of ex-
penses on the part Of both concerns as
the stockholders clamor for dividends.
and finally. combination, or absorption
of one c. upany by the other, necessi-
tating still further curtailment of eX-
panditure. since there is then double
capital demanding the same rate OF div
idend paid before on half the invest
ment. and. consequently, a proportion
ate falling off in the value and eff
cheney Of the service. Wheeling has had
sufficient experience in one way ana
another Of this sort of thing to demand
that Council so very slow in granting
valuable franchises to competing COM
panies. 1t must be borne in mind that
the public always pays the piper.
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For Furniture go to F. Schmeichel
& Sons.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

Iibbv cut Glass-the choicest Of al
wares is so often initiated that II r.
has become necessary. for its Ns<jb6eu
makers 10 cut this trade mark w.
on every piece. \ moments in
spection will prove 10.
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FOR RENT

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FOR RENT-Furnished rooms at 30. 6S
Fourteenth street MS-UP'l
FOR RENT-A large front parlor fur
nished for one or two gentlemen; b5auti-
fully located. No. II y. Front ST mr2Sedh
FOR RENT-The six roomed brick dwell
ing house No. so North Market street; I'M
mediate possession. Enquire at 81 North
Market str-e,. w. j. COLTS. ap-iu
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>tunC and Thomas Wash Goods Depart
mont ,~crs one case Fine Lace stripe
Nimitic> at g 3.tc yard One case Ameri-
c'u pimities at lie ward, and a wonder
+ a. collection of Fine Wash Goods ut IL lee
VAR D.
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EOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-The desirable two story brick
residence No. 10 Main street. west side
For particulars inquire on premises.
ap2SedW
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IA, Mo+zO1,, the lightning
iFlT. NldlLOW artist. will be
with us Monday and Tuesday only.
GEO ". SHOOK & co.

Dress Goods at about half price at Stone
and Thomas tomorrow.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-02

Parlor Suites from $500 up at
Bruemer & Hildebrand's, corner Twen-
tv-second and Market streets.
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G.. a. r. ENCAMPMENT AT WHEEL
ING. MAY 9TH AND 9TH, 81
For the above occasion the b & O.
will sell excursion tickets from West
Virginia points on line of road. 10
Wheeling at one lowest frst-class fare
for the round trip, good to return until
MAY Sth
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Baby Carriages at F. Schmeichel &
Sons.
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WANTED-Agents to sell the New Pro
cess Window Washer, best seller: eNC.u-
i've territory 10 hust',r- sample '3c.
EIEFER BROS. Cleveland. O. my-l
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Oface. Rlmbach Block,
Belialre, ONO.
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WANTED.
wANTED-Cook. Apply SIS Main street.

WANTED-A woman with reference loI
general houSeworN in family OF Two. an
al Room 81. Mcclure House. mA-q
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SECOND PAGE.
now Tor Bargains-Wh.te. Haudley &
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THIRD PAGE.
We Trust the People-PaIoce Furniture
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
HOW AMERICAN GOODS AND PRODUCTS FARE in
THE MARKETS OF EUROPE.

1t is not so many years ago when all
agricultural i'm plements Except tools for
and use like spades, hoes, etc. }. used in
the European countries were manufac-
tured in the United States. That these
implements, as we'll as sewing-machinp s
and many other kinds of machinery, were
gradually superseded by goods made in
Europe, is due ostly to the fact that the
Europeans had learned to manufacture
them at home and could throw them on
the market at lower figure on account Of
the cheaper labor st their disposal.
1t is very different ma ter, however.
with American products. Leaving Great
Britain and Ireland out OF the question.
most of the Continental countries do not
produce brea0stuffs in sufficient quantities
10 NEE: the home demand.
Whenever there was q shortage in the
crops of Russia and hungary, or when
eve. American wheat could be obtained at
a lower price, the United States was called
upon 10 cover the shortage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Why Some Of Jhese Queer Womenl
Wish to Get Near the
Dead.

I only IN a way He IS my frif nd. All the
dead are my riends.. How 1:pity them,
laid away from sightin the dark ground.
[ must weep for them. !" :: =
'Oh, come, now," said. "thats not the
reason. You know you like to 60 to
funerals
At this she gave up and admitted that
she went to funerals because she enjoyed
the grewsomeness OF tall. -. ::
But. after all, cannot tell you why
go, she said after long pause: some.
thing drives me to it. must get near
! death. l long to get close TO a dead BODY
as q drunkard longs or liquor. "A nd when
get near the body a trenlor stealsa all over
me. Then pity comes and weep forihe
one that is gone. l am not al actress and
| really ieel All l express. But why
more than / know L cannot helpit.
II have often made MP my mind 10 = q
to no more funerals. But l. can no. mo-,
con troll myself than 1 can fy. will BRAY
anything TO get near dead body. 1t is
horrible, and yet it is pleasure The
clods falling on the coffin- lid send thrills
through me, and 1 don t know: what do.
And 1 know 1 will be in a coffin myself
some day; then 1 won't go to any, more
funerals"
To solve this mystery was beyond me,
so 1 left her on the vergi of tears and
sought the third woman.
She was kneeling IN front of a tomb
stone, with an agonized expression on her
face. At my approach she got up, and
when l asked her why she went TO so
many funerals OF people she lad never
known she answered at once. Because it
makes me feel bad" c.-
"Do you wish 10 feel bad ?" 1 asked
Yes; there is nothing else in the world
for me-" she answered. II have had
trouble ali my life, and know that there is
lots more coming"
But you seem to be hunting it.
81 know it. / feel more at home, l
might say, when feel bad. The worst
ever felt in my life was when my husban
died, and going TO funerals brings it :,
back to me. 1t makes the whole worII
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

think safely say there not m an in San Francisco
outside of the officers different fac
tories by their Sonnet boxes
are sal that they blur and then there telling
where they came from.
Thorou hly sick Chinatown asked Mr. Tobin to take
white factories. We a place on Front
Italian name and is large el-known inst
tuition. hadn't idea a Chinaman there Imagine
surprise when nothing The high
Chnaman has little Chinese wife who was BROUGHT
in mining town in California and who American
friends. She English well live in China
doesn't ike dirt and Chinatown makes her icr
she she lives the factory There factories
in Chinatown but there tobacco floor here the
splitting and coughing just the same.
prominent cigar firm street which poses
as cigar manufacturers has its cigars factory
There is little full cigar the pictures of
in this with their This the rev.
enue officials collect taxes from these manufacturers.
We went TO another place street. also bears
an Italian name-I believe the Italian who owned the
has been dead years place by China.
men altogether, with Chinese family living there.
On Clay visited factory with good American
We found the proprietor tbe
outer office. In factory there Cinnamon
Chnaman who appeared to be in the last consump
ton had the final handling of the cigars He and
labeled them.
On Battery street there factory large downstairs
saesroom The boxes artisticay ARRANGED
about the walls and in the middle of the pretty little
senogapher sits in the glass Office How and neat il ali
seems There isn't even the smell of Chinaman about
went into ecstaces it, and stars at the back
OF the room rapidly pretty girl head of the
stairs She putting the labels the little paper rings
around the cigars. She had nmbe dainty way hanchnp
them that made almost long a Such cigars
would bring fantastic souy The pretty
picture spoiled glanced down long and saw
the familiar ghrows Chnamen pressing and
biting, coughing and splitting.
There are about 500 factories large small Chinese and
American In San Francisco They all with the
small employ Cinnamon There are none but b;ts
people working in at least factories
All the factories employ Chinese. This means food for
thousands of Chinamen while
employed and last winter many aryne
Now cigar manufacturers that few wbi,e
cgarmakers and that they hand
there plenty of white cigar-maker it seems to mo orr
wnite manufacturers might find unhealthy employ Chinese
Inspector Iobn promises general cleaning up Cnna
TO wn and hopes teach lessons
hope he will Lucy ByRn 4
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

The shipments OF live cattle. and hogs
DO not prove eood investment. Most of
the animals shipped TO. England and the
continent have arrived there in poor
shape and had 10 be sold at sacrifice.
Our cattle, besides, are not as good as the
European cattle. 90.
The repeated changes in our tariff, which
became necessary Though the passing of
the Mckinley, Wiison:and Dingley bills,
have caused much annoyance and dissat-
isfaction to the European exporters, and
1t is small wonder that many o them. ia.
vor the Introduction. o; more restrictions
on American i'm ports. They hold that a
country like the United States, which ex-
ports so largely 10 Europe, should not
raise the duties on European goods 90
nigh as TO make them .prohlbitive. And
If we look at both sides Of the. question we
must admit that there is some Justice in
the European view of the matter.
WILLIAM LoDTMANN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

through and way beyond still gazing into
vacancy
They both opium fends" Mr. Tobin "and they
haven't yet recovered from the effect of nights
SMOKE
passed on into dark room from which foul odor
seemed to The burning
light even shadow Perhaps its light couldn't
the smell that dwet there
other lights. pale sickIy The floor
was covered with wet lea tobacco Il had been naced
dry dry could In bed made of boards
and without mattress filthy Blanket
Some wooden cigar molds, which heavy pieces of
boards fastened together having ndentaons
each the shape of cigar had evidently been used pillows
which some uxuriant Celestial had
opium visions There dirty aad uncean clothing
scattered around Bits OF dried meat hung on the walls The
damp and greasy, the floor was no
tobacco and the walls being Shiny to the touch.
Going out of the pair perpendicular
stairs. built like sep-ladder These led to hole
ceiling. Through this hole factory proper,
There were three long tables in this and five
Cinnamon sitting each table In
c9acco, which he rolling cigars tobacco fell in
quantities to the hoo 1t was early in the morning
end consumptives coughing their Expoc
oraon fell the floor and among there One
Of the Cinnamon told tobacco from the
floor twice day and used manufacture of
cheaper cigars just many Of bacil
gathered this tobacco
smokers these cigars at each indrawn
breath inhale sufficient number baci rapid
spread of deposit system germs of
leprosy cancer and other diseases"
aborers only ade the filling and the obers
wrapped them The filings sometimes pressed
mods The rolled big around
the filing In front OF each wrapper little
Salt cellars butterchps, jars etc. used
These dirty;
and was IN state of fermentation. Sometimes
two three flies in dish
foreign matter The leaf fastened down with this
paste.
The point of the cigar which the mouth requires
manipulation than all rolled pinched
and ed by slender deft and dirty the
end of the cigar generally piece of the tobacco
workers supplied with sharp knives with this
away old Chnaman. thick nfiamed lips and
put the cigars into his mouth bit off
then rolled the cigar around wetting thoroughly
out beautifully same thing done in other
In fact all Chinese cigar factories alike
part of them being than the others.
Into several places Pacific went In one a
coop rested beside the tobacco was
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

None OF the European countries, except
perhaps Russia. can do without our petro-
ieum, anu ali the countries are dependent
on US for cotton. American fresn appIes
have become staple article in Europe
and lind much favor there
Other canned goods, so far, are not in
much demand, though they are often of.
iereo there at much lower price than
here. remember having boush: single
can OF one OF he best brands OF American
canned lobster at Hambur Tor so pfanni,
tl2c), at Vienna for so kreuzer (iS%c) and
at Hsvre for go cen;imes (12c) at a tims
when this same brand could not be bought
In any New York grocery tor less than lac
a can.
As lar as meats are concerned our ex-
ports TO Europe have not proved n rror;,
able sreculation. With the exception of
canned corned beef, which is retalled al
most anywhere on the Continent at from
lo to % cents pound, our meats have not
found much favor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
"What Won want?"

"Chuy Fong" enquiries law) and the sh of silver
this question powerfully in Chinatown. The
like hands ;ched for American handshake and
lie for an instant in yours passive inert and as as the
bony corpse Chinese policy
American law but there is hatred in il,
the last meeting of the Board Health DR.. Henry H
Hart pre>ented startling communication concerning
abuses OF the laws of sanitation in the Chinese factories
He knew whereof he speaking with Bath
and Laundry Inspector Tob he had spent good part
three weeks investigating these places.
In his the Board of Health among
things:
While toerby acquainted with their condition prior to
coatagion-aboIute
itself as my re-
searches proceeded hardly believe
Francisco herself composed
intelligent citizens be found community
such disease, popagated,
great
sumpve and yphic help
CUB and Key West cigars and then actually these people in
the last Of their
their
OF social system we are living and what mercy some OF our slnok
ing ppua their salvation OF the dreaded
diseases known 10 mankind
During the meeting the Board OF Health appointed William
h Tobn of Chinese cigar factories giving him
thoy in the The day bright early
started with Inspector Tobn for THE CALLS Just
how the heather cigars.
laughed at Mr. Tob he told Chinese cigars
town. Surely only opium
ends those uncanny white shverng specters
from their than in their people
kuk around the drties alleys night
like evil birds disappear when daylight
man himself who minds not his own dirt would smoke the
Chinatown cigar But lived to learn laugh,
that be given the show thing
and TO impress was pressed
We began Pacific street, Bartlett
alley Cigar factory in little yellow crooked letters on
very narrow low and dirty glass door, Without
knocking much saying 'by leave
The door into small room, evidently the
office of the establishment Two
sitting upon stool, leaning against counter
simply overgrown bench, against the wall
They both smoking ongstemmed pipes very small
" there was no expression IN tnelr faces TO
indicate that they saw u.s. They seemed in fact look
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

riage away for about half an hour, SO as
to give me an opportunity to speak to
them.
The other mourners got into their car
riages and drove off.
There's something the matter with
your axIe,' said the undertaken TO the
three women who were waiting. "but he'll
be along in about half an hour"
They then separated and took seats
almost out OF ght OF one another.
What's the reason you 60 to SO many
funerals?" l asked the younger and best
dressed woman of the three.
why do you ask such question:
"Oh, just curiosity" | replied. Il have
seen you around the parlors so much l
wondered. 1 know you never knew the
man we buried to-day"
That's so. l never did,"
Nor the woman whose funeral you
went to yesterday" continued.
you seem TO know ali about me-" she
replied, smiling.
No; l know nothing about you, except
that you go to g funeral almost every day,
and l would like to know why you do So"
well, since you want to know so bad
l will tell you. l go because l like the
carriage ride. l have nothing to do at
home. and my husband does not earn very
much, so it is the only way l can amuse
myself in the way like. 1 don't like to
be around dead people, but l never pay
much attention TO them, and / do enjoy
getting out IN to the country behind a pair
of horses
But wouldn't you rather take your
ride in a funeral procession than any other
way?" l asked.
"Yes; now that l think of it, 1 suppose
l would. There's so much excitement at
funeral and every body seems to think
so much of the dead person that 1 rather
enjoy it. But, really, l am sure only go
for the ride. Ii it were not for that 1 am
sure | would never go to a funeral except
The person was a relative or friend.
Sure y simple and worldly explana-
tion, but in reality a crime against de-
cency. However, the woman said she
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Observation-Disclosures

ing floor Close by near door at The back the room
was sink full of feet and decayiny vegetables big
pink without hair "a that-stalked
about without fear He qui
chummy with the Chinese. The Cinnamon owned the
chickens jolly old pauper, his clothes greasy
his old felt hat full of holes and he stockings He
in the doorway picking for the sake OF the feathers
In factory proprietor sight and
exploring expedition without assistance. We
stumbled upon my adys chamber In here Chinese
woman really handsome Chinaman and visiting China
man. The out leaving the little who sat in
defiant attitude or her wooden bed beside opium tray
The Cinnamon stood by talking excitedy They looked
fierce became frightened. Finally the goodookng fellow
said haughtily ami in perfect English:
Come out That is my little glrIs ROOM"
81 beg pardon II a mistake said Mr. Tobn
he showed his star.
What performs The sury faces changed
the Chinese smiled; the handshake offered
One factory having its office Dupont street, under
ground workooms Nothing human could exist there but
Chinese. Through small hole floor you climb
ladder into damp dark that possible
of ventating excepting through the little hole which
the entrance The underground
in it twenty-five or thirty workmen.
There gasght there The work by candle
light mostly Some of them have full CT oil in which
two three float. only
thought would faint before managed climb back into
air. 1t seemed good and fresh the above though
stencil there had sickened before had below and
struck stratum of the Chinese style of ventilation.
There between cigar
Chinatown They all every
alley. did no. visit them ALL saw about twenty-five. Mr.
Tobn said there places that utterly bad
he woud not take woman into them As 1t was saw
sumtves and workmen with horrible skin diseases side
engaged in all the operations the na
OF cigar saw them spraying tobacco
held in their just Chinese aundrymen sprayed
clothes till the Board of Health stopped
soaking dirty barrels tobacco
the Cinnamon canddIy ;od
In every one of these factories limitations of the best i'm
ported and domestic cigars made. There sign
cigarhox indicate they made Chinatown
The law compes print
each box number of his factory district
~ fa CISCO sctores are IN Inc hrst district pu now lew
smokers know anything about the numbers OF the factories
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

enjoyed the ride, and it surely hurt no.
body.
The hysterical creature. however was
made of different material and rather re-
sented being asked why she went to fune-
rails so often.
II go to the graves of my friends" she
said, "and you have no right to question
me about lt.H
"The man We just buried was not your
friend" L said. You know that you
never saw him before you saw his dead
body"
But am his friend, nevertheless"
You were not personally acquainted
with him."
"No. That's true" she replied, "but
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
PERILS OF JHE SEDUCTIVE WEED


opk
thought smoking ma
pceia finishing Bot |,
a a e pr
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

look different than it does at other times
To tell you the truth 1 enjoy feeling bad
and melancholy"
And so II must be, thought; that these
three women really have derahged brains.
were such not the case they could not
nave such unnatural desires. : The ques-
ton naturally arises, Are all the other
funeral hends IN the city equally as un-
balanced? Ii such is the case they are
really not to blame for their grewsome
craving. =: J..
when the :undertaker's carriage came
up the three women got in, and as there
was an empty seat they inyited me to ride
with them. But l took streeicar.
ARTHUR LfNDsLEY.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-09

OoPo0b 0sxp0k1o0C0 Win 6llvots
The attempt Of Japan to maintain a
mint ratio that was different from the
market ratio was failure and resulted
In denuding the circulation Of gold. BIZ
metallism had failed in Japan as else
where.
The decline in the value of money had
in Japan the effect it always has had Of
robbing the laborer and enriching the
capitalist. The miserable pittance paid
to the wretched operatives must at no
distant period lead to a social revolution
unless the rate of wages be considerably
improved.
In 1879 family consisting of FIVE
members of the lower middle class could
subsist on 20 yen year. In 1898 the cost
Of living had risen to 1870 yen a year.
During period of 90 years the silver
yen declined very nearly one-half in its
gold value, about two-fifths in its power
to buy merchandise and about one fourth
in its power to buy labor.
The gold value of the exports from
tho United States and England to Japan
was over S1S, 600, 900 in 1892 and nearly
S31, 900, 600 in 1896, while the imports
Of the two from japan were over $780,
900, 900 in the first year and less than
$31, 100000 in the last year.-Fred
Perry Powers in Sound Currency For
March |.